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Countries in Song Titles Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about songs with a country in their titles. No further intro required, I reckon.

A multiple-choice quiz by Angelo80. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Angelo80

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
283,140

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
17 / 25

Plays
1407

Last 3 plays: Guest 175 (17/25), Guest 151 (20/25), Hayes1953 (19/25).

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1. Who was Surfin' the U.S.A.? Hint

Dick Dale and the Del-Tones

The Beach Boys

The Dakotas

The Atlantics

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2. Who was singing about his "China Girl"? Hint

Rick Astley

David Bowie

Elton John

Don Henley

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3. Which country was treated with Vengaboys sauce? Hint

Greece

Spain

Brazil

USA

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4. Who sang about being "Big In Japan"? Hint

Alphaville

Howard Jones

Kajagoogoo

Spandau Ballet

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5. The Sex Pistols had a hit with a song about anarchy in which country? Hint

USSR

USA

UAE

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6. We all know Australia as "Down Under". Who had a song title with it, mate? Hint

Men At Work

AC/DC

INXS

Silverchair

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7. The Vapors made a catchy love song about turning into somebody from a certain country. Which country was the topic of this modest hit single? Hint

Japan

Australia

China

Holland

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8. We all know the musical smash hit "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". It has been performed by many artists. Who was the original performer? Hint

Elaine Page

Julie Covington

Madonna

Patti LuPone

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9. Sting made "Englishman In New York", but he also made a song about the people of another. Which country? Hint

Ireland

Vietnam

South Africa

Russia

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10. "Born in the USA" is a real 'wall of sound' classic. Who performed it?
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Billy Idol

Bon Jovi

Bruce Springsteen

Van Halen

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11. Where did Mike Oldfield want to go to? Hint

France

Australia

Portugal

South Africa

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12. Who tried to persuade their fans to "Walk Like an Egyptian"? Hint

Go-Go's

The Spice Girls

Bananarama

The Bangles

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13. Bob Dylan made a song about which country? Hint

Angola

Kenya

Rhodesia

Mozambique

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14. Who had a hit with "Spanish Eyes"? Hint

Carl Perkins

Gene Vincent

Al Martino

Buddy Holly

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15. Elvis Presley made a song about which country? Hint

Germany

Brazil

India

Mexico

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16. Who had a small hit single with "Back in the U.S.S.R."? Hint

The Monkees

The Beatles

The Animals

Procol Harum

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17. Van Halen made a song about which country? Hint

Cuba

Panama

Grenada

Nicaragua

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18. Lenny Kravitz had a big hit with his version of "American Woman". But who are the original performers? Hint

Deep Purple

The Doors

The Guess Who

The Troggs

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19. Billy Joel made a song about which country? Hint

Zanzibar

Namibia

Angola

Tanzania

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20. "Breakfast in America" was a hit single of which group? Hint

Deep Blue Something

The Corrs

Foreigner

Supertramp

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21. T'Pau didn't make a song about a country, but the name of a country is accidentally in the song title of this huge 80's hit. What is the name of this country? Hint

Greece

South Africa

China

Hungary

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22. "Living in America" was on the soundtrack for "Rocky IV". Who performed it?
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LL Cool J

Cab Calloway

David Bowie

James Brown

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23. "Africa" is a continent and not a country. But this song is so good it deserves a question. So, who performed this classic? Hint

Foreigner

Toto

Survivor

Opus

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24. Wings proposed to give a country back to its population. What country were they mentioning? Hint

South Africa

England

Scotland

Ireland

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25. Kim Wilde made a song about which country? Hint

Greece

Yemen

Cambodia

Chile

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Surfin' the U.S.A.?

Answer: The Beach Boys

"Surfin' U.S.A." is indeed a Beach Boys hit dating from 1963.

2. Who was singing about his "China Girl"?

Answer: David Bowie

The correct answer is David Bowie. Bowie recorded this song in 1983.

3. Which country was treated with Vengaboys sauce?

Answer: Brazil

The answer is Brazil from the hit single "To Brazil" from 1997. The Vengaboys are my country Holland's most popular music group ever, even outclassing The Golden Earring, Shocking Blue and 2 Unlimited. The catchy melodies were a huge success. Looking back, I must apologize on behalf of my country for the Vengaboys...

