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Quiz about Al Stewart Lyrics
Quiz about Al Stewart Lyrics

Al Stewart Lyrics Trivia Quiz


As his fans never tire of saying, there's more to Al Stewart than just 'Year of the Cat'. In this quiz, I'll give you the opening lines, you give me the song. Piece of cake.

A multiple-choice quiz by jeffa. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
jeffa
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
66,487
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
260
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Question 1 of 15
1. 'On a morning from a Bogart movie' Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. 'In Gloucester Cathedral, on Saturday night' Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. 'The morning is humming, it's a quarter past nine' Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. 'The wands of smoke are rising' Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. 'What if you reached the age of reason' Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. 'On a night just like this, in a place far away' Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. 'I'm here sitting in the wreck of Europe' Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. 'I'm leaving my home in Europe behind' Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. 'I can remember the first girl that I did love' Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. 'I sent my crack divisions through the early morning mist' Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. 'You always were a city kid though you were country raised' Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. 'Prince Louis Battenberg is burning the Admiralty lights down low' Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. 'So here we stand at the edge of 1984' Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. 'And I think of you now as a dream that I had long ago' Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. 'The fishing boats go out across the evening water' Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'On a morning from a Bogart movie'

Answer: 'Year of the Cat'

From the album of the same name. (If you didn't get this one, then perhaps playing this quiz was not a great idea)
2. 'In Gloucester Cathedral, on Saturday night'

Answer: 'Gethsamane Again'

A beautiful song found on the 'To Whom it May Concern' compilation
3. 'The morning is humming, it's a quarter past nine'

Answer: 'The Last Day of June, 1934'

From 'Past, Present and Future', a song dealing with the 'Night of the Long Knives', when Hitler shot Ernest Roehm and the SA, thus doing away with internal opposition in the Nazi Party.
4. 'The wands of smoke are rising'

Answer: 'Palace of Versailles'

From the 'Time Passages' album, a musical take on the French Revolution
5. 'What if you reached the age of reason'

Answer: 'A Man For All Seasons'

Also from 'Time Passages', a song about Sir Thomas Moore, executed in 1535 for his refusal to accept the supremacy of King Henry VIII.
6. 'On a night just like this, in a place far away'

Answer: 'Rocks in the Ocean'

From the the '24 (P)Carrots' album
7. 'I'm here sitting in the wreck of Europe'

Answer: 'A League of Notions'

From the 'Between the Wars' album, a song about the Versailles Peace Conference.
8. 'I'm leaving my home in Europe behind'

Answer: 'Warren Harding'

From 'Past, Present and Future'
9. 'I can remember the first girl that I did love'

Answer: 'Love Chronicles'

Found on the 'To Whom it May Concern' compilation, this rambling, autobiographical song became briefly notorious for featuring the 'f' word.
10. 'I sent my crack divisions through the early morning mist'

Answer: 'Where Are They Now?'

From the 'Last Days of the Century' album
11. 'You always were a city kid though you were country raised'

Answer: 'Sand in your Shoes'

Another great song from 'Year of the Cat'
12. 'Prince Louis Battenberg is burning the Admiralty lights down low'

Answer: 'Manuscript'

Found on the 'To Whom It May Concern' compliation, this was Al's first attempt at a song on an historical theme.
13. 'So here we stand at the edge of 1984'

Answer: 'Russians and Americans'

From the album of the same name
14. 'And I think of you now as a dream that I had long ago'

Answer: 'Merlin's Time'

From the '24 (P)Carrots' album
15. 'The fishing boats go out across the evening water'

Answer: 'On The Border'

Another well-known, often-played, song from 'Year of the Cat'
Source: Author jeffa

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