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Quiz about 90s Rock Lyrics

Quiz about 90s Rock Lyrics

90s Rock Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Here are some lyrics from the 90s, you name the band. Or if I name the band, you name one of their lyrics from the list.

A multiple-choice quiz by meramsey. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
meramsey

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,861

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1677

Last 3 plays: comark2000 (10/10), Guest 107 (9/10), Guest 204 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which artist provided these lyrics:
"Close your eyes and bow your head, I need a little sympathy"? Hint

Pearl Jam

Everclear

Live

Soundgarden

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who ranted about Los Angeles with this lyric:
"I'm praying for rain, I'm praying for tidal waves"? Hint

Bush

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tool

Alice in Chains

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which band got something off their chest with this lyric:
"Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people"? Hint

Sublime

Soul Asylum

Toadies

The Refreshments

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who sang, "I hope someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star in someone else's sky"? Hint

Pearl Jam

Nirvana

Live

Stone Temple Pilots

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Question 5 of 10

5. Rage Against the Machine is responsible for which of the following lyrics? Hint

You gotta get tough, gotta rush the system, gotta fight against them.

We know they got weapons because we rung up the register.

And they told you to cry when Kennedy died, after they married and buried him.

Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission, ignorance, hypocrisy, brutality, the elite, all of which are American dreams.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which band sang "I'll show you my dark secret"? Hint

Butthole Surfers

Cake

311

Toadies

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which band gave the the advice "and be sure to wash your hair at least once every two weeks..."? Hint

New Found Glory

Nerfherder

Nada Surf

They Might Be Giants

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which band let out this lyric in falsetto:
"This way is a waterslide away from me that takes you further every day, so be cool."
Hint

Nirvana

Stone Temple Pilots

Weezer

Filter

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of these is a Live lyric? Hint

Looking around the house, heading behind the window and the door, searching for signs of life but there's nobody home.

All these riddles that you burn, all come running back to you.

You say that money isn't everything, but I'd like to see you live without it.

So you call this a free country, tell me why it costs so much to live.

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Ain't nothing working, ain't nothing right, there's a hole in me that I can't fill no matter how hard I try."
Who sang this lyric? Hint

(hed) PE

Linkin Park

System of a Down

Limpbizkit

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Apr 18 2024 : comark2000: 10/10
Apr 14 2024 : Guest 107: 9/10
Apr 10 2024 : Guest 204: 9/10
Mar 28 2024 : Guest 67: 7/10
Mar 11 2024 : Guest 73: 4/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which artist provided these lyrics: "Close your eyes and bow your head, I need a little sympathy"?

Answer: Soundgarden

This is off the song "Burden in My Hand." Soundgarden recorded six major albums from 1988-1996, and this was off the 1996 album "Down on the Upside."

2. Who ranted about Los Angeles with this lyric: "I'm praying for rain, I'm praying for tidal waves"?

Answer: Tool

This is off the title song of the album "Aenima." The album was released October 1, 1996 and won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance.

3. Which band got something off their chest with this lyric: "Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people"?

Answer: The Refreshments

"Banditos" is the name of the song, "Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy" is the album. The Refreshments are probably best known for recording the theme song for the popular FOX show "King of the Hill."

4. Who sang, "I hope someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star in someone else's sky"?

Answer: Pearl Jam

This is from the song "Black" off of the album "Ten." Pearl Jam revolutionized the grunge movement in Seattle with this album, released in March of 1991.

5. Rage Against the Machine is responsible for which of the following lyrics?

Answer: Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission, ignorance, hypocrisy, brutality, the elite, all of which are American dreams.

The lyric was from "Know Your Enemy" on the self-titled album. Rage Against the Machine returned from a six year hiatus in 2007 for a politcally motivated tour. The others are just lyrics I made up.

6. Which band sang "I'll show you my dark secret"?

Answer: Toadies

From the song "Possum Kingdom," which is often heard from jukeboxes in bars across the United States.

7. Which band gave the the advice "and be sure to wash your hair at least once every two weeks..."?

Answer: Nada Surf

"...and if you see Johnny Football Hero in the hall, tell him he had a great game, tell him you liked his article in the newspaper" was the lyric right after this in the song "Popular."

8. Which band let out this lyric in falsetto: "This way is a waterslide away from me that takes you further every day, so be cool."

Answer: Weezer

Off the song "Say it Ain't So" from the immensely popular blue self-titled album.

9. Which one of these is a Live lyric?

Answer: All these riddles that you burn, all come running back to you.

"Looking..." is from "Good" by Better than Ezra.
"You say..." is from "Tomorrow" by Silverchair.
"So you..." is from "Duck and Run by Three Doors Down.

10. "Ain't nothing working, ain't nothing right, there's a hole in me that I can't fill no matter how hard I try." Who sang this lyric?

Answer: (hed) PE

Off the song "Bartender." (hed) P.E. stormed the hard rock scene in the late 90's, and this was their debut single.

Source: Author meramsey

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