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* Rotating Quiz #15 - 4 messages, 4 authors
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* RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 291 (GOLQ291) - 1
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TOPIC: Rotating Quiz #15
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trivia/t/0ead3ea1af15b3fc?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 12:33 am
From: "Peter Smyth"
"Calvin" wrote in message
news:op.vu6nwbnsyr33d7@04233-jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au...
>
>
>I have resisted the temptation to do an Aussie themed quiz and put the
>ball back in Rob's court :-)
>
>These are much harder than the questions used in my regular quizzes but I
>hope you enjoy them anyway.
>
>
>1 Which catchy three-word term refers to a small, brief recovery in the
>price of a declining stock?
dead cat bounce
>2 Which mathematical term for statistical dispersion ranges from 0
>(complete equality) to 1 (complete inequality) and is most commonly used
>by economists to measure inequality of income or wealth amongst the
>citizens of a nation?
kurtosis
>3 Which controversial 1970 book by Jim Bouton, an account of his 1969
>season with the Seattle Pirates Major League Baseball team, is the only
>sports-themed book to make the New York Public Library's 1996 list of
>Books of the Century?
>
>4 "Winning" is a 2005 management book co-authored by which successful
>American engineer, businessman and CEO?
Bill Gates
>5 Which song from the musical Me and My Girl inspired a popular jaunty,
>strutting walk in the late 1930s and later enraged Joseph Goebbels when
>set to video footage of goose-stepping Nazi soldiers?
Lambeth Walk
>6 Which British racing driver won two Formula One world championships in
>the 1960s before being killed in a crash at Hockenheim in 1968?
Graham Hill
>7 By what nickname is the 23 year-old Chilean-born Nicole Polizzi, star of
>the reality TV show Jersey Shore, better known?
>
>8 Which warship survived the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 only to be
>sunk by an enemy torpedo in 1982 with the loss of 323 lives?
>
>9 Which Shakespeare quote is also the title of a 1942 film by Ernst
>Lubitsch, a 1943 radio drama, a 1983 film by Mel Brooks and a short-lived
>2008 Broadway play?
>
>10 In 1964 American cartoonist Mort Walker first used which term for a
>string of typographical symbols representing an obscenity or swear-word?
bowdlerism
Peter Smyth
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 3:00 am
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
> I have resisted the temptation to do an Aussie themed quiz and put the
> ball back in Rob's court :-)
>
> These are much harder than the questions used in my regular quizzes but
> I hope you enjoy them anyway.
>
>
> 1 Which catchy three-word term refers to a small, brief recovery in
> the price of a declining stock?
bear trap rally (except it usually refers to the entire market, not just
a single stock)
>
> 2 Which mathematical term for statistical dispersion ranges from 0
> (complete equality) to 1 (complete inequality) and is most commonly used
> by economists to measure inequality of income or wealth amongst the
> citizens of a nation?
Gini coefficient
>
> 3 Which controversial 1970 book by Jim Bouton, an account of his 1969
> season with the Seattle Pirates Major League Baseball team, is the only
> sports-themed book to make the New York Public Library's 1996 list of
> Books of the Century?
Ball Four (except that the Pirates are in Pittsburgh, not Seattle. The
team Bouton was on that year was the Seattle Pilots, which moved to
Milwaukee the next year and became the Brewers.)
>
> 4 "Winning" is a 2005 management book co-authored by which successful
> American engineer, businessman and CEO?
Bill Gates
>
> 5 Which song from the musical Me and My Girl inspired a popular
> jaunty, strutting walk in the late 1930s and later enraged Joseph
> Goebbels when set to video footage of goose-stepping Nazi soldiers?
>
> 6 Which British racing driver won two Formula One world championships
> in the 1960s before being killed in a crash at Hockenheim in 1968?
>
> 7 By what nickname is the 23 year-old Chilean-born Nicole Polizzi,
> star of the reality TV show Jersey Shore, better known?
Snookie
>
> 8 Which warship survived the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 only to
> be sunk by an enemy torpedo in 1982 with the loss of 323 lives?
General Belgrano (I don't know what she was called when in the US Navy.)
>
> 9 Which Shakespeare quote is also the title of a 1942 film by Ernst
> Lubitsch, a 1943 radio drama, a 1983 film by Mel Brooks and a
> short-lived 2008 Broadway play?
