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1.
  "Never Been to Spain" Lyrics    
Fun Fill-It
 14 Qns
The song "Never Been to Spain" was performed by Three Dog Night. How well do you know the lyrics? All you have to do is fill in the missing word from the list. Good luck and have fun.
Very Easy, 14 Qns, Lord_Digby, Dec 11 24
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Dec 11 24
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  Pieces of April    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
"Pieces of April" is a song by the American band Three Dog Night.
Easier, 10 Qns, Lord_Digby, Mar 12 24
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Mar 12 24
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  Three Dog Night   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I saw these guys in concert last night and they still know how to please a crowd! This quiz will be mostly about lyrics with a few general questions. Much of the information comes from the insert from the 'Celebrate' cd.
Average, 20 Qns, skunkee, Jan 18 09
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  Three Dog Night - Lyrics   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As a teenager, I grew up listening to my brother's Three Dog Night albums. Some of those songs became my favourites. In this quiz, I'll give you some lyrics, and you give me the title of the song.
Average, 10 Qns, spiritseeker, Oct 26 07
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  70s U.S. Bands: Three Dog Night   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Although they first appeared on the charts in 1969, they were one of the most influential groups of the early 1970s. Three Dog Night has been active for over 40 years. Here are some questions and answers about the group.
Average, 10 Qns, fredsixties, Jun 14 09
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  That Ain't The Way To Have Fun, Son!   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Who hasn't heard "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" being sung loudly somewhere, sometime? The ensemble Three Dog Night did it most notably some forty years ago. Travel with me back in time and let's have a look at that fine rock-and-roll band!
Tough, 10 Qns, Gatsby722, Jan 24 07
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  It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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This is a lyrics quiz based on the great band, Three Dog Night. Songs will only be used once. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, hausc018, Nov 14 11
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trivia question Quick Question
Do you know which song by Three Dog Night contains these lyrics? "Baby, I wish you'd help me escape Help me get away"

From Quiz "Three Dog Night - Lyrics"





Three Dog Night Trivia Questions
1. What song are these lyrics from? "Baby, although I chose this lonely life, it seems it's stranglin' me now."

From Quiz It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!

Answer: The Show Must Go On

Lyrics: "Baby, although I chose this lonely life, it seems it's stranglin' me now. All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic car, they're all laughin' at the lie." "The Show Must Go On" was co-written by Leo Sayer and David Courtney in 1973. Three Dog Night covered it in 1974.

2. Which song by Three Dog Night contains these lyrics? "No is the saddest experience you'll ever know Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know"

From Quiz Three Dog Night - Lyrics

Answer: One

"One" was included on the album entitled "Three Dog Night", which was released in 1969. "One" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was Three Dog Night's first gold record. "One" was written by Harry Nilsson. Chuck Negron was the lead vocalist for the song.

3. What is the missing lyric? "In Oklahoma, ____________. What does it matter? What does it matter?"

From Quiz It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!

Answer: not Arizona

Lyrics from "Never Been to Spain": "Well I've never been to Heaven, but I've been to Oklahoma. Oh they tell me I was born there, but I really don't remember. In Oklahoma, not Arizona. What does it matter? What does it matter?" "Never Been to Spain" was written by Hoyt Axton and covered by Three Dog Night in 1971. Axton also wrote "Joy to the World", arguably Three Dog Night's most well-known song.

4. From the following choices, please select the three original members of the group.

From Quiz 70s U.S. Bands: Three Dog Night

Answer: Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton, Cory Wells

Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron formed the original group in 1968 in Los Angeles and signed a contract with Dunhill Records. They had originally made some recordings in late 1967 with producer/composer/vocalist Brian Wilson. (Yes, THAT Brian Wilson). The original name of the group was Redwood. The group went nowhere, and in 1968, they hired a group of backup musicians to help create the sound all Three Dog Night fans are familiar with. They were Michael Allsup on guitar, Joe Schermie on bass, Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards, and Floyd Sneed on drums.

