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