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18 quizzes and 240 trivia questions.
1.
  An Elton John Sing-A-Long    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will start singing a song by Elton John. You then sing the following three words.
Easier, 10 Qns, Ilona_Ritter, Jan 19 23
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Jan 19 23
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  Elton John Lyrics 1   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
I will give you part of a set of lyrics and your task is to fill in the missing word. All songs were hits for Elton in the UK, but not all will be well known. All lyrics are by Bernie Taupin unless stated in the info after the answers. Enjoy!
Average, 25 Qns, tali21, Dec 27 08
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tali21
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3.
  Elton John Lyrics 1969 - 1985    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know Elton John's songs? In this quiz I will give you a lyric and you will tell me which song it comes from. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Velvet_Rain, Feb 02 12
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Velvet_Rain
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4.
  Elton John One-Liners    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I give you the year it was released and the first line of the song, the rest is up to you.
Average, 15 Qns, MrFahrenheit, Dec 23 11
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  Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 3   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
From the yellow brick road all the way across the water, the journey continues. Answer these questions based on the knowledge you have of Bernie's lyrics.
Tough, 10 Qns, Eltonboy96, Jul 16 14
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Eltonboy96
153 plays
6.
  Elton's First Lines    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
I'll give you the first line of an Elton John song, you name the title.
Average, 25 Qns, wellknowngun99, Aug 03 09
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  Elton John Lyric Attack! #1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Lyric Attack! A quiz on songs by Elton John.
Average, 10 Qns, snotele, Jun 16 07
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snotele
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8.
  Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Use your knowledge of Elton John / Bernie Taupin lyrics to complete the sentences.
Tough, 10 Qns, Eltonboy96, May 28 14
Tough
Eltonboy96
242 plays
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  Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 5    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
From the Caribou studio to a Wonderful Crazy Night, the journey continues once again! How well have you been listening to Elton and Bernie? Answer these questions based on the knowledge you have of Bernie's lyrics.
Tough, 10 Qns, Eltonboy96, Aug 29 18
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Eltonboy96
Aug 29 18
102 plays
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  Elton John Lyrics 2    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Same format as my previous Elton quiz, but this time the lyrics are from songs that have not been UK hits, so to help I will also give you the song title. All lyrics are by Bernie Taupin unless otherwise stated in the info in the answers section.
Difficult, 25 Qns, tali21, Jun 16 07
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trivia question Quick Question
From "Dan Dare (Pilot Of The Future)": "If he'd been here now, holy cow, my stars might have been read on the planet __________".

From Quiz "Elton John Lyrics 2"




11.
  Elton John First Lines    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I am a huge EJ fan. I'll give you the song title and 4 choices. All you have to do is guess the correct first line of the song. True fans should have no problem. Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, beannie01, Aug 23 13
Tough
beannie01
1460 plays
12.
  The Lyrics of Elton John    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Elton John's partnership with Bernie Taupin has left us with some of the most brilliant music of modern day. Here is a quiz about the lyrics Taupin wrote. I'll give you the album title and the lyrics, you tell me what's the name of the song.
Average, 10 Qns, ewanmania, Jun 16 07
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ewanmania
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  Elton John - The Ultimate Lyric Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will test your knowledge of Bernie Taupin's lyrics for Sir Elton John. Beware! This quiz moves beyond the realm of greatest hits. Here's how it works. I give you lyrics and you select the name of the song.
Average, 10 Qns, james_israel, Jun 16 07
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711 plays
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  Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's take a walk down the yellow brick road to see how closely YOU have listened to Bernie Taupin's lyrics. Good luck! Answer these questions based on the knowledge you have of Bernie's lyrics.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Eltonboy96, Jun 10 14
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Eltonboy96
234 plays
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  Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 4    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
From Valhalla to the bad side of the moon, Be prepared to embark on the fourth journey through the wonderland of Elton John and Bernie Taupin and see just how much you remember!
Difficult, 10 Qns, Eltonboy96, Aug 15 15
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Eltonboy96
210 plays
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  Elton John Lyric Attack! #2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My second Elton John quiz. Slightly different from the first.
Average, 10 Qns, snotele, Jun 16 07
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468 plays
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  Lyrics from the Songs of Sir Elton John    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Songwriters Elton John and Bernie Taupin have been writing hits for more than three decades. I will give you a line from one of their songs, and you tell me the song.
Average, 10 Qns, pianoman41588, Jun 16 07
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  Elegant Elton Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
How well do you know one of the masters of rock and roll? Here are some of his lyrics- you tell me the song. If you love Elton like I love Elton, you should do well. Good luck!
Tough, 20 Qns, foster07, Jun 16 07
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Elton John Lyrics Trivia Questions
1. "Your blood, like winter, freezes..."