5. Can you give me the name of the Three Dog Night song which contains these lyrics? "And now a child can understand That this is the law of all the land All the land"

From Quiz Three Dog Night - Lyrics

Answer: Black and White

"Black and White" was included on the Three Dog Night album entitled "Seven Separate Fools", which was released in 1972. "Black and White" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Black and White" was written by David I. Arkin and Earl Robinson. The song was inspired by the 1954 Supreme Court decision "Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka", which banned racial segregation of public schools. Danny Hutton was the lead vocalist for "Black and White".

6. What song are these lyrics from? "And now a child can understand, that this is the law of all the land. All the land."

From Quiz It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!

Answer: Black and White

Lyrics: "The ink is black, the page is white. Together we learn to read and write. The child is black, the child is white. The whole world looks upon the sight, the beautiful sight. And now a child can understand, that this is the law of all the land. All the land." "Black and White" is from their sixth studio album, 'Seven Separate Fools', released in 1972. It was their third song to hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is based on the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education.

7. Three Dog Night's first of seven gold records was "One", which was a cover of a song written by whom?

From Quiz 70s U.S. Bands: Three Dog Night

Answer: Harry Nilsson

"One" was written by Harry Nilsson and originally appeared on his 1967 album called "Aerial Ballet". Three Dog Night covered the song in 1969 and turned it into a number five hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts.

8. This another of my favourite Three Dog Night songs. Can you tell from these lyrics which song I mean? "Especially people who care about strangers Who care about evil and social injustice"

From Quiz Three Dog Night - Lyrics

Answer: Easy to be Hard

"Easy to be Hard" was included on two Three Dog Night Albums. The first was entitled "Suitable for Framing" and was released in 1969. The second was entitled "Golden Biscuits" and was released in 1971. "Easy to be Hard" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969, and it was the second gold record for Three Dog Night. Chuck Negron was the lead vocalist for "Easy to be Hard".

9. What is the missing lyric? (Hint: It is also the name of the song.) "______________, better walk walk. But you'll never get away. No you'll never get away from the burnin' a-heartache."

From Quiz It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!

Answer: Eli's coming

Lyrics: "Eli's coming, better walk walk. But you'll never get away. No you'll never get away from the burnin' a-heartache. I walked to Apollo by the bay. Everywhere I go though, Eli's a-coming. (She walked, but she never got away.)" "Eli's Coming" was written by Laura Nyro and covered by Three Dog Night in 1969.

10. Most of the group's major hits were covers of songs by other artists. What song, originally written by country singer/songwriter Hoyt Axton, did they turn into a number one song?

From Quiz 70s U.S. Bands: Three Dog Night

Answer: Joy To The World

"Joy to the World" was written by Hoyt Axton in 1970 and released as a single but the song went nowhere. Three Dog Night took the song, famous for its opening line "Jeremiah was a bullfrog", and propelled it not only to number one on the charts U.S. charts for six weeks, but to the number one song on the charts for the entire year of 1971. The song has made it onto Billboard Magazine's list of the "Greatest Hits of All Time" at position number 100.

11. Fill in the missing words to this line of lyrics to give me the title of the song by Three Dog Night. "_______ ________, hide your heart, girl"

From Quiz Three Dog Night - Lyrics

Answer: Eli's Coming

"Eli's Coming" was also included on two Three Dog Night Albums. The first was entitled "Suitable for Framing" and was released in 1969. The second was entitled "Golden Biscuits" and was released in 1971. "Eli's Coming" reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Eli's Coming" was written by Laura Nyro. Cory Wells was the lead vocalist for the song.

12. What song are these lyrics from? "And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scared me half to death. Open up your window, sucker, let me catch my breath!"

From Quiz It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!

Answer: Mama Told Me (Not to Come)

Lyrics: "Open up the window, let some air into this room. I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume. And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scared me half to death. Open up your window, sucker, let me catch my breath!" "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" was written by singer-songwriter Randy Newman. It was the band's first number one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's from the album 'It Ain't Easy', which was released in 1970.