>
> 10 In 1964 American cartoonist Mort Walker first used which term for
> a string of typographical symbols representing an obscenity or swear-word?
>
>
grawlix
--
Dan Tilque
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 6:04 am
From: swp
On May 8, 6:10 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> I have resisted the temptation to do an Aussie themed quiz and put the
> ball back in Rob's court :-)
>
> These are much harder than the questions used in my regular quizzes but I
> hope you enjoy them anyway.
>
> 1 Which catchy three-word term refers to a small, brief recovery in the
> price of a declining stock?
dead cat bounce
> 2 Which mathematical term for statistical dispersion ranges from 0
> (complete equality) to 1 (complete inequality) and is most commonly used
> by economists to measure inequality of income or wealth amongst the
> citizens of a nation?
gini index
> 3 Which controversial 1970 book by Jim Bouton, an account of his 1969
> season with the Seattle Pirates Major League Baseball team, is the only
> sports-themed book to make the New York Public Library's 1996 list of
> Books of the Century?
ball four
> 4 "Winning" is a 2005 management book co-authored by which successful
> American engineer, businessman and CEO?
jack welsh (it was so tempting to put charlie sheen!)
> 5 Which song from the musical Me and My Girl inspired a popular jaunty,
> strutting walk in the late 1930s and later enraged Joseph Goebbels when
> set to video footage of goose-stepping Nazi soldiers?
the turkey trot?
> 6 Which British racing driver won two Formula One world championships in
> the 1960s before being killed in a crash at Hockenheim in 1968?
no idea
> 7 By what nickname is the 23 year-old Chilean-born Nicole Polizzi, star of
> the reality TV show Jersey Shore, better known?
snooki
> 8 Which warship survived the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 only to be
> sunk by an enemy torpedo in 1982 with the loss of 323 lives?
1982? um... falkland islands war ... general belgrano? (no idea it
was at pearl harbor)
> 9 Which Shakespeare quote is also the title of a 1942 film by Ernst
> Lubitsch, a 1943 radio drama, a 1983 film by Mel Brooks and a short-lived
> 2008 Broadway play?
to be or not to be
> 10 In 1964 American cartoonist Mort Walker first used which term for a
> string of typographical symbols representing an obscenity or swear-word?
grawlixes
swp
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 8:56 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 5/8/2011 6:10 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
> I have resisted the temptation to do an Aussie themed quiz and put the
> ball back in Rob's court :-)
>
> These are much harder than the questions used in my regular quizzes but
> I hope you enjoy them anyway.
>
>
> 1 Which catchy three-word term refers to a small, brief recovery in the
> price of a declining stock?
>
> 2 Which mathematical term for statistical dispersion ranges from 0
> (complete equality) to 1 (complete inequality) and is most commonly used
> by economists to measure inequality of income or wealth amongst the
> citizens of a nation?
GINI
>
> 3 Which controversial 1970 book by Jim Bouton, an account of his 1969
> season with the Seattle Pirates Major League Baseball team, is the only
> sports-themed book to make the New York Public Library's 1996 list of
> Books of the Century?
>
> 4 "Winning" is a 2005 management book co-authored by which successful
> American engineer, businessman and CEO?
>
> 5 Which song from the musical Me and My Girl inspired a popular jaunty,
> strutting walk in the late 1930s and later enraged Joseph Goebbels when
> set to video footage of goose-stepping Nazi soldiers?
>
> 6 Which British racing driver won two Formula One world championships in
> the 1960s before being killed in a crash at Hockenheim in 1968?
>
> 7 By what nickname is the 23 year-old Chilean-born Nicole Polizzi, star
> of the reality TV show Jersey Shore, better known?
Snooki
>
> 8 Which warship survived the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 only to be
> sunk by an enemy torpedo in 1982 with the loss of 323 lives?
>
> 9 Which Shakespeare quote is also the title of a 1942 film by Ernst
> Lubitsch, a 1943 radio drama, a 1983 film by Mel Brooks and a
> short-lived 2008 Broadway play?
>
> 10 In 1964 American cartoonist Mort Walker first used which term for a
> string of typographical symbols representing an obscenity or swear-word?
--Jeff
--
Money to get power;
Power to protect money.
