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1.
  Songs About Singers editor best quiz   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many singers and bands have been mentioned and celebrated in song by fellow musicians. Find these ten from the lyrics.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Mar 29 23
Easier
darksplash
Mar 29 23
429 plays
2.
  Song for Someone   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Many musicians write songs to honour people, sometimes in memoriam and sometimes as a tribute. See if you can match the people that the song is written about with the title of the song. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Aug 11 23
Average
LeoDaVinci editor
Aug 11 23
349 plays
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  Songs About Actual Events and People   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many songs on the radio are about actual people, things, and events. Here are a few of those. I hope that they don't induce ear worms!
Easier, 10 Qns, Trivia_Fan54, Dec 27 21
Easier
Trivia_Fan54 gold member
Dec 27 21
574 plays
4.
  Songs and Bands About Captains   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Musical ships ahoy! Songs and bands that contain the word "Captain".
Average, 10 Qns, shanteyman, Jul 20 22
Average
shanteyman
Jul 20 22
952 plays
5.
  Immortalised in Song   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about famous and not-so-famous people who have had songs written about them. Some of the songs may be more familiar to UK quizzers than to US quizzers.
Average, 10 Qns, Supersal1, Jan 10 08
Average
Supersal1
2107 plays
6.
  You're the Inspiration   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some musical works - including pop and classical - that were inspired by real people.
Average, 10 Qns, Upstart3, Apr 23 17
Average
Upstart3 gold member
1091 plays
7.
  Rock Songs About Famous People   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The following are rock songs that were written about famous people. Name the correct famous person for each song.
Average, 10 Qns, beavisbeatle, Mar 22 16
Average
beavisbeatle
5866 plays
8.
  Whenever I Sing Your Name   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
A quiz about famous people in songs. Can you match the artist to the song?
Easier, 10 Qns, kino76, Oct 16 17
Easier
kino76 gold member
Oct 16 17
320 plays
9.
  Musical Alter Egos   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Musicians often create another persona in their music, their group names, or their album titles. Their songs tell a story, and they put themselves into the title role, or they set the scene and they drop themselves into it.
Average, 10 Qns, eauhomme, Jul 20 22
Average
eauhomme
Jul 20 22
1901 plays
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  His and Hers Songs   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Many songs have the words "man" or "woman" (or sometimes both) in their title. See how many of them you know.
Tough, 20 Qns, bullymom, Mar 29 09
Tough
bullymom
3588 plays
trivia question Quick Question
The Doors had a hit with a song about a woman from which American city?

From Quiz "His and Hers Songs"




