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Quiz about Theres a Bad Spoon on the Rise

There's a Bad Spoon on the Rise Quiz

This is a quiz containing spoonerisms of the titles of hit singles from the 1950s through the 2000s.

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

Author
workisboring

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
368,119

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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733

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Give Cheese a Pants" is a spoonerism of a 1969 anti-war song performed by which member of the Beatles? Hint

Paul McCartney

Ringo Starr

George Harrison

John Lennon

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Maude Prairie" is a spoonerism of a song written by John Fogerty in 1968. Which artist did NOT release this song as a single between 1968 and 1971? Hint

Ike and Tina Turner

Solomon Burke

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Elvis Presley

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Cast Far" is a spoonerism of a worldwide breakthrough top ten hit in 1988 for which singer? Hint

Gloria Estefan

Billy Ocean

Tracy Chapman

Michael Jackson

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Row Here To Nun" is a spoonerism of a 1965 song which hit the top ten on the United States Billboard Hot 100 for which Motown act? Hint

Martha and the Vandellas

The Marvelettes

Mary Wells

The Supremes

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Question 5 of 10

5. "The Inner Wakes It Tall" is a spoonerism of an international hit song in 1980 by which Swedish group? Hint

Ace of Base

Army of Lovers

Roxette

ABBA

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Jillie Bean" is a spoonerism of a 1983 song by Michael Jackson that appeared on which of Jackson's albums? Hint

Thriller

Dangerous

Bad

Ben

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Fee Didn't Start The Wire" is a spoonerism of a 1989 song where the lyrics rapidly mentioned historical events between 1949 and 1989. Who sang this song? Hint

Phil Collins

Bob Dylan

Don Henley

Billy Joel

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Papa Was a Stolen Roan" is a spoonerism of a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971. Which act did NOT record a version of this song? Hint

The Supremes

The Undisputed Truth

The Temptations

Was (Not Was)

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Worn This Bay" is a spoonerism of a 2011 single recorded by which flamboyant singer? Hint

Bj�rk

Taylor Swift

Madonna

Lady Gaga

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Bet Gack" is a spoonerism of a 1969 song recorded by the Beatles and with the help of which R&B singer? Hint

Sam Cooke

Billy Preston

Ray Charles

Little Richard

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Give Cheese a Pants" is a spoonerism of a 1969 anti-war song performed by which member of the Beatles?

Answer: John Lennon

"Give Peace a Chance" was a 1969 song performed John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band. The song hit the top twenty in nine different countries. This song became an anti-war anthem in the early 1970s.

2. "Maude Prairie" is a spoonerism of a song written by John Fogerty in 1968. Which artist did NOT release this song as a single between 1968 and 1971?

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley recorded the song "Proud Mary" for his 1970 album "On Stage", the 1972 albums "Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden" and "An Afternoon in the Garden". Elvis Presley never released the song "Proud Mary" as a single.

Both Creedence Clearwater Revival and Solomon Burke released "Proud Mary" as a single in 1969 while Ike and Tina Turner released "Proud Mary" as a single in 1971.

3. "Cast Far" is a spoonerism of a worldwide breakthrough top ten hit in 1988 for which singer?

Answer: Tracy Chapman

The 1988 song "Fast Car" was the debut single for Tracy Chapman. The song hit the top ten in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

4. "Row Here To Nun" is a spoonerism of a 1965 song which hit the top ten on the United States Billboard Hot 100 for which Motown act?

Answer: Martha and the Vandellas

"Nowhere to Run" was a 1965 song recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. The song hit number eight on the United States Billboard Hot 100. The song was written and produced by the Motown Record's team of Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland.

5. "The Inner Wakes It Tall" is a spoonerism of an international hit song in 1980 by which Swedish group?

Answer: ABBA

"The Winner Takes It All" was the first single released by ABBA on their 1980 "Super Trouper" album. The song hit the top ten in eighteen different countries and number one in five countries.

6. "Jillie Bean" is a spoonerism of a 1983 song by Michael Jackson that appeared on which of Jackson's albums?

Answer: Thriller

The song "Billie Jean" appeared on Michael Jackson's 1982 album "Thriller". The song "Billy Jean" was released as a single on January 2, 1983 and became a top three single in ten different countries. The music video for the song was played in heavy rotation on the MTV network. On the 1983 television special "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever", Michael Jackson performed the song "Billie Jean" and did his trademark "moonwalk" dance for the first time on the show.

7. "Fee Didn't Start The Wire" is a spoonerism of a 1989 song where the lyrics rapidly mentioned historical events between 1949 and 1989. Who sang this song?

Answer: Billy Joel

Billy Joel released the 1989 song "We Didn't Start The Fire" from his "Storm Front" album. The song hit number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December, 1989 and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

8. "Papa Was a Stolen Roan" is a spoonerism of a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971. Which act did NOT record a version of this song?

Answer: The Supremes

The song "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was originally recorded by the Undisputed Truth in 1971 and the song hit number sixty-three on the United States Billboard Hot 100. The Temptations recorded this song in 1972 and hit number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100. The group Was (Not Was) recorded the song in 1990 and the song hit the top twenty in Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

The Supremes were a musical group active between 1959 and 1977. They hit number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100 twelve times during this period, but never recorded a version of the song "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone".

9. "Worn This Bay" is a spoonerism of a 2011 single recorded by which flamboyant singer?

Answer: Lady Gaga

On February 11, 2011, Lady Gaga released the title track to her second album called "Born This Way". The song hit number one in twenty-three countries.

10. "Bet Gack" is a spoonerism of a 1969 song recorded by the Beatles and with the help of which R&B singer?

Answer: Billy Preston

The 1969 song Beatles "Get Back" was recorded by the Beatles and became the closing track of their 1970 album "Let It Be". R&B singer Billy Preston played the keyboards for this song.

Source: Author workisboring

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