--Medici family motto
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #124
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 1:31 am
From: Dan Tilque
Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 What was the name of Dorothy's dog in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Toto
> 2 The criminal organisations Triads originated in which country?
China
> 3 Ferric oxides are more commonly known as what?
rust
> 4 What do the rings in the Olympic flag represent?
continents
> 5 How many countries border Spain?
4
> 6 Which country did Kapil Dev play cricket for?
Kenya
> 7 Whose 1995 autobiography was titled Long Walk to Freedom?
Nelson Mandella
> 8 Which actor starred in the 1959 movie The Mouse That Roared?
David Niven
> 9 Which teeth are also known as the eye teeth?
canines
> 10 Which English punk group had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
>
--
Dan Tilque
== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 5:55 am
From: swp
On May 8, 8:28 pm, Calvin <cal...@phlegm.com> wrote:
> 1 What was the name of Dorothy's dog in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
toto
> 2 The criminal organisations Triads originated in which country?
china
> 3 Ferric oxides are more commonly known as what?
rust
> 4 What do the rings in the Olympic flag represent?
the continents
> 5 How many countries border Spain?
4
> 6 Which country did Kapil Dev play cricket for?
australia
> 7 Whose 1995 autobiography was titled Long Walk to Freedom?
nelson mandela
> 8 Which actor starred in the 1959 movie The Mouse That Roared?
peter sellers
> 9 Which teeth are also known as the eye teeth?
canines
> 10 Which English punk group had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
the clash
swp
== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 8:53 am
From: Jeffrey Turner
On 5/8/2011 8:28 PM, Calvin wrote:
>
>
> 1 What was the name of Dorothy's dog in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Toto
> 2 The criminal organisations Triads originated in which country?
> 3 Ferric oxides are more commonly known as what?
Rust
> 4 What do the rings in the Olympic flag represent?
continents
> 5 How many countries border Spain?
Four (counting Gibraltar)
> 6 Which country did Kapil Dev play cricket for?
Pakistan
> 7 Whose 1995 autobiography was titled Long Walk to Freedom?
Nelson Mandela
> 8 Which actor starred in the 1959 movie The Mouse That Roared?
Peter Sellers
> 9 Which teeth are also known as the eye teeth?
> 10 Which English punk group had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
The Clash
--Jeff
--
Money to get power;
Power to protect money.
--Medici family motto
== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 10:53 am
From: Bruce Bowler
On Mon, 09 May 2011 10:28:28 +1000, Calvin set fingers to keyboard and
typed:
> 1 What was the name of Dorothy's dog in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Toto
> 2 The criminal organisations Triads originated in which country?
China
> 3 Ferric oxides are more commonly known as what?
Rust
> 4 What do the rings in the Olympic flag represent?
Which facet of the rings? Colors, number of rings? 5 is supposed to be
representative of 1 ring per continent from which athletes compete (of
course there are now 6 continents from which athletes compete). Each
country that competes has at least one of the 5 colors of the rings in
their national flag.
> 5 How many countries border Spain?
4
> 6 Which country did Kapil Dev play cricket for?
No idea
> 7 Whose 1995 autobiography was titled Long Walk to Freedom?
Nelson Mandella
> 8 Which actor starred in the 1959 movie The Mouse That Roared?
Peter Sellers
> 9 Which teeth are also known as the eye teeth?
Canine
>10 Which English punk group had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
The Clash
--
Bruce
== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 2:35 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
> 1 What was the name of Dorothy's dog in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Toto
> 2 The criminal organisations Triads originated in which country?
China (and particularly Hongkong I believe.)
> 3 Ferric oxides are more commonly known as what?
Don't know about all of them, but Fe4O3 is known as rust. Iron-II-oxides,
FeO is colourless and not a matter of corrsion itself.
> 4 What do the rings in the Olympic flag represent?
The inhabited continetns.
> 5 How many countries border Spain?
Four: France, Andorra, Portugal, Morroco
> 6 Which country did Kapil Dev play cricket for?
India
> 10 Which English punk group had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
The Clash
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 6:45 pm
From: Pete
Calvin <calvin@phlegm.com> wrote in news:op.vu6t9qtuyr33d7@04233-
jyhzp1s.staff.ad.bond.edu.au:
>
>
> 1 What was the name of Dorothy's dog in 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Toto
> 2 The criminal organisations Triads originated in which country?
