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What song has the line, ‘No I would not give you false hope, on this strange and mournful day’?
I Am A Rock
I Am A Rock
The Sound Of Silence
The Sound Of Silence
The Boxer
The Boxer
Mother & Child Reunion
Mother & Child Reunion
What was the lead single from the album ‘There Goes Rhymin’ Simon’?
Loves Me Like A Rock
Loves Me Like A Rock
Kodachrome
Kodachrome
American Tune
American Tune
Tenderness
Tenderness
From which Simon and Garfunkel track does the line ‘I curse the life I’m living’ geature?
Kathy’s Song
Kathy’s Song
Punky’s Dilemma
Punky’s Dilemma
The Dangling Conversation
The Dangling Conversation
Richard Corey
Richard Corey
What song has the line, ‘He had no friends, he seldom spoke and no one in turn ever spoke to him’?
A Most Peculiar Man
A Most Peculiar Man
Punky’s Dilemma
Punky’s Dilemma
Cecilia
Cecilia
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
What song has the line, ‘And when they say, that you’re not good enough, well the answer is you’re not’?
Quiet
Quiet
Rewrite
Rewrite
Cloudy
Cloudy
So Beautiful Or So What
So Beautiful Or So What
What sort of music did Simon and Garfunkel perform in the ’60s?
Punk
Punk
Folk
Folk
R&B
R&B
Soul
Soul
At which station did Paul Simon write Homeward Bound?
Euston
Euston
Waterloo
Waterloo
Kings Cross
Kings Cross
Widnes
Widnes
Which Paul Simon hit from 1972 starts off ‘The mama pajama rolled out of bed and she ran to the police station’?
Me and Julio…
Me and Julio…
Mother and Child Reunion
Mother and Child Reunion
My Little Town
My Little Town
Still Crazy
Still Crazy
Which girl was a Simon and Garfunkel hit?
Ceclia
Ceclia
Carly
Carly
Catherine
Catherine
Carol
Carol
The Sound of Silence has appeared in which of these films?
Aliens
Aliens
Top Gun
Top Gun
Rocky
Rocky
Watchmen
Watchmen
What song has the line, ‘She said why don’t we both just sleep on it tonight, and I believe in the morning you’ll begin to see the light’?
You Can Call Me Al
You Can Call Me Al
Graceland
Graceland
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Scarborough Fair
Scarborough Fair
Paul Simon majored in English at what university?
University Of Texas
University Of Texas
UCLA
UCLA
Queens College
Queens College
NYU
NYU
What pseudonym did Paul Simon use when releasing the song ‘Carlos Dominguez’?
Paul Kasek
Paul Kasek
Paul Landis
Paul Landis
Paul Kane
Paul Kane
Paul Mayall
Paul Mayall
Which sportsman did Simon and Garfunkel sing about in the Top 10 in 1969?
The Golfer
The Golfer
The Surfer
The Surfer
The Boxer
The Boxer
The Swimmer
The Swimmer
How many ways did Paul Simon claim there were to leave your lover?
100
100
1
1
50
50
10
10
America’ first appeared on what album?
Sounds of Silence
Sounds of Silence
Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
Bookends
Bookends
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water
How many songs was Paul Simon scheduled to write for The Graduate?
6
6
3
3
15
15
1
1
Which Simon and Garfunkel song features a number of herbs in its lyrics?
Scarborough Fair
Scarborough Fair
The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence
Bookends
Bookends
Mrs Robinson
Mrs Robinson
What song has the line, ‘Look around you all you see are sympathetic eyes, stroll around the grounds until you feel at home’?
On The Strip
On The Strip
A Great Effect
A Great Effect
Mrs. Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
The Folks
The Folks
Which song did Simon & Garfunkel not sing together when they reunited on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1975?
The Sound Of Silence
The Sound Of Silence
The Boxer
The Boxer
My Little Town
My Little Town
Scarborough Fair
Scarborough Fair
Kathy’s Song’ first appeared on what album?
Bookends
Bookends
Sounds of Silence
Sounds of Silence
Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Who is the ‘sleepy boy’ in Paul Simon’s song ‘St. Judy’s Comet’?
His Father
His Father
Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel
His Son
His Son
Himself
Himself
Where did Paul Simon record Mother and Child Reunion?
New York
New York
Sydney
Sydney
Jamaica
Jamaica
London
London
The Sun is Burning’ first appeared on what album?
Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
Wednesday Morning, 3 AM
Sounds Of Silence
Sounds Of Silence
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bookends
Bookends
Who wrote the final verse of Bridge over Troubled Water?
Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Peggy Harper
Peggy Harper
Roy Halee
Roy Halee
The Paul Simon song, America, is form which album?
The Graduate
The Graduate
Bookends
Bookends
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sounds of Silence
Sounds of Silence
What pseudonym did Paul Simon use when he released the song ‘True or False’ and ‘Teen Age Fool’?
True Taylor
True Taylor
Paul Kane
Paul Kane
Rick Yonkers
Rick Yonkers
Jerry Landis
Jerry Landis
Complete the name of this Paul Simon song. ________ Fair
London
London
Brighton
Brighton
Scarborough
Scarborough
Newcastle
Newcastle
What was Paul Simon’s original title for the song ‘Mrs. Robinson’?
Mrs. Rogerson
Mrs. Rogerson
Mrs. Roper
Mrs. Roper
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mrs. Grunderson
Mrs. Grunderson
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