April Quiz

Larry and Mindy’s Quiz - April 2025

The Quiz We Did for ESRA Haifa

You might have seen on our March schedule that we performed for ESRA Haifa and did a performance that included a live quiz. And a few of you were there. ☺️ But we didn’t want to deprive the rest of our mailing list members – so here is that same quiz!

 

Good luck!

Click HERE to download a printable page to write down your answers.

 

1.    Who was the first group to record “There's a Kind of Hush”?

a.    The Carpenters

b.    Herman’s Hermits

c.    The New Vaudeville Band

d.    Ian and Sylvia

2.    Who did not put out a version of “Another Saturday Night”?

a.    Jimmy Buffet

b.    Cat Stevens

c.    Sam Cooke

d.    James Taylor

3.    What did the girl show the guy in the song “Bus Stop”?

a.    Photos

b.    Things she bought

c.    The bus schedule

d.    Her umbrella

4.    How long was the holiday in the song “Summer Holiday”?

a.    A weekend

b.    A month

c.    A week or two

d.    One day

5.    Who wrote the song “Downtown”?

a.    Tony Hatch

b.    Petula Clark

c.    Paul McCartney

d.    Lulu

6.    Which Disney movie featured the song “Hallelujah”?

a.    Tarzan

b.    The Little Mermaid

c.    Shrek

d.    Peter Pan

7.    Which artist did not record the song “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood”?

a.    Nina Simone

b.    Cat Stevens

c.    Santa Esmeralda

d.    Elvis Presley

8.    What was Mama Cass’s birth name?

a.    Mia Elliot

b.    Michele Cassidy

c.    Matilda Cassel

d.    Ellen Naomi Cohen

9.    What was the House of the Rising Sun?

a.    A hotel

b.    A restaurant

c.    A brothel

d.    A casino

10.     On which Beatles album was the song “When I'm 64” released?

a.    Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

b.    Abbey Road

c.    The White Album

d.    Revolver

11.     Who wrote the adapted Hebrew version of the song “Let it Be”?

a.    Yossi Banai

b.    Naomi Shemer

c.    Corrine Allal

d.    Arik Einstein

12.     Who sang the part of the son in that song “Father and Son”?

a.    James Taylor

b.    David Crosby

c.    Art Garfunkel

d.    Cat Stevens

13.     How many times did Bob Dylan perform “Times They are a Changing ”between 1963 and 2009?

a.    12

b.    633

c.    56

d.    1

14.  How was the special sound in the chorus in the original recording of “The Boxer” made?

a.    A heavily reverbed snare drum near an open elevator shaft

b.    A pound of uncooked rice dropped from a high ceiling onto a sheet of metal, in an empty hall

c.    A cymbal played inside an empty movie theater

d.    A chorus of kindergarten children

15.  Who first recorded the song “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”?

a.    Carole King

b.    The Shirelles

c.    The Tapestry Band

d.    Doris Day

16.  Which US candidate used the song “Teach Your Children” in his presidential campaign commercial?

a.    Bill Clinton

b.    Ronald Reagan

c.    Walter Mondale

d.    Hillary Clinton

17.  Which of the following artists did NOT record the song “Mr. Tambourine Man”?

a.    The Carpenters

b.    William Shatner

c.    Alvin and the Chipmunks

d.    The Byrds

18.  Who was Carly Simon mostly singing “You’re So Vain” about?

a.    James Taylor

b.    Mick Jaggar

c.    Warren Beatty

d.    Graham Nash

19.  Where in his house did Paul Simon write “The Sound of Silence”?

a.    His candle-lit bedroom

b.    His darkened bathroom

c.    His basement

d.    His back garden

20.  In which movie did “Que Sera, Sera” originally appear?

a.    Pillow Talk

b.    By the Light of the Silvery Moon

c.    The Man Who Knew Too Much

d.    Tea for Two

21.  Which Israeli artist did Paul McCartney originally want to sing “Those Were the Days”? (He was the song’s producer.)

a.    Shuli Natan

b.    Miri Aloni

c.    Ilanit

d.    Esther Ofarim

22.  How did Paul Simon describe the song “Cecilia”?

a.    A ballad of a woman’s revenge

b.    A story of personal heartbreak

c.    A pity ditty

d.    A little piece of magical fluff