When a Child Is Born - Quiz
- 1. What is the original 1974 melody for 'When a Child Is Born' called?
A) Every Time You Touch Me
B) Soleado
C) Le rose blu
D) Tränen lügen nicht
- 2. Who composed the original tune 'Soleado'?
A) Ciro Dammicco
B) Fred Jay
C) Michael Holm
D) Johnny Mathis
- 3. In what year was the tune 'Le rose blu' published?
A) 1974
B) 1976
C) 1972
D) 1981
- 4. Who wrote the English lyrics for 'When a Child Is Born'?
A) Michael Holm
B) Ciro Dammicco
C) Fred Jay
D) Johnny Mathis
- 5. Which artist had a UK Christmas number one with the song in 1976?
A) Johnny Mathis
B) Charlie Rich
C) Michael Holm
D) Boney M
- 6. On which album did Boney M include the song in 1981?
A) Tears Don't Lie
B) Christmas Album
C) The Best of Boney M
D) Soleado Hits
- 7. What is the B-side of the 1976 Johnny Mathis single?
A) Tränen lügen nicht
B) Soleado
C) Le rose blu
D) Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)
- 8. For how many weeks did the Johnny Mathis version stay at number one in the UK?
A) One
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
- 9. Approximately how many copies did the Johnny Mathis version sell in the UK?
A) 750,000
B) 500,000
C) 885,000
D) 1,000,000
- 10. With whom did Johnny Mathis re-record the song as a duet?
A) Michael Holm
B) Gladys Knight & the Pips
C) Charlie Rich
D) Boney M
- 11. What is the German title of Michael Holm's 1974 version?
A) Le rose blu
B) Soleado
C) Weihnachtslied
D) Tränen lügen nicht
- 12. What does the German phrase 'Tränen lügen nicht' translate to?
A) Tears Don't Lie
B) Blue Roses
C) When a Child Is Born
D) Love Don't Lie
- 13. Who released a dance hit titled 'Tears Don't Lie' in 1995?
A) Fred Jay
B) Michael Holm
C) Mark 'Oh
D) Ciro Dammicco
- 14. What is the subject matter of the German song 'Tränen lügen nicht'?
A) The birth of a child
B) Christmas celebrations
C) The beauty of blue roses
D) Breaking up with a girl
- 15. What peak position did the early English version reach on the Billboard Hot 100?
A) #53
B) #79
C) #123
D) #7
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