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Carpenters- Song Lyrics Trivia Quiz

The beautiful sound of the duo comprised of Karen and Richard Carpenter ended too soon, with the death of Karen Carpenter on February 4,1983. How well do you remember their music?

A multiple-choice quiz by spiritseeker. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
spiritseeker

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
270,372

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
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Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Can you tell me the name of the song that contains these lyrics?

"I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today, yeah.
The boy that's driving me mad
Is going away." Hint

Close to You

Ticket to Ride

Yesterday Once More

Goodbye to Love

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Question 2 of 10

2. Can you finish the lyrics in this verse of "Close to You"?

"On the day that you were born
The angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust..." Hint

in your hair and silver starlight in your eyes of blue

in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue

in your hair and golden starlight in your blue eyes

and golden starlight in your blue eyes

3. What's the missing line in this verse from "We've Only Just Begun"?

"Sharing horizons that are new to us,
Watching the signs along the way,
(choose the line missing from here)
Working together day to day
Together." Hint

Walking together just the two of us

Talking it over just the two of us

Riding together just the two of us

Driving along together just the two of us

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Question 4 of 10

4. To which song do these lyrics belong? Here's a hint: The missing words in the lyrics are also the name of the song.

"Talkin' to myself and feelin' old
Sometimes I'd like to quit
Nothing ever seems to fit
Hangin' around
Nothing to do but frown
___________always get me down." Hint

Sing

For All We Know

Yesterday Once More

Rainy Days and Mondays

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Question 5 of 10

5. "All my life I could love only you
All your life you could love only me
Tell me why then
Oh why should it be that
We go on..."

What song contains these lyrics? Hint: The missing words in the last line of the verse are also the name of the song. Hint

Don't Be Afraid

For All We Know

Hurting Each Other

One More Time

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which song contains the following lyrics?

"So I've made my mind up I must live my life alone
And though it's not the easy way
I guess I've always known
I'd say goodbye to love" Hint

Ticket to Ride

Yesterday Once More

Goodbye to Love

Top of the World

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Question 7 of 10

7. What words am I missing in these lyrics from "It's Going to Take Some Time"?

"It's going to take some time this time
No matter what I've planned
But like the ________
I'll learn how to bend" Hint

rod in the fisherman's hands

children who are jumping rope

young trees in the wintertime

new plants in the springtime

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Question 8 of 10

8. "When I was young I'd listen to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs
When they played I'd sing along
It made me smile."

What song by the Carpenters springs into your mind when you hear these lyrics?
Hint

Yesterday Once More

Reason to Believe

We've Only Just Begun

Superstar

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Question 9 of 10

9. What song by the Carpenters contains the following lyrics?

"Something in the wind has learned my name
And it's tellin' me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me."
Hint

Close to You

I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Top of the World

One Love

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Question 10 of 10

10. I can't remember the missing lyrics from "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)". Can you help me out?

"There's a kind of hush all over the world tonight.
All over the world you can hear the sounds of _________
You know what I mean." Hint

birds singing in their nests

the owls in the trees

the babbling brooks

lovers in love

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Can you tell me the name of the song that contains these lyrics? "I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah. The boy that's driving me mad Is going away."

Answer: Ticket to Ride

The Carpenters had a contract with A&M Records, which was owned by Herb Alpert (of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass) and his partner Jerry Moss.
"Ticket to Ride" was from the Carpenters' first album, entitled "Offering", which was released in November of 1969. "Ticket to Ride" had previously been released by The Beatles in 1965. Richard Carpenter made changes to the song, such as changing some chords and time signatures, before the Carpenters recorded it.

2. Can you finish the lyrics in this verse of "Close to You"? "On the day that you were born The angels got together And decided to create a dream come true So they sprinkled moon dust..."

Answer: in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue

The Carpenters' second single, "Close to You", was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David . "Close to You" had previously been recorded by Dionne Warwick with the title "They Long to be Close to You". Dionne Warwick's song was released in June of 1970.

