Music Quiz

Giff me dat fill-em! · **on:** August 30, 2006, 10:55:02 PM

As per Dunrobin’s advice, in order to save space in the upload folders, I am altering the way the Quiz Corner threads are moderated. In particular, in the Music Quiz thread, only the previous quiz and the current quiz attachments will be displayed. All previously posted attachments in the thread will be deleted. This will keep the upload folder from becoming too large. Thanks

Okay, folks - enuff of nitpicking for awhile. Let's have some fun with music trivia and lyrics.

For instance, here are some television program theme songs from the 70's and 80's ...

The Dastardly and Mutley theme is from a spinoff of an earlier cartoon show titled Wacky Racers, in which Dick Dastardly and his sidekick dog, Mutley, wreak havoc on the other racers with their dirty tricks.

Of course, Dudley Do-Right is the bumbling Canadian Mounty who loves his horse more than Sweet Nell.

The Bob Newhart Show ... a psychiatrist with his own problems at home.

And, of course, the ever-famous Muppet Show.

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2006, 11:04:05 PM

Now for the quiz ...
Name these four TV shows by their theme songs.
(Extra points for naming the principal actors and their characters)

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2006, 12:04:56 PM

HINT:
These TV themes are from network television in the mid to late 70's ...

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2006, 02:06:54 AM

More Hints:
TV Theme Song #1:
One of the principal characters went on to become a well known personality in the movie industry, including many starring roles ... one of the movies this person starred in was titled Twins.

TV Theme Song #2:
The lead character for this TV show was seen recently in TV ads addressing "your Medicare benefits concerning the new prescription drug plan".

TV Theme Song #3:
The principal character for this show was no newbie to television. This person appeared as the main character for TV shows as far back as 1957 when appearing as a gambler/reluctant hero in the American West, choosing to weasel out of trouble. Buy 'em a drink, offer a cigar, play a few hands of cards - anything but gunplay at which the person wasn't especially adept. A movie of this particular TV show was made in 1994 in which this person also starred.

TV Theme Song #4:
The misadventures of a cantankerous person who finds monetary enrichment in other people's throw-away stuff.

jrvass · **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2006, 04:15:13 AM

Quote from: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 01, 2006, 02:06:54 AM

More Hints:
TV Theme Song #1:
One of the principal characters went on to become a well known personality in the movie industry, including many starring roles ... one of the movies this person starred in was titled Twins.

TV Theme Song #2:
The lead character for this TV show was seen recently in TV ads addressing "your Medicare benefits concerning the new prescription drug plan".

TV Theme Song #3:
The principal character for this show was no newbie to television. This person appeared as the main character for TV shows as far back as 1957 when appearing as a gambler/reluctant hero in the American West, choosing to weasel out of trouble. Buy 'em a drink, offer a cigar, play a few hands of cards - anything but gunplay at which the person wasn't especially adept. A movie of this particular TV show was made in 1994 in which this person also starred.

TV Theme Song #4:
The misadventures of a cantankerous person who finds monetary enrichment in other people's throw-away stuff.

1. Taxi - Danny DeVito - Louis DePalma
2. ? (I can't download the files)
3. The Rockford Files - James Garner - Jim Rockford
4. Sanford & Son - Redd Foxx - Fred G. Sanford

How'd I do with just the clues?

James

JazzBill · **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2006, 06:25:12 PM

Quote from: jrvass on September 01, 2006, 04:15:13 AM

1. Taxi - Danny DeVito - Louis DePalma
2. ? (I can't download the files)
3. The Rockford Files - James Garner - Jim Rockford
4. Sanford & Son - Redd Foxx - Fred G. Sanford

How'd I do with just the clues?

James

I had the same problem. I could hear numbers 1,3,and 4, but #2 was blank.

jrvass · **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2006, 07:38:25 PM

Actually I can't download any of them. It's a firewall issue.

James

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #7 on:** September 01, 2006, 08:00:50 PM

Jrvass / JazzBill ...

So far, right on!

Now, I had no problem with downloading and playing #2, but I'll post it as a WAV file just in case thats the problem.

