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Anatomy of a Song: "The Boxer"

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Anatomy of a Song The Boxer game quiz
"Just how much do you know about Simon and Garfunkel's classic "The Boxer"? Pit yourself against 10 questions about the song and/or associated facts. Song #2 in the 'Anatomy' series."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. In the first line of the song, we begin to hear the story of what type of boy?
    Rich Boy
    Lucky boy
    Small boy
    Poor boy


2. In the very next line, for what does the singer "squander (his) resistance"?
    A pocketful of bumbles
    A pocketful of numbers
    A pocketful of blunders
    A pocketful of mumbles


3. Later in the first verse, what does "a man hear"?

"Still a man hears _______"
    What he wants to hear
    The sound of loneliness
    The sound of the city
    What his parents said


4. In the song's second verse, the singer is "in the company of strangers". At what location?
    Railway Station
    Bus Station
    Railroad Station
    Bus Depot


5. In the third verse, it is revealed why the singer is there. It turns out he is looking for something. What is he looking for?
    His brother
    His identity
    A job
    The gymnasium


6. Where do the whores hang out in the song?
    4th Street
    7th Avenue
    53rd and 3rd
    34th and Vine


7. How are the people who live in the "poorer quarters" described?
    Desperate
    Ragged
    Homeless
    Vagrant


8. In the second to last verse, the singer laments that he wishes he was going home. What city is he in when he sings this?
    Answer: (Two Words)


9. In the last verse of the song, what is it that the boxer "carries"?
    The reminders of every time they sneered and frowned
    The reminders of every smart young man in town
    The reminders of every glove that laid him down
    The reminders of how he was shoved and pushed around


10. Finally, on which album did "The Boxer" first appear?
    The Graduate
    Bookends
    Bridge Over Troubled Water
    Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.


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Compiled Jun 28 12