Russia
> 3 Ferric oxides are more commonly known as what?
Rust
> 4 What do the rings in the Olympic flag represent?
5 continents
> 5 How many countries border Spain?
5 (Portugal, Andorra, France, UK [Gibraltar], Morocco)
> 6 Which country did Kapil Dev play cricket for?
Pakistan
> 7 Whose 1995 autobiography was titled Long Walk to Freedom?
Mandela
> 8 Which actor starred in the 1959 movie The Mouse That Roared?
David Niven
> 9 Which teeth are also known as the eye teeth?
Bicuspids
> 10 Which English punk group had a 1979 hit with London Calling?
Sex Pistols
>
Pete
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TOPIC: Calvin's Quiz #123 - ANSWERS & SCORES
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 2:30 pm
From: Erland Sommarskog
Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
>> 8 What creature was found in a ginger beer bottle in the landmark
>> 1931 tort law case of Donoghue v Stevenson?
>
> Slug / snail
> 0/9
> LOL @ cricket :-)
Isn't cricket a creature?
> No lawyers here clearly but his is one of the most
> famous cases of all time so worth knowing even for the layman. Disclaimer
Most famous in Australia? For us ignorant, what the fuss about?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 3:07 pm
From: Calvin
On Tue, 10 May 2011 07:30:41 +1000, Erland Sommarskog
<esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote:
> Calvin (calvin@phlegm.com) writes:
>>> 8 What creature was found in a ginger beer bottle in the landmark
>>> 1931 tort law case of Donoghue v Stevenson?
>>
>> Slug / snail
>> 0/9
>> LOL @ cricket :-)
>
> Isn't cricket a creature?
Yes indeed. The humour is in finding a new way to make "cricket" a default
answer.
>> No lawyers here clearly but his is one of the most
>> famous cases of all time so worth knowing even for the layman.
>> Disclaimer
>
> Most famous in Australia? For us ignorant, what the fuss about?
It was a British case concerning the legal concept of negligence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donoghue_v_Stevenson
--
cheers,
calvin
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TOPIC: RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 291 (GOLQ291)
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, May 9 2011 7:30 pm
From: The GOLQ Institute
RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #291 (GOLQ291)
Thanks to Iris for her compliment that our GOLQ was an "egg-cellent way to say
Hoppy Easter!" Others made similar comments about how sweet the quiz was, how
a trip to the dentist will be in order, etc. Iris's team, The Gypsy's Caravan,
along with almost every team that entered, correctly identified our Easter
theme. Congratulations to the Caravan and four other first place teams: The
GenaTeam; Really Rockin' In Boston; Will McCorry; and the Delphi Trivia Club;
all of which achieved maximum scores of 500++. The two tiebreaker songs proved
too easy and didn't break any ties!
Thanks also to all of the entering teams for their participation, though
we missed seeing entries from some the regulars.
Ho ward Teitelbaum has already posted GOLQ292.
Tom and Rick <golq291@Golq.org>
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Tie Breaker Scoring Key
+ after numeric score below indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly.
- indicates partial credit.
x indicates a totally incorrect guess.
. indicates no guess.
# on
Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address Team Age(s)
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+--+-------
T01 500++ GT The GenaTeam <ah.rh&optusnet.com.au> 6 42-63
T01 500++ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s
T01 500++ WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 53
T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 6 40+
T01 500++ GC The Gypsy's Caravan <IrisS&aol.com> 4 39+
06 490++ DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 3 var
07 449++ MW Mike Weaver <oldtunes&sbcglobal.net> 1 64
08 400++ BP BP Oz (Brian, Pam) <brian&opossumsystems.com> 2 B'mers
09 380.. VH Virve Harkonen <virve_harkonen&hotmail.com> 1 30
10 360++ CO The Coasters <rns&san.rr.com> 5 58-61
11 220++ EJ The EJ'S & Co. <brombere&matc.edu> 6 40+
12 180.- TT Team Teitelbaum <Howard.Teitelbaum&gd-ais.com> 4 48-61
---+-----+--+------------------------------------------------------+--+-------
Pos Score ID Name and E-mail address # on Age(s)
Team
The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. A "-" is used to
indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero indicates that
a completely incorrect response was submitted.
