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Quiz about Colorful songs
Quiz about Colorful songs

Music Quiz: Colorful songs: 10 Questions | Something in Common


Each of the following answers is a color that appears in the song titles referred to by the questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by JellyTrollMorton. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
142,726
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
9880
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Samoyed7 (10/10), Richard27 (10/10), Guest 208 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the color of Joni Mitchell's big taxi, Tony Orlando's ribbon, and the Beatles' submarine? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the color of the Lemon Pipers' tamborine, Coldplay's eyes, and Booker T. and the M.G.s' onions?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 10
3. What variety of sugar do the Rolling Stones sing about, is the last name of a woman Peter Noone sings to, and is the eye-color of Van Morrison's girl? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the color of Led Zeppelin's dog, the Doobie Brothers' water, and Los Bravos' restatement of Aristotle's law of identity?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. What is the color of Roy Orbison's bayou, Bobby Vinton's velvet, and
Elvis Presley's Christmas?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the color of Marty Robbins' carnation, Bruce Springsteen's Cadillac, and John Cougar Mellencamp's houses?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. What is the color of Sonic Youth's rocket, David Soul's Lady, and
Fleetwood Mac's girl?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What color associated with Chris DeBurgh's lady is UB40's favorite wine variety and is mentioned in the title of a song performed by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and Fats Domino?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. Which color, the comparative adjective form of which is Procol Harum's shade of pale, is Billy Idol's wedding and is the more commonly used name of the album whose title is "the Beatles."? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the color of Prince's rain, Jimi Hendrix's haze, and Sheb Wooley's people-eater?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the color of Joni Mitchell's big taxi, Tony Orlando's ribbon, and the Beatles' submarine?

Answer: yellow

When I wrote this quiz, I suspected that it would be fairly easy. You just need to know one of the songs referred to in each question to get the color.
In this case, the songs are "Big Yellow Taxi," "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the old Oak Tree," and "Yellow Submarine."
2. What is the color of the Lemon Pipers' tamborine, Coldplay's eyes, and Booker T. and the M.G.s' onions?

Answer: green

"Green Tamborine" by the Lemon Pipers, "Green Eyes," by Coldplay, and
"Green Onions" by Booker T. and the M.G.'s. "Tamborine" was from the '60's and was probably the only hit for these guys. "Onions" was the first od several hits for Booker T.
3. What variety of sugar do the Rolling Stones sing about, is the last name of a woman Peter Noone sings to, and is the eye-color of Van Morrison's girl?

Answer: brown

"Brown Sugar" was performed by the Rolling Stones. Peter Noone was the lead singer from Herman's Hermits who performed "Mrs. Brown you've got a Lovely Daughter." Van Morrison sang "Brown-eyed Girl."
4. What is the color of Led Zeppelin's dog, the Doobie Brothers' water, and Los Bravos' restatement of Aristotle's law of identity?

Answer: black

"Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin. "Black Water" by the Doobie Brothers.
"Black is Black" by Los Bravos. The lyrics to "Black Dog" never mention a black dog.
5. What is the color of Roy Orbison's bayou, Bobby Vinton's velvet, and Elvis Presley's Christmas?

Answer: blue

"Blue Bayou" was written by Roy Orbison and released in the early '60's. It was later released by Linda Ronstadt in the late
'70's and was just as successful. Bobby Vinton sang "Blue Velvet."
I thought about using Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii" instead of "Blue Christmas" but I thought that the question would be more confusing for people who have not caught on to this theme yet.
6. What is the color of Marty Robbins' carnation, Bruce Springsteen's Cadillac, and John Cougar Mellencamp's houses?

Answer: pink

"Pink Cadillac" is by Bruce Springsteen and "Pink Houses" is by John Cougar Mellencamp. Marty Robbins performed "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation" (I believe that the "pink carnation" in Don MacLean's
"American Pie" is a reference to this song).
7. What is the color of Sonic Youth's rocket, David Soul's Lady, and Fleetwood Mac's girl?

Answer: silver

"Silver Rocket," "Silver Lady," and "Silver Girl" are the songs. There were several other songs with the word silver in their title but in some cases it was probably a reference to the metal rather than the color.
8. What color associated with Chris DeBurgh's lady is UB40's favorite wine variety and is mentioned in the title of a song performed by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and Fats Domino?

Answer: red

"Lady in Red," "Red, Red Wine," and "Red Sails in the Sunset" are the songs being referred to in this question. "Red Sails in the Sunset" is also the only song to reach #1 twice in the same year performed by two different artists (In 1935 Bing Crosby's version and Guy Lombardo's instrumental version both reached #1).
9. Which color, the comparative adjective form of which is Procol Harum's shade of pale, is Billy Idol's wedding and is the more commonly used name of the album whose title is "the Beatles."?

Answer: white

"White Wedding" was performed by Billy Idol and "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. The Beatles' album is frequently referred to as "The White Album" because the cover was solid white when it came out.
10. What is the color of Prince's rain, Jimi Hendrix's haze, and Sheb Wooley's people-eater?

Answer: purple

The songs are "Purple Rain" by Prince, "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix, and "Purple People-Eater" by Sheb Wooley. Purple is probably the only thing that these songs have in common.
Source: Author JellyTrollMorton

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