Comments on: Lunchtime Quiz: Cars in Songs

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:18:00 +0000

Quiz Win!

It was challenging, and that’s what puzzlers love, a good challenge. David, you’re a great puzzler, as evidenced frequently. I look forward to a sequel, perhaps names of cities in popular music.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +0000

I’m glad I’m not the only one who felt cheated on this quiz. There are way too many ways for the answers to be wrong and still be right. The only specific thing that I can add that hasn’t been mentioned yet is that a Stingray IS a Corvette (indeed a Chevrolet, but that wasn’t an option), a Mustang IS a Ford, and the Beach Boys mentioned more cars than could even be isolated.

Quiz fail.

By: sparkytube

sparkytube — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:38:00 +0000

Also in Joe Walsh’s “Life’s Been Good”:

My Maserati does one-eighty-five
I lost my license, now I don’t drive
I have a limo, ride in the back

So the limo could go that way as well.

By: sparkytube

sparkytube — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:35:00 +0000

Scored 55%, but like ev pointed out, I had Ford on Eagles, so really a 67%. Note the average! Pretty tough one.

By: David K. Israel

David K. Israel — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:36:00 +0000

ha! good catch Johnny. those two have always seemed to me like one giant song.

and, yes, many cars could go more than one way. but there’s only one way that they all work together.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:32:00 +0000

Wow, what a challenging quiz. However, I have to point out that Jaguar was referenced in “Welcome to the Machine”, not “Have A Cigar”.

By: fanniefarkle

fanniefarkle — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:38:00 +0000

I usually get 100% on the music quiz, but this one stumped me.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:21:00 +0000

Likewise for Jan and Dean — the other car in the race in Dead Man’s Curve was a jaguar (. . . when an XKE pulled up on my right. He rolled down the window on his shiny new Jag . . .).
Good quiz, though.

By: ev

ev — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:40:00 +0000

One small issue — the Eagles could go two ways. ” . . . a girl my lord in a flat bed ford . . .” also fits. But I figured it out before I submitted.