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Hello Children, Everywhere! #1 Quiz


This is music which was popular on British children's radio programmes in the 50s and 60s, drawn from the period 1920-60. My granddaughter loves this stuff and sings along with all the tracks. Enjoy this trip down memory lane.

A multiple-choice quiz by baker13. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
baker13
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
330,583
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
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723
Question 1 of 15
1. This musical story was written in the early 40s about a rather overweight brass instrument. The most popular version was recorded by Danny Kaye in 1947 using his great ability to produce a range of voices. What is the name of the story? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Danny Kaye probably produced more classic music for children than anyone else. Some of it came from a film he made about a famous writer of fairy tales. What is the name of that writer?

Answer: (Copenhagen - Three Words)
Question 3 of 15
3. Frank Crumit recorded a song called "Granny's Old Armchair" in 1929 which became a favourite and told the story of how the inheritance of the old armchair turned out to be a treasure chest rather than a white elephant. How much money fell out of it at the end of the song? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. For this question we make a short hop from "Granny's Old Armchair" into the Hall to "Grandfather's Clock" by Harold Williams. What did the clock do when grandfather came home with a "blooming and beautiful bride"? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Train songs are an area of popularity for children and "The Runaway Train" is a real classic. What line was the train on when it ran away? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. On the theme of trains a song from the mid 50s was much in demand, too. "The Railroad Runs Through the Middle of the House" tells the tongue-in-cheek story of a railroad company laying a track that split a house in two. The version asked for by kids in Britain was by "the girl with the laugh in her voice". Who was she? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Like many other favourites this one is a story with music. It is "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" by Frank Luther. Please tell me how many heads did the evil Troll have in this version? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. This song has become the theme song for The Walt Disney Company and was first sung in the 1940 film "Pinocchio" by Cliff Edwards. Which character sung "When you Wish upon a Star" in this film? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Disney films supplied many of the most requested children's songs and another one of these was "Dumbo" which was issued a year after "Pinocchio" in 1941. The song from it was "When I see an Elephant fly", once again sung by Cliff Edwards. As before, which character did he voice in this film? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. While we are on the subject of elephants there was another perennial favourite of the time. "Nellie the Elephant" by Mandy Miller was played time and time again. Where did the circus escapee, Nellie, meet the "head of the herd" who called her from far away? She might have run into Kipling there too! Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. It would be impossible to have a selection like this without mentioning "The Teddybears' Picnic" by Henry Hall and his orchestra. At what time did the teddybears' mummies and daddies come "To take them home to bed"? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Continuing with the bear theme, there have been several versions of "Me and my Teddybear". The two versions most played for children of the period were by Rosemary Clooney and someone known as the King of the Cowboys. Who was he? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Often singing cowboys produced recordings that were loved by children and if you combined them with Christmas you would most likely have a surefire hit. In 1949 "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry was just that. "There were Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and ...". What are the names of the other two reindeer that Rudolph guided through the fog. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Again in 1950 Autry had another Christmas classic that kids love. It was the tale of "Frosty the Snowman". What caused him "to come to life that day"? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. "Goodnight Children, Everywhere" was recorded by Ambrose and his orchestra in 1940. However, the singer went solo a few months later and became known as "The Forces' Sweetheart" during WWll. Who is she?

Answer: (Two words - We'll Meet Again)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This musical story was written in the early 40s about a rather overweight brass instrument. The most popular version was recorded by Danny Kaye in 1947 using his great ability to produce a range of voices. What is the name of the story?

Answer: Tubby the Tuba

Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger wrote the story in the early 40s but it wasn't released until after World War ll when it became an instant hit. It was ideal material for the brilliant Danny Kaye whose version has become the most famous. Since then the story has been played by many orchestras, narrated by stars and translated into other languages.

It has been used as a clue in the New York Times crossword, made into films and the ultimate accolade in 2006 was to be included in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry as one of the landmarks in American Audio History. Tubby must be "so happy".
2. Danny Kaye probably produced more classic music for children than anyone else. Some of it came from a film he made about a famous writer of fairy tales. What is the name of that writer?

Answer: Hans Christian Andersen

Story songs like "Inchworm", "The King's New Clothes" and "The Ugly Duckling" were always firm favourites on children's radio of the 50s and 60s as well as the exuberant "Wonderful, Wonderful, Copenhagen". Danny always appealed to children with his many voices, facial contortions and his physical humour in films and on stage.

He was ambassador for the children's charity UNICEF and raised funds through concerts for impoverished children worldwide.
3. Frank Crumit recorded a song called "Granny's Old Armchair" in 1929 which became a favourite and told the story of how the inheritance of the old armchair turned out to be a treasure chest rather than a white elephant. How much money fell out of it at the end of the song?

