Why, Why, Why, Delilah? Trivia Quiz

Answer: It's Not Unusual

'It's Not Unusual' is from the album 'Along Came Jones', Tom Jones' debut album which was released in the UK in 1965. The song was number one in the UK singles chart and reached number ten in the US. The song was originally intended for another British artist, the female singer Sandy Shaw, but after Jones recorded it as a demo for she liked his version so much that she suggested he release it himself.

Answer: Thunderball

The James Bond film 'Thunderball' was released in 1965. The original theme song for the film was supposed to be a song called 'Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang' and versions were recorded by both Shirley Bassey and Dionne Warwick. However, the films producers said they wanted a song with the title of the film in the lyrics so a new song was hastily written and Tom Jones sang it.

Answer: Delilah

'Delilah' is a song from Tom Jones' album of the same title. The song was released as a single in 1968 and reached number two in the UK singles chart and number 15 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was written by Barry Mason and Les Reed who won the Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for the song.

The title of this quiz 'Why, why, why, Delilah' is a well known line from the song.

Answer: Long Lost Suitcase

'Long Lost Suitcase' is the 41st studio album released by Tom Jones. It is counted as the third in a trilogy of albums including 'Praise and Blame' and 'Spirit In The Room' released in 2010 and 2012 respectively in which Tom Jones explores his musical roots.

The first two albums focused on more gospel and soul music while 'Long Lost Suitcase' features tracks which have particular meaning for Jones or have had an impact on his career.

Answer: Reload

This album was the first released by Jones for five years. It is mainly an album of cover songs and duets although it does contain the song 'Sex Bomb' which is an original track. 'Reload' was awarded 4x platinum disc status in the UK and was number one in the UK album charts in 1999.

Answer: She's a Lady

'She's a Lady' was released in 1971. The song was written by Paul Anka. This song was very successful for Jones in the US and Canada reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one in Canada. Despite its popularity in North America the song did not do as well in the UK only reaching number thirteen in the charts.

Answer: Oscar for best original song

Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote 'What's New Pussycat' for the 1965 film of the same name. It was the first film by Woody Allen and starred Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capucine, Paula Prentiss and Ursula Andress. The song was released as a single in 1965 charting at number eleven in the UK and number three in the US.

Answer: Islands in the Stream

The charity Comic Relief often release a single to raise money around the time of their Red Nose Day charity event in the UK. In 2009 actors Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon, as the characters they played in the sitcom 'Gavin and Stacey' along with Tom Jones recorded 'Islands in the Stream' for the Comic Relief single.

The track was referred to on the track listing as 'Barry Islands in the Stream' after Barry Island in Wales where part of 'Gavin and Stacey' was set, however the lyrics were not changed.

Answer: The Full Monty

'The Full Monty' is a British comedy film from 1997 about a group of out of work steel workers who decide to become strippers. 'You Can Leave Your Hat On' was originally written by Randy Newman and released by him in the 1970s. Tom Jones' cover version was commissioned and produced by the composer of the film's score, Anne Dudley.

Answer: Prince

Tom Jones provided the vocals for the synthpop group The Art of Noise's cover of Prince's song 'Kiss'. The Tom Jones and The Art of Noise version reached number five in the UK singles chart. Prince original released the song in 1986 and it was a song on his 1986 album 'Parade'. Tom Jones also recorded a version of this song for his 2003 'Greatest Hits' album.