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1. Burl Ives knew an old lady who swallowed a fly, then a spider, then a bird, then a cat, then a dog, then a ______. What is the missing animal that she swallowed next?
2. In this song the bongo player did not like the singer being too loud and mentioning a deadly black tarantula. Who was the singer of the comedy version of this song?
3. In the UK in the '50s "The Goon Show" was very popular on radio. They also had some hit comedy songs such as "I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas". This was sung by chief Goon Spike Milligan, but what was he walking backwards across?
4. Which kind of bird did Rolf Harris want his mate to keep cool in the song "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"?
5. "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (A Letter From Camp)" sang Allan Sherman but which camp was he writing a letter from?
6. Which British comedian had an Australian number one hit with "My Boomerang Won't Come Back"?
7. The '60s comedy record "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" by Napoleon XIV had the same song backwards on the B-side.
8. We all know that Mel Blanc did the voice for "Speedy Gonzales" on this record but which singer sang the song?
9. In the comedy record "Monster Mash" who or what is missing from these lyrics?
"The scene was rockin, all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his ________ ________"
10. Who is the UK singer of this 1962 comedy record that spawned a UK trio in the '90s? They used its title for their name and had number one hits with different records in the UK and US in 1992. These lyrics might help.
"And Charlie had a think and he said look Fred, I've got a sort of feeling
If we removed the ceiling, with a rope or two we could drop the blighter through"
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