Answer: 2000 pounds or more

Frank Crumit began his career in vaudeville around 1913 and soon graduated to Broadway. He became a popular singer and songwriter during a period when recording techniques were improving rapidly. He became known for humorous songs like "Abdul Abulbul Amir", "The Prune Song" and "Granny's Old Armchair" and hosted a long-running radio quiz show with his wife,Julia, called "Battle of the Sexes".

After being riduculed by his brothers and sisters, who inherited small sums of money, the singer of "Granny's Old Armchair" uses the chair for years before he has the last laugh when the seat falls out to reveal the treasure trove.
4. For this question we make a short hop from "Granny's Old Armchair" into the Hall to "Grandfather's Clock" by Harold Williams. What did the clock do when grandfather came home with a "blooming and beautiful bride"?

Answer: It struck 24

The song was written by Henry Clay Work who also wrote "Marching Through Georgia". It has been recorded by many artists in countries worldwide. It is said to have been reponsible for "longcase clocks" becoming better known as "Grandfather clocks". The clock was purchased on the day "Grandfather" was born and marked notable occasions throughout his life, until "it stopped short, never to go again, when the old man died" - a total of "90 years without slumbering".
5. Train songs are an area of popularity for children and "The Runaway Train" is a real classic. What line was the train on when it ran away?

Answer: Chicago

Written in the 1920s by Robert E Massey the song was always in demand in children's programmes on British radio in the 50s and 60s. The version by country artist Vernon Dalhart, complete with harmonica and jaws harp accompaniment, was the preferred one, although other artists had recorded it. Dalhart was a big seller of recordings in the 1920s and 30s and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, posthumously, in 1981.

Despite all its problems "No 9" is still "rolling down the hill" somewhere, apparently, according to the song.
6. On the theme of trains a song from the mid 50s was much in demand, too. "The Railroad Runs Through the Middle of the House" tells the tongue-in-cheek story of a railroad company laying a track that split a house in two. The version asked for by kids in Britain was by "the girl with the laugh in her voice". Who was she?

Answer: Alma Cogan

Apparently the train line was useful for getting rid of bill collectors and unwelcome relatives - although Alma seems to have fallen foul of an express when the song comes to a sudden finish at the sound of a train whistling through. Alma Cogan was a massive recording star in the 1950s in Britain and recorded this song in 1956 at the height of her fame before rock n' roll and the groups detracted from her success in the 60s.

She was a good singer with a sparkling personality, who dressed flamboyantly and was much in demand for television.

The sound of the "laugh" in her voice was infectious and it was a sad loss when she died in her early 30s in 1966.
7. Like many other favourites this one is a story with music. It is "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" by Frank Luther. Please tell me how many heads did the evil Troll have in this version?

Answer: Three

This story is taken from a Norwegian fairy tale and has been much adapted for stage, TV, musicals and cartoons. Increasingly larger goats try to cross the Troll's bridge to fresh pasture and avoid being devoured by promising the next one across will be an even bigger meal for him. Finally great big Billy Goat Gruff charges and butts him into oblivion. Frank Luther had a career as a dance band singer and then a hillbilly country artist before becoming Decca's performer of children's songs and stories in the 1940s. Decca claimed that in 1946 85% of all English language children's records were sold by Luther.

He recorded the story in 1947 and his Troll had "Three heads and three hats" as well as "Six eyes and six ears" and when he cried he cried six tears.
8. This song has become the theme song for The Walt Disney Company and was first sung in the 1940 film "Pinocchio" by Cliff Edwards. Which character sung "When you Wish upon a Star" in this film?

Answer: Jiminy Cricket

Not only children love this song it was also awarded an Oscar for the Best Original Song of its year. Furthermore it was voted the seventh best film song ever by The American Film Institute, the ships of The Disney Cruise Line use the first seven notes of the melody as their horn signals and Disney theme parks still use it for parades. Cliff Edwards superb and emotional singing of the song was the highlight of his career although he was well-known through the 20s and 30s - sometimes as Ukelele Ike - as a singer and voice artist and carried on working until 1970.

He was careless with money and went bankrupt four times despite an impressive canon of work across the entertainment industry.
9. Disney films supplied many of the most requested children's songs and another one of these was "Dumbo" which was issued a year after "Pinocchio" in 1941. The song from it was "When I see an Elephant fly", once again sung by Cliff Edwards. As before, which character did he voice in this film?

Answer: Jim Crow

The cartoon of Dumbo, the flying elephant, was made to recoup the losses made by "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia" in 1940. It was comparatively short at 64 minutes and made for $813,000 - a third of the cost of "Pinocchio". It grossed $1.6 million and, along with "Snow White", was the only pre-1943 Disney feature to turn an initial profit despite being released only two months before America entered WWll.