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  Songs About Movie Stars   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these songs contain references to famous movie stars; I will give you a mixture of name the song, name the artist and identify the lyrics. Most were hit singles in the UK plus a couple of well-known album tracks.
Average, 10 Qns, Mutchisman, Sep 04 10
Average
Mutchisman
3685 plays
12.
  A Grunge Man Remembered editor best quiz   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some loved him, some hated him - but you can't deny he was influential. Like most real geniuses, he left our world too soon. Here are ten songs that remember the late, great Kurt Cobain.
Tough, 10 Qns, guitargoddess, Apr 10 10
Tough
guitargoddess gold member
2692 plays
13.
  Characters in Classic '60's Hits - Part 2   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Part Two. Can you identify the characters mentioned or the song they are in? All these records were Worldwide Hits - Enjoy!
Easier, 10 Qns, REDVIKING57, Feb 22 22
Easier
REDVIKING57
Feb 22 22
1594 plays
14.
  The Title In The Title   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Have you ever noticed the number of songs that have Miss, Mrs. and Mr. in the title? Well, I have. Here's a bunch you probably know. Enjoy...
Tough, 10 Qns, themats, Jun 19 10
Tough
themats
3962 plays
15.
  Hey Mister Music, Play That Song For Me   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms titles with the artists who recorded them.
Easier, 10 Qns, kino76, May 26 17
Easier
kino76 gold member
330 plays
16.
  50 Million Elvis Presley Fans Can't be All Wrong editor best quiz   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
So sang John Prine in "Ain't Hurtin' Nobody." Elvis recorded a lot of songs but there were songs recorded about him too. Can you figure out the artists or song titles?
Average, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Apr 04 19
Average
CmdrK gold member
Apr 04 19
365 plays
17.
  Military And Police Ranks In Song    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Identify the singers of songs that refer to military or law enforcement ranks.
Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Jul 20 22
Easier
darksplash
Jul 20 22
221 plays
18.
  Celebrities Mentioned in Classic Rock 'n Roll   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz deals with notable people (celebs, authors, politicians, etc.) who are referred to in, or are somehow related to rock'n'roll songs from the 60s to the present.
Average, 10 Qns, twinflame, Nov 13 05
Average
twinflame
3173 plays
19.
  Historical Figures in Songs   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know which historical figures are mentioned in these songs?
Average, 10 Qns, AlonsoKing, Oct 08 11
Average
AlonsoKing
896 plays
20.
  Vinyl Vixens   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There have been some bad ladies incorporated into the history of music. Let's go back to the vinyl record era and see what we can find.
Average, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Jul 20 22
Average
CmdrK gold member
Jul 20 22
225 plays
21.
  Friendless Friends   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Many songs are about the topic of some of the most important people in one's life. These people are called friends. This is a matching quiz featuring song titles containing the word "friend" or "friends".
Average, 15 Qns, workisboring, Jul 20 22
Average
workisboring gold member
Jul 20 22
294 plays
22.
  The Famous Sing The Famous    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
They are all famous names, but which songs were they mentioned in?? From a whole range of genres, over four decades!
Average, 10 Qns, PooDog, Oct 28 14
Average
PooDog
4764 plays
23.
  I Love It When You Call Me Names    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
All of the individuals listed here appeared in the lyrics of a song. All you have to do is match the individual to the song.
Average, 10 Qns, FussBudget, Apr 04 20
Average
FussBudget gold member
Apr 04 20
217 plays
24.
  Historical Figures on the Charts   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about some of the famous rock and songs and artists that have had references to well known historical figures.
Tough, 10 Qns, shanteyman, Aug 11 09
Tough
shanteyman
749 plays
25.
  Rock & Roll Battle of the Sexes   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Each of these classic rock titles includes a reference to gender. I'll give you line or two and you'll choose the song. Good luck and enjoy!
Average, 20 Qns, Coonielady, Jul 20 22
Average
Coonielady
Jul 20 22
679 plays
26.
  Popular Personalities Of The Past Memorized In Pop    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Who said Pop Stars are not interested in history? Here are some songs about V.I.P's who already rest in peace. The songs were released between 1971 and 1988. I'll give you some text and a hint about the person. Good fun!
Average, 10 Qns, Heidi66, May 05 06
Average
Heidi66 gold member
867 plays
27.
  Famous People or Groups in Songs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hi there! All of these songs contain famous people or groups within the lyrics. How many do you know?
Difficult, 10 Qns, FussBudget, Mar 22 23
Difficult
FussBudget gold member
Mar 22 23
2226 plays
28.
  Chunky    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
This is a matching quiz about songs honoring chunky, fat or obese people.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, workisboring, Jul 20 22
Very Easy
workisboring gold member
Jul 20 22
469 plays
29.
  Sing Me Someone Famous   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The lyrics to all these songs name famous people. Just pick the song, the singer or the famous person. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, wenray, Sep 16 14
Average
wenray
595 plays
30.
  The Singer, Not the Song   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of the songs in this quiz reference a singer in the lyrics. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find them. UK chart: Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums. US chart: Joel Whitburn's Billboard book of Top Pop Singles.
Average, 10 Qns, shipyardbernie, May 01 14
Average
shipyardbernie gold member
427 plays
31.
  Unnamed Title Characters   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These songs have titles that refer to people, but they are never named. See if you remember these anonymous title characters.
Average, 10 Qns, merylfederman, Nov 06 18
Average
merylfederman gold member
Nov 06 18
1772 plays
32.
  He Was A Friend of Mine: JFK in music   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Although his reign lasted fewer than 1,000 days, few US Presidents have had as much said or written about them than John F. Kennedy. Here are questions about songs referencing his death.
Tough, 10 Qns, darksplash, Nov 24 13
Tough
darksplash
467 plays
33.
