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Springsteen's People Trivia Quiz

Bruce Springsteen is famous for the many characters that populate his songs. I'll give you the name of a character(s) and you choose the song they appeared in.

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

Author
anjepiti

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,742

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
2728

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (19/25), Guest 71 (9/25), Guest 146 (10/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. In which song does Bruce sing to his girl, "Wendy"? Hint

Born To Run

One Step Up

Open All Night

Nebraska

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Question 2 of 25

2. Before Wendy was "Sandy". What song did she appear in? Hint

Wild Billy's Circus Story

4th of July, Asbury Park

Thunder Road

E Street Shuffle

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Question 3 of 25

3. Sheena of the Jungle was one of the female icons who paled into insignificance in this song. Hint

Pink Cadillac

Crush On You

You Can Look

Pilgrim In The Temple Of Love

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Question 4 of 25

4. Bruce's friends in this live favourite include Sloppy Sue, Little Dynamite and Big Bones Billie. Hint

Spirit In The Night

Rosalita

Lost In The Flood

Wild Billy's Circus Story

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Question 5 of 25

5. The character "Bad Scooter" in this song is rumoured to be an autobiographical reference. Hint

Jungleland

Tenth Avenue Freezeout

Meeting Across The River

Born To Run

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Question 6 of 25

6. Junior Johnson is one of the celebrities mentioned in this song Hint

Where The Bands Are

Give The Girl A Kiss

Sherry Darling

Cadillac Ranch

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Question 7 of 25

7. Which song opens with "The Ragamuffin Gunner"? Hint

Saint In The City

Lost In The Flood

Growing Up

The Angel

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Question 8 of 25

8. Queen Isabella gives Christopher Columbus a hand in this song. Hint

The Angel

Stand On It

Pink Cadillac

TV Movie

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Question 9 of 25

9. This song featured two gangs: The Skulls and The Pythons. Hint

Jungleland

Zero and Blind Terry

Born To Run

The Promise

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Question 10 of 25

10. In which song does "Kyle William" get baptized? Hint

Living Proof

The Honeymooners

My Beautiful Reward

Reason To Believe

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Question 11 of 25

11. After Wendy came "Wanda". In which song do we meet "Wanda"? Hint

Brilliant Disguise

Born To Run

Open All Night

Johnny 99

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Question 12 of 25

12. Where do we meet "Puerto Rican Jane"? Hint

Rosalita

Human Touch

Sinaloa Cowboys

Incident On 57th Street

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Question 13 of 25

13. Joan Fontaine is one of the many names mentioned in this early song. Hint

Kitty's Back

Blinded By The Light

Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street

For You

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Question 14 of 25

14. In which song does Bruce Lee rate a mention? Hint

Stand On It

Real Man

TV Movie

Local Hero

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Question 15 of 25

15. The stories of Lieutenant Jimmy Bly and Raphael Rodriguez are told in separate verses of this song. Hint

The New Timer

Shut Out The Light

Galveston Bay

Souls Of The Departed

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Question 16 of 25

16. Bruce likes to throw the names of action heroes around. Which song features a reference to James Bond? Hint

Fire

Crush On You

I'm A Rocker

TV Movie

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Question 17 of 25

17. Madame Marie is one of the many characters mentioned in this song. Hint

Blinded By The Light

4th of July, Asbury Park

Zero and Blind Terry

Rosalita

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Question 18 of 25

18. Joe Roberts tells his story in this song. Hint

Dead Man Walking

Highway Patrolman

Streets of Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

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Question 19 of 25

19. "Little Willie and his Soul Brooms" get the crowd dancing in which song? Hint

Seaside Bar Song

Where The Bands Are

Give The Girl A Kiss

Take 'Em As They Come

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Question 20 of 25

20. Catherine LeFevre tells the story in this song. Hint

Car Wash

Shut Out The Light

Spare Parts

American Skin

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Question 21 of 25

21. X-Man, Cochise and Little Spider are friends in this song. Hint

Sinaloa Cowboys

Balboa Park

The New Timer

The Line

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Question 22 of 25

22. Missy Bimbo and Marguerita are amongst the many characters in this early tune. Hint

4th of July, Asbury Park

New York City Serenade

Wild Billy's Circus Story

E Street Shuffle

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Question 23 of 25

23. Johnny, Billy and Terry are names used in a lot of Springsteen songs, but which song mentions all three in the first two lines? Hint

Seaside Bar Song

Backstreets

The Promise

Racing In The Street

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Question 24 of 25

24. Billy is a name that comes up regularly in Bruce's work. Where do we meet "Billy Sutter"? Hint

Brothers Under The Bridge

Rock Away The Days

Cautious Man

Galveston Bay

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Question 25 of 25

25. Bruce uses the name Mary a lot, famously in songs like "Thunder Road" and "The River". Which of these songs does not contain the word "Mary"? Hint

Tunnel Of Love

Straight Time

The Rising

Car Wash

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which song does Bruce sing to his girl, "Wendy"?

Answer: Born To Run

"Wendy let me in, I wanna be your friend".

If you didn't get this one, STOP NOW !!

2. Before Wendy was "Sandy". What song did she appear in?

Answer: 4th of July, Asbury Park

"Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us". Can't get much easier than this.

3. Sheena of the Jungle was one of the female icons who paled into insignificance in this song.

Answer: Crush On You

"She makes the Venus de Milo look like she's got not style / She makes Sheena of the Jungle look meek and mild". From "The River".