Here's the breakdown of the three correct answers:

TV Theme Song #1 – TAXI
Judd Hirsch – Alex Reiger
Marilu Henner – Elaine O’Conner
Danny DeVito – Louie De Palma
Tony Danza – Tony Banta
Andy Kaufman – Latka Gravas
Christopher Lloyd - Reverend Jim Ignatowski

TV Theme Song #3 – THE ROCKFORD FILES
James Garner – Jim Rockford
Noah Beery, Jr. - Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford
Joe Santos - Dennis Becker
Stuart Margolin - Evelyn 'Angel' Martin

TV Theme Song #4 – SANFORD and SON
Redd Foxx – Fred G. Sanford
Demond Wilson – Lamont Sanford
LaWanda Page – Aunt Esther
Whitman Mayo – Grady Wilson
Nathaniel Taylor – Rollo Larson

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #8 on:** September 01, 2006, 08:14:21 PM

In the 1995 movie Tommy Boy, there was a scene in which Tommy and Richard had made their quota of brake pad sales and were returning to the factory in Richard's car. Name the three songs they sang along to in the car.

extra points if you can name the artist(s)

bonus points if you can name the song/artist(s) that they sang along to in the car on the way to their first sale.

Dunrobin · **Reply #9 on:** September 01, 2006, 11:07:05 PM

Funny - I had no problem downloading #2, which I think is Barney Miller (1975-1982), starring Hal Linden, Max Gail, Abe Vigoda, Ron Glass and Steve Landesberg.

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2006, 12:00:33 AM

Dunrobin gets the wax lips ... correct!

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #11 on:** September 02, 2006, 08:32:08 PM

Quote from: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 01, 2006, 08:14:21 PM

In the 1995 movie Tommy Boy, there was a scene in which Tommy and Richard had made their quota of brake pad sales and were returning to the factory in Richard's car. Name the three songs they sang along to in the car.

extra points if you can name the artist(s)

bonus points if you can name the song/artist(s) that they sang along to in the car on the way to their first sale.

A few hints:

First song:
This song was from 1983 by a band that had only one other notable hit song titled Geno.

Second song:
This song appeared in the band's album titled Document in the eighties and quickly rose up in the charts.

Third song:
This song was released in the USA in 1972 and rose quickly in the charts, even though the singer was relatively unknown and the words were not sung in English.

Bonus song:
This tune was released in 1971 and was one of the biggest hits by this brother-sister group, although they made many, many top hit songs before and thereafter.

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #12 on:** September 04, 2006, 07:44:10 PM

Okay … I’ll put everyone out of their misery. The answers to the Tommy Boy quiz!

1. Come On Eileen – Dexys Midnight Runners
2. It’s the End of the World as We Know It – REM
3. Eres Tu – Juan Carlos Calderon
Bonus: Superstar – The Carpenters

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #13 on:** September 05, 2006, 12:27:32 AM

Next new quiz ...
Name the songs/group (the same group sang all three tunes)

It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was driving.

Now all the vampires walking through the valley,
Move west down Ventura Boulevard.

They moved into a place they both could afford
He found a nightclub he could work at the door
She had a guitar and she taught him some chords

Bruckman · **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2006, 01:42:25 PM

Well, all three are by Tom Petty. #1 is "Running Down a Dream". #2 is "Free Falling". Can't remember title of #3. Thought the common link would be the album "Full Moon Fever" but #3 isn't off that album.

BTW do I get extra points for knowing "Full Moon Fever" is a Tom Petty solo album on which only a few of the Heartbreakers were used?

*Eureka! #3 is "Great Wide Open".

Dunrobin · **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2006, 01:47:02 PM

Quote from: Bruckman

Eureka!

You don't smell so great, yerself!

Bruckman · **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2006, 02:54:56 PM

Quote from: Dunrobin on September 05, 2006, 01:47:02 PM

You don't smell so great, yerself!

Dang, I just got pwned again.

Or else somebody's upset I got the question right before he did...

You can't see me!

