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Neil Diamond and His Music Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains questions about Neil Diamond's career and his lyrics. He is one of the greatest showmen of all time and still consistantly sells out all arenas he performs at.

A multiple-choice quiz by addytude. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
addytude

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
61,245

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
1635

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: peggy-bee (19/25), Guest 208 (19/25), Guest 146 (13/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. 'I've been misunderstood for all of my life.' Hint

Girl, 'You'll be a Woman Soon'

'In My Lifetime'

'Shilo'

'I'm sayin' I'm Sorry'

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Question 2 of 25

2. 'She was a lady as deep as the river.' Hint

'Longfellow Serenade'

'Sweet Caroline'

'Cherry Cherry'

'Kentucky Woman'

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Question 3 of 25

3. Where was Neil Diamond born? Hint

Bronx

Manhattan

Brooklyn

Long Island

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Question 4 of 25

4. 'If it lasts for an hour well, that's alright, we got all night.' Hint

'Cracklin Rosie'

'Love on the Rocks'

'Thank the Lord for the Nighttime'

'Solitary Man'

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Question 5 of 25

5. 'Nothing ever seems to turn out the way it should.' Hint

'Thank the Lord for the Nighttime'

'America'

'Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show'

'Song Sung Blue'

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Question 6 of 25

6. When was Neil Diamond born? Hint

January 14, 1942

January 24, 1942

January 24, 1941

January 14, 1941

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Question 7 of 25

7. 'I think about you every night when I'm here alone.' Hint

'Hello Again'

'Longfellow Serenade'

'You Don't Bring Me Flowers'

'September Morn'

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Question 8 of 25

8. 'I one day woke to find her lying beside my bed.' Hint

'Desiree'

'Play Me'

'You Got to Me'

'Done too Soon'

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Question 9 of 25

9. What was his first big (top ten) hit? Hint

'Cherry Cherry'

'Clown Town'

'Kentucky Woman'

'Solitary Man'

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Question 10 of 25

10. 'And the good things will never change, like saying I love you.' Hint

'Song Sung Blue'

'I Am I Said'

'Headed for the Future'

'Yesterday's Songs'

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Question 11 of 25

11. 'Wind in the plain dance once for me.' Hint

'Skybird'

'Longfellow Serenade'

'Soolaimon'

'Morningside'

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which record label has Neil Diamond not recorded on? Hint

Columbia Records

Virgin Records

Uni Records

Bang Records

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Question 13 of 25

13. 'Maybe tonight by the fire all alone you and I.' Hint

'Forever in Blue Jeans'

'Sweet Caroline'

'Desiree'

'Love on the Rocks'

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Question 14 of 25

14. 'Come back again, I want you to stay next time.' Hint

'September Morn'

'Red Red Wine'

'Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon'

'Heartlight'

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Question 15 of 25

15. What was his first gold album? Hint

'Moods'

'Touching You, Touching Me'

'Tap Root Manuscript'

'Sweet Caroline'

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Question 16 of 25

16. 'we're traveling light today, in the eye of the storm.' Hint

'Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show'

'Jonathan Livingston Seagull (prologue)'

'America'

'Beautiful Music'

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Question 17 of 25

17. 'Took a drink from a glass of old wine.' Hint

'Red Red Wine'

'Crunchy Granola Suite'

'Love on the Rocks'

'If You Know What I Mean'

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Question 18 of 25

18. 'When children play, seems like you end up alone.' Hint

'Soolaimon'

'Shilo'

'Skybird'

'Solitary Man'

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Question 19 of 25

19. What kind of scholarship did Neil Diamond attend New York University on? Hint

Wrestling

Academic

Music

Fencing

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Question 20 of 25

20. 'Look how far we've come, so far from where we used to be.' Hint

'September Morn'

'If You Know What I Mean'

'You Don't Bring Me Flowers'

'Heartlight'

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which song is not on the 'Bang' label? Hint

'Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon'

'Cherry Cherry'

'Shilo'

'Solitary Man'

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Question 22 of 25

22. Name this song, 'When you'd almost bet you could hear yourself sweat, he walks in.'

Answer: (5 words)

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Question 23 of 25

23. What was Neil Diamond's first album to go platinum? Hint

'Beautiful Noise'

'Hot August Night'

'Serenade'

'Jonathan Livingston Seagull'

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Question 24 of 25

24. What Neil Diamond remake made the band UB40 famous? Hint

'I'm a Believer'

'Red Red Wine'

'Red Rubber Ball'

'Brooklyn Roads'

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who was the song 'Hear Them Bells' written for? Hint

His girlfriend

His sister

His mother

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'I've been misunderstood for all of my life.'

