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Who does not love a quiz? Get ready to show off your knowledge of music and Earworm by taking part in our new monthly quiz. Will you be an ‘Ultimate Earworm Smarty Pants’ or will I be saying ‘See Me after Class’?

How Does It Work?

Below is a set of 20 questions based on Earworm’s published articles. Guess the answer and click on the question to reveal if you were right. You get one chance!

You get five points per correct answer, regardless of the difficulty. Total your score at the end – no cheating! – and find out into which category you fall. Good luck!

October Monthly Quiz

1. In the first ever Earworm article, A Clash over Slash and Guitar-Hero Hash, which of the following Eric Clapton songs did Lewis use as an example of his ‘masterpieces’?

A. Lay Down Sally
B. Crossroads
C. Bad Love
D. For Your Love

Difficulty: 🌶️

Answer: B. Crossroads
Source: A Clash over Slash and Guitar-Hero Hash

2. Which of these songs was not included on the first weekly suggested playlist?

A. I’d Kill to Fall Asleep – New Found Glory
B. Asleep – The Smiths
C. I Am the Walrus – The Beatles
D. All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie

Difficulty: 🌶️

Answer: C. I Am the Walrus – The Beatles
Source: 2024 Week 33: A Long Night

3. In Collecting Genres Like Infinity Stones: Post Malone Post-Hip Hop, Lewis reviewed Post Malone’s 2024 country album. What was the name of the album?

A. F-1 Trillion
B. Stoney
C. Beerbongs and Bentleys
D. Hollywood’s Bleeding

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️

Answer: A. F-1 Trillion
Source: Collecting Genres Like Infinity Stones: Post Malone Post-Hip Hop

4. In Lewis’s article on Ten Years After, he described the band’s latest live album, based on recordings from a famous festival. What was the festival?

A. Monterey Pop Festival (1967)
B. Woodstock (1969)
C. Newport Folk Festival (1965)
D. Altamont (1969)

Difficulty: 🌶️

Answer: B. Woodstock (1969)
Source: 55 Years After: Taking Stock of TYA at Woodstock

5. In the week 34 suggested music playlist on murder mysteries, which song was suggested now to be banned at Welsh international rugby matches?

A. Paradise City – Guns ‘N Roses
B. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
C. Daydream Believer – The Monkees
D. Delilah – Tom Jones

Difficulty: 🌶️

Answer: D. Delilah – Tom Jones
Source: 2024 Week 34: Murder Mystery Madness

6. In Lewis’s article on the popularity of Abba, to which famous British writer did he compare the Swedish band?

A. William Shakespeare
B. Christopher Marlowe
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. Geoffrey Chaucer

Difficulty: 🌶️

Answer: A. William Shakespeare
Source: Super Trouper Shakespeare Sentiment

7. In the week 35 suggested music playlist on cover songs, one of the suggested tracks was Twist and Shout by The Beatles. Which famous John Hughes film which featured this song was discussed?

A. The Breakfast Club
B. Home Alone
C. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
D. Sixteen Candles

Difficulty: 🌶️

Answer: C. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Source: 2024 Week 35: New Is Always Better

8. In ‘Music Was Better in My Day’: The Myth of Modernity, Lewis discussed a memory of his ‘eccentric’ Deputy Headmaster arguing why music ‘back in the day’ was much better. Which modern song did he use to illustrate his point?

A. Five Colours In Her Hair – McFly
B. Stacy’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne
C. Complicated – Avril Lavigne
D. Baby – Justin Bieber

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️

Answer: D. Baby – Justin Bieber
Source: ‘Music Was Better in My Day’: The Myth of Modernity

9. In Lewis’s article about his Father, which surprising hip hop inclusion made its way into the list?

A. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It – Ice Cube
B. Ice Cream – Raekwon
C. In Da Club – 50 Cent
D. Signs – Snoop Dogg

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️

Answer: D. Signs – Snoop Dogg
Source: 2024 Week 36: The Sin(g)s of the Father

10. In Wonder or Woe? Who Still Has It in 2024?, what was the name of the Green Day album which received a 7.5 rating?

A. Saviors
B. Dookie
C. 21^st Century Breakdown
D. American Idiot

Difficulty: 🌶️

Answer: A. Saviors
Source: Wonder or Woe? Who Still Has It in 2024?

11. In Lewis’s article about his Sister, which turn-of-the-millennium band received two mentions on the week’s suggested music playlist?

