Apples, Peaches, Bananas and Pears Quiz

Answer: Pear

"Grow a Pear" appeared on Kesha's 2010 EP "Cannibal". "Cannibal" was sometimes offered as a pair with her 2010 album "Animal". Kesha's goal with the EP was create danceable music, though some critics described the lyrics of the songs as "raunchy". Suffice it to say, the title "Grow a Pear" is a play on words. Kesha wrote the song along with Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, and Max Martin.

Answer: Apple

Appearing on the band's self-titled 1970 album, "One Bad Apple" would reach Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the winter of 1971. George Jackson wrote the song which was first offered to the Jackson 5 (no relation). "One Bad Apple" would used as the theme song for the 1972 animated series "The Osmonds".

Answer: Banana

This song has been listed with the word "Day-O" both before and after the phrase "The Banana Boat Song". Harry Belafonte's version would become one of his signature songs. This traditional song was arranged by Harry Belafonte, William Attaway, and Lord Burgess. First performing the song on "The Colgate Comedy Hour", Harry Belafonte would reach Number Five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his recording in 1957.

Answer: Peach

Singer-songwriter Allan Rayman recorded "Peach" for his 2018 album "Harry Hard-On". This alternative genre song includes the lyric "Our peach is peach, this peach, this peach." The artist is from Toronto, Ontario and is signed with Communion Records.

Answer: Banana

Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson performed the song "Banana Pancakes" on his 2005 album "In Between Dreams". Interestingly, the song was written by Steven Harang. The album would reach Number Two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 15 million copies.

Answer: Apples

"Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" was written by Maurice Irby, Jr. Jay and the Techniques, a band from Pennsylvania, would reach Number Six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also appeared on the band's album of the same name. Jay Proctor provided the lead vocals with Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson on backing vocals.

Answer: Peaches

Originating in Seattle, WA, the band The Presidents of the United States of America released the song "Peaches" in 1996. The song heavily features the lyrics "moving to the country" and "gonna eat a lot of peaches". Chris Ballew wrote the song which appeared on the band's self-titled 1995 album. "Peaches" would reach Number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The songwriter describes the song as relating to a girl on which he once had a crush.

Answer: Apple

Lew Brown, Charles Tobias, and Sam H. Sept wrote the song "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)". With World War 2 as a backdrop, a pair of lovers pledges to remain faithful to each other while separated by war. Recordings of the song were released by several artists including the Andrew Sisters (for whom it became one of their most popular songs) and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Answer: Pears

"3 Pears" was the title song for Dwight Yoakam's 2012 album. The album would reach Number 18 on Billboard 200 album chart. Dwight Yoakam was not only the singer but also the songwriter for the song. Interestingly, neither "3 Pears" nor any other song on the album was released as a single.

Answer: Bananas

Billy Jones was one of several artists in the 1920s who released a recording of the novelty song "Yes, We Have No Bananas". Frank Silver and Irving Cohn wrote the song. It was based on a real-life encounter with a fruit stand owner who started every sentence with "Yes". The song reached public domain in 2019 in the United States.