Its soundtrack won the Oscar for 1941 and the songs remained great favourites for children of the 50s and 60s.

In 1981 it was the first of Disney's animated features to be released on home video.
10. While we are on the subject of elephants there was another perennial favourite of the time. "Nellie the Elephant" by Mandy Miller was played time and time again. Where did the circus escapee, Nellie, meet the "head of the herd" who called her from far away? She might have run into Kipling there too!

Answer: The Road to Mandalay

"Nellie the Elephant" was released in 1956 and sung by an English child actress called Mandy Miller. It was produced by George Martin who produced much of The Beatles output. Although never a chart hit it was played to destruction on the children's request shows and has graduated to a medical use too.

The rhythm and length of the chorus to the song is ideal for using as a guide and tempo for CPR, so it may have also saved some lives! Not many children's songs can claim that.
11. It would be impossible to have a selection like this without mentioning "The Teddybears' Picnic" by Henry Hall and his orchestra. At what time did the teddybears' mummies and daddies come "To take them home to bed"?

Answer: 6 o'clock

The melody from this song was composed in 1907 but it wasn't until 1932 that lyrics were written by Jimmy Kennedy. There have been lots of versions of it over the years but the Henry Hall rendition was the first to include the lyrics and was also the one most popular with children in Britain in the 50s and 60s.

The song has also been used numerous times in TV, film and radio but the most unusual use was by BBC engineers, over a period of thirty years, to test and calibrate audio equipment due to its wide tonal range and recording quality.

Henry Hall was a well-known bandleader from the 20s through to the 50s but this is probably his best known recording, which has sold over a million copies.
12. Continuing with the bear theme, there have been several versions of "Me and my Teddybear". The two versions most played for children of the period were by Rosemary Clooney and someone known as the King of the Cowboys. Who was he?

Answer: Roy Rogers

This charming song tells the story of a much-loved teddybear and its owner and constant companion depite poor Teddy having only one eye and no hair. Rosemary Clooney was a singer and actress who had a number of hits in the 40s and 50s and appeared in the classic film "White Christmas".

She was still performing as recently as 2001. George Clooney is her nephew. Roy Rogers was a cowboy legend who made over 100 films between the 30s and 50s as well as having his own TV show with his wife, Dale Evans, his horse, Trigger, and his dog, Bullet.

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998 for his extensive catalogue of recordings.
13. Often singing cowboys produced recordings that were loved by children and if you combined them with Christmas you would most likely have a surefire hit. In 1949 "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry was just that. "There were Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and ...". What are the names of the other two reindeer that Rudolph guided through the fog.

Answer: Donner and Blitzen

The song was based on an earlier story of the reindeer who went from being the butt of the other reindeer's jokes to become the hero of Christmas as his nose guided Santa through the fog. Gene Autry is the only person to have five stars on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for each category.

He was once involved with rodeo, he owned a baseball team for over thirty years and was known for his films, TV, radio and music. Even his horse, Champion, had its own TV series. The song was number one at Christmas 1949 but dropped off the charts the following week although it had sold 2.5 million copies that year.

It went on to sell more than 25 million and was the second biggest selling record of all time until the 80s. It has been covered by others numerous times.
14. Again in 1950 Autry had another Christmas classic that kids love. It was the tale of "Frosty the Snowman". What caused him "to come to life that day"?

Answer: an old silk hat

The story of the snowman who came to life is a wonderful fantasy for children (note the enduring popularity of Raymond Briggs' "The Snowman"). It is a song that has been recorded by too many artists to name but notably Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis and by the Ronettes for "Phil Spector's Christmas album".

It has been turned into a book and in 1969 an animated version was produced with Jimmy Durante as the narrator. In addition two animated sequels have subsequently been produced. Like Rudolph it appears Frosty will go on forever!
15. "Goodnight Children, Everywhere" was recorded by Ambrose and his orchestra in 1940. However, the singer went solo a few months later and became known as "The Forces' Sweetheart" during WWll. Who is she?

Answer: Vera Lynn

Vera Lynn became a Dame Commander of the order of the British Empire in 1975 for her services during WWll, her charity work and her music. In 2009 she became the oldest living performer to top the British album charts at 92 years of age with a compilation of her work.

This song was issued at a time at the start of WWll when children were being evacuated away from cities to safer, rural areas. Often they could be hundreds of miles from home, where Mum was, and Dad was probably conscripted into the Forces.

Hearing the song on the radio at least gave the idea that they weren't forgotten.
Source: Author baker13

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