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Quiz about Oldies Animals
Quiz about Oldies Animals

Oldies: Animals Trivia Quiz


Match the animal to the oldies artist(s) who sang about it.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
123,050
Updated
Jul 19 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
4693
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1. "The Elephants are kindly". Hint


2. "Jeremiah was a bullfrog". Hint


3. "Chestnut Brown Canary". Hint


4. "The birds in the sky would be sad and lonely". Hint


5. "We grabbed an alligator and we fought another round". Hint


6. "Hey, bird dog, get away from my quail". Hint


7. "Cool cat looking for a kitty". Hint


8. "The old hootie owl". Hint


9. "Butterflies are free". Hint


10. "Oh, the shark, babe". Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "The Elephants are kindly".

Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

"At the zoo". ("The elephants are kindly, but they're dumb".)
2. "Jeremiah was a bullfrog".

Answer: Three Dog Night

"Joy to the World". (Opening line.)
3. "Chestnut Brown Canary".

Answer: Crosby Stills & Nash

"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes". Great song.
4. "The birds in the sky would be sad and lonely".

Answer: Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas

"Bad to Me". ("The birds in the sky would be sad and lonely if they knew that I'd lost my one and only ...") (Opening line.)
5. "We grabbed an alligator and we fought another round".

Answer: Johnny Horton

"Battle of New Orleans". ("We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down, then we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round".) They just don't write them like that anymore.
6. "Hey, bird dog, get away from my quail".

Answer: Everly Brothers

"Bird Dog".
7. "Cool cat looking for a kitty".

Answer: Lovin Spoonful

"Summer in the City". ("Cool cat looking for a kitty, gonna look in every corner of the city"). It's played every time there's a warm summer day.
8. "The old hootie owl".

Answer: Debbie Reynolds

"Tammy". ("I hear the cottonwoods whispering above ...")
9. "Butterflies are free".

Answer: Elton John

"Someone Saved My Life". "You're a butterfly ...and butterflies are free ..."
10. "Oh, the shark, babe".

Answer: Bobby Darin

"Mack, the Knife". Opening line to this classic.
Source: Author robert362

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