  Songs with American Indian Themes   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Through the years several songs have hit the charts that reference American Indians in some manner. This quiz deals with some of them.
Average, 10 Qns, shanteyman, Jul 20 22
Average
shanteyman
Jul 20 22
317 plays
34.
  Songs About Singers and Musicians   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many songwriters tip their hat at a fellow musician in their songs. Some of these references are direct, and others are more oblique. Most of the references are from the sixties and seventies.
Average, 10 Qns, janetgool, Apr 15 22
Average
janetgool
Apr 15 22
1390 plays
35.
  Characters in Classic '60's Hits - Part 1   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you identify the characters mentioned or the song they are in? All these records were Worldwide Hits - Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, REDVIKING57, Feb 22 22
Average
REDVIKING57
Feb 22 22
1882 plays
36.
  Who's Singing About Me?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These songs are kind of unusual in that the names of other artists are included in the lyrics. See if you can figure out what you know about the following songs. All songs are from the U.S. Billboard charts and range fromthe 60s through 80s.
Tough, 10 Qns, fredsixties, Mar 10 09
Tough
fredsixties
939 plays
37.
  Real People Used In Song Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Chart references in this quiz pertain mostly to the UK chart. Specific points about each song are included in the additional info which will be displayed with the correct answer.
Average, 10 Qns, Jennifer84, Dec 14 14
Average
Jennifer84
321 plays
38.
  Who's That Song About ?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
All the questions in the quiz refer to songs written about, or for people. Have fun guessing the answers, it's not too hard!
Difficult, 15 Qns, tedbhoy, Nov 23 09
Difficult
tedbhoy
1103 plays
39.
  Dedicated To The One I Love...   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
We all think of certain tunes as 'our song'...here's a quiz on who and what these hits were REALLY meant for.
Tough, 15 Qns, Oddball, Jul 05 16
Tough
Oddball
1758 plays
40.
  Songs Written About Real People    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz, 9 MC Questions, 1 Fill in the Blank (an easy one), is about Songs that were written with a real person in mind. Good Luck.
Average, 10 Qns, Ken1260, Aug 04 11
Average
Ken1260
5559 plays
41.
  Just Call Me "Mr."    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All these songs have the word "Mr." in the title. It will be your job to identify the song or the artist. Mostly 1960s, but a few oddballs here and there. There may be some clues to help you along. Good luck.
Difficult, 10 Qns, fredsixties, Oct 12 09
Difficult
fredsixties
883 plays
42.
  Classic Rock Characters II    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The second of several quizzes about characters that appear in classic rock songs.
Average, 10 Qns, oofahlandian, Jun 16 21
Average
oofahlandian
Jun 16 21
1102 plays
43.
  Classic Rock Characters I    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The first of several quizzes about characters that appear in classic rock songs.
Average, 10 Qns, oofahlandian, Aug 19 13
Average
oofahlandian
979 plays
44.
  Characters of Classic Rock    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Rock music is full of fun characters. See if you can answer the questions below about some of my favorites.
Average, 10 Qns, dan2626, Apr 15 22
Average
dan2626
Apr 15 22
1458 plays
45.
  Classic Rock Characters III    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The third of a series of quizzes about characters thought up by classic rock artists. These are all from the 1960s and 70s.
Average, 10 Qns, oofahlandian, May 27 06
Average
oofahlandian
745 plays
46.
  Characters From Classic Rock Songs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Classic Rock songs are filled with memorable characters. This quiz focuses on 1970s and 1980s classic rock characters. Keep in mind that not all answers are proper names.
Average, 10 Qns, CyberPaladin, Dec 10 17
Average
CyberPaladin
Dec 10 17
310 plays
47.
  Sappy Songs: Name the Character   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Name the characters from these songs based on the story synopsis and a line from the lyrics. These songs are from the 1950s up to the early 1970s, and all tell stories, mostly of heartache and tragedy, that classifies them as sappy songs.
Tough, 10 Qns, cruskit50, Jan 10 08
Tough
cruskit50
900 plays
48.
  Oldies Song People    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What artists have songs that mention the following people?
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Mar 06 08
Average
robert362
3943 plays
49.
  Gender Benders    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Have you ever been unsure if he was a she, or she was a he? Well, you're not alone. A number of songs deal with this confusion and androgony in general. Time to mix it up...
Average, 10 Qns, themats, Aug 01 08
Average
themats
1476 plays
50.
  Who's that song about, again?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about songs, and who they are written for or dedicated to. This is a follow up to my previous quiz.
Difficult, 10 Qns, tedbhoy, Apr 07 11
Difficult
tedbhoy
649 plays
51.
  Serial Killers Gone Vinyl    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a quiz featuring serial killers whose works have been the inspiration for some of today's most popular songs.
Tough, 10 Qns, macabrescribe, Jul 15 08
Tough
macabrescribe
590 plays
52.
  Talking About Mrs. and Mr. X    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are some Mrs. and Misters mentioned in songs. Can you remember the names?
Average, 10 Qns, Heidi66, Mar 29 09
Average
Heidi66 gold member
1129 plays
53.
  More Oldies Song People    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As with my first quiz on this subject, you have to identify the artist who mentions the following people in their songs.
Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Jul 19 22
Tough
robert362
Jul 19 22
1208 plays
54.
  I Sang About You    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is in first person. I'll describe "myself" and "my country music song" and you choose who I am singing about.
Difficult, 10 Qns, zil_ennov, Aug 15 09
Difficult
zil_ennov
402 plays
55.
  Pop Songs about Real People    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Songs written about real people. Identify who the song is about.
Difficult, 10 Qns, jigsawbill, Mar 08 09
Difficult
jigsawbill
2374 plays
56.
  Oldies: Famous People    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz deals with famous people who are mentioned in songs. Easy and hard questions alternate.
Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Feb 27 05
Tough
robert362
1098 plays
57.
  More Music People    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Once again, name the artists who sang about these characters.
Tough, 10 Qns, robert362, Sep 02 14
Tough
robert362
534 plays

