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The Rolling Stones - "Some Girls"

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The Rolling Stones  Some Girls game quiz
""Some Girls" is often considered the last great album the Rolling Stones made. Here are ten questions about its songs and the events behind the music."

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1. Where did the Rolling Stones tour to promote the June 1978 release of "Some Girls?"
    United States
    Canada
    Asia
    Europe


2. Why was the original cover for "Some Girls" quickly redone?
    It contained an obscene French expression
    Because of its unauthorized use of pictures of several celebrities
    Nudity
    The record company was concerned it wouldn't sell unless Mick Jagger was plainly visible


3. "Watched the taillights fading, there ain't a dry eye in the house," sang Keith Richards in "Before They Make Me Run." To what real-life event was he referring?
    His upcoming heroin trafficking trial and its potential impact on his career
    Aging
    His daughter's death in a car crash
    His creative differences with Mick Jagger


4. What New York City location is mentioned in the song "Miss You?"
    Empire State Building
    Central Park
    Studio 54
    Statue of Liberty


5. "When the Whip Comes Down" is a song about a young man hustling on the seamier streets of Manhattan. According to its lyrics, how does his mother feel?
    Happy everyone knows him
    She doesn't know he exists
    Ashamed
    Glad that he's not on the dole


6. What was the name of the session musician who lent his sweet and colorful harmonica to some of the "Some Girls" songs?
    Sugar Blue
    Sugar Daddy
    Sugar Pop
    Sugar Plum


7. "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" was the only track from "Some Girls" not written by the Stones. What legendary group first performed the song?
    Four Tops
    Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
    Supremes
    Temptations


8. Who was widely believed to be the subject of "Respectable?"
    The Rolling Stones themselves
    American fans of the group
    Mick Jagger's wife
    The BBC


9. What motivated the protagonist of the song "Far Away Eyes" to run 20 red lights?
    Just to see if he could do it
    The boredom of being in Bakersfield on a Sunday morning
    Eagerness to reunite with his girlfriend
    Having the Lord by his side


10. The Rolling Stones performed eight of the ten songs from "Some Girls" during their 1978 tour, omitting "Before They Make Me Run" and which other song?
    Beast of Burden
    Lies
    Some Girls
    Shattered


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