Second tier US cities in songs quiz

David Whitley,

There are loads and loads of songs about American cities. But this quiz doesn’t concentrate on tunes about New York, LA and Miami – that would be far too easy. We’re looking for the cities that don’t usually feature in tourist itineraries, but get a musical namecheck nonetheless…

Second tier US cities in songs quiz

There are loads and loads of songs about American cities. But this quiz doesn’t concentrate on tunes about New York, LA and Miami – that would be far too easy. We’re looking for the cities that don’t usually feature in tourist itineraries, but get a musical namecheck nonetheless…

1 / 10

The Monkees’ debut single, released in 1966, saw them take the Last Train to Clarksville. Which state did they arrive in?

2 / 10

Where are the Eagles standing on the corner in Take It Easy?

3 / 10

Which Texas city, a famous stop on Route 66 made famous in a song by Tony Christie, means ‘yellow’ in Spanish?

4 / 10

In Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash tells of how he shot a man “just to watch him die” in which Nevada city?

5 / 10

Which is the only American city mentioned in Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes – and, rather more famously, in a Glen Campbell hit?

6 / 10

Which US city’s name is in the title of Neneh Cherry’s 1988 breakout hit?

7 / 10

Which Alabama city is Ram Jam’s Black Betty from?

8 / 10

Where did Prefab Sprout find a hot dog and jumping frog in the King of Rock N Roll?

9 / 10

What is the New England destination of the midnight train in Roger Miller’s King of the Road?

10 / 10

Using Google Maps estimates of driving times, which of these cities is approximately 24 Hours From Tulsa?

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