People in Songs Trivia Questions

1. Gordon Lightfoot wrote "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" about a shipwreck on which of the Great Lakes?

From Quiz
Songs About Actual Events and People

Answer: Superior

The Edmund Fitzgerald was a 729-foot freighter that capsized and sunk during a severe winter storm on November 10, 1975. It was a large vessel that was full of iron ore, en route to Detroit. In fact, it was the largest ship ever to sink in the Great Lakes until the end of the 20th century. Despite radioing for assistance, twenty-nine men perished in this accident. In tribute to the men who lost their lives that day, the last line of the song is "Superior, they said, never gives up her dead / When the gales of November come early."

2. "Ground Control to Major Tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on..." Which English glam rock singer wrote and sang about an intrepid spaceman?

From Quiz Military And Police Ranks In Song

Answer: David Bowie

Major Tom was a character who first appeared in the 1969 David Bowie song "Space Oddity" and was mentioned again in other Bowie songs, "Ashes to Ashes", "Hallo Spaceboy", and "Blackstar". The inspiration for the song was the Stanley Kubrick movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968). In 2003 Bowie told 'Performing Songwriter' magazine: "In England, it was always presumed that it was written about the space landing, because it kind of came to prominence around the same time. But it actually wasn't. It was written because of going to see the film '2001', which I found amazing. I was out of my gourd anyway, I was very stoned when I went to see it, several times, and it was really a revelation to me." The single reached number five on the Official UK Charts Company listing. Re-released in the USA in1972, it reached number 15 on the Hot 100.

3. "She saw him singing once when she was seventeen; ever since that day she's been livin' in between." This song by John Hiatt involved a cross-country trek to Elvis's home and the results that followed. Can you spot the correct title here?

From Quiz 50 Million Elvis Presley Fans Can't be All Wrong

Answer: Tennessee Plates

In the song the singer was obsessed with "lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates." He picked up the woman referenced in the question in Nevada and they decided to head for Graceland. Upon arriving, the singer decided to help himself to one of Elvis's Cadillacs because "he gave 'em to his friends". Elvis and the police apparently disagreed with his reasoning because the singer revealed he was writing from the Tennessee state prison in Brushy Mountain, where he was serving a five-to-eight year sentence "stamping out [his] time, making Tennessee plates."

4. A hard-headed woman and a soft-hearted man have been causing trouble ever since the world began. It would take a king to point this out. Which rock and roller did so in 1958?

From Quiz Vinyl Vixens

Answer: Elvis Presley

"Hard Headed Woman", written by Claude Demetrius, was used in Elvis's 1958 movie "King Creole". It told of the problems Adam, Samson and King Ahab had with women. As a single, it went to number one in the U.S. on the "Billboard Hot 100" charts and, because of its 12-bar blues structure, number two on the "Billboard Hot R&B Singles" chart.

5. In Bryan Adams' song "Summer of '69" who quit the band?

From Quiz Characters From Classic Rock Songs

Answer: Jimmy

Bryan Adams was one of the guest artists who appeared with Roger Waters at the 1990 "The Wall in Berlin" concert that took place eight months after the wall fell.

6. "Annie's Song" was written in 1973 by which singer about his wife?