13. The group only had one top ten song in the U.K. It was also a number one song in the U.S. Which one is it?

From Quiz 70s U.S. Bands: Three Dog Night

Answer: Mama Told Me Not To Come

"Mama Told Me Not To Come" was a song written by Randy Newman originally intended for Eric Burdon, who was recording his first solo album called "Eric Is Here", in 1966. The song was not released as a single at that time. Newman recorded his own version in 1970 on an album called "12 Songs", but the most famous and most popular version was that of Three Dog Night later that same year. One little known trivial fact: This song was the first number one song on Casey Kasem's legendary American Top 40 weekly radio countdown when the show debuted in 1970.

14. What upbeat Three Dog Night song contains these lyrics? "You know I love the ladies Love to have my fun I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider"

From Quiz Three Dog Night - Lyrics

Answer: Joy to the World

"Joy to the World" was included on the Three Dog Night album entitled "Naturally", which was released in 1970. "Joy to the World" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Joy to the World" was written by Hoyt Axton. Chuck Negron was the lead vocalist for the song.

15. Enough with the background information, let's have some fun with the lyrics, I'll tell you the words, you tell me the song title. I'll start with an easy one; 'I never understood a single word he said, but I helped him drink his wine...'

From Quiz Three Dog Night

Answer: Joy To The World

Written by Hoyt Axton this is probably the most recognized of all of their songs. Interestingly enough it was almost not recorded as most of the band memebers saw it as more of a children's song.

16. What song are these lyrics from? "Especially people who care about strangers, who care about evil and social injustice."

From Quiz It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!

Answer: Easy to be Hard

Lyrics: "Especially people who care about strangers, who care about evil and social injustice. Do you only care about the bleeding crowd? How about a needing friend? I need a friend." "Easy to be Hard" is originally from the musical "Hair", which debuted off-Broadway in 1967. It is sung by the character Shelia in the show.

17. The group also had a hit with a song from a Broadway show called "Hair". What song was this?

From Quiz 70s U.S. Bands: Three Dog Night

Answer: Easy To Be Hard

All the songs listed were part of the show. "Easy to Be Hard" is the song done by Three Dog Night. Off the "Suitable for Framing" album, it was a number four hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1970. "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" was by The Fifth Dimension, "Hair" was by The Cowsills, and "Good Morning Starshine" was done by Oliver.

18. Can you sing these lyrics in your head to figure out the name of this song by Three Dog Night? "Well I never been to heaven But I been to Oklahoma"

From Quiz Three Dog Night - Lyrics

Answer: Never Been to Spain

"Never Been to Spain" was included on the Three Dog Night album entitled "Harmony", which was released in 1971. "Never Been to Spain" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Hoyt Axton wrote "Never Been to Spain". Cory Wells was the lead vocalist for the song.

19. 'It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside. I'm not one of those who can easily hide.'

From Quiz Three Dog Night

Answer: Your Song

This was one of the Elton John/Bernie Taupin songs that they covered. The other was a much less well known number called 'Lady Samantha'.

20. What is the missing lyric? "Wash away my sorrows, wash away my shame with the rain in __________."

From Quiz It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!

Answer: Shambala

Lyrics: "Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain with the rain in Shambala. Wash away my sorrows, wash away my shame with the rain in Shambala." All the others choices are real capitals (Tripoli, Lebanon; Istanbul, Turkey; Ottawa, Canada). Shambala, however, is a mythical kingdom. "Shambala" was written by singer-songwriter Daniel Moore and covered by Three Dog Night in 1973. It was a major hit in the U.S., reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was also covered by B.W. Stevenson the same year, peaking at number sixty-six.

21. Another of the group's biggest hits was a cover of a song with racial overtones. What song was that?

From Quiz 70s U.S. Bands: Three Dog Night

Answer: Black and White

"Black and White" was a song originally penned in 1954 by two men named David Arkin and Earl Robinson. It was alledged to have been inspired by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision concerning racial segregation in schools. The original version had a verse which specifically referred to that sad chapter in U.S. history. The first recording of the song was by Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957. The most popular version, with the reference verse removed, was the Three Dog Night version, which became a number one U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit for them in 1972.

