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B-Sides, it's Coldplay Trivia Quiz

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the lyrics to some of Coldplay's B-Sides. It will include B-Sides from the 'Parachutes' through 'X & Y' era.

A multiple-choice quiz by surferdave. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
surferdave

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,980

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which song does the following lyric come from? "Love; I hope we grow old, I hope we can find a way of seeing it all" Hint

Easy to Please

Careful Where You Stand

See You Soon

Bigger Stronger

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these songs was originally released as a B-Side for the 'Clocks' single? Hint

1:36

One I Love

Moses

Crest of Waves

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these songs is not a Coldplay B-Side? Hint

Moses

I Bloom Blaum

Pour Me

Sleeping Sun

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which B-Side from 'A Rush of Blood To The Head' is the following lyric taken from? "It's now or it's never, could it tear us apart, it'll soon be forever" Hint

Murder

Crest of Waves

Moses

One I Love

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Careful Where You Stand' served as a replacement for which track on the Chinese release of 'Parachutes'? Hint

Don't Panic

High Speed

Spies

Trouble

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Question 6 of 10

6. The single 'Yellow' was released without a B-Side.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. From which B-Side is the following lyric taken? "I can feel it there, the sun's so close, I'm gonna come on out, and burn the sky" Hint

Animals

I Ran Away

Sleeping Sun

No More Keeping My Feet On the Ground

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Brothers & Sisters' was never actually released as a B-Side only as a single.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which single from 'X & Y' featured the B-Side 'Things I Don't Understand'? Hint

Speed of Sound

The Hardest Part

Fix You

What If

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following tracks served as the B-Side for 'Don't Panic'? Hint

See You Soon

Animals

How You See The World

You Only Live Twice

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which song does the following lyric come from? "Love; I hope we grow old, I hope we can find a way of seeing it all"

Answer: Easy to Please

'Easy To Please' was included on the rare 1999 'Brothers and Sisters' 7".

2. Which of these songs was originally released as a B-Side for the 'Clocks' single?

Answer: Crest of Waves

'Clocks' went on to win the Grammy for record of the year.

3. Which of these songs is not a Coldplay B-Side?

Answer: Moses

'Moses' was never truly released as a B-Side, though it was included on the Live 2003 CD. Chris Martin claims it was written for "the most beautiful woman in the entire world, of all time."

4. Which B-Side from 'A Rush of Blood To The Head' is the following lyric taken from? "It's now or it's never, could it tear us apart, it'll soon be forever"

Answer: One I Love

'One I Love' served as the B-Side for 'In My Place', which was said to be the song that motivated Coldplay to go into the studio for their second album.

5. 'Careful Where You Stand' served as a replacement for which track on the Chinese release of 'Parachutes'?

Answer: Spies

It is not unusual for track listings to be shuffled around on international releases.

6. The single 'Yellow' was released without a B-Side.

Answer: False

The 'Yellow' single featured 'Help is Round the Corner' and 'No More Keeping My Feet On The Ground' as its B-Sides.

7. From which B-Side is the following lyric taken? "I can feel it there, the sun's so close, I'm gonna come on out, and burn the sky"

Answer: I Ran Away

'I Ran Away' was joined by '1:36' as B-Sides for 'The Scientist' single.

8. 'Brothers & Sisters' was never actually released as a B-Side only as a single.

Answer: False

It served as the B-Side for the 'Trouble' single from the 'Parachutes' album.

9. Which single from 'X & Y' featured the B-Side 'Things I Don't Understand'?

Answer: Speed of Sound

'Speed of Sound' was actually Coldplay's highest charting single ever on the US charts.

10. Which of the following tracks served as the B-Side for 'Don't Panic'?

Answer: You Only Live Twice

'Don't Panic' was also featured on the soundtrack for the movie 'Garden State'.

Source: Author surferdave

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