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Internationals' Early Music Memories Quiz

Some memories of music from early in our lives - from The Internationals.

A multiple-choice quiz by Team The Internationals. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Upstart3

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
378,277

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
605

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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1. In 1959, Marty Robbins released a tragic song about a cowboy and a dancer at Rosa's Cantina. He has to run from the law, but is drawn back by love, chased by a posse, shot, and finally dies in her arms. The song's title is the name of the western US town where this takes place. What is the name of the song? Hint

Tucson

Dry Gulch

Tombstone

El Paso

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2. One of the earliest songs I recorded with my tape recorder from the radio was a Beatles' song, that in 1964 became their first number one on the US Hot 100 Billboard and started the "British Invasion" of the American music world. Which one is that? Hint

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Michelle

A Day in the Life

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3. The deep, rich voice of Tennessee Ernie Ford gave us this hit, and the working man of the 1950s had an instant hero. What was the dangerous profession of the singer, who couldn't afford to die? Hint

Tuna fisherman

Longshoreman

Coal miner

Lumberjack

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4. The first record I bought was a 1972 hard rocking protest song about pollution from the motor industry. What was it? Hint

"All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople

"Part of the Union" by Strawbs

"Crazy Horses" by The Osmonds

"Rocket Man" by Elton John

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5. The first album I bought was a record of an artist performing on MTV's "Unplugged". It is considered one of the most memorable performances on the show, selling over 20 million albums worldwide and winning three Grammy Awards. Who is this artist that is considered cream of the crop? Hint

Paul McCartney

Eric Clapton

Neil Young

Bruce Springsteen

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6. Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" became famous in the 1980s for the Summer Olympics held in which city? Hint

Barcelona

Atlanta

Los Angeles

Seoul

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7. I was brought up on 1980s and 1990s rock and metal music in my early years. Using this logic which of these songs would I not have listened to? Hint

"Unsung" by Helmet

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

"Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon

"Welcome To The Jungle" by Guns N' Roses

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8. This group had members named Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky. Their signature tune, "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)", just scraped into the Billboard top 100 in 1969, but it was much better known than that suggests. Who were they? Hint

The Banana Splits

The Chocolate Cakes

The Apple Pies

The Pie a la Modes

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9. Oldies but goodies! Jim Reeves was one of my Mom's favourite singers. His song "We Thank Thee" was played in our home every Sunday. In the second verse of this popular song the Lord is thanked for the rivers that run all day and for the little birds that sing along the way. What else is he thanked for in that verse? Hint

for a new born day

for the air that we breathe

for the sunshine

for the trees and the deep blue sea

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10. There was one Sinatra song I loved as a kid. It came from the 1959 movie "A Hole in the Head" and had an uplifting message about perseverance and overcoming the odds. What was its name? Hint

Fly Me to the Moon

All the Way

High Hopes

Witchcraft

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: El Paso

I learned the lyrics to this song when I was only six. It wasn't the first song I memorized, I'm sure that "Mary Had a Little Lamb" or some such was early on, but it was the first song played on the radio that I learned.

The rare playing of this song now still gives me chills, with its haunting lyrics and beautiful guitar.

"El Paso" reached number one in both pop and country and western charts in early 1960.

(Question by Ladyleo)

Answer: I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Over one million copies of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" had been pre-ordered and the song could have reached the top of the British charts immediately, if not for their other song "She Loves You". It took two weeks to reach number one. In the US the situation was turned around, as "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" became the Beatles first number one in the US and after seven weeks was replaced by "She Loves You".

Of course, when I recorded that song, I had no idea of its significance, I didn't even know it was by "THE BEATLES".

(Question by malama)

Answer: Coal miner

"Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store."

"Sixteen Tons", written by Merle Travis, who also wrote "Dark as a Dungeon" about coal mining, caught the eye of J. Edgar Hoover, who thought it was seditious.

My uncle had a beautiful baritone voice and when I was young, he sang this while we split and stacked firewood, or he shaved beside the wood stove. Small memories...

(Question by Ladyleo)

4. The first record I bought was a 1972 hard rocking protest song about pollution from the motor industry. What was it?

Answer: "Crazy Horses" by The Osmonds

The Osmonds went metal with the extraordinary "Crazy Horses" - an impassioned anti-pollution song. The "Crazy Horses" of the title were motor vehicles. Sung by Jay, rather than Merrill, and featuring Wayne and Alan's driving guitars, Merrill's bass and Donny's synths, it made a big impression, reaching number two in the UK charts.

"What a show there they go smokin' up the sky yeah\Crazy horses all got riders and they're you and I."

(Question by Upstart3)

Answer: Eric Clapton

"Unplugged" was recorded at Bray, in England, and released in 1992. That year, Clapton won a total of six Grammy Awards: three for "Unplugged" and three for other work. The remakes of "Layla" (released as a single and reaching the top ten worldwide) and "Tears in Heaven" still remain two of my favorite songs.

(Question by VikingSon)

6. Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" became famous in the 1980s for the Summer Olympics held in which city?

Answer: Seoul

Although the song was not the official anthem of the 1988 Olympics, it became a top hit in many countries around the world. While my musical taste changed drastically a bit later in life, this is the first song I ever recorded on cassette from the radio (that's what children did back in the old times!)

(Question by cairnster)

7. I was brought up on 1980s and 1990s rock and metal music in my early years. Using this logic which of these songs would I not have listened to?

Answer: "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon

"Sex on Fire" was released in 2008 from the album "Only By The Night", whereas "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Welcome to the Jungle" and "Unsung" were released in 1991, 1987 and 1992 respectively. Although my music tastes have differed slightly from when I was much younger, all three of these songs are still listened to by myself on a regular basis and "Appetite for Destruction" from Guns N' Roses was one of the first albums I ever bought myself.

(Question from runaway_drive)

Answer: The Banana Splits

"The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" was written by N. B. Winkless, Jr. and originally released on the 1968 album "We're the Banana Splits". It has been covered by acts including Cal Tjader and The Dickies. Some people believe Bob Marley was influenced by it when writing "Buffalo Soldiers".

The Banana Splits were a fictional group who had a variety show entitled "The Banana Splits Adventure Hour". The show ran from 1968 to 1971. It contained animated segments, but one of my favourites was the live-action cliff-hanger series, "Danger Island". I always got so excited when I heard the words "Uh-oh, Chongo! It's Danger Island." In my defence, I was only 10 :)

(Question submitted by bubbatom1)

Answer: for the trees and the deep blue sea

Jim Reeves was an American singer who sang a number of genres including Blues, Country and Gospel. His "We Thank Thee" album was released in 1962. It was not an exceptional album but a lot of his fans, my mother included, really enjoyed the record.

(Question by Verne47)

10. There was one Sinatra song I loved as a kid. It came from the 1959 movie "A Hole in the Head" and had an uplifting message about perseverance and overcoming the odds. What was its name?

Answer: High Hopes

"A Hole in the Head" was a 1959 Frank Capra movie that featured Frank Sinatra as a widowed father and dreamer with Eddie Hodges a child actor making his movie debut as Sinatra's son.

The song "High Hopes", with music by Jimmy van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn, was sung by Sinatra and Hodges in the movie and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The version Sinatra recorded for Capitol Records didn't include Hodges.

It was used in the Kennedy election campaign the following year.

"So any time you're feelin' bad\'Stead of feelin' sad\Just remember that ram\Oops there goes a billion kilowatt dam"

Love it.

(Question by Upstart3)

Source: Author Upstart3

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