Quiz: How well do you know these songs about summer?
This weekend, we basked in sun across the country, and it looks like the bright weather is here to stay for a little longer. We've almost hit the summer!
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Whether your choice of location to enjoy the good weather is a beach, beer garden or barbeque, the songs are essential – so let's see how well you know your summer-themed songs.
How many times is the word "sun" used in the Beatles hit Here Comes the Sun?
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6
12
17
25
In what year did Katrina and the Waves release "Walking on Sunshine"
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1981
1983
1985
1991
Who sang the hit song 'In the Summertime'?
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Mingus Jones
Dorcas Wesley
Mungo Jerry
Everly Whitmore
Summer Nights was a duet between Danny (John Travolta) and Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) in the movie Grease. How many lines in the song were delivered by other characters from the film?
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None
3
5
7
Everybody knows where Bryan Adams got his first real six-string in Summer of '69. But can you name the two 'guys from school' who had to leave the band in the song?
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Jimmy and Jody
Johnny and Jack
Joey and Jason
Jamie and Jacob
Which of the following popular sports did the Beach Boys reminisce about doing in All Summer Long?
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Surfing
Frisbee
Mini golf
Football
The Beach Boys have an impressive collection of songs about summer. How many times did the band appear on Billboard Magazine's list of Top 30 Summer Songs?
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4
6
1
Never
In what year did Lana Del Rey release Summertime Sadness?
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2010
2011
2012
2013
Which band is behind 1999 hit Steal My Sunshine?
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Ben
Ken
Sen
Len
Complete this lyric from a lesser-known but catchy track by The Corrs: "In the heat of summer sunshine..."
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I miss you
I need you
I miss you
I am sunburnt
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