Road Song Trivia

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Think you know all of the best road trip songs? Take our test to find out if you're a master of road tunes or a novice behind the wheel of your stereo.

What classic road trip song starts with "Get your motor running... Head out on the highway..."
  1. 1. "Cars" by Gary Numan
  2. 2. "Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  3. 3. "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood
  4. 4. "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf
"Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf is the classic road trip song that starts with "Get your motor running... Head out on the highway..."
What Beatles hit was featured in the movie License to Drive and covered by Breakfast Club?
  1. 1. Drive Me Crazy
  2. 2. Drive My Car
  3. 3. Day Tripper
  4. 4. Ticket to Ride
"Drive My Car" is the Beatles hit featured in the movie License to Drive and covered by Breakfast Club.
In The Silence of the Lambs what great road trip song was Catherine Martin singing along with just prior to her fateful encounter with Buffalo Bill?
  1. 1. "American Girl" by Tom Petty
  2. 2. "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M.
  3. 3. "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin
  4. 4. "Bat Out of Hell" by Meatloaf
Catherine Martin is singing "American Girl" by Tom Petty prior to her encounter with Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs.
The Eagles snagged a Song of the Year Grammy nomination in 1978 for what song?
  1. 1. "Hotel California"
  2. 2. "Life in the Fast Lane"
  3. 3. "The Last Resort"
  4. 4. "Witchy Woman"
"Hotel California" by the Eagles snagged a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1978.
Which "sun shiny" song appeared in the movie Thelma and Louise?
  1. 1. "Wild Night" by Van Morrison
  2. 2. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" by Smokey Robinson
  3. 3. "House of Hope" by Toni Childs
  4. 4. "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash
"I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash appeared in the movie Thelma and Louise.
What summer hit begs to be taken on a trip to New York and L.A.?
  1. 1. "New York, New York" by Ja Rule
  2. 2. "London Bridge" by Fergie
  3. 3. "American Boy" by Estelle and Kanye West
  4. 4. "Take a Trip" by Cassidy
"American Boy" by Estelle and Kanye West is the summer hit that begs to be taken on a trip to New York and L.A.
Repeating the title word over 50 times in one song was mastered by what band with "I Can See for Miles"?
  1. 1. Led Zeppelin
  2. 2. Pink Floyd
  3. 3. The Who
  4. 4. The Beach Boys
The Who mastered repeating the song title "I Can See for Miles" over 50 times in one song.
Huey Lewis and The News featured two big hits in what 1985 classic?
  1. 1. "Weird Science"
  2. 2. "Back to the Future"
  3. 3. "Teen Wolf"
  4. 4. "The Goonies"
The 1985 classic "Back to the Future" featured two big hits by Huey Lewis and The News.
What inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd to record "Sweet Home Alabama"?
  1. 1. A music studio
  2. 2. Childhood memories
  3. 3. A road trip in a stolen car
  4. 4. Neil Young and his songs "Alabama" and "Southern Man"
Neil Young and his songs "Alabama" and "Southern Man" inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd to record "Sweet Home Alabama".
Which classic tale of lost love was featured on the soundtrack from American Graffiti?
  1. 1. "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony
  2. 2. "Love Hurts" by The Everly Brothers
  3. 3. "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning
  4. 4. "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka
"Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning was featured on the soundtrack from American Graffiti.
John Denver mentions which "mountain momma" state in "Take Me Home, Country Roads"?
  1. 1. Colorado
  2. 2. Utah
  3. 3. North Carolina
  4. 4. West Virginia
West Virginia is the "mountain momma" state John Denver mentions in "Take Me Home, Country Roads".
Sheryl Crow sings "I get a little bit closer to feeling fine" on which timeless track?
  1. 1. Soak Up the Sun
  2. 2. Everyday is a Winding Road
  3. 3. All I Wanna Do
  4. 4. The First Cut is the Deepest
Sheryl Crow sings "I get a little bit closer to feeling fine" on the track "Everyday is a Winding Road".
Which heavenly band took the "Highway to Hell"?
  1. 1. Motley Crue
  2. 2. Whitesnake
  3. 3. AC/DC
  4. 4. Black Sabbath
"Highway to Hell" is a song by the band AC/DC.
Which tough-girl group of the 60's had a major hit about a bad-boy motorcycle boyfriend?
  1. 1. The Shangri-La's
  2. 2. The Supremes
  3. 3. The Angels
  4. 4. The Ronettes
The Shangri-La's is the tough-girl group that had a major hit about a bad-boy motorcycle boyfriend.


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