From Quiz An Elton John Sing-A-Long

Answer: Just like ice

Elton John and Bernie Taupin wrote "I'm Still Standing" in 1983. The music video was filmed in Cannes, Nice, and Cote d'Azur.

2. In the 2016 Elton John song "A Good Heart" What does the singer tell you not slip or trip on?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 5

Answer: Life

From the album "Wonderful Crazy Night" (2016). The song's lyrics are inspired by by the feeling Bernie Taupin gets from raising his children and the performance by Elton is inspired by Bernie Tauoin and his partner David Furnish. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Elton says: "For me it's about David, But it could be about me and Bernie because we've been together nearly 50 years.". An album received well by fans and critics, "Wonderful Crazy Night" was placed at number 39 on Rolling Stones' 50 greatest albums of 2016.

3. What does the singer say that, like him, you must have had?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 4

Answer: A Once Upon A Time

From the song "Curtains" from the album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" (1975). This song is a continuation of the previous song on the album; "We All Fall In Love Sometimes". This song is thought to be about the "Brown Dirt Cowboy" leaving the country for the city, in this case, Lincolnshire for London. Elton John has described this song as "crap"; however the vast majority of Elton/Bernie fans would disagree.

4. Whom has "she" got on her side and in her eyes, respectively?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 3

Answer: Hercules and Diana

From the song "Hercules" from the album "Honky Chateau" (1972). Recorded in the Château d'Hérouville in France, where artists like Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Cat Stevens and the Bee Gees have also recorded. In 1984, Elton confirmed that the song "Hercules" was indeed about his middle name, after all, he is called Elton Hercules John.

5. Whom did Kentucky love?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 2

Answer: Danny Bailey

From the song "The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-34)" from the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973). Contrary to what most people think when they look at the title, Danny Bailey is a fictional character. The song talks about a young man who most likely was in trouble during the prohibition period, and for that he was shot "in the lobby of a downtown motel".

6. What awaits the singer "like a rat in a drain"?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition

Answer: opportunity

From the song "Sweet Painted Lady" from "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"(1973). This song is about sailors who have just come off a ship and go to a brothel near the docks. The "sweet painted ladies" are the prostitutes. This song was written in Jamaica but not recorded there due to political reasons. This song is the only song on the album where Elton's voice comes before instruments!

7. In which Elton John song would you find the following lyrics? "I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights when Suzie wore her dresses tight"

From Quiz Elton John Lyrics 1969 - 1985

Answer: Crocodile Rock

"Crocodile Rock" is from Elton John's 1973 album "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player". It went to number one in the US and number five in the UK.

8. "But what I'm told is never for certain." What song does this line come from?

From Quiz Elton John Lyric Attack! #2

Answer: Take Me To The Pilot

"Well I know he's not old And I'm told he's a virgin For he may be she But what I'm told is never for certain" This is from the self entitled 'Elton John' album released in 1970.

9. "You burnt through my life to the true meaning of love". What song does this line come from?

From Quiz Elton John Lyric Attack! #1

Answer: Dark Diamond

This song is from the album 'Song From The West Coast' released in 2001.

10. This song is from the album, "Empty Sky", but what song is it? "Just send up my love ain't seen nothing but tears Now I've got myself in this room for years I don't see no one, I never see anyone"

From Quiz The Lyrics of Elton John

Answer: Empty Sky

Recorded in 1969, this album was Elton and Bernie's first release under Dick James Music. Previous to this, Elton and Bernie had worked as songwriters.

11. "...it's one more beer and I don't hear you anymore..."

From Quiz Lyrics from the Songs of Sir Elton John

Answer: Someone Saved My Life Tonight

This is from the album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy."

12. From "Burn Down The Mission": "Deep in the woods, the __________ are out today, my wife cried when they came to take me away".

From Quiz Elton John Lyrics 2

Answer: Squirrels

Is it only me that thinks it strange that squirrels would come to take him away? :-) Seriously, though, this classic song is from the album "Tumbleweed Connection", released in the UK in 1970. Strangely, given the excellent content of the album, it produced no UK hit singles.

13. "And it seems to me you lived your life like a __________ in the wind".

From Quiz Elton John Lyrics 1

Answer: Candle

One of Elton's all-time classics, it first appeared on the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album. It didn't reach the Top 10 in the UK when first released, but when re-released in the 80s as a live recording it did, and then of course there was the reworked version for Princess Diana.

14. "One more set of boots on your welcome mat"

From Quiz Elegant Elton Lyrics

Answer: I Don't Wanna go on with You Like That

From the album "Reg Strikes Back", released in 1988. Reginald Dwight is his given name, hence the title of the album.

15. "Writing" What's the first line of this song?

From Quiz Elton John First Lines

Answer: Is there anything left?

