Past Trivia Questions

What was Leonard Cohen talking about when he said, “It’s a good song but too many people sing it”?

The famous cover of this Registry album features the artist standing on Oak Street Beach in Chicago, with her back to the camera. What is the album and who is the artist?

The famous underground San Francisco cartoonist Robert Crumb drew the colorful cover of this Registry album released in 1968. What album is this?

The original version of this song, released in 1971, was named to the Registry. Since its debut it has been covered by the likes of Emmylou Harris, Shania Twain and Billy Connolly. What is this song and who is its original artist? (Hint: the song is about an article of clothing.)

John Cale is on the Registry as part of the Velvet Underground and Nico and for being the producer of this highly-regarded “punk” album of 1975. What is this album and who is it by? (Hint: The album is by a solo, female artist.)

This album from 1978 had its first half recorded live in front of a small audience at The Boarding House in San Francisco, California and the second half of the album live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. What is the title of the album? (Hint: It is a comedy album.)

This song, from 1984, is the same as the name of the film it is from. The film’s working title, later changed, was “Cheek to Cheek.” What is this song/film?

This album on the Registry features the voices of Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence. What is the name of this album?

This song from 1954, and on the Registry, was prominently featured in the feature film “The Blackboard Jungle.” What is it?

 The cover of this album that is on the Registry features a very young Spencer Elden. He is completely nude. What album is it?

 The title of this work on the Registry can be sourced back to the children’s rhyme about London Bridge. What is it?

 This country hit from 1978, written by Don Schlitz, and added to the Registry in 2017, later inspired a series of made-for-TV movies. What is it?

The work, added to the Registry in 2013, by a renowned American composer began its life with the working title “Ballet for Martha.” What is it? (HINT: The “Martha” was Martha Graham.)

 This tune, added to the Registry in 2015, was later used as a jingle for McDonald’s, especially for eating McDonald’s after dark. What was it?

This Registry song, added in 2006, was later sampled in Eddie Money’s 1986 hit “Take Me Home Tonight.” What was it?

 This Broadway show (and resulting cast show album added to the Registry in 2014) was inspired by Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” What was it?

Poet Robert Frost’s recitation of his poem “The Gift Outright” is part of this recording that was added to the Registry in 2003. What is it?

 The star-studded music video for this song, added to the Registry in 2016, includes appearances by Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Bobby Brown, Jasmine Guy, and Lou Gossett, Jr. What is it?

 This song, originally released in 1929 and added to the Registry in 2016, was later remade and became a huge international hit for the artist Taco in 1982. What was it?

 This song, from 1955 and added to the Registry in 2015, was featured in the Jayne Mansfield film “The Girl Can’t Help It.” What was it?

 This song, in a recording sung by its composer in 1934 and added to the NRR in 2006, contains mentions of Mickey Mouse, Mae West, a hot toddy, Garbo, and the Tower of Babel. What is it?

The cast of this radio drama, added to the Registry in 2018, includes William Conrad, Howard McNear, Georgia Ellis and Parley Baer. What is it?

 This album, named to the Registry in 2015, contains such tracks as “Leper Messiah,” “Battery,” and “Orion.” What is it?

 This album’s moody black and white cover photo was taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, a longtime friend of the artist. What was the album?

This song, added to the Registry in 2016, was the anthem for the Pittsburgh Pirates when they won the world series in 1979.