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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
960 plays
2 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
714 plays
3 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
672 plays
4 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
366 plays
5 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
441 plays
6 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
447 plays
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Last Updated Nov 21 09 6:01 AM

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?
* Sadly, in December of 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed by this individual. Immediately following the assassination this individual took out a copy of "Catcher In The Rye" from his pocket and began to read while Lennon bled to death. Who killed Lennon?
* 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?


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