This song is from "Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy", released in 1975.

16. 'It's a little bit funny...?'

From Quiz Elton's First Lines

Answer: Your Song

Elton's first hit, from the album 'Elton John', 1970.

17. 1976: What have I got to do to make you love me?

From Quiz Elton John One-Liners

Answer: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

18. "And I think it's gonna be a..."

From Quiz An Elton John Sing-A-Long

Answer: Long, long time

"Rocket Man" was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin in 1972. On January 21, 2022, the song went double platinum in the British Phonographic Industry. The song was inspired by Ray Bradbury's short story "The Rocket Man."

19. In an Elton John song, what did the señorita's boyfriend say to the singer after he tried to charm her with his "English charm"?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 5

Answer: We no like to with the gringo fight

From the song "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" from the album "Rock of the Westies" (1975). The song tells a tale of an Englishman in Mexico who approaches a woman to try and charm her. However the situation turns "Ridiculous", according to the singer, when her boyfriend tells the singer off for approaching his girlfriend. "Rock of the Westies" was a critical success, praised by critics and fans. The album includes the hit "Island Girl".

20. What was the name of the "black jack hustler" that Dolly Summers was once married to?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 4

Answer: Candyfloss

From the song "Shoulder Holster" from the album "Blue Moves" (1976). This song tells the ballad of a woman named Dolly Summers who is the ex-wife of a "black jack hustler" called "Candyfloss". One day Dolly decides to hunt him down but when she sees the state that he is in, she gives up on killing him. "Blue Moves" was Elton's second double album following "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".

21. On what ship did the singer leave "the dockland" two years ago?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 3

Answer: the S.S. Marie

From the song "Rotten Peaches" from the album "Madman Across the Water" (1971). This song is generally considered to be about a man who went to jail and is going to be remembered for that for the rest of his life. "Rotten Peaches" was not one of the hits on the album, overshadowed by such songs as "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon". However, it is a hit within the Elton/Bernie fanbase.

22. Where is it that "the green grass sways and the cool wind blows across the shadow of their graves"?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition Part 2

Answer: oceans away

From the song "Oceans Away" from the album "The Diving Board" (2013). A very successful album 40 years after "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". Curiously, the song "Rotten Peaches" has a verse that goes "there ain't no green grass in a U.S. state prison". "The Diving Board" is a sensational album. It goes back to basics with piano, bass and drums, rarely anything else.

23. At Western Ford Gateway, what do the dead say a man lives no more than?

From Quiz Elton/Bernie Lyric Recognition

Answer: his fair share of days

From the song "Western Ford Gateway" from "Empty Sky"(1969). "Empty Sky" was released in the UK in 1969 and in the US in 1975. This album was very experimental for both Elton John and Bernie Taupin; it was the first album they released as a team.

24. "I entertain by picking brains Sell my soul by dropping names I don't like those, my God, what's that" What song do these lyrics come from?

From Quiz Elton John Lyrics 1969 - 1985

Answer: The Bitch Is Back

"The Bitch Is Back" is from Elton John's 1974 album "Caribou". It went to number 15 in the UK charts and did even better in the US by reaching number four. It was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

25. What's the missing word? "Another glimpse of the ... across the water"

From Quiz Elton John Lyric Attack! #2

Answer: madman & mad man

"We'll come again next Thursday afternoon The in-laws hope they'll see you very soon But is it in your conscience that you're after Another glimpse of the madman across the water" "Madman Across the Water" is also the name of the album from which the song is taken. More lyrics from Bernie Taupin.

26. What song is this line taken from? "So excuse me forgetting but these things I do"

From Quiz Elton John Lyric Attack! #1

Answer: Your Song

This song is from the self entitled 'Elton John' album, his second album, released in 1970.

27. "...shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind..."

From Quiz Lyrics from the Songs of Sir Elton John

Answer: Philadelphia Freedom

This is from the Album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy."

28. From "Two Rooms At The End Of The World": "Borne our swords like __________ knights on the highway".

From Quiz Elton John Lyrics 2

Answer: Steel

Another well-known song, the title of the song was used when several of Elton's peers put together an album to celebrate his works. The song itself came from the 1980 album "21 at 33".

29. "I'm still standing, better than I ever did, looking like a true __________, feeling like a little kid".

From Quiz Elton John Lyrics 1

Answer: Survivor

From the song "I'm Still Standing", a top 10 hit in the UK in the early 80s, as was the album from which it came, "Too Low For Zero", which for many critics hailed the return of Elton after several less-than-average albums (in their eyes!).

30. "I can't love, shot full of holes"

From Quiz Elegant Elton Lyrics

Answer: I Want Love

From the album "Songs from the West Coast", released in 2001.

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