Men’s Names in Songs Trivia Quiz
This classic music trivia challenge follows male names through four decades of rock, pop, country, Motown, folk, and novelty records. Questions vary between identifying songs and artists, completing titles, and recalling memorable details about the people inside the songs.
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What This Quiz Covers
The quiz spans 1950s rock and pop, 1960s Motown and garage rock, 1970s story songs and folk-rock, plus early-1980s pop. Questions alternate among title identification, performers, missing names, occupations, locations, and song characters.
Trivia Study Guide ›
- What job does the title character of Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" perform before his heroic final act?
- Which television Western star unexpectedly topped the pop chart with the spoken-word song "Ringo"?
- Who recorded "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" after leaving a famous folk-rock duo?
- Which Robert Palmer song tells of a troubled couple through two names in its title?
- Which Jim Croce story song centers on a notorious man from the South Side of Chicago?
- What landmark is central to the mystery in Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe"?
- Which garage-rock group recorded the famous 1963 hit version of "Louie Louie"?
- Which later political figure is also remembered in Dion's "Abraham, Martin and John"?
- Which Don McLean song was inspired by the life and paintings of Vincent van Gogh?
- Which male name completes The Beatles title "The Ballad of ___ and Yoko"?
- Which Elton John song names a fictional man whose strange family story unfolds over Bernie Taupin's lyrics?
- Which 1958 Chuck Berry classic tells of a country boy whose greatest talent is playing guitar?
- Who recorded the 1962 teen-pop hit "Johnny Angel" while appearing on The Donna Reed Show?
- Which 1982 John Cougar hit follows two young Americans growing up together in the heartland?
- Which song from The Threepenny Opera became a huge 1959 pop hit for Bobby Darin?
- Which 1967 Motown hit by Martha and the Vandellas calls for an absent man to hurry back?
- Who made "Hey Joe" an early signature recording after forming a new trio in London?
- Which band recorded "Uncle John's Band" for the album Workingman's Dead?
- Which group had the American hit version of "Billy, Don't Be a Hero"?
- Who wrote "Mr. Bojangles" before the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band turned it into a major hit?
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