# Trivia from songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755 "2011-09-27T12:07:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/141 "2011-09-28T00:26:20Z")
What happens when you listen to fools? What’s the best thing you could ever do? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/142 "2011-09-28T00:30:00Z")
What three famous people/groups did you ask to help you in your quest? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/143 "2011-09-28T00:30:47Z")
> [@maggenpye](#): > > What was the NYPD choir singing that Christmas Eve? > > Galway Bay > > And if I had a bell, I’d ring it in the morning, ring it in the evening, all over this land. > > But how do you thank someone who has taken you from crayons to perfume? It isn’t easy, but I’ll try. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/144 "2011-09-28T00:35:59Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > It isn’t easy, but I’ll try. I’ll accept that, but I was hoping for SKYWRITING ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/145 "2011-09-28T00:36:10Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Who took the last train for the coast? The three men I admire most: the father, son and holy ghost. (Beaten to it, I know, but what the hay.) > [@](#): > > At what age does one learn the truth? At seventeen. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/146 "2011-09-28T00:39:10Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > Lately, at Pablo-Frankes (sp?) fair - what a scene! Pablo Fanque’s Fair, I think, but close enough. > [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > This big and strong Russian, in his eyes a flaming glow, was very dear to the Moscow chicks. Rasputin (or Rah-rah, as he preferred to be called). He was a cat that really was gone. > [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > That little old ant is overly optimistic if he thinks he can transplant that Hevea brasiliensis, aka … Rubber tree plant. I had high hopes that I would be first to get this, but they have been dashed by **SiXSwordS**. ☹ * * * What happened when the General sat? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/147 "2011-09-28T00:41:27Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > Rasputin (or Rah-rah, as he preferred to be called). He was a cat that really was gone. > > Rubber tree plant. I had high hopes that I would be first to get this, but they have been dashed by **SiXSwordS**. ☹ > > * * * > > What happened when the General sat? The lines on the map moved from side to side. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/148 "2011-09-28T00:48:53Z")
I guess I should post a few. Hopefully, none of these have appeared yet: Where was Daddy a cop? What makes a hard man humble? Who did the sailors say was a fine girl? ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/149 "2011-09-28T00:50:33Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > What three famous people/groups did you ask to help you in your quest? Bobby Dylan, The Beatles, and Timothy Leary (but they couldn’t help me). * * * Who alone does not have a hill on which to fly his (or possibly her) flag? ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/150 "2011-09-28T00:54:05Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Who did the sailors say was a fine girl? Brandy. (She would be a good wife too.) * * * What did Madam George have to remind you about? ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/151 "2011-09-28T00:55:56Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > What happened when the General sat? > > The lines on the map moved from side to side. Yes, I think he might have been on acid. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/152 "2011-09-28T01:00:36Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > What makes a hard man humble? One night in Bangkok. The queens we use would not excite you! > [@](#): > > Who did the sailors say was a fine girl? Brandy, with the fine silver chain from the North of Spain. > [@](#): > > Who alone does not have a hill on which to fly his (or possibly her) flag? Lin Tai Yu, probably jealous of Andre’s red flag and Chiang Ching’s blue one. speaking of flags (this might be obscure) If a yellow flag is fluttering, then you’ll know my courage has ended, and you’ll send a boat for me But if a red flag is flying, boldly against the blue, then I’ll be staying, and you can have my … ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/153 "2011-09-28T01:04:42Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Why did the killer off that man in a western town? Just to watch him die > [@njtt](#): > > Rubber tree plant. I had high hopes that I would be first to get this, but they have been dashed by **SiXSwordS**. ☹ Next time you’re found with your chin on the ground, there’s a lot to be learned so look around.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/154 "2011-09-28T01:06:19Z")
AW: I need to move to a town that’s right for me, to keep me moving and grooving with some energy - where should I go? SiXSwordS says: Funky Town. **Correct!** AW: This big and strong Russian, in his eyes a flaming glow, was very dear to the Moscow chicks. njtt says: Rasputin (or Rah-rah, as he preferred to be called). He was a cat that really was gone. **Correct!** AW: That little old ant is overly optimistic if he thinks he can transplant that Hevea brasiliensis, aka … SiXSwordS says: Rubber tree plant njtt says: Rubber tree plant. I had high hopes that I would be first to get this, but they have been dashed by **SiXSwordS**. ☹ **Correct!** ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/155 "2011-09-28T01:18:10Z")
Classic lyric trivia (you did ask for some easy ones, right?) In the song, Jingle-bells, what is the name of the one horse pulling the sleigh? ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/156 "2011-09-28T01:33:30Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I guess I should post a few. Hopefully, none of these have appeared yet: > > Where was Daddy a cop? On the East Side of Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/157 "2011-09-28T01:36:00Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > speaking of flags (this might be obscure) > If a yellow flag is fluttering, then you’ll know my courage has ended, and you’ll send a boat for me > But if a red flag is flying, boldly against the blue, then I’ll be staying, and you can have my … Yacht, “…and my yacht belongs to you.” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/158 "2011-09-28T01:37:45Z")
Brandy is correct, as is One Night in Bangkok. A few more… What happens where my Rosemary goes? I’m going to buy five copies of a magazine for my mother. What magazine am I buying? Why is the whole damn bus cheering? ETA on preview: Daddy was indeed a cop on the east side of Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/159 "2011-09-28T01:46:04Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I’m going to buy five copies of a magazine for my mother. What magazine am I buying? Rolling Stone (assuming I’m on the cover) Who’s dimensions are 42 39 56 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755/160 "2011-09-28T01:46:27Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Brandy is correct, as is One Night in Bangkok. > > A few more… > [@](#): > > What happens where my Rosemary goes? Love grows. > [@](#): > > I’m going to buy five copies of a magazine for my mother. What magazine am I buying? Rolling Stone > [@](#): > > Why is the whole damn bus cheering? 100 yellow ribbons 'round the old oak tree. (or something like that.) I’m 64. Who’s sitting on my knee? ETA: Ooo! What number should you ring if you want some dirty deeds done? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-from-songs/597755.md?page=9)