4. Bruce's friends in this live favourite include Sloppy Sue, Little Dynamite and Big Bones Billie.

Answer: Rosalita

Great tune. You know the words.

5. The character "Bad Scooter" in this song is rumoured to be an autobiographical reference.

Answer: Tenth Avenue Freezeout

"Teardrops on the city, Bad Scooter searching for his groove". BS - Bad Scooter, Bruce Springsteen - you get it?

6. Junior Johnson is one of the celebrities mentioned in this song

Answer: Cadillac Ranch

"James Dean in that Mercury '49 / Junior Johnson runnin' through the woods of Caroline". Another great track from "The River".

7. Which song opens with "The Ragamuffin Gunner"?

Answer: Lost In The Flood

"The Ragamuffin Gunner's returning home like a hungry runaway". One of the highlights of the Madison Square Garden concerts.

8. Queen Isabella gives Christopher Columbus a hand in this song.

Answer: Stand On It

"He wouldn't of got out of Italy man that's for sure / Without Queen Isabella standing on the shore". One of the many great B-sides from the "Born In The USA" era.

9. This song featured two gangs: The Skulls and The Pythons.

Answer: Zero and Blind Terry

"The Skulls met The Pythons / Down at the First Street Station". A great song that has appeared on bootlegs for years and was finally officially released on "Tracks".

10. In which song does "Kyle William" get baptized?

Answer: Reason To Believe

"Take a baby to the river, Kyle William they call him". The closing track from "Nebraska".

11. After Wendy came "Wanda". In which song do we meet "Wanda"?

Answer: Open All Night

"I met Wanda when she was employed / Behind the counter at Route 60 Bob's Big Boy". Another track from "Nebraska".

12. Where do we meet "Puerto Rican Jane"?

Answer: Incident On 57th Street

"Puerto Rican Jane / The word is down / The cops have found the vein".
An archetypal early Springsteen song, describing a big city vignette and populated with characters trying to break free.

13. Joan Fontaine is one of the many names mentioned in this early song.

Answer: Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street

"Broadway Mary, Joan Fontaine / Advertiser on a dowtown train". From Springsteen's debut album "Greetings From Asbury Park".

14. In which song does Bruce Lee rate a mention?

Answer: Local Hero

So I asked the sales girl "Who was that man / Between the doberman and Bruce Lee". My favourite song from "Lucky Town".

15. The stories of Lieutenant Jimmy Bly and Raphael Rodriguez are told in separate verses of this song.

Answer: Souls Of The Departed

"On the road to Basra stood young Lieutenant Jimmy Bly". A harder one, from "Lucky Town".

16. Bruce likes to throw the names of action heroes around. Which song features a reference to James Bond?

Answer: I'm A Rocker

"Now don't you call James Bond or Secret Agent Man / Cos they can't do it like I can." From "The River".

17. Madame Marie is one of the many characters mentioned in this song.

Answer: 4th of July, Asbury Park

"Well the cops finally busted Madame Marie / For tellin' fortunes better than they do". For a Springsteen nut from Melbourne, Australia, one of my biggest thrills was visiting Asbury Park in 1994 and seeing that Madame Marie's stall was still there. But when I rang the number I only got a recorded message!

18. Joe Roberts tells his story in this song.

Answer: Highway Patrolman

"My name is Joe Roberts, I work for the state". The stand out track from "Nebraska", in my humble opinion.

19. "Little Willie and his Soul Brooms" get the crowd dancing in which song?

Answer: Seaside Bar Song

"The juke joint's hummin', everybody came down / Little Willie and his Soul Brooms laying all the stuff now". All of these songs were officially released for the first time on "Tracks".

20. Catherine LeFevre tells the story in this song.

Answer: Car Wash

"Well my name is Catherine LeFevre / I work at the Astrowash on Sunset and Vine". Another "Tracks" track.

21. X-Man, Cochise and Little Spider are friends in this song.

Answer: Balboa Park

"There was X-Man and Cochise / Little Spider his sneakers covered in river mud". One of the many grim tales on "The Ghost Of Tom Joad".

22. Missy Bimbo and Marguerita are amongst the many characters in this early tune.

Answer: Wild Billy's Circus Story

"Fat lady, big mama, Missy Bimbo sits in her chair and yawns". From "The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle".

23. Johnny, Billy and Terry are names used in a lot of Springsteen songs, but which song mentions all three in the first two lines?

Answer: The Promise

"Johnny works in a factory, Billy works downtown / Terry works in a rock and roll band, looking for that million dollar sound." One of the most legendary unreleased Springsteen songs, which finally saw the light of day on the "18 Tracks" CD.

24. Billy is a name that comes up regularly in Bruce's work. Where do we meet "Billy Sutter"?

Answer: Galveston Bay

"Billy Sutter fought with Charlie Company / In the highlands of Quang Tri". All these songs have characters called Billy: Billy Devon ("Brothers Under The Bridge"); Bill Horton ("Cautious Man") and just plain Billy ("Rock Away The Days").

25. Bruce uses the name Mary a lot, famously in songs like "Thunder Road" and "The River". Which of these songs does not contain the word "Mary"?

Answer: Tunnel Of Love

"The Rising": "I see you Mary in the garden / In the garden of a thousand sighs". "Straight Time": "Mary's smilin / But she watches met out of the corner of her eye". "Car Wash": "I drop my kids at school in the morning / And pick them up at Mary's just 'fore suppertime".

Source: Author anjepiti

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