Song#
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
GT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
WM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
GC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DC 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20
BP 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 20 - - 20 20 20 - 20
VH 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 - - 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20
CO 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - 20 - - - 20 20 20 20 - - - 20 20 20 20 20
EJ - 20 - - 20 20 - - - - - - 20 20 20 20 20 - - - 20 - 20 - 20
TT - 20 - - 20 20 - 20 - 20 - - - - 20 - - - 20 - 20 - 20 - -
--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
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GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #291 ANSWERS:
Answers are in the form:
#number) Artist: Title (year[s]) [peak position on Pop chart] {peak R&B}
[-] = did not make pop chart
{-} = did not make R&B chart
{n/c} = no Billboard R&B chart published during this recording's period
of peak popularity
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She's got eyes so bright
Sky blue
A voice so soft
Just like the morning dew
#01) Astors, The: Candy (1965) [63] {12}
I am the egg man
#02) Beatles, The: "I Am The Walrus" (1967) [56] {-}
Both their hearts are in tune with a love song
Every promise they make they mean
For true love is the treasure of treasures
When you're only seventeen
#03) Bennett, Tony: "From The Candy Store On The Corner
To The Chapel On The Hill" (1956) [11] {-}
One, two, kiss-a-lirio
Kiss, two, we're delirio
And we soon may hear-io
Oh, promise me
#04) Corey, Jill, with Jimmy Carroll: Make Like A Bunny, Honey (1957) [95] {-}
Get away from my chick
#05) Everly Brothers, The: "Bird Dog" (1958) [1] {2}
We get along so well
I know just why I fell
She's thrillin', oh, chillin'
Yes, she's so divine
#06) 4 Seasons, The: "Candy Girl" (1963) [3] {13}
She's changed her rags to perfume
And she's got me all confused
Her picture's on the front page, y'all
She finally made the news
#07 Fred, John & His Playboy Band: Hey, Hey, Bunny (1968) [57] {-}
Now all you chicks agree
That this ain't the way it's supposed to be
Let me hear you, let me hear you say, "yeah, yeah"
#08) Gaye, Marvin: "Can I Get A Witness" (1963) [22] {15}
The last time I saw her, man what a shape
Now she's got a shape like an egg
#09) Granahan, Gerry: "No Chemise, Please" (1958) [23] {-}
You know it's drivin' me mad
'Cause when I look in his eyes
I can see it, paradise
So I can't help it
#10) Jelly Beans, The: "I Wanna Love Him So Bad" (1964} [9] {n/c}
She does all this and you wouldn't surmise
This chick needs no disguise
Here's a thing that would be the prize
#11) Kingsmen, The: "Annie Fanny" (1965) [47] {-}
She's a trip into space in a rocket for two
She's sequins and laces and bubble gum too
She's stolen the heart that I'm happy to lose
#12) Larosa, Julius: Lipstick And Candy And Rubbersole Shoes (1956) [15] {-}
Who is the chick I would pick as the absolutely perfect miss for me to kiss
Who is the girl who can twirl me around her little finger when we kiss again
#13) Martin, Dean: "Angel Baby" (1958) [30] {-}
You're the spirit of Christmas
My star on the tree
You're the Easter Bunny
To Mommy and me
#14) Martino, Al: "Daddy's Little Girl" (1967) [42] {-}
Note: The Mills Brothers, whose name fits alphabetically in the results,
also had a hit with this song but their hit was in 1950, long before the
eligibility period for entries 1-25 of the GOLQ.