From Quiz You're the Inspiration

Answer: John Denver

John Denver, born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. in 1943, married Ann Martell in 1967. He came up with the outline for "Annie's Song" in about ten minutes on a ski lift in Aspen. The song was a big hit single - reaching number one in several countries. The marriage hit difficulties, with Denver allegedly attacking his wife and cutting up a bed with a chainsaw, and they divorced in the early 1980s.

7. Who, according to The Stranglers in 1977 "Got an ice pick, that made his ears burn"?

From Quiz Real People Used In Song Lyrics

Answer: Leon Trotsky

The single 'No More Heroes' by The Stranglers charted in the UK in 1977. The song listed a number of real life and literary figures including Lenny Bruce, William Shakespeare and Sancho Panza. It was covered in the television series 'Ashes to Ashes' by The Violent Femmes. In 1995 the band sued Elastica for using elements of 'No More Heroes' in their single 'Waking Up'. Elastica settled out of court. Partial lyric: 'Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky? He got an ice pick that made his ears burn Whatever happened to dear old Lenny? The Great Elmyra and Sancho Panza?'

8. Which songstress sang about "Bette Davis Eyes"?

From Quiz Sing Me Someone Famous

Answer: Kim Carnes

"Bette Davis Eyes" was written in 1974 by Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss. Jackie DeShannon originally recorded the song on her album "New Arrangement". Kim Carnes had a number one Billboard hit with this song in 1981. In fact it was Billboard's biggest hit for that year. At the 1982 Grammy Awards the song won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It also topped the charts in countries such as Australia, Italy, Germany, Japan and Brazil, just to name a few, but only rose to number ten in the UK. The song has been covered by such artists as Alvin and the Chipmunks, Courtney Love and Taylor Swift. Kim Carnes was born in Los Angeles, California, on 20 July, 1945 and is a singer-songwriter. She originally wrote songs for other artists whilst working as a session musician. She joined the New Christy Minstrels with Kenny Rogers and Karen Black in 1965. She released her first solo album, "Rest on Me" in 1972. Her "big break" came after performing a duet with Kenny Rogers "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer". In her memoir "This 'N That", Bette Davis said about the song "It was a thrill to become a part of the rock generation". At a tribute to Bette Davis held just before her death in 1989, Carnes performed the song live.

9. "Billy rapped all night about his suicide How he'd kick it in the head when he was 25 (Speed jive) Don't wanna stay alive When you're 25" These are the opening lyrics to what David Bowie composition?

From Quiz Rock & Roll Battle of the Sexes

Answer: All the Young Dudes

Bowie wrote "All the Young Dudes" for the English rock band Mott the Hoople. It was released in 1972 and peaked at number three on US charts. Notable cover versions include those by Aerosmith, Ringo Starr and Ozzy Osbourne.

10. Which artist was credited on the 1961 US Number Two Instrumental single "Apache"?

From Quiz Songs with American Indian Themes

Answer: Jorgen Ingmann and His Guitar

"Apache" was written by Jerry Lordan, one of The Shadows' supporting acts. The Shadows were impressed with the song and subsequently had a hit with the instrumental version of "Apache" in the UK. Jørgen Ingmann was a Danish Jazz guitarist who recorded a version of "Apache" and "Anna". His rendition of "Apache" almost topped the US charts. "Apache" has been covered by many artists. "(Ghost) Riders In the Sky" was a 1961 Ramrods instrumental single. "Mexico" was a US Top Ten hit by bassist Bob Moore and His Orchestra. The Ventures recorded a version on "Apache" on their 1963 "The Ventures Play Telstar and the Lonely Bull" LP.

11. "Tin soldiers and ______ coming We're finally on our own This summer I hear the drumming Four dead in Ohio" Which US president is mentioned in this song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young?

From Quiz Historical Figures in Songs

Answer: Nixon

From 'Ohio' on the album 'So Far' (compilation album) by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. A song about the Kent State shootings.

12. In 1966,Manfred Mann sang about a beautiful bird. Which one?

From Quiz Characters in Classic '60's Hits - Part 2

Answer: Pretty Flamingo

This was the band's second U.K. No.1,a follow-up to "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" - a No.1 in the U.K.,U.S. and Canada.

13. In a classic '60's number one there is a character described as "A toothless bearded hag". Which song?

From Quiz Characters in Classic '60's Hits - Part 1

Answer: 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' - The Rolling Stones

So good, they named a movie after it! Hard to believe it's from 1968, and still going strong!

