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Quiz about Billy Joel Mania
Quiz about Billy Joel Mania

Billy Joel Mania Trivia Quiz


Billy Joel has had many interesting and really big hit songs ever since the early 70's. In this quiz, I will be giving you a verse to a Billy Joel song. It will be your job to guess the correct song. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by dude88. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
dude88
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
185,250
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
3387
Last 3 plays: toddruby96 (12/15), Frazzell (12/15), Guest 40 (10/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What song contains these lyrics...

"Friday night I crashed your party, Saturday I said I'm sorry, Sunday came and trashed me out again. I was only having fun, wasn't hurting anyone, and we all enjoyed the weekend for a change."
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Question 2 of 15
2. What song contains these lyrics...

"I'm gonna try for an uptown girl, she's been living in her white bread world, as long as anyone with hot blood can, And now she's looking for a downtown man, that's what I am."
Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What song contains these lyrics...

"Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe Dimaggio. Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe."
Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What song contains these lyrics...

"I had second thoughts at the start, I said to myself, hold on to your heart, now I know the woman that you are, you're wonderful so far, and it's more than I hoped for."
Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What song contains these lyrics...

"We met on Parris Island, we left inmates, from an asylum, and we were sharp, as sharp as knives, and we were so gung ho, to lay down our lives."
Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What song contains these lyrics...

"Come out Virginia, don't let me wait, you Catholic girls start much too late, but sooner or later it comes down to fate, I might as well be the one."
Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What song contains these lyrics...

"You have to learn to pace yourself, pressure. You're just like everyone else, pressure. You've only had to run so far, so good, but you will come to a place, where the only thing you feel, and loaded guns in your face, and you'll have to deal with pressure."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 15
8. What song contains these lyrics...

"A bottle of white, a bottle of red, perhaps a bottle of rose instead, we'll get a table near the street, in our old familiar place, you and I - face to face."
Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What song contains these lyrics...

"We all fall in love, but we disregard the danger, though we share so many secrets, there are some we never tell. Why were you so surprised, that you never saw the stranger, did you ever let your lover see, the stranger in yourself?"
Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What song contains these lyrics...

"If you search for tenderness, it isn't hard to find, you can have the love you need to live, but if you look for truthfulness, you might just as well be blind, it always seems so hard to give."
Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What song contains these lyrics...

"Well we're living here in Allentown, and they're closing all the factories down, out in Bethlehem they're killing time, filling out forms, standing in line. Well our fathers fought the Second World War, spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore, met our mothers in the USO, asked them to dance, danced with them slow, and we're living here in Allentown."
Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What song contains these lyrics...

"Anthony works in the grocery store, savin' his pennies for someday, Mama Leone left a note on the door she said "Sonny, move out the country", workin' too hard can give you a heart attack, you oughta know by now."
Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What song contains these lyrics...

"Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate start, and they may not want it to end, but I will, it's just a question of when. I've lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get the the fire, the more you get burned, but that won't happen to us, because it's always been a matter of trust."
Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What song contains these lyrics...

"Some people stay far away from the door, if there's a chance of it opening up, they hear a voice in the hall outside, and hope that it just passes by."
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Question 15 of 15
15. What song contains these lyrics...

"They were all impressed with your Halston dress, and the people that you knew at Elaine's, and the story of your latest success, kept 'em so entertained. Aw but now you just can't remember, all the things you said, and you're not sure you want to know, I'll give you one hint, honey, you sure did put on a show.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Most Recent Scores
Mar 26 2024 : toddruby96: 12/15
Mar 24 2024 : Frazzell: 12/15
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 40: 10/15
Mar 22 2024 : Guest 49: 13/15
Mar 15 2024 : Guest 24: 12/15
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 142: 9/15
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 208: 13/15
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 142: 5/15
Mar 14 2024 : Ccbow: 14/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What song contains these lyrics... "Friday night I crashed your party, Saturday I said I'm sorry, Sunday came and trashed me out again. I was only having fun, wasn't hurting anyone, and we all enjoyed the weekend for a change."

Answer: You May Be Right

When I first heard this song, I didn't know the title, so I called it the "Electric Chair" song because the second verse goes.

"Remember how I found you there, alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled. You were lonely for a man, I said take me as I am, 'Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while."

See what I mean!
2. What song contains these lyrics... "I'm gonna try for an uptown girl, she's been living in her white bread world, as long as anyone with hot blood can, And now she's looking for a downtown man, that's what I am."

