Who Or What Is Mr. Bojangles?
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Do you know if Mr. Bojangles is a person, place or thing? What do you know about the origin? Take this quiz and find out what you REALLY know about Mr. Bojangles, and no, we're not talking about food!
- 1.Where did Mr. Bojangles ORIGINALLY come from?
- A.
A rap song from the 2000's
- B.
A fast food restaurant
- C.
A song originally written by Jerry Jeff Walker in 1968
- D.
A song written by Sammy Davis Jr.
- E.
A movie about a serial killer
- 2.What inspired Mr. Bojangles and how did this come about?
- A.
The Ying-Yang twins came up with this song after eating at Bojangles one night
- B.
This was the songwriter's nickname
- C.
The fast food restaurant
- D.
The songwriter wrote this song after an encounter with a street performer in jail
- E.
Famous stage and movie personality Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
- 3.Jerry Jeff Walker met the real Mr. Bojangles in jail in 68'. What was his (Mr. Bojangles) occupation before coming into jail?
- A.
He was homeless with no job
- B.
He was a janitor
- C.
He was also a singer/songwriter
- D.
He was a dentist
- E.
He was a police officer
- 4.What number was the song "Mr. Bojangles" on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart?
- A.
Two
- B.
Five
- C.
One
- D.
Eighteen
- E.
Nine
- 5.This song has been re-made by roughly how many bands/artists?
- A.
500
- B.
20
- C.
50
- D.
100
- E.
10
- 6.Why did this homeless man who inspired this song call himself Mr. Bojangles?
- A.
He was drunk one night and just started calling himself that
- B.
He was hiding from the police
- C.
He loved their food
- D.
His last name sounded like Bojangles
- E.
He almost died from food poisoning from the restaurant
- 7.Which comedic show did this song appear on?
- A.
Mike and Molly
- B.
Meet the Browns
- C.
American Dad
- D.
The Simpsons
- E.
Family Guy
- 8.Jim Carrey performed this song in what movie?
- A.
Copper Mountain
- B.
The Mask
- C.
Liar, Liar
- D.
Yes Man
- E.
Dumb and Dumber
- 9.Which three countries, besides the U.S., did Mr. Bojangles become very popular in?
- A.
France and Italy
- B.
Canada and Netherlands
- C.
Netherlands and New Zealand
- D.
Canada and New Zealand
- E.
Africa and England
- 10.Besides Jerry Jeff Walker, which other artist/band that performed this song, reached the charts?
- A.
Bobby Cole
- B.
JJ Cale
- C.
Dennis Brown
- D.
Garth Brooks
- E.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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