To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds
And basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes
#15) Napoleon XIV: They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" (1966) [3] {-}
To look into her baby blue eyes
Right down to her dainty shoe size
I know when I see her
There's nothing left to say
#16) 1910 Fruitgum Co.: "Goody Goody Gumdrops" (1968) [37] {-}
Come on, woman
Gonna treat you right
Give you candy kisses
Every single night
#17) Orbison, Roy: "Candy Man" (1961) [25] {-}
Your lips are warm on Friday night
The next two days you hold me tight
But when it's done, you always run
And I'm alone
#18) Peppermint Rainbow: Will You Be Staying After Sunday (1969) [32] {-}
Presley records, hair spray and jelly beans
#19) Peterson, Paul: "She Can't Find Her Keys" (1962) [19] {-}
You know I used to sing
A tisket a tasket
A green and yellow basket
20) Shangri-La's, The: "Past, Present And Future" (1966) [59] {-}
It wasn't on a Sunday
Monday and Tuesday went by
#21) Shep & The Limelites: "Daddy's Home" (1961) [2] {4}
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Whip it on me now
Feels so good
Now that you're home
#22) Sigler, Bunny: "Let The Good Times Roll & Feel So Good" (1967) [22] {20}
I remember Sunday morning
I would meet him at the park
We'd walk together hand in hand
'Til it was almost dark
#23) Spanky And Our Gang: "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" (1967) [9] {-}
An old man would be so grateful
You could just let him sit and talk
But a young man is somewhere busy
Doing the camel walk
#24) Staton, Candi: "I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart
(Than A Young Man's Fool) (1969) [46] {9}
Ought to see her with her hair hung down
Ain't no finer girl in town
#25) Strangeloves, The: "I Want Candy" (1965) [11] {-}
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Tie-Breakers
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He's got jelly beans for Tommy
Colored eggs for sister Sue
There's an orchid for your mommy
#T1) Autry, Gene: Peter Cottontail (1950, 1951) [5, 19] {-}
I'll be all in clover and when they look you over
I'll be the proudest fellow
#T2) Garland, Judy, and Fred Astaire: Easter Parade (1948) (-) {-}
Note: Both tiebreakers were first released well before the GOLQ's defining
years, but both songs were also well known during the GOLQ era and beyond
so we felt comfortable using them and the results indicated they were both
perhaps too easily recognizable for tiebreakers. Peter Cottontail received
considerable airplay throughout the '50's. "Easter Parade," the title song
from the 1948 movie that starred Garland and Astaire, has been covered
many times by a variety of artists over the years, including Bing Crosby,
Rosemary Clooney, Fats Domino, and others. Consequently, we gave credit
for a number of different artists.
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The following table ranks the songs from most recognized to least recognized.
The first column indicates the average number of points scored on that song
(total points divided by number of entrants). For comparison purposes,
tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale.
Avg. Song
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20.00 #02) Beatles, The: "I Am The Walrus"
20.00 #05) Everly Brothers, The: "Bird Dog"
20.00 #06) 4 Seasons, The: "Candy Girl"
20.00 #15) Napoleon XIV: They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!"
20.00 #21) Shep & The Limelites: "Daddy's Home"
19.17 #23) Spanky And Our Gang: "Sunday Will Never Be The Same"
18.33 #08) Gaye, Marvin: "Can I Get A Witness"
18.33 #10) Jelly Beans, The: "I Wanna Love Him So Bad"
18.33 #16) 1910 Fruitgum Co.: "Goody Goody Gumdrops"
18.33 #17) Orbison, Roy: "Candy Man"
18.33 #25) Strangeloves, The: "I Want Candy"
17.50 #T2) Garland, Judy, and Fred Astaire: Easter Parade
16.67 #01) Astors, The: Candy
16.67 #03) Bennett, Tony: "From The Candy Store On The Corner To . . ."
16.67 #04) Corey, Jill, with Jimmy Carroll: Make Like A Bunny, Honey
16.67 #22) Sigler, Bunny: "Let The Good Times Roll & Feel So Good"
16.67 #T1) Autry, Gene: Peter Cottontail
15.83 #14) Martino, Al: "Daddy's Little Girl"
15.00 #07) Fred, John & His Playboy Band: Hey, Hey, Bunny
15.00 #12) Larosa, Julius: Lipstick And Candy And Rubbersole Shoes
15.00 #18) Peppermint Rainbow: Will You Be Staying After Sunday
15.00 #19) Peterson, Paul: "She Can't Find Her Keys"
13.33 #09) Granahan, Gerry: "No Chemise, Please"
13.33 #20) Shangri-La's, The: "Past, Present And Future"
13.33 #24) Staton, Candi: "I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart . . ."
11.67 #13) Martin, Dean: "Angel Baby"
10.00 #11) Kingsmen, The: "Annie Fanny"
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Tom note: We were not surprised that "The Walrus" and "Bird Dog" fared so well
despite the few lyrics we provided, an indication of how etched into our minds
those songs are. We are afraid to venture a guess at the significance every-
one also recogizing Napoleon XIV's looney tune :-)
Tom and Rick <golq291@Golq.org>
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