A. Arctic Monkeys
B. Blink-182
C. The Libertines
D. Sum 41

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Answer: B. Blink-182
Source: 2024 Week 37: The Mysterious Bathroom Cabinet

12. Which of these albums was not included in Perfect Track Record: A Deep Dive into 10/10 Albums?

A. Ain’t that Good News – Sam Cooke
B. Frantic Romantic – Jermaine Stewart
C. Let It Be – The Beatles
D. Some Girls – The Rolling Stones

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️

Answer: B. Frantic Romantic – Jermaine Stewart
Source: Perfect Track Record: A Deep Dive into 10/10 Albums

13. In Lewis’s article about his Mother, which song did he mention associating with Julie’s karaoke performance in Florida?

A. C.R.E.A.M. – Wu-Tang Clan
B. Tequila – The Champs
C. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
D. Hard Rock Hallelujah – Lordi

Difficulty: 🌶️

Answer: C. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Source: 2024 Week 38: Mother Knows Best

14. In The Ballad of Bill Brown: An Englishman as an Italian Opera Singer, Steven discussed Grandad Bill singing in Italian, but where did he learn the language?

A. Australia
B. Antarctica
C. Argentina
D. Africa

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Answer: D. Africa
Source: The Ballad of Bill Brown: An Englishman as an Italian Opera Singer

15. In the week 39 suggested music playlist on hip hop, which song did Lewis discuss associating with pre-game rituals for American football?

A. Hey Now (Mean Muggin’) – Xzibit
B. How I Could Just Kill A Man – Cypress Hill
C. Party Up (Up In Here) – DMX
D. I Ain’t No Joke – Eric B. and Rakim

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Answer: C. Party Up (Up In Here) – DMX
Source: 2024 Week 39: Nuthin’ but a ‘Sea’ Thang

16. In How Music Brings Couples Together: Steven and Julie’s Dance through the Decades, which song did Steven discuss being released in the same year he married his wife in 1986?

A. How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
B. Love to Love You Baby – Donna Summer
C. The Lady in Red – Chris de Burgh
D. Red Light Special – TLC

Difficulty: 🌶️

Answer: C. The Lady in Red – Chris de Burgh
Source: How Music Brings Couples Together: Steven and Julie’s Dance through the Decades

17. In Lewis’s article about his girlfriend, which song did Lewis discuss as Lithuania’s ‘unofficial anthem’?

A. Trys Millijonai – Marijonas Mikutavičius
B. Šokių Karštligė (Aš Noriu Šokt) – Karališka Erdvė
C. Žilvitis – Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys
D. Tyliai Pakuždėk – Jessica Shy

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Answer: A. Trys Millijonai – Marijonas Mikutavičius
Source: 2024 Week 40: Penguins Bond for Life

18. In 5 Perfect Albums Two: This Time It’s (Still) Personal, Lewis discussed the Sex Pistols’ song Pretty Vacant being astoundingly inspired by which Abba song?

A. Fernando
B. SOS
C. Mamma Mia
D. Does Your Mother Know?

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Answer: B. SOS
Source: 5 Perfect Albums Two: This Time It’s (Still) Personal

19. In Jennifer’s article, Music of the M60: Songs that Fuel Drive-Time Commutes, she described not enjoying an early performance by the Arctic Monkeys, except for one particular song. What was that song?

A. R U Mine?
B. Crying Lightning
C. Fluorescent Adolescent
D. Mardy Bum

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️

Answer: D. Mardy Bum
Source: Music of the M60: Songs that Fuel Drive-Time Commutes

20. In the week 41 suggested music playlist on karaoke songs, which song did Lewis mentioned that a friend convinced him to sing at Crossroads bar?

A. What’s Up? – 4 Non Blondes
B. Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
C. The Floral Dance – Terry Wogan
D. Your Man – Josh Turner

Difficulty: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Answer: A. What’s Up? – 4 Non Blondes
Source: 2024 Week 41: Karaoke Classics

Final Scores

How did you do?

100: ‘Ultimate Earworm Smarty Pants’

You are perfect! You are a true Earworm aficionado and you are worthy of an EMMA.

90-95: ‘Get One Wrong So It Doesn’t Look Like You Copied My Homework’

You are not quite the top dog, but you still know your Earworm stuff. Go on then, still award yourself an EMMA.

80-85: ‘I Think You Are Coasting, John Smith’

Still pretty good, but not quite there. You likely smashed through most of the questions but got caught on three or four. Keep up the good work next month and maybe you can claim and EMMA then.

70-75: ‘Should Talk Less in Lessons’

A respectable effort, but still a way off winning an EMMA. Get reading more of the articles next month and you will get there!

65 and Under: ‘See Me after Class’

Well, you tried! Better luck next time.

How Did You Do?

The first quiz was always going to be the most difficult one because some of the questions relate to articles from all the way back in August. Let me know how you did in the comments. If you got a great score, fantastic! If not, do not worry! There will be plenty more each month, so there will be enough opportunities to earn the title of ‘Ultimate Earworm Smarty Pants’.