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Soundtrack: Forrest Gump

written by: silverqueen
 
Forrest Gump is a simple, likable man with an IQ of 75. But what a Man! Forrest helped Elvis get his wiggle, helped reveal the Watergate burglars, and helped open up relationships with China. As we watch Forrest Gump's life from the 1950's to the early 1980's, the soundtrack helps set the mood and tone of the country during each of those periods. You are invited to take this quiz and see how much you know about the songs and the cultural feeling the songs reflect. 'And that's all I have to say about that' .

Question 1:


According to the movie Forrest Gump, Elvis Presley learned his hip movements after watching Forrest Gump dance when Forrest had to wear leg braces as a child. What song did Elvis Presley sing first on The Milton Berle Show that included the lyric "You ain't ever caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine"?


Question 2:


Forrest Gump's speed impressed legendary coach Bear Bryant. When Forrest takes the field for the University of Alabama, he runs onto the field as Duane Eddy's instrumental Rebel Rouser is playing. What word is used to describe the unique sound of Eddy's guitar?
Twangy
Racing
Thumping
Boogie

Question 3:


The 1950s and early 1960s saw a rise of the protest song. According to Bob Dylan's lyrics, where would you find the answer to "How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man"?
Blowin' in the Wind
Never My Love
Under the Boardwalk
Down Mexico Way

Question 4:


"What you want
Baby I got it.
What you need
Baby I got it."
The Queen of Soul demands her 'propers'. What is the one thing that she is asking for?  (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)


Question 5:


"Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
Was a good friend of mine.
I never understood a single word he said
But I helped him a-drink his wine.
Singin'."
What was Jeremiah always singing?
For What's Its Worth
Cracklin' Rosie
Running on Empty
Joy to the World

Question 6:


"Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin.
Singing songs about the southland."
In which song from the Forrest Gump soundtrack does a southern rock band warn Neil Young "Southern man don't need him round anyhow"?
Devil Went Down to Georgia
Sweet Home Alabama
On the Road Again
Southern Nights

Question 7:


"Some folk are born made to wave the flag;
Ooh, their red, white and blue
And when the band plays Hail to the Chief
Ooh they point the cannon at you.
It ain't me, it ain't me.
I ain't no senator's son."
The "senator's son" in the lyric of the song Fortunate Son refers to Al Gore Jr.
True
False

Question 8:


"Stop, children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down."
These are the lyrics used in the movie Forrest Gump to show the unrest in the US during the Vietnam War. In what Buffalo Springfield song did they declare, "Something is happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear."?
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
Break on Through to the Other Side
Season of the Witch
For What It's Worth

Question 9:

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What group, appearing on the Forrest Gump soundtrack with their song, Break On Through (To the Other Side), took their name from a book by Aldous Huxley?
The Fifth Dimension
The Youngbloods
The Doobie Brothers
The Doors


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Question 10:


According to Scott McKenzie's song, if you're going to San Francisco what fashion accessory should you always wear?
blue denim and motorcycle boots
flowers in your hair
finest silver from the north of Spain
embroidered jeans

 


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