Answer: Uptown Girl

This is a very upbeat song written in the mid 80's about Billy's wife at the time, Christie Brinkley.
3. What song contains these lyrics... "Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe Dimaggio. Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe."

Answer: We Didn't Start The Fire

This is a really interesting song. It has over 120 historical references dating back to 1951. This is one of my favorite Billy Joel songs because I actually had to do a report on it in my history class during my Sophomore year.
4. What song contains these lyrics... "I had second thoughts at the start, I said to myself, hold on to your heart, now I know the woman that you are, you're wonderful so far, and it's more than I hoped for."

Answer: The Longest Time

An excellent love song in retro-50's fashion. I plan on singing it sometime soon to the girl I'm asking to prom.
5. What song contains these lyrics... "We met on Parris Island, we left inmates, from an asylum, and we were sharp, as sharp as knives, and we were so gung ho, to lay down our lives."

Answer: Goodnight Saigon

Very, very sad song about Vietnam. Trust me, if you're emotional, you'll cry.
6. What song contains these lyrics... "Come out Virginia, don't let me wait, you Catholic girls start much too late, but sooner or later it comes down to fate, I might as well be the one."

Answer: Only the Good Die Young

Really upbeat song about a slick young man trying to seduce a Catholic schoolgirl.
7. What song contains these lyrics... "You have to learn to pace yourself, pressure. You're just like everyone else, pressure. You've only had to run so far, so good, but you will come to a place, where the only thing you feel, and loaded guns in your face, and you'll have to deal with pressure."

Answer: Pressure

One of the many songs by Billy Joel that tell a story. This one is also featured in his musical "Movin' Out".
8. What song contains these lyrics... "A bottle of white, a bottle of red, perhaps a bottle of rose instead, we'll get a table near the street, in our old familiar place, you and I - face to face."

Answer: Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

Another nice story song by Billy Joel, and also featured in "Movin' Out".
9. What song contains these lyrics... "We all fall in love, but we disregard the danger, though we share so many secrets, there are some we never tell. Why were you so surprised, that you never saw the stranger, did you ever let your lover see, the stranger in yourself?"

Answer: The Stranger

This is one of the songs by Billy that tell a message in the song. The message in this one is simple... be yourself, and not a stranger to the ones you love.
10. What song contains these lyrics... "If you search for tenderness, it isn't hard to find, you can have the love you need to live, but if you look for truthfulness, you might just as well be blind, it always seems so hard to give."

Answer: Honesty

Yet, another message song by Billy. This time, the message is none other than, honesty.
11. What song contains these lyrics... "Well we're living here in Allentown, and they're closing all the factories down, out in Bethlehem they're killing time, filling out forms, standing in line. Well our fathers fought the Second World War, spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore, met our mothers in the USO, asked them to dance, danced with them slow, and we're living here in Allentown."

Answer: Allentown

One of the more depressing songs by Billy. This song tells the story of a small town in Eastern America where everyone is miserable due the closing down of the factories, and the job opportunities disappearing.
12. What song contains these lyrics... "Anthony works in the grocery store, savin' his pennies for someday, Mama Leone left a note on the door she said "Sonny, move out the country", workin' too hard can give you a heart attack, you oughta know by now."

Answer: Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

The story song that inspired Billy Joel's musical "Movin' Out". This year, "Movin' Out" was nominated for best musical at the Tony Awards.
13. What song contains these lyrics... "Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate start, and they may not want it to end, but I will, it's just a question of when. I've lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get the the fire, the more you get burned, but that won't happen to us, because it's always been a matter of trust."

Answer: A Matter of Trust

One of the more upbeat songs by Billy. There are actually two different versions of this. There's the original from the late 80's, and then the remake from the early 90's.
14. What song contains these lyrics... "Some people stay far away from the door, if there's a chance of it opening up, they hear a voice in the hall outside, and hope that it just passes by."

Answer: An Innocent Man

Another story song about an "innocent man". (You probably figured it out by now, but a lot of Billy Joel's songs tell a story)
15. What song contains these lyrics... "They were all impressed with your Halston dress, and the people that you knew at Elaine's, and the story of your latest success, kept 'em so entertained. Aw but now you just can't remember, all the things you said, and you're not sure you want to know, I'll give you one hint, honey, you sure did put on a show.

Answer: Big Shot

Probably the best song by Billy Joel ever written, and sure enough, my favorite song by him.
Source: Author dude88

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