Pop and Rock Song Trivia Questions
Q: In “Raspberry Beret,” what was the name of Prince’s boss?
Q: How big is Molly’s ring in The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”?
Q: What happened when Tommy Tutone tried to call Jenny at “867-5309”?
Q: What materials make up Irene Cara’s world in “Flashdance…What a Feeling”?
Q: In “What I Like About You,” what three things do The Romantics like about you?
Q: In Grateful Dead’s “Touch of Grey,” what two things are wrong with the seventeen-year-old kid?
Q: What do the four “Signs” say in (originally) the Five Man Electrical Band song?
Q: According to Kansas’ “Dust in the Wind,” what are the only things that last forever?
Q: When Billy Ocean met his “Caribbean Queen,” what did he declare he would have no more of?
Q: In the Counting Crows song, who did “Mr. Jones” strike up a conversation with when he was down at the New Amsterdam?
Pop and Rock Song Trivia Answers
A: Mr. McGee.
“I was working part time in a five-and-dime
My boss was Mr. McGee”
Prince. (1985). Raspberry Beret [Song]. On Around the World in a Day. Paisley Park; Warner Bros.
A: Twenty carats.
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler’s store,
Buys a twenty-carat golden ring (ring)
The Beatles. (1968). Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da [Song]. On The Beatles. Apple.
A: He lost his nerve.
I tried to call you before, but I lost my nerve.
Tutone, Tommy. (1981). 867-5309/Jenny [Song]. On Tommy Tutone 2. Columbia.
A: Steel and stone.
All alone, I have cried silent tears full of pride
In a world made of steel, made of stone
Cara, Irena. (1983). What a Feelin’ [Song]. On [Studio Album]. Network; Geffen; Epic; Unidisc.
A: 1) You hold me tight, 2) You really know how to dance, 3) You keep me warm at night.
What I like about you, you hold me tight.
What I like about you, you really know how to dance.
What I like about you, you keep me warm at night.
The Romantics. (1979). What I Like About You [Song]. On The Romantics. Coconuts Recording (Miami Beach).
A: He can’t read, and the words he knows are all obscene.
I know the rent is in arrears, the dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears, but it's alright
Cow is given kerosene, kid can't read at seventeen
The words he knows are all obscene, but it's alright
Grateful Dead. (1987). Touch of Grey [Song]. On In the Dark. Arista.
A: 1) Long-haired freaky people not apply, 2) Anybody caught trespassing will be shot on sight, 3) You got to have a membership card to get inside, 4) Everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray.
And the sign says "Long-haired freaky people need not apply"…
And the sign says “Anybody caught trespassing will be shot on sight”…
And the sign says “You got to have a membership card to get inside”…
And the sign says “Everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray”
Five Man Electric Band. (1971). Signs [Song]. On Good-byes and Butterflies. Lionel Records.
A: The earth and sky.
“Now don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky”
Kansas. (1978). Dust in the Wind [Song]. On Point of Know Return. Kirshner.
A: Love on the run.
Caribbean Queen, now we're sharing the same dream
And our hearts they beat as one, no more love on the run
Ocean, Billy. (1984). Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) [Song]. On Suddenly. Jive.
A: A black-haired flamenco dancer.
I was down at the New Amsterdam staring at this yellow-haired girl,
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation, with a black-haired flamenco dancer
Counting Crows. (1993). Mr. Jones [Song]. On August and Everything After. Geffen.
