FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Colorful Melodies Trivia Quiz

Each song has a color in the title of the song. I will give you the artist and then 2-4 lines from the song, then you tell me the name ofthe song. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by deadmanfan1. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
deadmanfan1

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
312,731

Updated
Nov 22 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1835

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 78 (6/10), matthewpokemon (10/10), toddruby96 (8/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The Beatles, 1966: "So we sailed up to the sun. Till we found the sea of green. And we lived beneath the waves." What colorful Beatles' song is this?
Hint

Yellow Submarine

Old Brown Shoe

Blue Jay Way

Blackbird

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Santana, 1970: "Got your spell on me baby. Got your spell on me baby. Yes you got your spell on me baby. Turning my heart into stone." What dark song is this?
Hint

Paint It Black

Fade To Black

Back In Black

Black Magic Woman

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. The Lemon Pipers, 1968: "Drop a dime before I walk away. Any song you want I'll gladly play. Money feeds my music machine." What song earned The Lemon Piper's a number one hit? Hint

Red Rubber Ball

Brown Eyed Girl

Green Tambourine

Blue Sunday

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. R.E.M., 1988: "I've had my fun and now its time to. Serve your conscience overseas (over me, not over me). Coming in fast, over me." What song came fast over them?
Hint

White Room

Orange Crush

Mellow Yellow

Purple Haze

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. The Cyrkle, 1966: "I think it's gonna be alright. Yeah the worst is over now. The mornin' sun is shining. Like a _______
_________
_______." What song title goes in the blanks? Hint

Green Eyed Lady

Black Hole Sun

Crystal Blue Persuasion

Red Rubber Ball

6. The Grateful Dead, 1987: "Dawn is breaking everywhere, light a candle, curse the glare. Draw the curtains I don't care, but it's alright. I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive." What Grateful Dead tune is this lyric from?
Hint

Black Peter

Scarlet Begonias

U.S. Blues

Touch of Gray

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Cream, 1967: "Black-roof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings. Silver horses run down moonbeams in your dark eyes. Dawn-light smiles on you leaving, my contentment." Wow this song features more than one color. What 1967 tune are these lyrics from?
Hint

White Room

White Wedding

White Rabbit

Angel in White

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. The Who, 1971: "No one knows what it's like. To be hated. To be fated. To telling only lies." What "sad" song contains these lyrics?
Hint

Blue Moon

Behind Blue Eyes

Blue Sunday

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Fleetwood Mac, 1977: "Did she make you cry. Make you break down. Shatter your illusions of love." What Fleetwood Mac song included these lyrics? Hint

Silver Springs

Gold Dust Woman

Blue Lamp

Red Rover

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Van Morrison, 1967: "Hey, where did we go. Days when the rains came. Down in the hollow. Playing a new game." What color eyes did Mr. Morrison sing about in 1967?
Hint

Green Eyed Lady

Behind Blue Eyes

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

Brown Eyed Girl

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Apr 07 2024 : Guest 78: 6/10
Apr 06 2024 : matthewpokemon: 10/10
Mar 15 2024 : toddruby96: 8/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 110: 10/10
Mar 10 2024 : Peachie13: 9/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Beatles, 1966: "So we sailed up to the sun. Till we found the sea of green. And we lived beneath the waves." What colorful Beatles' song is this?

Answer: Yellow Submarine

Yellow Submarine was released in 1966 on the "Revolver" album. It went to number 1 in the U.K. and stayed there for 4 weeks, however failed to reach number 1 in the United States.

2. Santana, 1970: "Got your spell on me baby. Got your spell on me baby. Yes you got your spell on me baby. Turning my heart into stone." What dark song is this?

Answer: Black Magic Woman

This song was originally written by Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac and appeared on Fleetwood Mac's "English Rose" album before appearing on Santana's "Abraxas" album.

3. The Lemon Pipers, 1968: "Drop a dime before I walk away. Any song you want I'll gladly play. Money feeds my music machine." What song earned The Lemon Piper's a number one hit?

Answer: Green Tambourine

"Green Tambourine" went to number 1, on the Billboard Hot 100, for one week in early February, 1968.

4. R.E.M., 1988: "I've had my fun and now its time to. Serve your conscience overseas (over me, not over me). Coming in fast, over me." What song came fast over them?

Answer: Orange Crush

It was released on the "Green" album in 1988. It won R.E.M. a Video Music Award(VMA) for Best Post-Modern Video, the first song to ever win in that category.

5. The Cyrkle, 1966: "I think it's gonna be alright. Yeah the worst is over now. The mornin' sun is shining. Like a _______ _________ _______." What song title goes in the blanks?

Answer: Red Rubber Ball

Released in 1966 it went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was originally written by Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel and Bruce Woodley of The Seekers.

Answer: Touch of Gray

The Grateful Dead formed in 1965, in the San Francisco area. Their most famous song is probably "Truckin'".

Answer: White Room

Cream, considered to be the first "supergroup", formed in 1966, and consisted of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker ,and Jack Bruce. They had many hit songs in their career, including: "Sunshine of Your Love", "Badge", and "Crossroads".

8. The Who, 1971: "No one knows what it's like. To be hated. To be fated. To telling only lies." What "sad" song contains these lyrics?

Answer: Behind Blue Eyes

Written by Pete Townsend, "Behind Blue Eyes" originally appeared on the "Who's Next?" album. The song has been covered many times, including in 2003, when Limp Bizkit redid the song for their "Results May Vary" album.

9. Fleetwood Mac, 1977: "Did she make you cry. Make you break down. Shatter your illusions of love." What Fleetwood Mac song included these lyrics?

Answer: Gold Dust Woman

Written by Stevie Nicks, "Gold Dust Woman" comes from Fleetwood Mac's best-selling album to date, "Rumours", which contained many hits including: "Dreams", "The Chain", and "Go Your Own Way".

10. Van Morrison, 1967: "Hey, where did we go. Days when the rains came. Down in the hollow. Playing a new game." What color eyes did Mr. Morrison sing about in 1967?

Answer: Brown Eyed Girl

Starting his career in the late 1950's, Van Morrison, appeared in bands such as Them and Shadows of Knight, but eventually went on as a solo artist, releasing the popular songs "Moodance" and "Brown Eyed Girl" among others.

Source: Author deadmanfan1

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor Dalgleish before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.