22. Can you tell me which love song by Three Dog Night contains these lyrics? "To underscore our love affair With tenderness and feeling that we've come to know"

From Quiz Three Dog Night - Lyrics

Answer: An Old Fashioned Love Song

"An Old Fashioned Love Song was included on the album entitled "Harmony", which was released in 1971. "An Old Fashioned Love Song" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "An Old Fashioned Love Song" was written by Paul Williams. Chuck Negron was the lead vocalist for the song.

23. 'It's just no good anymore since she went away, now I spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday.'

From Quiz Three Dog Night

Answer: One

Written by Harry Nilsson, this was the first 'Three Dog Night' hit that made it into the top ten.

24. What song are these lyrics from? "I won't ever leave while you want me to stay."

From Quiz It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!

Answer: Liar

Lyrics: "I won't ever leave while you want me to stay. Nothing you could do that would turn me away. Hanging on every word, believing the things I heard, being a fool. " "Liar" was written by Russ Ballard while a member of the band Argent.

25. Short in stature, but big in the world of songwriting, Paul Williams penned and first recorded this song that Three Dog Night made into a top five hit. What song was it?

From Quiz 70s U.S. Bands: Three Dog Night

Answer: An Old Fashioned Love Song

"An Old Fashioned Love Song" was first recorded by Williams in 1971 for his album of the same name. Three Dog Night got a hold of this song and took it to number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts late that same year. Williams also wrote another of the group's hits called "Out In The Country' which peaked at number 15 in 1970 and also "The Family Of Man" which became another Top 20 hit for the group in 1972. He was responsible for a number of other hits in the 1970s such as the Carpenters' "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "We've Only Just Begun".

26. Fill in the missing word to these lyrics to find the name of one of my favourite songs by Three Dog Night. "How does your light shine In the halls of __________ "

From Quiz Three Dog Night - Lyrics

Answer: Shambala

"Shambala" was included on the Three Dog Night album entitled "Cyan", which was released in 1973. "Shambala" reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Shambala" was written by Daniel Moore. Cory Wells was the lead vocalist for the song. One week before Three Dog Night's version of "Shambala" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a version of the same song by B. W. Stevenson also debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, only reaching number 66 on the chart.

27. 'This is the craziest party there could ever be, don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't want to see.'

From Quiz Three Dog Night

Answer: Mama Told Me Not To Come

This one was written by Randy Newman and went to #1 for the group. Cory sang lead, proving how versatile his voice could be.

28. What song are these lyrics from? "I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider, a straight-shootin' son of a gun."

From Quiz It's Gonna be a Three Dog Night!

Answer: Joy to the World

Lyrics: "You know I love the ladies. Love to have my fun. I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider, a straight-shootin' son of a gun. I said a straight-shootin' son of a gun." "Joy to the World" is from their 1971 album, 'Naturally'. It was their second song to hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

29. Three of the group's albums made it to the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 during their successful run. Which one of the listed album did NOT crack the Top 10?

From Quiz 70s U.S. Bands: Three Dog Night

Answer: Naturally

"Seven Separate Fools" was an album which appeared in late 1972 and early 1973 and became their highest charting album at number six and also their last Top 10 album. "Harmony" and "It Ain't Easy" both checked in at number eight, and oddly, "Naturally" was the lowest charting album of the four listed, although it did contain their biggest hit ever, "Joy To The World".

30. 'Love comes, love goes, I give my heart and no one knows that I do. It's for...'

From Quiz Three Dog Night

Answer: It's For You

This song is a Lennon/McCartney composition, but the arrangement is pure 'Three Dog Night'. It was originally done by Cilla Black, backed by a big orchestra. 'Three Dog Night' did it a capella.

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