Question for:
Although technically the lyrics refer to ocean wave motion, what phrase saw one of its earliest uses (both in the title and the lyrics) in a musical context as performed by The Boswell Sisters in the film Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)? Magazine columnist Maurie Orodenker would later popularize the term in print beginning in 1942. An earlier song by Trixie Smith in 1922 uses a similar, but not exact phrase.
Clues
Possible QScores
100
22.11
19.07
8.33
Answer Breakdown
| Clues Used | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Submissions | 27 | 244 | 7 | 34 | 312 |
| % of Total | 8.65% | 78.21% | 2.24% | 10.9% | |
| Clues Used | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Correct | 25 | 243 | 7 | 31 | 306 |
| % of Correct | 8.17% | 79.41% | 2.29% | 10.13% | |
| % of Answers | 8.01% | 77.88% | 2.24% | 9.94% | |
| Clues Used | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Incorrect | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| % of Incorrect | 33.33% | 16.67% | 0% | 50% | |
| % of Answers | 0.64% | 0.32% | 0% | 0.96% | |
98.08%
1.92%
91.35%
Most Common Incorrect Answer
| Answer | Count |
|---|---|
| “what goes up must come down” | 1 |