Do You Actually Know Don Mclean?
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In the song "American Pie" by Don McLean, what did February make him do?
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Laugh
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Dance
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Shiver
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Cry
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Explore your knowledge of Don McLean with this engaging quiz focused on his iconic songs like 'American Pie' and 'Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)'. Test your understanding of song meanings, historical references, and McLean's influence in music history.
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Who is the Don McLean hit "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" really about?
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Vincent Van Gogh
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St. Vincent De Paul
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Vincent Price
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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A. Vincent Van Gogh -
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What decade is the hit single "Vincent/Castles In The Air" by Don McLean from?
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Eighties
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Nineties
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Sixties
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Seventies
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A. Seventies -
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Don McLean had a Top 10 smash covering which Roy Orbison classic tune?
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Crying
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I'm Hurtin'
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Blue Bayou
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Oh, Pretty Woman
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A. Crying -
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What year did Don McLean have the hit single "American Pie" on United Artists?
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1994
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1960
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1993
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1972
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A. 1972 -
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Which song is based on a poem written by Lori Leiberman about Don McLean?
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Magic Man
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Panama
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Killing Me Softly With His Song
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The First Cut Is The Deepest
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A. Killing Me Softly With His Song -
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What Don Mclean song contains the lyrics, "Tell me what did I do to offend you"?
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American Pie
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Starry Night
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Vincent
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Everybody Loves Me Baby
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A. Everybody Loves Me Baby -
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Who is "the king" referred to in Don McLean's "American Pie"?
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The Soviet Union
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Buddy Holly
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President Johnson
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Elvis Presley
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A. Elvis Presley -
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What year did Don McLean have the hit single "Crying" on Millennium?
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1992
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1963
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1981
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1970
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A. 1981 -
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In what year did Don McLean record "American Pie"?
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1969
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1970
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1971
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1972
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A. 1971 -
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Perry Como covered and had a hit with which Don McLean song in 1973?
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Vincent
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And I Love You So
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Castles In The Air
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Everybody Loves Me Baby
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A. And I Love You So -
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What was the B-Side of Don McLean's "American Pie"?
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Empty Chairs
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Vincent
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Everybody Loves Me Baby
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Starry Night
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A. Empty Chairs -
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Who was the Jester in Don McLean's "American Pie"?
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Buddy Holly
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Mick Jagger
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Bob Dylan
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Don McLean
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A. Bob Dylan -
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Where did Don McLean attend college?
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University Of Pennsylvania
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Villanova University
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Loyola University
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Boston College
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A. Villanova University -
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