Surprisingly Good Cover Songs Quiz
Quizzee Rascal
Created 6/19/2024
Test your knowledge of unexpected cover songs with this trivia quiz!
1. Who originally performed the song 'Hurt' that Johnny Cash famously covered?
Nine Inch Nails
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Soundgarden
2. Which band popularized 'House of the Rising Sun' with their 1964 rendition?
The Animals
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks
3. Bruce Springsteen covered 'Jersey Girl', which was originally performed by?
Tom Waits
Bob Dylan
Neil Young
Van Morrison
4. The hit 'Lady Marmalade' by Lil' Kim, Pink, Mya, and Christina Aguilera was originally performed by?
Labelle
The Supremes
The Pointer Sisters
The Ronettes
5. Eric Clapton's version of 'I Shot the Sheriff' was originally by which artist?
Bob Marley
Peter Tosh
Jimmy Cliff
Toots Hibbert
6. The Smashing Pumpkins covered 'Landslide', originally by?
Fleetwood Mac
The Eagles
Led Zeppelin
The Beach Boys
7. 'Mack the Knife' covered by Bobby Darin was originally composed by whom?
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
Irving Berlin
Cole Porter
George Gershwin
8. Dusty Springfield's 'I Only Want To Be With You' was later covered by?
Bay City Rollers
ABBA
The Carpenters
The Bee Gees
9. The Talking Heads made their own version of 'Take Me To The River', originally by?
Al Green
Otis Redding
Marvin Gaye
Sam Cooke
10. Who originally wrote 'Red Red Wine', later popularized by UB40?
Neil Diamond
Elton John
Paul Simon
James Taylor
11. Natalie Imbruglia’s hit 'Torn' was originally performed by?
Ednaswap
Alanis Morissette
Sheryl Crow
Liz Phair
12. 'Black Magic Woman' was a big hit for Santana, but who originally performed it?
Fleetwood Mac
The Doors
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
13. 'Faith' covered by Limp Bizkit, was originally by?
George Michael
Michael Jackson
David Bowie
Prince
14. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young made 'Woodstock' famous, but who wrote it?
Joni Mitchell
James Taylor
Carole King
Jackson Browne
15. Which band covered 'When the Levee Breaks' originally by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie?
Led Zeppelin
Cream
The Who
Deep Purple
16. David Lee Roth covered 'California Girls' originally by?
The Beach Boys
The Byrds
The Ventures
The Monkees
17. Mary J. Blige's 'Mary Jane (All Night Long)' samples which original songs?
'All Night Long' by Mary Jane Girls and 'Mary Jane' by Rick James
'Got To Be Real' by Cheryl Lynn and 'Fantastic Voyage' by Lakeside
'Super Freak' by Rick James and 'Give It to Me Baby' by Rick James
'He's the Greatest Dancer' by Sister Sledge and 'All 'N All' by Earth, Wind & Fire
18. The Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony' uses the main theme from which Rolling Stones song?
'The Last Time'
'Paint It Black'
'Angie'
'Gimme Shelter'
19. Bobby Darin's 'Mack the Knife' was originally composed for which musical?
'The Threepenny Opera'
'Chicago'
'Cabaret'
'The Rocky Horror Show'
20. Dusty Springfield's 'I Only Want To Be With You' was later covered by?
Bay City Rollers
ABBA
Bee Gees
The Carpenters