14. In the Jim Croce hit, "You Don't Mess Around With Jim", Jim is described as a tough guy that everyone is afraid of. Who defeats Jim at the end of the song?

From Quiz Characters of Classic Rock

Answer: Slim

The lyrics, "You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit into the wind. You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger, and you don't mess around with Jim.", are changed to "and you don't mess around with Slim." in the last chorus. Slim cuts up Jim for taking all his money in a pool game.

15. Elton John's song "Philadelphia Freedom" was written for and dedicated to which female tennis star?

From Quiz Who's that song about, again?

Answer: Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King became one of the first women to coach an all male tennis team. The team was called the Philadelphia Freedoms. Elton John became a fan of Billie, and after the tennis star presented him with a shirt, he and lyricist Bernie Taupin wrote the song in her honour. It was released in 1975.

16. This singer was thought to have used a pseudonym for the 1963 recording of "Mr. Bass Man" but he actually used his real name. He would appear again later in the decade under a real pseudonym. For this song he used the name of...?

From Quiz Just Call Me "Mr."

Answer: Johnny Cymbal

Johnny Cymbal (real name) was born in Scotland. He was a prolific songwriter and has a list of over 200 published songs. He recorded songs under the pseudonyms Derek, Brother John, The Eye-Full Tower, and The Non-Conformists. His songs have been recorded by Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Gene Pitney, The Partridge Family and The Spencer Davis Group, among others. Regrettably, he died of a heart attack in 1993 at age 48.

17. Hi, I'm Ray Scott. I once took a girl out on a date but I ended the date early. She didn't like "My Kind Of Music". What living legend did she think was a new country artist?

From Quiz I Sang About You

Answer: Alan Jackson

"Then I asked her if she'd heard of Alan Jackson. And she said "Didn't he sing that song called 'Where Were You?'" I said "Ya, but girl, that man's a livin' legend." And she said "Really? I thought he was new."" Ray Scott was born in Semora, North Carolina. He began singing in a band when he was 18 years old. He has written hits for country artists such as, Randy Travis and Clay Walker. His 2005 hit, "My Kind Of Music" only reached number 39 on Billboard's US Country Chart.

18. Which British Invasion era band had a US Number One hit in 1965 with with "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"?

From Quiz Historical Figures on the Charts

Answer: Herman's Hermits

Hermans' Hermits unseated the Rolling Stones', "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", from the Number One spot with "I'm Henry VIII, I Am". It was the group's second and final Number One hit on the US Hot 100 chart. They topped the charts earlier the same year with "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter". "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" was a British music hall song that had been done by various artists since the turn of the century. Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas had US hits with "Little Children" and "Bad to Me". "I'm Telling You Now" was a 1965 Number One hit by Freddy and the Dreamers.

19. Elton John had a hit with two versions of the same song, "Candle In The Wind". Who was the original version about?

From Quiz Who's That Song About ?

Answer: Norma Jean Baker

Norma Jean, or Marilyn Monroe, was the subject of the original version of the song. After Princess Di's untimely demise in 1997, Elton released a new version "Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight" as a tribute to Diana. It became the world's best selling single of all time.

20. Don Glen Vliet assumed the stage name Captain Beefheart before releasing his 1967 "Safe as Milk" album. What was the name of his backing band?

From Quiz Songs and Bands About Captains

Answer: The Magic Band

Don Van Vliet and Frank Zappa became acquainted as teens in Antelope Valley High School. The Captain Beefheart name first appeared on a movie script the two collaborated on called "Captain Beefheart vs. the Grunt People". He assumed the stage name when assembling a band in the mid-sixties. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band signed to the A&M label and did a version the Bo Diddley tune, "Diddy Wah Diddy", and a song titled "Moonchild" by David Gates. In 1966 they signed to Buddah Records and the following year "Safe as Milk" was the first of a dozen albums that Beefheart released between 1967 and 1982. Don Glen Vliet took up painting after retiring from the music business. Country Joe's band was called The Fish. Big Brother and the Holding Company was a San Francisco area band that hired Janis Joplin as their singer. The Charlatans was a Bay Area band in the sixties.

21. Rock band Blind Melon's second album "Soup" included the song "Skinned". The song was based upon an infamous killer who was also the inspiration for the fictitious movie murderers Norman Bates and Buffalo Bill. Who was this well-known killer?

