Music Trivia Quiz #34 Answers

1. What Becky's Island favorite band originally named themselves after the local train transit system in their hometown?: Chicago (They were originally Chicago Transit Authority)
2. Did "Mystery Train" by Elvis ever hit the pop charts?: No
3. "Train In Vain (Stand By Me)" was the breakthrough American hit for what British band?: The Clash
4. What was the Monkees' first Number 1 hit?: "Last Train to Clarksville"
5. This train song was included on the Beatles' "Let It Be" album.: "One After 909"
6. Who had a hit with "Locomotive Breath" in 1971?: Jethro Tull
7. Chuck Berry (and the Grateful Dead) "bought me a thru train ticket, right across Missisippi clean/And I was on that Midnight Flyer out of Birmingham straight bound for New Orleans" in what song?" Promised Land"
8. Their 1975 hit "Express" contained train sounds. Who are they?: B.T. Express
9. Who, according to the Grateful Dead, was "Driving that train, high on cocaine?": Casey Jones
10. Brewer and Shipley's 1971 hit contained the line "Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line." Who played steel guitar on that record? Jerry Garcia
11. The Kingston Trio sang a song about a guy named Charlie who was stuck in the subway system of what city?: Boston
12. What Simon and Garfunkel song begins "I'm sitting in a railway station" ? "Homeward Bound"
13. From what station, and at what time, did the Chattanooga Choo-Choo leave? The Pennsylvania Station, 'bout a quarter to four
14. They were "Smokin' in the Boys Room" in 1974.: Brownsville Station
15. His "Slow Train Coming" album marked this Jewish singer's brief conversion to Christianity.: Bob Dylan
16. Who had a hit in 1996 with "C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)"? (They weren't from Davenport or Rock Island, either.): Quad City DJs
17. What folk song, often performed by the Grateful Dead, contains the line "I wish I was a headlight on a northbound train?": "I Know You Rider"

Bonus: In the movie Buena Vista Social Club, which singer/guitarist has a memorable scene playing guitar while walking down the train tracks?: Eliades Ochoa




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		Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #34 - 10/17/01 ...Trains... Answers 1. What Becky's Island favorite band originally named themselves after the local train transit system in their hometown?: Chicago (They were originally Chicago Transit Authority) 2. Did "Mystery Train" by Elvis ever hit the pop charts?: No 3. "Train In Vain (Stand By Me)" was the breakthrough American hit for what British band?: The Clash 4. What was the Monkees' first Number 1 hit?: "Last Train to Clarksville" 5. This train song was included on the Beatles' "Let It Be" album.: "One After 909" 6. Who had a hit with "Locomotive Breath" in 1971?: Jethro Tull 7. Chuck Berry (and the Grateful Dead) "bought me a thru train ticket, right across Missisippi clean/And I was on that Midnight Flyer out of Birmingham straight bound for New Orleans" in what song?" Promised Land" 8. Their 1975 hit "Express" contained train sounds. Who are they?: B.T. Express 9. Who, according to the Grateful Dead, was "Driving that train, high on cocaine?": Casey Jones 10. Brewer and Shipley's 1971 hit contained the line "Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line." Who played steel guitar on that record? Jerry Garcia 11. The Kingston Trio sang a song about a guy named Charlie who was stuck in the subway system of what city?: Boston 12. What Simon and Garfunkel song begins "I'm sitting in a railway station" ? "Homeward Bound" 13. From what station, and at what time, did the Chattanooga Choo-Choo leave? The Pennsylvania Station, 'bout a quarter to four 14. They were "Smokin' in the Boys Room" in 1974.: Brownsville Station 15. His "Slow Train Coming" album marked this Jewish singer's brief conversion to Christianity.: Bob Dylan 16. Who had a hit in 1996 with "C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)"? (They weren't from Davenport or Rock Island, either.): Quad City DJs 17. What folk song, often performed by the Grateful Dead, contains the line "I wish I was a headlight on a northbound train?": "I Know You Rider" Bonus: In the movie Buena Vista Social Club, which singer/guitarist has a memorable scene playing guitar while walking down the train tracks?: Eliades Ochoa Back to Quiz #34 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home