4. Who sang about being "Big In Japan"?

Answer: Alphaville

It's Alphaville, who also gave us "Forever Young". "Big in Japan" was a hit in 1984 and was covered by German rock formation Guano Apes in the year 2000.

5. The Sex Pistols had a hit with a song about anarchy in which country?

Answer: UK

Probably, together with "God Save The Queen", the best Pistols song was "Anarchy in the U.K." from 1976. Their debut single rocketed this troupe into the charts and contributed to the start of the punk era.

6. We all know Australia as "Down Under". Who had a song title with it, mate?

Answer: Men At Work

Despite being all Aussie bands, the correct answer is Men At Work. This single from 1981 has turned to be a classic, especially in Down Under itself. In the song lyrics, also Brussels and Bombay (today Mumbai) are mentioned.

7. The Vapors made a catchy love song about turning into somebody from a certain country. Which country was the topic of this modest hit single?

Answer: Japan

The answer is Japan as the hit single mentioned is "Turning Japanese". The 1980 song has nothing to do with Japan, but is about taking pictures of the singer's favourite girl.

8. We all know the musical smash hit "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". It has been performed by many artists. Who was the original performer?

Answer: Julie Covington

All these artists have performed this musical classic, but Julie Covington was the first one in 1976.

9. Sting made "Englishman In New York", but he also made a song about the people of another. Which country?

Answer: Russia

The correct answer is Russia derived from the 1985 single "Russians". It was one of the first serious solo attempts of Sting after The Police. Sting also made "Englishman In New York", but that is a city and not a country.

10. "Born in the USA" is a real 'wall of sound' classic. Who performed it?

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

The answer is Bruce Springsteen. This 1984 single was the Boss' biggest world wide hit.

11. Where did Mike Oldfield want to go to?

Answer: France

Mike Oldfield had a small hit with "To France" in 1984. Its success was no match to "Moonlight Shadow" and the brilliant "Tubular Bells".

12. Who tried to persuade their fans to "Walk Like an Egyptian"?

Answer: The Bangles

It's the lovely Bangles. This single was a huge hit in 1985.

13. Bob Dylan made a song about which country?

Answer: Mozambique

The answer is "Mozambique". It dates from 2004 and never became a hit.

14. Who had a hit with "Spanish Eyes"?

Answer: Al Martino

The correct answer is Al Martino, who released this song in 1965.

15. Elvis Presley made a song about which country?

Answer: Mexico

The correct answer is "Mexico". The King made this song in 1964 and it never became a hit. Although Presley did his tour of duty in Germany he never made a song about it. He did have some hits with strong German influences, though.

16. Who had a small hit single with "Back in the U.S.S.R."?

Answer: The Beatles

It's the Fab Four a.k.a. The Beatles released this song in 1968.

17. Van Halen made a song about which country?

Answer: Panama

Van Halen released this song in 1983.

18. Lenny Kravitz had a big hit with his version of "American Woman". But who are the original performers?

Answer: The Guess Who

The song was originally performed by The Guess Who in 1970. Back then, it was a huge hit which has not been matched by Kravitz.

19. Billy Joel made a song about which country?

Answer: Zanzibar

The correct answer is "Zanzibar". Although Zanzibar was already part of Tanzania since 1963, that didn't stop Joel from releasing this song in 1978.

20. "Breakfast in America" was a hit single of which group?

Answer: Supertramp

The answer is Supertramp who had a huge hit with this single in 1979. Deep Blue Something is the group we know from "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

21. T'Pau didn't make a song about a country, but the name of a country is accidentally in the song title of this huge 80's hit. What is the name of this country?

Answer: China

The correct answer is China derived from the hit single "China In Your Hand" from 1987. The song is not about the country China, but the porcelain.

22. "Living in America" was on the soundtrack for "Rocky IV". Who performed it?

Answer: James Brown

The answer is James Brown. The Godfather of Soul also contributed "Hey America" to his discography.

23. "Africa" is a continent and not a country. But this song is so good it deserves a question. So, who performed this classic?

Answer: Toto

It's Toto who made this classic in 1982.

24. Wings proposed to give a country back to its population. What country were they mentioning?

Answer: Ireland

The song by Wings is "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" from 1972.

25. Kim Wilde made a song about which country?

Answer: Cambodia

The answer is "Cambodia" which happened to be one of Kim Wilde's first singles.

Source: Author Angelo80

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