From Quiz Serial Killers Gone Vinyl

Answer: Ed Gein

Prior to writing the song, Shannon Hoon, the late frontman of Blind Melon, read a book about serial killers that included Gein. It was the inspiration behind the song. Gein was also the inspiration for other films such as "Motel Hell", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and "House of 1000 Corpses".

22. "Some people call me the space cowboy. Yeah! Some call me the gangster of love. Some people call me Maurice, 'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love." Who is this Maurice character anyway?

From Quiz Musical Alter Egos

Answer: Steve Miller

This is the opening line to "The Joker", the Steve Miller Band's signature song. Actually, each of those lines refer to previous Steve Miller songs--"Space Cowboy", "Gangster of Love", and "Enter Maurice" are all Steve Miller songs, and "Enter Maurice" is quite possibly the first recorded usage in the English language of the word "Pompatus" (with "The Joker" being the second). As for the other options, in the small world of music in which the beginnings of careers build off each other, Les Paul, the inventor of the electric guitar, was Steve Miller's godfather and taught him to play. Miller taught Boz Scaggs ("Lido Shuffle", "Lowdown") how to play guitar so they could play in a college band together, and after college Miller joined in a Chicago band with harmonica player Paul Butterfield, later of the greatly influential Butterfield Blues Band.

23. In their song "Roll over Beethoven", to whom did the Beatles suggest we "give the news"?

From Quiz Songs About Singers and Musicians

Answer: Tchaikovsky

"Roll Over, Beethoven" was written by Chuck Berry in 1956, and covered by a plethora of artists, including the Beatles and Jerry Lee Lewis. "You know my temperatures risin and the jukebox is blowin a fuse/My heart beats in rhythm and my soul keep on singin the blues/Roll over Beethoven and give Tchaikovsky the news" Legend has it that Chuck Berry was inspired to write the song by his sister, who played classical piano.

24. Which group had a 1971 UK hit with the single "Alexander Graham Bell"?

From Quiz Immortalised in Song

Answer: The Sweet

"Alexander Graham Bell" peaked at No. 33 in the UK charts in October 1971. With such lyrics as "Telephone, telephone, never be on your own" it's not hard to see why it had limited success! The group were known as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975, after which time they were known simply as Sweet.

25. Which movie star's eyes did Kim Carnes sing about?

From Quiz Songs About Movie Stars

Answer: Bette Davis

"Bette Davis Eyes" was a UK number ten hit for Kim Carnes in 1981. It's a good song but I prefer Half Man Half Biscuit's take on it; "Dickie Davis Eyes".

26. What character from Bob Dylan's "Black Diamond Bay" killed himself right before "the volcano erupted" causing the death of the rest of the island's inhabitants?

From Quiz Classic Rock Characters III

Answer: The Greek

At the shocking end of the story, we learn that the only things left on the island were a panama hat and a pair of old Greek shoes. After many verses becoming familiar with the characters on Black Diamond Bay and learning of their fateful demise, we hear about the narrator in the last verse, who is watching the news on TV and says "it didn't look like much was happening, so I turned it off and went to grab another beer. Seems like every time you turn around there's another hard-luck story that you're gonna hear. And there's really nothing anyone can say. And I never did plan to go anyway to Black Diamond Bay."

27. This Beatles character "died in the church and was buried along with her name." Can you name the old spinster and title character of the song?

From Quiz Classic Rock Characters II

Answer: Eleanor Rigby

This song appeared on the album "Revolver", considered by many lists to be the best album ever recorded.

28. What character played by Ringo Starr appears on the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" by the Beatles?

From Quiz Classic Rock Characters I

Answer: Billy Shears

The song "With a Little Help From My Friends" is introduced by the lines: "I don't really want to stop the show But I thought that you might like to know That the singer's going to sing a song And he wants you all to sing along So let me introduce to you The one and only Billy Shears And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

29. The most famous and infamous "Mrs." of all, she also made it into a movie with Dustin Hoffman. Who is she?

From Quiz Talking About Mrs. and Mr. X

Answer: Mrs. Robinson

From Simon and Garfunkel's great hit "Mrs Robinson" from 1968, used in the soundtrack for "The Graduate".

30. "She's so good-looking but she looks like a man", sing the Beatles. Who are they referring to?

From Quiz Gender Benders

Answer: Polythene Pam

The first tracks were recorded on 07/25/69. "Pam" is a song of John's. The song was recorded as one along with Paul's "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window".

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