All You Need Is The Girl Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sweet Caroline

Neal Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" is a favorite that has been performed and recorded by a number of singers including Engelbert Humperdinck, Elvis Presley and Andy Williams. The song, originally released as a single in 1969, appears on several of Neil's albums. It reached Number Four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S..

"Sweet Lorraine" is a Jazz standard written in 1928 by Cliff Burwell and Mitchell Parish. It has been recorded by many artists through the years, including Johnny Mercer and Frank Sinatra. But perhaps the best loved recording was made by Nat "King" Cole in 1940.

"Sweet Leilani" was written in 1934 by Harry Owens. It was featured in the 1937 Paramount Pictures film "Waikiki Wedding," which starred Bing Crosby, Shirley Ross, Martha Raye and Bob Burns . "Sweet Leilani" won the Academy Award for best song that year. As well as Bing, a number of other artists have recorded the song, including Andy Williams on his 1959 album "To You Sweetheart, Aloha" which was reissued in 1965 as "Hawaiian Wedding Song."

"Sweet Marjorene" was written by Arnold Capitanelli and Robert O'Connor. Engelbert Humperdinck included the song on his album "Last of the Romantics," released in 1978.

Answer: Stella

Stella by Starlight" is the romantic theme of the 1944 Paramount Pictures suspense film "The Uninvited." The music was written for the movie by Victor Young and the lyrics were added in 1946 by Ned Washington. The song has been recorded many times through the years, including by Vic Damone.

Answer: Laura

"Laura" is the romantic theme from the 1944 film noir of the same name starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb and Vincent Price. David Raksin wrote the music for the film and Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics the next year. The song has become a standard, recorded by such greats as Nat "King" Cole, Vic Damone, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.

Lola is a popular girl in song. "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets" is from the 1955 Broadway musical and 1958 Warner Bros. Film "Damn Yankees" starring Gwen Verdon as the irresistible Lola. "Lola" by Ray Davies is a single from the Kinks' 1970 album "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One." It tells of a confusing encounter between a young man and someone who seems to be a transvestite or a transgendered person. The single reached Number Two in the UK and Number Nine in the U.S. The Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow song "Copacabana," from Barry's 1978 "Even Now" album, tells the tragic story of a showgirl named Lola who found her love then lost him in a fight while working in a popular nightclub. The moral of the story is, "Don't fall in love." The song was a Number Eight hit in the U.S., earning Barry a gold record and his only Grammy, for Pop Male Vocalist.

In 1964, Mort Lindsey and Johnny Mercer wrote "Lorna" for Judy Garland's daughter, Lorna Luft.

"Lara's Theme" or "Somewhere My Love" is the love theme from the 1965 film "Doctor Zhivago". Maurice Jarre wrote the music and shortly afterwards Paul Francis Webster added lyrics.

Answer: Gina

Johnny Mathis recorded "Gina" by Paul Vance and Leon Carr in 1962. It reached Number Six on the U.S. Billboard chart.

In 1956, Eddie Fisher reached Number Ten on the Billboard chart with "Cindy, Oh Cindy." The song was written by Robert Barron and Burt Long, and was Eddie's last Top Forty hit.

"Tammy" is from the 1957 movie "Tammy and the Bachelor" starring Debbie Reynolds and Leslie Neilson. The song, by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, won that year's Academy Award for Best Song. Debbie's record reached Number One on the Billboard charts and earned her a gold record. The Ames Brothers also had a moderately successful recording of "Tammy" in 1957.

"Help Me Rhonda" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love was a Billboard Number One hit for the Beach Boys in 1965. Confusingly, they recorded the song twice, once with the name spelled Ronda and once with it spelled Rhonda.

Answer: Linda

"Linda" was written by Jack Lawrence in 1942 for the baby daughter of his friend, entertainment industry lawyer Lee Eastman - the little girl who grew up to become Linda McCartney. The song was a hit for Buddy Clark with Ray Noble's orchestra in 1946.

As a matter of interest, Barry Manalow wrote "A Linda Song" and included it on his 1978 album, "Even Now."

"Louise" was the signature tune of French actor and singer Maurice Chevalier. Richard Whiting and Leo Robin wrote it in 1929.

"Lulu's Back in Town" was written in 1935 by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. The best known records of the song are by Fats Waller and Johnny Mercer.

"Lady Lolita" is from Engelbert Humperdinck's 1988 album "In Love." It was written by Mac Davis.

Answer: Michelle

The Beatles song "Michelle," by Lennon and McCartney, won the Grammy for Best Song in 1967.

The most famous version of Irving Berlin's "Marie" is Tommy Dorsey's 1937 recording with vocal by Jack Leonard and a roof-raising solo by the great Jazz trumpeter Bunny Berigan.

In 1957, Roy Orbison sold his song "Claudette" to the Everly Brothers, who released it as the B-side of "All I Have To Do Is Dream".

The Holland-Dozier-Holland song "Bernadette" was a 1967 Billboard Hot 100 hit for the Four Tops. The song reached Number Four.

Answer: Diana

Paul Anka's 1957 song "Diana" was his first hit. It went to Number One not only in his native Canada but also in the U.S., Great Britain and Australia.

The 1927 song "Diane" was written by Erno Rapee and Lew Pollack for the silent film "Seventh Heaven," which starred Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Gaynor won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance. The director and writer also won Oscars and the film was one of the first to be nominated for Outstanding Picture, the award now called Best Picture. "Diane" has become a standard, being recorded by such greats as Mario Lanza, Vic Damone and Miles Davis.

"Joanna" is by the American poet and songwriter Rod McKuen, who wrote it for the 1968 British film of the same name, directed by Michael Sarne.

Though there may be more, I know of two songs that include the name Marianne. They are "Marianne" by Frank Miller, Terry Gilkyson and Richard Dehr. This song was a 1957 release by Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders. and a rollicking number from the 1920s called "Keep Your Skirts Down, Marianne," which includes the lines:

"Just because you have a dimple on your knee,
Don't think it was put there for the world to see."

Answer: Ida

"Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider," with words by Eddie Leonard and music by Eddie Munson, was written in 1903. It remained popular for a generation and more, being recorded by such artists as Eddie Cantor, Jimmy Durant, Ving Crosby and Glenn Miller and his orchestra.

Answer: Delilah

The Tom Jones hit "Delilah" about unfaithfulness and its consequences was written by Les Reed and Barry Mason. Tom released it in 1968 and it reached Number One on several European charts, including Ireland's. The song peaked at Number Two in Britain, Number Five in Canada and Number Fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.

"Donna" is by Ritchie Valens, who reputedly wrote it for his high school sweetheart. Released in 1958, "Donna" reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 the following year.

"Denise" was a Billboard Hot 100 hit for Randy and the Rainbows in 1963, peaking at Number Ten.

"Delta Dawn" by Larry Collins and Alexander "Alex" Harvey was a Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening chart Number One hit for Helen Reddy in 1973. It also reached Number One in Helen's native Australia.

Answer: Tracy

"Tracy" by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss was a Number Nine hit in the U.S. for the Cufflinks in 1969.