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1 Literary Allusions in Rock
Rock music has often been inspired by mythology, fiction and poetry. This quiz concerns references to literature in rock songs.
Tough
10 Q
susanjacosta
Oct 05 07
1146 plays
2 Thursday the 12th
The Book of Revelation is the preface (or the eve) to our destruction. This quiz looks at songs that have some sort of link to the Book.
Tough
10 Q
pollucci19
Mar 02 12
261 plays
3 Famous Writers in Popular Music
Listening to my i-pod recently, I noticed a famous writer's name pop up in a song by Blur. Which got me wondering about how many other writers are mentioned in songs? A scan of my i-pod revealed the following. Enjoy!
Difficult
10 Q
thelovelylulu
Feb 08 07
768 plays
4 Literature in Lyrics
Whether it's out in the open, or hidden between the lines. Sometimes our musical heroes let us in on their own. Hope this quiz raises your brow. Enjoy.
Average
10 Q
dantecmdy
Jan 07 07
783 plays
5 Once Upon a Song
From a suggestion by my other half, all of these questions have to do with songs that mention a character from nursery rhymes or children's literature.
Tough
10 Q
Vera2012
Jan 09 10
384 plays
6 Music about Literature
Many songs have been inspired by great (and not so great) works of literature. Let's see what you know about writing and songs! Most of the music is from the 1970's and later.
Tough
10 Q
umpire63
Nov 01 05
522 plays
7 The Catcher In The Rye In Song
If you really want to know the truth, this quiz is about some lousy book called "The Catcher In The Rye" and how it's found in a bunch of crazy songs and all. I'd wish you good luck and all, but then I'd probably want to puke.
Average
10 Q
themats
Jul 07 05
438 plays
8 Books in Songs
All the songs in this quiz feature a book of some kind, or reading. How many of them do you know?
Difficult
10 Q
Rowena8482
Sep 26 09
498 plays
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Last Updated Aug 08 12 5:15 PM

Some sample questions from this category:

* 'Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom, Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"' This is a lyric from what Billy Joel song?
* Metallica scored big with "One." The song was based on a Dalton Trumbo novel called _______________________.
* Iron Maiden sings about which of the following Edgar Allen Poe tales?
* Ambrosia produced a song called "Nice, Nice, Very Nice." It is based upon a portion of a Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., novel. What is the real last name of the character who wrote these words in the novel?
* T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair. But Gollum and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her. Who sang this song with references to J.R.R. Tolkeins "Lord of the Rings" trilogy?


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