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Quiz about Bob Dylan Lyrics
Quiz about Bob Dylan Lyrics

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In this Bob Dylan quiz of quotative questionary, I will provide a lyric and you pick the song that the lyric can be found in. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by scscollector. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
scscollector
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
341,091
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
357
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Question 1 of 10
1. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"the ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face."
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"Your cracked country lips
I still wish to kiss
as to be by the strength of your skin."
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"While preachers preach of evil fates
teachers teach that knowledge waits
it can lead to hundred-dollar plates
and goodness hides behind its gates
but even the President of the United States
sometimes must have
to stand naked."
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"Why wait any longer for the world to begin
you can have your cake and eat it too.
why wait any longer for the one you love
when he's standing right in front of you."
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"When your rooster crows at the break of dawn
look out your window and I'll be gone
you're the reason I'm trav'lin' on"
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties
are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
while Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell
an innocent man in a living hell."
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"Well, you know that even before I learned her name
you know I loved her just the same
an' I tell 'em all, wherever I may go
just so they'll know, that she's my little lady
and I love her so."
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"Please see for me if her hair hangs long,
if it rolls and flows all down her breast.
Please see for me if her hair hangs long,
that's the way I remember her best."
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"Big Joe Turner lookin' east and west
from the dark room of his mind.
he made it to Kansas City
twelfth Street and Vine,
nothin' standing there."
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Match this lyric to the correct song title:

"The geometry of innocence flesh on the bone
causes Galileo's math book to get thrown
at Delilah who sits worthlessly alone
but the tears on her cheeks are from laughter."
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "the ghost of electricity howls in the bones of her face."

Answer: Visions of Johanna

"Visions of Johanna" is on the "Blonde on Blonde" album released Feb 5, 1966.

"...and these visions of Johanna kept me up past the dawn."
2. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "Your cracked country lips I still wish to kiss as to be by the strength of your skin."

Answer: To Ramona

"To Ramona" can be found on the album "Another Side of Bob Dylan" released July 26th, 1964.

"Ramona come closer shut softly your watery eyes."
3. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "While preachers preach of evil fates teachers teach that knowledge waits it can lead to hundred-dollar plates and goodness hides behind its gates but even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked."

Answer: It's Alright Ma (im only bleeding)

Dylan is quoted as saying "It's Alright Ma" is one of his songs that means the most to him. It is on the album "Bringing it All Back Home" released September 1st, 1964.

"It's alright ma, I'm only dying!"
4. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "Why wait any longer for the world to begin you can have your cake and eat it too. why wait any longer for the one you love when he's standing right in front of you."

Answer: Lay Lady Lay

"Lay Lady Lay" was released on Aug 31, 1969 on the "Nashville Skyline" album. This song became a hit even though the album was subject to heavy criticism due to the different nature in which Dylan sang on the album.
5. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "When your rooster crows at the break of dawn look out your window and I'll be gone you're the reason I'm trav'lin' on"

Answer: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

"Don't Think Twice" is off the "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" album from 1962. In this song Dylan reassures an ex that he'll be just fine without her.
6. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise while Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell an innocent man in a living hell."

Answer: Hurricane

"Hurricane" is on the 1975 album "Desire". This is an epic song of corruption and racism centered around the controversial imprisonment of Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter.
7. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "Well, you know that even before I learned her name you know I loved her just the same an' I tell 'em all, wherever I may go just so they'll know, that she's my little lady and I love her so."

Answer: Peggy Day

"Peggy" Day is a song off the "Nashville Skyline" album.

"I'd love to spend the night with Peggy Day."
8. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "Please see for me if her hair hangs long, if it rolls and flows all down her breast. Please see for me if her hair hangs long, that's the way I remember her best."

Answer: Girl From the Northern Country

"Girl From the Northern Country" is a song off the "Freewheelin Bob Dylan" album in which Dylan pleads with a friend to check up on a long lost love.
9. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "Big Joe Turner lookin' east and west from the dark room of his mind. he made it to Kansas City twelfth Street and Vine, nothin' standing there."

Answer: High Water (For Charlie Patton)

"High Water (For Charlie Patton)" is from the 2001 album "Love and Theft".

"I can write you poems that make a strong man lose his mind, but I'm no pig without a wig. I hope you treat me kind."
10. Match this lyric to the correct song title: "The geometry of innocence flesh on the bone causes Galileo's math book to get thrown at Delilah who sits worthlessly alone but the tears on her cheeks are from laughter."

Answer: Tombstone Blues

"Tombstone Blues" was released August 26th, 1965 on "Highway 61 Revisited".

"Mama's in the kitchen she ain't got no shoes..."
Source: Author scscollector

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