Answer: Girl, 'You'll be a Woman Soon'

This song was written for all the teenage girls that made up his audience in 1966 and 1967.

2. 'She was a lady as deep as the river.'

Answer: 'Longfellow Serenade'

This song is off the album 'Serenade' released in 1974.

3. Where was Neil Diamond born?

Answer: Brooklyn

He graduated from Brooklyn's 'Abraham Lincoln High School'.

4. 'If it lasts for an hour well, that's alright, we got all night.'

Answer: 'Cracklin Rosie'

This song was written about men on an Indian reservation in Canada. On weekends they would drink 'Crackling Rose' wine and that was their woman for the night.

5. 'Nothing ever seems to turn out the way it should.'

Answer: 'Thank the Lord for the Nighttime'

Neil Diamond felt that this song was the closest he could ever get to being a gospel singer.

6. When was Neil Diamond born?

Answer: January 24, 1941

His parent's names are Kieve and Rose.

7. 'I think about you every night when I'm here alone.'

Answer: 'Hello Again'

Knowing that he had 'The Jazz Singer' project coming up, Neil Diamond offered Columbia a choice between this song and 'September Morn' for his next alsum. They chose 'September Morn' so this song was used for 'The Jazz Singer'.

8. 'I one day woke to find her lying beside my bed.'

Answer: 'Play Me'

The tempo of this song is a waltz.

9. What was his first big (top ten) hit?

Answer: 'Cherry Cherry'

It became a number six hit in 1966, the same year that The Monkees scored a number one hit with another song written by Neil {Diamond;} 'I'm a Believer'.

10. 'And the good things will never change, like saying I love you.'

Answer: 'Yesterday's Songs'

This song was written in the early 80's when he doubted that his early songs would be remembered.

11. 'Wind in the plain dance once for me.'

Answer: 'Soolaimon'

'Soolaimon' is a variation of the word 'Salamah' {meaning;} hello, welcome, good-bye, and peace be with you in many languages.

12. Which record label has Neil Diamond not recorded on?

Answer: Virgin Records

He signed with Bang in 1965, Uni in 1968, and Columbia (whom he is still with) in 1973.

13. 'Maybe tonight by the fire all alone you and I.'

Answer: 'Forever in Blue Jeans'

The message of this song is that the simple things are the important things.

14. 'Come back again, I want you to stay next time.'

Answer: 'Heartlight'

This song was written after Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer Sager, and Burt Bacharach saw the movie, 'E.T.'

15. What was his first gold album?

Answer: 'Touching You, Touching Me'

It went gold in 1969.

16. 'we're traveling light today, in the eye of the storm.'

Answer: 'America'

This song was written for his grandparents who made the journey here.

17. 'Took a drink from a glass of old wine.'

Answer: 'If You Know What I Mean'

This song is about the loss of innocence.

18. 'When children play, seems like you end up alone.'

Answer: 'Shilo'

This was Neil Diamond's first attempt at creating a fantasy life in a song.

19. What kind of scholarship did Neil Diamond attend New York University on?

Answer: Fencing

He was a Pre-Med major.

20. 'Look how far we've come, so far from where we used to be.'

Answer: 'September Morn'

This song was co-written by Gilbert Becaud.

21. Which song is not on the 'Bang' label?

Answer: 'Shilo'

Bang Records refused to release 'Shilo' as a single which is the reason Neil Diamond left them for Uni Records.

22. Name this song, 'When you'd almost bet you could hear yourself sweat, he walks in.'

Answer: Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show

This song was written on the plane during his first trip to Memphis to record.

23. What was Neil Diamond's first album to go platinum?

Answer: 'Beautiful Noise'

Produced by Robbie Robertson, it went platinum in 1976.

24. What Neil Diamond remake made the band UB40 famous?

Answer: 'Red Red Wine'

'Red Red Wine' was written while Neil Diamond was working in his father-in-law's haberdashery while he was waiting for customers.

25. Who was the song 'Hear Them Bells' written for?

Answer: His girlfriend

This was the first song he ever wrote.

Source: Author addytude

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