Tom Jones International

Here’s a Tom Jones trivia quiz. We’ll post the answers in a few weeks. Meanwhile, feel free to email us with your own questions about Tom’s career (and answers if you have them) and maybe we’ll do it again.

Of course, feel free to comment, just don’t give away the answers, please, and if you’re stuck, remember you can find many of them here on tomjonesinternational.com.

Have fun!

1. On which of Tom’s songs did Reg Dwight sing backup?
2. What was the name of one of the films it was announced Tom would make? And the other?
3. If they make a film of Tom’s life story, who did he say should probably play him?
4. What was Tommy Woodward’s first stage name? His band’s name?
5. On what street was “Dean Martin’s house?”
6. When did Tom always say onstage that “Dean Martin’s house” would become “Tom Jones’ house?”
7. When Tom sings, “The old house is still standing” on what street is the “old house” to which he is referring?
8. Which of his songs did Tom once tell an interviewer should be his epitaph?
9. Why did he choose that song?
10. What song contains this lyric: “I could never throw my knickers at you And I don’t come from Wales”
11. What kept Tom in the house for about two years?
12. Who is Tom’s favorite singer?
13. What is Tom’s favorite movie?
14. What song did Tom record to benefit ChildLine?
15. What was the name of the 12-episode Canadian series? (You know, the one that seems to go on forever? In fact, isn’t it amazing that it was only 12 episodes?)
16. What did Tom do at the end of each episode of this Canadian series?
17. Gordon Mills discovered and managed three performers —Tom and Engelbert and….?
18. What was the name of the TV film Tom did with Kirk Douglas?
19. What was the name of Tom’s series that was shown on VH1?
20. What did it say on the banner Tom really liked that was held aloft at Glastonbury?