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Quiz about A Singing Tour of Europes Capital Cities

A Singing Tour of Europe's Capital Cities Quiz

All of these songs mention capital cities in Europe, but who sang them?

A multiple-choice quiz by Apteryx65. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Apteryx65

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,756

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start in England, although London's a dangerous place to be - "Little old lady got mutilated late last night. Werewolves of London again. Werewolves of London." Hint

Cliff Richard

Dexy's Midnight Runners

Frank Zappa

Warren Zevon

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Question 2 of 10

2. Now we'll pop through the chunnel to Paris while playing 'The Ballad of Lucy Jordan' - "At the age of 37, she realised, she'd never ride, through Paris in a sports car, with the warm wind in her hair."
Marianne Faithfull is well known as a singer of this song, but who sang it first? Hint

The Rolling Stones

Dr Hook

Sonny & Cher

David Bowie

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Question 3 of 10

3. Now I head over the border into Belgium in the hope of - 'Buying bread from a man in Brussels. He was six-foot-four and full of muscles. I said 'Do you speak-a my language?' But he just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich' Hint

Midnight Oil

Icehouse

INXS

Men at Work

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Question 4 of 10

4. Next stop Holland, and you know where I'm headed!
"Got a pocket fulla money, got me long night ahead, a quick stop by the bulldog, score me some Panama red, yeah wham bam, oh Amsterdam yea, yea, yea" Hint

Van Halen

Kiss

Guns 'n' Roses

Duran Duran

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Question 5 of 10

5. Off to Germany following the instructions of the hugely talented Leonard Cohen - 'First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin.' Many artists have sung this song, but who recorded it first? Hint

Diana Ross

Grace Jones

Patsy Cline

Jennifer Warnes

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Question 6 of 10

6. I'm really looking forward to the Czech Republic - "See you in Prague, my love," she said. "See you in Prague, we'll go to bed, And then we'll disappear into the fog, See you in Prague."
What member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young recorded the song 'See You in Prague'? Hint

David Crosby

Graham Nash

Stephen Stills

Neil Young

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Question 7 of 10

7. Now it's off to Italy with a side trip to the Vatican City to try out my new dance steps - 'When in Rome, do like a Roman; Ave Maria, Gee, it's good to see ya. Gettin' ecstatic an' sorta dramatic an' doin' the Vatican Rag!' Hint

Tom Lehrer

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Dr Demento

Billy Connolly

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Question 8 of 10

8. Time to leave the west and head over to Eastern Europe. First stop Russia -'Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out. They leave the west behind. And Moscow girls make me sing and shout. The Georgia's always on my my my my my my my my my mind.'
Hint

The Beach Boys

Hoagy Carmichael

Chuck Berry

The Beatles

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Question 9 of 10

9. That was so much fun that I think I might go visit Hungary - 'You could cut the heat, peel it back with the wrong side of a knife. Feel it blowing from the sidefills. Feel like you were playing for your life (if not the money). Hot night in Budapest.'
Hint

Metallica

Jethro Tull

Genesis

Pink Floyd

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Question 10 of 10

10. Being of Scottish ancestry I'm going to finish my European tour in Edinburgh -'I wish I was in Edinburgh. I don't mind being by myself. Don't wanta be anywhere else. Just wanna be in Edinburgh. I wish I was an Edinburgh man.'
Hint

Franz Ferdinand

The Velvet Underground

The Fall

Rod Stewart

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start in England, although London's a dangerous place to be - "Little old lady got mutilated late last night. Werewolves of London again. Werewolves of London."

Answer: Warren Zevon

Warren Zevon, an American, co-wrote this song with LeRoy Marinell and Waddy Wachtel and recorded it on his 1978 album, "Excitable Boy". It reached no. 21 on the American Top 40 charts in 1978.

2. Now we'll pop through the chunnel to Paris while playing 'The Ballad of Lucy Jordan' - "At the age of 37, she realised, she'd never ride, through Paris in a sports car, with the warm wind in her hair." Marianne Faithfull is well known as a singer of this song, but who sang it first?

Answer: Dr Hook

'The Ballad of Lucy Jordan' was written by the well known American poet Shel Silverstein for Dr Hook who recorded it in 1975. Shel Silverstein wrote a lot of lyrics for Dr Hook songs, including the lyrics to 'Sylvia's Mother'. The Dr Hook version of the song didn't chart at all, but Marianne Faithfull's version reached no.48 in the UK charts, no.18 in Australia and entered the top 10 in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

Answer: Men at Work

The Australian band 'Men at Work' achieved the number one spot on the UK, US and Australian charts in 1982 with their hit song 'Down Under' from their 'Business As Usual' album.

4. Next stop Holland, and you know where I'm headed! "Got a pocket fulla money, got me long night ahead, a quick stop by the bulldog, score me some Panama red, yeah wham bam, oh Amsterdam yea, yea, yea"

Answer: Van Halen

'Amsterdam' is a track from Van Halen's 1995 album 'Balance'. It reached no. 9 in the US charts for that year. The song is sung by Sammy Hagar who replaced David Lee Roth in the band in 1985.

5. Off to Germany following the instructions of the hugely talented Leonard Cohen - 'First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin.' Many artists have sung this song, but who recorded it first?

Answer: Jennifer Warnes

Jennifer Warnes is a close friend of Leonard Cohen's and in 1987 recorded an album of songs written by Cohen called 'Famous Blue Raincoat'. The song 'First We Take Manhattan'was on that album with Stevie Ray Vaughan playing lead guitar.

6. I'm really looking forward to the Czech Republic - "See you in Prague, my love," she said. "See you in Prague, we'll go to bed, And then we'll disappear into the fog, See you in Prague." What member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young recorded the song 'See You in Prague'?

Answer: Graham Nash

This song was the first track on Graham Nash's 1986 album 'Innocent Eyes.'

Answer: Tom Lehrer

Tom Lehrer is an American known for his satirical parody style of song writing. His songs are better known in Britain than the United States as the British were more willing to risk playing his songs with their controversial lyrics, social and political commentary and black humour.

Answer: The Beatles

'Back in the USSR' is a Beatles song from their 1968 album, 'The White Album.' Paul McCartney wrote the song to intentionally sound like a parody of a Beach Boys song. Not only is the musical style similar, but the lyrics mimic the Beach Boys' hit song 'California Girls'.

Answer: Jethro Tull

The song 'Budapest' is from Jethro Tull's award winning 1987 album 'Crest of a Knave'. 'Budapest' is the longest song on the album with a 10 minute track time and is a popular live song although it didn't chart.

Answer: The Fall

'Edinburgh Man' is from The Fall's 1991 album 'Shift-Work' and was written by band founder Mark E. Smith. The Fall aren't a Scottish group though. The group originated in Manchester during the late 1970s and are considered to be part of the English punk explosion.

Source: Author Apteryx65

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