{"id":2407,"date":"2021-03-07T19:42:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T19:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2021-04-22T18:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T18:14:54","slug":"a-real-classic-covers-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/a-real-classic-covers-quiz\/entertainment\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"A Real Classic Covers Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-rid-id=\"301608\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">Here&#8217;s a trivia quiz on some on some classic songs, mostly from the 1950s through to 1980s, that became much better known after they were covered. Even if you&#8217;ve only got a moderate music knowledge, I&#8217;m pretty sure you&#8217;ll have heard of most of the songs. However, I also think you&#8217;ll be surprised to learn that many of the performers did not record the original version of the song.<\/div>\n<div data-rid-id=\"301608\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<h3 data-rid-id=\"301608\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">Into music trivia? Why not give our Real Classic Covers Quiz a go?<\/h3>\n<div data-rid-id=\"301608\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"301608\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - A 'Real' Classic Covers Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/a\/301608?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>A &#8216;Real&#8217; Classic Covers Quiz!<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>We all know it was Shakin&#8217; Stevens behind &#8221;the Green Door&#8221; in 1981, but who originally released the song?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Former Beatle\u00a0George Harrison told us that &#8220;Got My Mind Set on You&#8221; in 1987. He took the record to the top of the UK singles chart but who originally released the song?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>British punk rock band &#8216;The Clash&#8217; were telling us &#8221;I fought the law&#8221; in 1979 but who released the song first?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Soul legend Marvin Gaye is renowned for his 1968 version of &#8221;Heard it through the grapevine&#8221; but who released the song first?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>The song &#8221;Rosalie&#8221; was made famous in 1975 by Irish rockers Thin Lizzy, but who originally recorded it?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton proclaimed &#8221;I shot the sheriff&#8221; in 1974, but who owned up to it first?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Frank Sinatra first sang &#8221;I&#8217;ve got you under my skin&#8221; in 1946, to see it become one of his signature tunes, but who sang the original version?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>The Fugees found themselves with a big hit\u00a0 in 1996, with a cover of &#8221;Killing me softly with his song&#8221;, but who managed the feat first?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>American singer songwriter Sophia Regina Allison, better known as Soccer Mommy, released a cover of the classic &#8216;Drive&#8217; in 2020 but who recorded the original?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>In 1992, Whitney Houston recorded &#8221;I will always love you&#8221; as part of the soundtrack for &#8216;The Bodyguard&#8217;, her film debut. It became one of the biggest hits of the 1990s, but who recorded the song first?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>No worries &#8211; not an easy quiz! I&#8217;m guessing you&#8217;ve got youth on your side.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Good effort! It&#8217;s a difficult quiz!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Excellent! Obviously, a massive music lover!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve enjoyed taking this quiz why not look-up more of the fun general knowledge\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/\">quizzes<\/a> at Five Minutes Spare. And, while your looking around why not sign up and join the Five Minute Spare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/registration2\">growing community<\/a>? It&#8217;s free to join and is likely to come with some decent rewards in the near future!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a trivia quiz on some on some classic songs, mostly from the 1950s through to 1980s, that became much better known after they were covered. Even if you&#8217;ve only got a moderate music knowledge, I&#8217;m pretty sure you&#8217;ll have heard of most of the songs. 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