We Sing the Songs
They released their Abbey Road album in 1969.
A. The Rolling Stones B. The Eagles C. The Beatles
Answer: Who are the Beatles? It was No. 1 in the United States, and it held that spot for 11 out of its 83 weeks on the charts.
This Ivy League school was founded by Ben Franklin and sounds like a state university.
A. Stanford University B. University of Pennsylvania C. Yale University
Answer: What is the University of Pennsylvania? It was founded in 1740 and was one of the first in the United States to admit women as students
This is a nickname for New Orleans.
Answer: What is “The Big Easy”? Some believe the nickname is intended to show its contrast with New York City, aka “The Big Apple.” NYC is considered a city that never sleeps, with a frenzied, fast-paced lifestyle, while New Orleans claims a more relaxed, laid-back vibe.
He has no heart in The Wizard of Oz.
A. Lion B. Scarecrow C. Tin Man
Answer: Who is the Tin Man? Before the hit film version, there was a silent version. Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy) portrays the Tin Man in that version.
April showers are said to bring these.
Answer: What are May flowers? April is rainy, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association says June is the wettest month of the year in the United States.
Their hits include “Witchy Woman,” “Hotel California,” and “Desperado.”
A. Queen B. The Eagles C. The Beatles
Answer: Who are the Eagles? The band broke up in 1980 but reunited in 1994. The photo on their Hotel California album is of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Four recent presidents, starting with President Gerald Ford, have graduated from Yale. Name one of the other three.
Answer: Who are George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush? The fifth president who attended Yale was President William Taft. Ford and Clinton graduated from Yale Law. The Bushes and Taft went there for their undergraduate studies.
Finish the expression: “Easy come…”
Answer: What is “easy go”? The idiom dates to the 1800s, but the similar Chinese expression “quickly come, quickly go” dates to 400 BC.
She plays Mary Poppins in the film with the same name.
A. Audrey Hepburn B. Julie Andrews C. Doris Day
Answer: Who is Julie Andrews? Andrews was pregnant when she was cast, and they waited to start filming until after she gave birth.
April’s weather is the seasonal equivalent of this month’s weather in the southern hemisphere.
A. August B. October C. December
Answer: What is October? We associate the holidays with wintry weather, while many people south of the equator spend the holidays at the beach.
“I Write the Songs” is one of his hit songs.
A. Barry Manilow B. Billy Joel C. Neil Diamond
Answer: Who is Barry Manilow? He co-wrote “Copacabana,” “Dancin’ Fool,” “It’s a Miracle,” and many more.
When the Ivy Leagues refused to admit women, the top seven women’s colleges were collectively known as this. They were the equivalent of Ivy League schools for women.
A. Seven Sisters B. Sorority Seven C. Supreme Seven
Answer: What are the Seven Sisters? The seven schools were primarily liberal arts colleges and were comprised of Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, Radcliffe, and Mount Holyoke.
When someone is good-looking, people sometimes say they are easy on these.
Answer: What are the eyes? It means they’re aesthetically pleasing.
She stars in the 1972 film Cabaret as Sally Bowles.
A. Liza Minnelli B. Barbara Streisand C. Bette Middler
Answer: Who is Liza Minnelli? The character was based on aspiring actress Jean Ross. Minnelli wanted to meet her, but Ross declined because she didn’t like her portrayal in the film.
On April 15, 1912, this ship sank.
A. The Titanic B. The Lusitania C. Edmund Fitzgerald
Answer: What is the RMS Titanic? The ship was billed as unsinkable, but it sank on its inaugural voyage after hitting an iceberg.
They recorded “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” and “There’s a Kind of Hush.”
A. Herman’s Hermits B. Gerry & the Pacemakers C. The Hollies
Answer: Who are Herman’s Hermits? They frequently hit the top of the charts from 1964 to 1967.
Brown University is in this state.
A. New Jersey B. Massachusetts C. Rhode Island
Answer: What is Rhode Island? Brown is in Providence, which holds an annual Halloween spooky concert at midnight complete with costumes as the preferred attire.
People who sail through life are said to live here.
Answer: What is Easy Street? This usually applies to financial matters. Those with no worries about finances live on Easy Street.
Tevye (TEV-ya) is the patriarch in this musical.
A. Cats B. Fiddler on the Roof C. Oklahoma!
Answer: What is Fiddler on the Roof? Zero Mostel played Tevye in the original 1964 Broadway musical, and Topol (TOW-paal) plays him in the 1971 film.
On April 26, 1986, a nuclear plant exploded in what is now this country.
A. Ukraine B. Russia C. Belarus
Answer: What is Ukraine? At the time, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. Known as the Chernobyl disaster, the explosion released 400 times the radiation of the nuclear bomb that hit Hiroshima.
This man co-wrote the song “Tutti Frutti” in 1955.
A. Chuck Berry B. Little Richard C. BB King
Answer: Who is Little Richard? He wrote the song while he was working as a dishwasher at a Greyhound bus station.
The eight Ivy League Schools go by this moniker.
A. Elite Eight B. Ancient Eight C. Ivy Eight
Answer: What is the Ancient Eight? Seven of them date to colonial times.
This genre of music is sometimes called elevator music.
Answer: What is easy listening? When easy-listening music is played in the elevator, it’s often instrumental.
“Getting to Know You” and “I Whistle a Happy Tune” are two songs from this Broadway production and film.
A. South Pacific B. The King and I C. Cinderella
Answer: What is The King and I? Yul Brynner starred as King Mongkut (MAANG-kuht) of Siam in the original Broadway production and the 1956 film.
April is the fourth month on the Gregorian calendar; it was this month on the Roman republican calendar.
A. Second B. Third C. Fifth
Answer: What is the second? In 1572, Pope Gregory adopted the Gregorian calendar because the first day of spring and Easter were falling too early in the year.