Women’s Names in Song Titles Trivia Quiz

Songs With Women’s Names in the Title: 1950s to 1980s
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Songs With Women’s Names in the Title: 1950s to 1980s
Twenty-five questions spanning 1950s rock and roll, 1960s vocal pop, 1970s album cuts, and 1980s crossover hits.
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Songs With Women’s Names in the Title moves from 1950s rock and roll to 1980s pop, with Peggy Sue, Maggie May, Rhiannon, and Billie Jean leading questions about performers, vocal groups, albums, genres, and the stories behind familiar titles.
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Linda 25 / 25 6:16
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John 24 / 25 3:12
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Joey 24 / 25 7:51
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Khahn4 24 / 25 8:32
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Fresh 22 / 25 2:40
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Linda 25 / 25 6:16
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John 24 / 25 3:12
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Joey 24 / 25 7:51
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K
Khahn4 24 / 25 8:32
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F
Fresh 22 / 25 2:40
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What This Quiz Covers

Peggy Sue and Diana open the 1950s lane, while Maggie May, Rhiannon, Billie Jean, and Rosanna carry the quiz into later decades. Questions also cover vocal groups, album appearances, crossover styles, and literary or real-life inspirations.

Trivia Study Guide ›
  1. Which album included Simon and Garfunkel’s “Cecilia”?
  2. Which singer-songwriter released “Sweet Caroline” in 1969?
  3. Which singer made “Gloria” a major U.S. hit in 1982?
  4. Which California vocal group released a hit version of “Barbara Ann” in 1965?
  5. Which British band released the ballad “Angie” in 1973?
  6. Which singer turned “Maggie May” into a major hit in 1971?
  7. Which singer recorded the 1958 ballad “Donna”?
  8. Which vocal group topped the charts with “Sherry” in 1962?
  9. Which 1975 album first featured “Rhiannon”?
  10. Which group recorded the 1963 doo-wop hit “Denise”?
  11. Which band recorded the 1970s hit “Jackie Blue”?
  12. Which country quartet turned “Elvira” into a crossover hit in 1981?
  13. Which sibling duo sang the 1957 hit “Wake Up Little Susie”?
  14. Which British group scored a 1982 hit with “Come On Eileen”?
  15. Which singer recorded the 1961 hit “Runaround Sue”?
  16. Which album included the 1982 hit “Billie Jean”?
  17. Which band had the 1972 hit “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)”?
  18. Which member of Kiss sang the lead vocal on “Beth”?
  19. Which singer reached No. 1 in 1962 with “Sheila”?
  20. Which rock-and-roll singer recorded “Peggy Sue” in 1957?
  21. Which Canadian teen idol had an early hit with “Diana”?
  22. Sting borrowed the woman’s name for The Police’s 1978 red-light-district single from which play?
  23. Which 1982 album included “Rosanna”?
  24. Which band recorded the 1970 rock classic named for the heroine of the Persian tale Layla and Majnun?
  25. Which singer recorded “Oh! Carol” in 1959?
Songs With Women’s Names in the Title: 1950s to 1980s
Songs With Women’s Names in the Title: 1950s to 1980s
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