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Quiz July 2004


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Paul from Mount Vernon. WA wins the clean and comfortable Songfacts T-shirt.

Here are the answers:

  • What famous band took their name from a Muddy Waters song?
    - The Rolling Stones
    The song is called "Rollin' Stone Blues."

  • What popular band had 3 members with the last name "Taylor"?
    - Duran Duran
    None of their Taylors are related.

  • What influential band is currently touring for the first time since 1992?
    - The Pixies

  • What famous singer wrote books that went to #1 on The New York Times fiction and nonfiction best-seller lists?
    - Jimmy Buffett

  • What famous group was named after a dinosaur?
    - T-Rex

  • What famous Motown singer was nominated for an Oscar?
    - Diana Ross
    She was nominated for her role in the 1972 movie Lady Sings The Blues, where she played Billie Holiday.

  • What hit from the '80s contains a sample from the TV show Star Trek?
    - "What's On Your Mind" by Information Society
    They sampled Spock saying "Pure Energy." There was a song called "Star Trekkin'" that was a hit in the UK in 1987, but it didn't use any samples from the show. A lot of people guessed "99 Luftballons," which mentions Captain Kirk.

  • Who are the first siblings to each have their own #1 hit in the U.S.?
    - Donny and Marie Osmond
    Donny: "Go Away Little Girl" 1971 (Hot 100 chart)
    Marie: "Paper Roses" 1973 (Country chart)

  • What did Frank Sinatra say was "The most beautiful love song ever written"?
    - "Something" by The Beatles

  • What famous song begins with the words "Billy Ray"?
    - "Son Of A Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield

    Tiebreaker:
  • How many fish are in the Songfacts aquarium?
    - 3

Thanks to everyone who took the quiz, and be sure to take the new one

here.

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