The musical arrangement was changed by Richard. In March of 1971, the Carpenters won their first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus for the song "Close to You" . They also won a second Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

The song "Close to You" and the album entitled "Close to You" were nominated for six Grammy Awards altogether, including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

3. What's the missing line in this verse from "We've Only Just Begun"? "Sharing horizons that are new to us, Watching the signs along the way, (choose the line missing from here) Working together day to day Together."

Answer: Talking it over just the two of us

"We've Only Just Begun" was also from the "Close to You" album. The song had been written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams for a television ad campaign, for the Crocker Bank in California. Again, the musical arrangements for the song were changed by Richard. "We've Only Just Begun" became many couples' choice for their wedding song.

4. To which song do these lyrics belong? Here's a hint: The missing words in the lyrics are also the name of the song. "Talkin' to myself and feelin' old Sometimes I'd like to quit Nothing ever seems to fit Hangin' around Nothing to do but frown ___________always get me down."

Answer: Rainy Days and Mondays

"Rainy Days and Mondays" was from the album entitled "Carpenters", which was released in 1971. "Rainy Days and Mondays" was written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams. As "Rainy Days and Mondays" was rising up the charts, the Carpenters had a summer television series called "Make Your Own Kind of Music", which didn't do very well.

The album "Carpenters" won a Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.

5. "All my life I could love only you All your life you could love only me Tell me why then Oh why should it be that We go on..." What song contains these lyrics? Hint: The missing words in the last line of the verse are also the name of the song.

Answer: Hurting Each Other

"Hurting Each Other" was from the album entitled "A Song for You", which was released in 1972. "Hurting Each Other" was originally recorded by Ruby and the Romantics, who released the song in 1969.

6. Which song contains the following lyrics? "So I've made my mind up I must live my life alone And though it's not the easy way I guess I've always known I'd say goodbye to love"

Answer: Goodbye to Love

"Goodbye to Love" was written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis. "Goodbye to Love" was released in Britain on a double-sided single. "I Won't Last a Day Without You", which written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, was on the other side of the single. Both songs were from the album entitled "A Song for You", which released in 1972.

7. What words am I missing in these lyrics from "It's Going to Take Some Time"? "It's going to take some time this time No matter what I've planned But like the ________ I'll learn how to bend"

Answer: young trees in the wintertime

"It's Going to Take Some Time" was from the album entitled "A Song For You", which was released in 1972. The album "A Song for You" produced more hit singles than any of the Carpenters' other albums. The hit singles from this album included "Top of the World", "Hurting Each Other", "It's Going to Take Some Time", "Goodbye to Love", and "I Won't Last a Day Without You".

8. "When I was young I'd listen to the radio Waitin' for my favorite songs When they played I'd sing along It made me smile." What song by the Carpenters springs into your mind when you hear these lyrics?

Answer: Yesterday Once More

"Yesterday Once More" was from album entitled "Now & Then", which was released in 1973. "Yesterday Once More" was a huge hit in both United States and Britain. In fact, it was a bigger success in Britain than were any of the Carpenters' previous singles. "Yesterday Once More" was also a big hit in Japan.

9. What song by the Carpenters contains the following lyrics? "Something in the wind has learned my name And it's tellin' me that things are not the same In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me."

Answer: Top of the World

"Top of the World" was from the album entitled "A Song for You", which was released in 1972. Although the song was originally released as an album cut, it was re-released with some revisions as a single in 1973, and became the third million-seller of the year for the Carpenters. (The first two million-sellers were "Sing" and "Yesterday Once More".)
In 1973, President Richard Nixon invited Karen and Richard Carpenter to the White House, to perform at a dinner in honour of West German Chancellor Willy Brandt.

10. I can't remember the missing lyrics from "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)". Can you help me out? "There's a kind of hush all over the world tonight. All over the world you can hear the sounds of _________ You know what I mean."

Answer: lovers in love

"There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" is from the album entitled "A Kind of Hush", which was released in 1976. "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" had been a hit for Herman's Hermits in 1967. "A Kind of Hush" was the first of the Carpenters' albums since "Offering" that didn't produce a top ten single.

Source: Author spiritseeker

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