Tulips from Amsterdam - Quiz
  • 1. What kind of song is 'Tulips from Amsterdam'?
A) A national anthem
B) A popular romantic song
C) A traditional folk dance
D) A classical symphony
  • 2. Who made 'Tulips from Amsterdam' best known in a 1958 hit version?
A) Jean Walter
B) Klaus Günter Neumann
C) Dieter Rasch
D) Max Bygraves
E) Gerhard Wendland
  • 3. What nationality was Max Bygraves?
A) Dutch
B) British
C) Belgian
D) German
  • 4. How many writers are credited on most English versions of the song?
A) Two
B) Five
C) Four
D) Three
  • 5. In what year was the song first written?
A) 1958
B) 1953
C) 1956
D) 1957
  • 6. What was the original German title of the song?
A) Tulpen uit Amsterdam
B) Tulpen aus Amsterdam
C) Flower Waltz
D) Tulips from Amsterdam
  • 7. Who originally wrote the song in 1953?
A) Marcel Stellman
B) Ralf Arnie
C) Klaus Günter Neumann
D) Ernst Bader
  • 8. What is Klaus Günter Neumann's profession mentioned in the text?
A) Flemish classical conductor
B) British music publisher
C) Dutch record executive
D) German singer, songwriter and entertainer
  • 9. Which theatre did Klaus Günter Neumann perform at before writing the song?
A) Nutcracker theatre
B) Tuschinski theatre
C) Decca theatre
D) Amsterdam Royal Theatre
  • 10. Which tulip fields did Neumann visit?
A) The Hague
B) Rotterdam
C) Haarlem
D) Keukenhof
  • 11. How did Neumann's music publisher react to the song initially?
A) Immediately published it
B) Did not like the song
C) Co-wrote a new tune
D) Bought the rights for a high price
  • 12. In what year did Ernst Bader see the lyrics?
A) 1953
B) 1958
C) 1957
D) 1956
  • 13. What did Ernst Bader do to the original lyrics?
A) Destroyed them
B) Rewrote the words
C) Set them to classical piano
D) Translated them into English
  • 14. Who composed a new tune for the rewritten lyrics?
A) Dieter Rasch
B) Max Bygraves
C) Jean Walter
D) Marcel Stellman
  • 15. What pseudonym did Dieter Rasch use?
A) Max Bygraves
B) Gene Martyn
C) Gerhard Wendland
D) Ralf Arnie
  • 16. What piece of music has similarities to Ralf Arnie's tune?
A) Flower Waltz from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker suite
B) Chopin's Waltz in D-flat major
C) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
D) Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik
  • 17. Who was the song originally intended for?
A) Max Bygraves
B) Marcel Stellman
C) Gerhard Wendland
D) Jean Walter
  • 18. What was Gerhard Wendland's profession?
A) Rock guitarist
B) Schlager singer
C) Opera singer
D) Jazz pianist
  • 19. Who first recorded the song in 1956?
A) Max Bygraves
B) Klaus Günter Neumann
C) Jean Walter
D) Gerhard Wendland
  • 20. What nationality was Jean Walter?
A) British
B) German
C) Dutch
D) Flemish Belgian
  • 21. What was the title of the Dutch translation recorded in 1956?
A) Tulpen uit Amsterdam
B) De Keukenhof Waltz
C) Tulips from Amsterdam
D) Tulpen aus Amsterdam
  • 22. Where did Jean Walter's versions become hits?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Australia
D) North America
  • 23. In what year was the English version of the lyrics written?
A) 1957
B) 1958
C) 1953
D) 1956
  • 24. Who wrote the English version of the lyrics?
A) Ernst Bader
B) Marcel Stellman
C) Dieter Rasch
D) Klaus Günter Neumann
  • 25. Which record company was Marcel Stellman associated with?
A) EMI
B) RCA Victor
C) Decca Records
D) Columbia Records
  • 26. What pseudonym did Marcel Stellman use?
A) Ralf Arnie
B) Gerhard Wendland
C) Max Bygraves
D) Gene Martyn
  • 27. With which other song was Bygraves' version released as a double A-side single?
A) Tulpen aus Amsterdam
B) You Need Hands
C) Flower Waltz
D) Tulpen uit Amsterdam
  • 28. What chart position did Max Bygraves' version reach on the UK Singles Chart in 1958?
A) No. 10
B) No. 1
C) No. 5
D) No. 3
  • 29. What chart did Max Bygraves reach no. 3 on in 1958?
A) UK Singles Chart
B) US Billboard Hot 100
C) German Singles Chart
D) Dutch Top 40
  • 30. What did 'Tulips from Amsterdam' become for Max Bygraves?
A) His only recorded track
B) His biggest financial failure
C) One of his signature songs
D) His first acting role
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