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Who's That Lady? Trivia Quiz


These ten tunes from the '50s, '60s and '70s, are all about the ladies. See how many you remember.

A multiple-choice quiz by bruins1956. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bruins1956
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
383,672
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
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Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. According to this 1970 top five hit by Edison Lighthouse, "If you've met her, you'll never forget her". Do you remember the name of this unforgettable lady? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This ballad by the rock band Kiss is their highest charting single, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1976. Who's the lonely lady they are singing about? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This Paul McCartney tune, from The Beatles' "White Album", was inspired by McCartney's Old English Sheepdog. Do you remember the name of this "dear" pooch? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is a classic tune written by Stephen Stills and performed by the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash. Can you tell me the name of the lady who inspired this song? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This single by The Seekers, was the title track from a popular 1966 film starring James Mason and Lynn Redgrave. The tune not only reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1967, it was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Can you name it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This 1958 Ritchie Valens hit single was written as a tribute to his high school girlfriend. Do you remember this young lady's name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. At first glance, you would think this 1967 hit by The Association is referring to the weather, but it's actually about a lovely young lady. Do you recall her name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the follow-up single to Leslie Gore's smash hit "It's My Party", whose turn was it to cry? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The "Lady" in this 1974 song from the group Labelle, was inspired by a prostitute from the red-light district of New Orleans. Can you give me her rather unusual name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Tony Joe White had a top ten hit in 1968 with this tune about a young lady who had a fondness for the traditional southern dish called "polk salad". Do you remember her name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. According to this 1970 top five hit by Edison Lighthouse, "If you've met her, you'll never forget her". Do you remember the name of this unforgettable lady?

Answer: Rosemary

"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)", which was the group's only hit single, stalled at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, but went all the way to number one on the UK Singles Chart, spending five weeks at the top. The members of Edison Lighthouse consisted of a group of studio musicians, fronted by British pop singer Tony Burrows.

Besides providing vocals on "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)", Burrows also sang lead on other hits from the '70s, including the 1970 White Plains' hit "My Baby Loves Lovin' " and "Beach Baby", which was a top ten hit for the group First Class in 1974.
2. This ballad by the rock band Kiss is their highest charting single, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1976. Who's the lonely lady they are singing about?

Answer: Beth

"Beth" was quit a departure for Kiss, who were better known for their hard-driving rock and roll songs. The song was written by Kiss drummer Peter Criss and Stan Penridge, when both were members of the early '70s band Chelsea. Originally titled "Beck", the tune was retitled and released by Kiss as the B-side to "Detroit Rock City" in 1976, but it failed to chart.

However, "Beth" was starting to show up on more and more playlists, so the band decided to re-release the single with "Beth" as the A-side and it was a hit, becoming their first gold single in the US and their biggest hit to date.
3. This Paul McCartney tune, from The Beatles' "White Album", was inspired by McCartney's Old English Sheepdog. Do you remember the name of this "dear" pooch?

Answer: Martha

"Martha My Dear" was the first cut on side two of the double LP titled "The Beatles", but more commonly referred to as "The White Album". McCartney was the only Beatle to appear on the track, playing piano, bass guitar, electric guitar and drums, and was also accompanied by a brass and a string section.

In November of 1968, McCartney did an interview with Radio Luxembourg, promoting the album. When asked what the tune was about, he stated: "Mainly I'm just doing a tune and then some words come into my head, and these happened to be 'Martha My Dear'.

It doesn't mean anything, you know, but those just happened to come to my head. So that's what this song is about...it is about my dog." "The White Album" peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart in December of 1968, spending nine weeks at the top.
4. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is a classic tune written by Stephen Stills and performed by the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash. Can you tell me the name of the lady who inspired this song?

Answer: Judy Collins

Collins and Stills started dating in 1967, and were together for two years, before breaking up in 1969. Stills knew the split was coming, stating in a National Public Radio interview in 2007 that "The breakup was imminent...we were both too large for one house." The split affected Stills deeply and he wrote the song to express his feelings about the situation. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" wasn't the group's biggest hit, reaching number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1969, but it is one of their best known songs, enduring for more than four decades after it was first released.
5. This single by The Seekers, was the title track from a popular 1966 film starring James Mason and Lynn Redgrave. The tune not only reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1967, it was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Can you name it?

Answer: Georgy Girl

"Georgy Girl" peaked at number two in 1967, becoming The Seekers' highest charting single ever on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also ranked at number 36 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2002 list of the "500 Greatest Pop Songs of All Time". Although it was nominated for an Oscar, the tune lost out to the theme song from the film "Born Free".
6. This 1958 Ritchie Valens hit single was written as a tribute to his high school girlfriend. Do you remember this young lady's name?

Answer: Donna

Valens wrote the tune for his girlfriend Donna Ludwig, whom he met in 1957 when they both attended San Fernando High School in Pacoima, California. It was his biggest selling single, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in February of 1959. "Donna" was one of only three singles Valens had released before his untimely death in a plane crash in 1959, which also claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson.
7. At first glance, you would think this 1967 hit by The Association is referring to the weather, but it's actually about a lovely young lady. Do you recall her name?

Answer: Windy

In the original version of the song, which was written by singer/songwriter Ruthann Friedman, "Windy" was a guy, but with a slight change lyrically, "Windy" became a girl in The Association's recording. The single was the second number one for the group, reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the Summer of 1967 and remaining there for four weeks.

At the time "Windy" also held the distinction of being one of only three songs composed entirely by a female songwriter to top the Billboard Hot 100.
8. In the follow-up single to Leslie Gore's smash hit "It's My Party", whose turn was it to cry?

Answer: Judy

"It's My Party" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in the summer of 1963. To capitalize on the success of the single, Gore recorded a sequel entitled "Judy's Turn to Cry", and it proceeded to climb the charts, eventually peaking at number five in August of 1963. Both songs appear on Gore's debut album "I'll Cry If I Want To", where nearly every one of LP's 12 tracks has something to do with crying.

The album, however, proved less successful than the singles, peaking at number 24 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
9. The "Lady" in this 1974 song from the group Labelle, was inspired by a prostitute from the red-light district of New Orleans. Can you give me her rather unusual name?

Answer: Marmalade

"Lady Marmalade" was Labelle's biggest hit, reaching number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts in 1975. The song was somewhat controversial since the chorus of "Voulez-vous coucher avec moice ce soir", (English translation "Do you want to sleep with me tonight"), was considered a bit risque for the time period.

In 2001, the song was used in the film "Moulin Rouge!", and a version was recorded by female singing stars Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink, for inclusion on the film's soundtrack album.

It was released as a single a short time later and was a huge success, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in the summer of 2001.
10. Tony Joe White had a top ten hit in 1968 with this tune about a young lady who had a fondness for the traditional southern dish called "polk salad". Do you remember her name?

Answer: Annie

Polk salad is a dish made from the pokeweed, which grows wild in the Southern part of the U.S., and is similar in texture and taste to spinach. "Polk Salad Annie", which was also written by White, was his only top 40 hit, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. White did, however, have a fair amount of success as a writer, composing the hit single "Rainy Night in Georgia", which Brook Benton took to number four in the spring of 1970.
Source: Author bruins1956

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