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Cream Hits Trivia Quiz

Made up of Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton, Cream is one of the first supergroups of rock and roll. This is a quiz of their more recognizable song lyrics. I give the lyric, you name the song!

A multiple-choice quiz by oofahlandian. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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oofahlandian

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. What Cream song contains the following lyrics:

"It's getting near dawn,
When lights close their tired eyes.
I'll soon be with you my love,
To give you my dawn surprise." Hint

Sunshine of Your Love

White Room

Spoonful

I Feel Free

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Question 2 of 10

2. What famous Cream song contains the following lyrics:

"I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd;
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves." Hint

People are Strange

Spoonful

White Room

Sweet Wine

3. What song by The Cream contains the following psychedelic imagery:

"And you see a girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise,
And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea.
And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body,
Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind." Hint

Crossroads

White Room

Tales of Brave Ulysses

I'm So Glad

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Question 4 of 10

4. What Cream song, penned by Gail Collin Pappalardi and Eric Clapton contain the following lyrics:

"On a boat in the middle of a raging sea,
She would make a scene for it all to be
Ignored.
And wouldn't you be bored?
(Two Words), kill what's inside of you." Hint

Pressed Rat and Warthog

Strange Brew

White Room

Badge

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Question 5 of 10

5. No typo here! This surreal song with the weird name includes this weird line: "You've got that rainbow feel but the rainbow has a beard." Hint

N.S.U.

Swlabr

Tales of Brave Ulysses

Pressed Rat and Warthog

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Question 6 of 10

6. This fun song by Cream contains the following lyrics:

"And fate is setting up the chessboard while death rolls out the dice.
(Three Words), wouldn't that be nice?" Hint

Tales of Brave Ulysses

Badge

I'm So Glad

Anyone for Tennis?

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Question 7 of 10

7. This traditional blues cover by Cream contains the following lyrics:

"If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all." Hint

Sweet Wine

Lawdy Mama

Born Under a Bad Sign

Swalbr

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Question 8 of 10

8. This surreal song by the Cream contains the following lyrics:

"Feel when I dance with you,
We move like the sea.
You, you're all I want to know." Hint

N.S.U.

I Feel Free

I Want You

Take It Back

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Question 9 of 10

9. This song with the funny name was the B-side to "I Feel Free" and contains the following lyrics:

"Driving in my car, smoking my cigar,
The only time I'm happy's when I play my guitar." Hint

Anyone for Tennis?

N.S.U.

Take It Back

Mother's Lament

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Question 10 of 10

10. A traditional blues song, this Cream standard contains the following lyrics:

"Men lies about it.
Some of them cries about it.
Some of them dies about it.
Everything's a-fightin' about the ..." Hint

Take It Back

Tales of Brave Ulysses

Spoonful

Sunshine of Your Love

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Cream song contains the following lyrics: "It's getting near dawn, When lights close their tired eyes. I'll soon be with you my love, To give you my dawn surprise."

Answer: Sunshine of Your Love

"Sunshine of Your Love" was written by Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Pete Brown and appeared on the "Disraeli Gears" album. Jack Bruce wrote the guitar riff after watching a Jimi Hendrix show in London.

2. What famous Cream song contains the following lyrics: "I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd; Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves."

Answer: White Room

This song was written by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown and reached #6 on the US Pop Charts. It appeared as a single and on the album "Wheels of Fire" from 1968.

3. What song by The Cream contains the following psychedelic imagery: "And you see a girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise, And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea. And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body, Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind."

Answer: Tales of Brave Ulysses

Written by Eric Clapton and Martin Sharp, this song appeared on 1967's "Disraeli Gears" album and features some of the most psychedelic music and imagery produced by the band.

4. What Cream song, penned by Gail Collin Pappalardi and Eric Clapton contain the following lyrics: "On a boat in the middle of a raging sea, She would make a scene for it all to be Ignored. And wouldn't you be bored? (Two Words), kill what's inside of you."

Answer: Strange Brew

This was written by Gail Collins Pappalardi and Eric Clapton and appeared on 1967's "Disraeli Gears" album which reached number 4 on the US charts.

5. No typo here! This surreal song with the weird name includes this weird line: "You've got that rainbow feel but the rainbow has a beard."

Answer: Swlabr

"Swlabr", not written in all-capitals like most acronyms, stands for "She Walks Like a Bearded Rainbow". It was written by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown.

6. This fun song by Cream contains the following lyrics: "And fate is setting up the chessboard while death rolls out the dice. (Three Words), wouldn't that be nice?"

Answer: Anyone for Tennis?

This marvelously fun song was released as a single in 1968. The flip side was the equally fun "Pressed Rat and Warthog".

7. This traditional blues cover by Cream contains the following lyrics: "If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all."

Answer: Born Under a Bad Sign

This is a traditional blues song composed by Albert King. From the Did You Know files, the members of Cream originally considered naming themselves "Sweet 'n' Sour Rock 'n' Roll".

8. This surreal song by the Cream contains the following lyrics: "Feel when I dance with you, We move like the sea. You, you're all I want to know."

Answer: I Feel Free

Written by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown, this is one of those songs that you either love or hate, from the strange a cappella introduction to the almost sickly sweet flow of the words in the verse to the hard rockin' edge of the bridges. It appeared on the album "Fresh Cream" (1966) and was the band's second hit single.

9. This song with the funny name was the B-side to "I Feel Free" and contains the following lyrics: "Driving in my car, smoking my cigar, The only time I'm happy's when I play my guitar."

Answer: N.S.U.

N.S.U. is the B-side of the single "I Feel Free" (see above). I don't want to gross anybody out, but according to Eric Clapton, the name stands for "Non-Specific Urethritis". It was Jack Bruce's first composition for Cream.

10. A traditional blues song, this Cream standard contains the following lyrics: "Men lies about it. Some of them cries about it. Some of them dies about it. Everything's a-fightin' about the ..."

Answer: Spoonful

"Spoonful" was released on a single in two parts in September 1968.

Source: Author oofahlandian

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