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Carpenters Challenge

How well do you know The Carpenters hits, discography and inspirations?

Quiz created by: Bear Hamilton

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1. "Ticket To Ride" was their first charted single. What other famous Beatles song did they cover?

Yesterday
Help
Nowhere Man
Elenor Rigby

2. Richard heard "Superstar" performed on TV first. Who first sang it on "The Tonight Show"?

Barbara Striesand
"Mama" Cass Elliot
Bette Midler
Linda Ronstadt

3. What were The Carpenters before they were The Carpenters?

O. K. Chorale
The Windchimers
Spectrum
Jazzology

4. "Ticket To Ride" is the renamed title of what Carpenters album?

Eve
Offering
Invocation
The Carpenters

5. Which single that "went gold" was the first crediting Richard as a writer?

Hurting Each Other
Rainy Days And Mondays
Bless The Beasts And The Children
Top Of The World

6. "Superstar" nearly didn't release as a single. What track from their third album nearly did?

One Love
Sometimes
Let Me Be The One
(A Place To) Hideaway

7. "We've Only Just Begun" Was originally background music in a commercial for - ?

A supermarket chain
A new soft drink
A 'Marriage Encounter' service.
A Bank

8. What movie did Richard Carpenter see that gave him the idea to record "For All We Know"?

Cat Ballou
Lover's And Other Strangers
Love Story
The Gradute

9. "Top Of The World" crossed over to the country charts. What other hit charted there as well?

Sing
Sweet, Sweet Smile
Yesterday Once More
Bless The Beasts And The Children

10. The Carpenters inculded several Bacharach / David songs on ther albums. How many were hits?

Six
One
Three
Four

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<h1>Carpenters Challenge</h1><p>How well do you know The Carpenters hits, discography and inspirations?</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/bearhamilton.shtml">Bear Hamilton</a></p><br>1. "Ticket To Ride" was their first charted single. What other famous Beatles song did they cover?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yesterday</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Help</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nowhere Man</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elenor Rigby</div>
<br>2. Richard heard "Superstar" performed on TV first. Who first sang it on "The Tonight Show"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barbara Striesand</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Mama" Cass Elliot</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bette Midler</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Linda Ronstadt</div>
<br>3. What were The Carpenters before they were The Carpenters?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) O. K. Chorale</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Windchimers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spectrum</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jazzology</div>
<br>4. "Ticket To Ride" is the renamed title of what Carpenters album?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Eve</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Offering</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Invocation</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Carpenters</div>
<br>5. Which single that "went gold" was the first crediting Richard as a writer?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hurting Each Other</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rainy Days And Mondays</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bless The Beasts And The Children</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Top Of The World</div>
<br>6. "Superstar" nearly didn't release as a single. What track from their third album nearly did?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) One Love</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sometimes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Let Me Be The One</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) (A Place To) Hideaway</div>
<br>7. "We've Only Just Begun" Was originally background music in a commercial for - ?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A supermarket chain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A new soft drink</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A 'Marriage Encounter' service.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A Bank</div>
<br>8. What movie did Richard Carpenter see that gave him the idea to record "For All We Know"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cat Ballou</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lover's And Other Strangers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Love Story</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Gradute</div>
<br>9. "Top Of The World" crossed over to the country charts. What other hit charted there as well?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sing</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sweet, Sweet Smile</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yesterday Once More</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bless The Beasts And The Children</div>
<br>10. The Carpenters inculded several Bacharach / David songs on ther albums. How many were hits?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Six</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) One</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Three</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Four</div>
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