June Quiz - Answers

Larry and Mindy’s Quiz – June 2024

Here are the correct answers:

1. Which of the following is the name of a real song?

a. The Eggplant That Ate Chicago

This is a song that was recorded by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band, in 1966.

2. Which of the following is not a real song??

c. Passion Fruit Coconut Pie

*       Hot Pastrami with Mashed Potatoes - Joey Dee and the Starliters – 1963

*        Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade) - The Lemon Pipers – 1968

*        If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake - Georgia Gibbs – 1950

Good luck finding a recipe for gluten-free, vegan Passion Fruit Coconut Pie. We couldn’t find one!
Uh, Larry couldn’t find one. (Men!🙄)

3. Which of the following is NOT a real band name?

d. Hot Pastrami

This is the name of a real song, sung by The Dartells in 1963 - but it's not the name of a band.

4. Which of the following is not considered a Bubble Gum band?

c. Queen

The definition of Bubblegum music (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is marketed for children and adolescents. Producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz claimed credit for coining "bubblegum", saying that when they discussed their target audience, they decided it was "teenagers, the young kids. And at the time we used to be chewing bubblegum, and my partner and I used to look at it and laugh and say, 'Ah, this is like bubblegum music.' Queen is considered British Rock and was not aimed at a young audience at all. The Archies even went to the extreme type of bubblegum, which was called "cartoon rock," a short-lived trend of Saturday-morning cartoon series that heavily featured pop rock songs in the bubblegum vein.

5.  The song Yummy, Yummy, Yummy was recorded by which band?

b. Ohio Express

The Ohio Express is an American bubblegum pop band formed in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1967. Though marketed as a band, it would be more accurate to say that the name "Ohio Express" served as a brand name used by Jerry Kasenetz's and Jeffry Katz's Super K Productions to release the music of a number of different musicians and acts. The best known songs of Ohio Express (including their best-scoring single, "Yummy Yummy Yummy") were actually the work of an assemblage of studio musicians working in New York, including singer/songwriter Joey Levine. Other recorded "Ohio Express" work included material recorded by an early group of Joe Walsh, as well as a later single written and sung by Graham Gouldman (which was performed by the four musicians who would later be known as 10cc). They are still active today. https://www.theohioexpress.com/

6. Which of these artists/bands did not record the song Jambalaya?

b. Connie Francis

Someone named Connie Stevens did record this 1952 Hank Williams classic - but not Connie Francis. (Jambalaya is a Creole and Cajun dish.)

7. What was the Beatles song Strawberry Fields Forever talking about?

c. A Salvation Army home
Strawberry Field was a Salvation Army home in Liverpool where John Lennon used to go. He had fond memories of the place that inspired this song. In 1984, Lennon's widow Yoko Ono donated $375,000 to the home.

8. Which of the following songs did the band Hot Chocolate not record?

c. Walk Like a Man

Just in case you're confused, "Walk Like a Man" was sung by the The Four Seasons, as was the song correctly titled "Sherry" - not "Cheri Babe!" And Donna Summer WAS the "Disco Queen", but she didn't sing a song with the title “Cheri Babe”. Hot Chocolate did.

9. Who sang the song Honey, Honey?

d. ABBA

Yes, it was ABBA. But if you guessed the Archies, then you were thinking of the song "Sugar, Sugar." Close, but not close enough.

10. Which of these singers was not Peaches from Peaches and Herb?

b. Mary Wilson

“Peaches & Herb” is an American vocal duo. Herb Fame has remained a constant as "Herb" since the duo was created in 1966; seven different women have filled the role of "Peaches," most notably Francine Edna "Peaches" Hurd Barker (April 28, 1947 – August 13, 2005), who was the original "Peaches" that lent her nickname to the duo, and Linda Greene Tavani, the third "Peaches", who appeared on the duo's biggest hits "Shake Your Groove Thing" (1978) and "Reunited" (1979). Wanda Makle is the current “Peaches.” Mary Wilson was not a member of “Peaches and Herb” – she was a founding member of the Supremes (together with Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown), the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. chart history, as well as one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time.

11. Which of the foods named in these songs would Larry & Mindy not eat?

i. ALL of the above!

It’s true! We would not eat any of these foods. We choose to follow a very specific and healthy diet (no meat, eggs, dairy, gluten, soy, caffeine, and more!). Mindy is an absolute genius when it comes to finding ways around eating these things, which is why we so often post very healthy recipes in our newsletters! Don’t worry, we’re not hungry - we eat exceptionally well!