Q 01/05

Karen Carpenter passed on the songs Off the Wall and Rock with You, later hits for which singer?

A) Donna Summer

B) Michael Jackson

C) Teddy Pendergrass

D) Stevie Wonder

Answer · why

B) Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson recorded both songs for his 1979 album after Karen declined them. Writer Rod Temperton had been brought in to help with her New York s...

Q 02/05

Todd Haynes's withdrawn 1987 short film about Karen Carpenter used what in place of actors?

A) Sock puppets

B) Clay figures

C) Barbie dolls

D) Shadow cutouts

Answer · why

C) Barbie dolls

Barbie dolls played almost every part in Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story. Richard Carpenter sued over its unlicensed music, and the film was pull...

Q 03/05

The Carpenters' We've Only Just Begun began as a TV commercial for what kind of business?

A) A bank

B) An airline

C) A jeweler

D) A carmaker

Answer · why

A) A bank

A bank, California's Crocker National, ran the jingle in a 1970 commercial that followed a young couple's wedding. Richard Carpenter saw it on TV and ...

Q 04/05

Which theme park fired Richard Carpenter for playing pop requests, inspiring the song Mr. Guder?

A) Knott's Berry Farm

B) Magic Mountain

C) Universal Studios

D) Disneyland

Answer · why

D) Disneyland

Disneyland hired Richard and a college friend to play turn-of-the-century tunes at a refreshment shop. Supervisor Victor Guder fired them as too radic...

Q 05/05

The Carpenters' hit Sing, recorded with a children's choir, was written for which television show?

A) The Electric Company

B) Captain Kangaroo

C) Romper Room

D) Sesame Street

Answer · why

D) Sesame Street

Sesame Street staff songwriter Joe Raposo wrote Sing as the show's signature song in 1971. The Carpenters' cover reached number three on the Billboard...