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2006, 03:10:02 PM

Bruckman,
(You may be right, I think the first two songs were Tom without his heart broken, and the last one with his breakers)
Since you supplied unsolicited info on Tom Petty, extra points are hereby granted.
(pushes point redeption toy box forward)
You may redeem your points by selecting a prize from the prize box.

Bruckman · **Reply #18 on:** September 05, 2006, 05:06:25 PM

Quote from: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 05, 2006, 03:10:02 PM

Bruckman,
(You may be right, I think the first two songs were Tom without his heart broken, and the last one with his breakers)
Since you supplied unsolicited info on Tom Petty, extra points are hereby granted.
(pushes point redeption toy box forward)
You may redeem your points by selecting a prize from the prize box.

Neato, I'll take the Tren/Test dispenser w/the head of Jose Canseco (these steroid jokes would work better on Getbig.com).

Hah, the big blockhead actually won a question on pop music, thanks to many hours of being subjected to Tom Petty as a passenger in crewcabs during his career in forestry. Just had to gloat over this!

Wuzzup next - do I have to supply a quiz question seeing as I answered the last, or will someone else do it? Because I really got nothing, or else my selection will involve some western Canadian band no one else here's ever heard of.

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #19 on:** September 05, 2006, 05:28:05 PM

Go ahead, Bruck, if you think it will help you get into the toybox, however, I got gobs of music questions left before I run low. Frinstance ...

Name the song/artist from this snippet of lyrics
(please be advised that a lot of the spellings are phonetic, since I have no idea what the true spellings may be)
extra points if you can name the movie in the recent past a portion of this song was sung by a principal actor in.

Sambo leajeh seji moya
Yeah, jumbo jumbo
Way to party, oh, we go and
Oh, jumbolah
Sambo leajeh seji moya
Yeah, jumbo jumbo

Bruckman · **Reply #20 on:** September 05, 2006, 06:17:10 PM

Isn't that from some Lionel Richie lyric? (Shoot, where's Slipp when we need him?)

I think "jumbo" is actually "jambo" (Swahili for hello, greetings, welcome, etc.) although to my ear the last two lines of the lyrics quoted always sounded like:

"Don't ya leave for California,
Hey, mumbo jumbo!"

Title just came to me: "All Night Long". I put my street cred at risk for that. But I can't think of a movie in which it figured on the soundtrack.

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #21 on:** September 05, 2006, 08:25:38 PM

Well ...
It wasn't ON the soundtrack, but the recent movie it was used in was "Rush Hour" ... (Chris Tucker stops the bad guy at the first of the movie, dances in the street and sings this song - okay, so it wasn't USED in the movie, just quoted)

Bruckman is racking up the points - if he saves them up, he could trade them in for an mp3 of The Curly Shuffle!!

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #22 on:** September 06, 2006, 01:27:50 AM

Perhaps I can stump Bruckman with this one ...
Name the song, group, and movie this tune is from:

For six long years I’ve been in trouble
No pleasure here on Earth I find
For in this world I’m bound to ramble
I have no friends to help me now
(He has no friends to help him now)

Dunrobin · **Reply #23 on:** September 06, 2006, 06:38:10 AM

Quote from: Giff me dat fill-em! on September 06, 2006, 01:27:50 AM

Perhaps I can stump Bruckman with this one ...
Name the song, group, and movie this tune is from:

For six long years I’ve been in trouble
No pleasure here on Earth I find
For in this world I’m bound to ramble
I have no friends to help me now
(He has no friends to help him now)

I've got this one:

"Man of Constant Sorrow" by the Soggy Bottom Boys, from O Brother, Where Art Thou. (I love that movie, and I have the music video for the song.)

(I was going to put the video on Youtube, but of course a number of people already have. Here's one of them.)

Giff me dat fill-em! · **Reply #24 on:** September 06, 2006, 07:31:37 PM

Okee-dokee, den, Dunrobin ... you can trade in the wax lips along with the points you've earned and pick a prize from the ThreeStooges prize box, or you can take two socks of fives. (Be advised that Bruckman has already taken the Tren/Test dispenser w/the head of Jose Canseco)