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Quiz about David Bowie Lyrics
Quiz about David Bowie Lyrics

10 Average Questions about David Bowie Lyrics

If you love David Bowie, this is for you! My first Bowie quiz ;)

A multiple-choice quiz by Sweet Lisa. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Sweet Lisa
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
104,708
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1879
Last 3 plays: Guest 80 (9/10), Guest 172 (6/10), Guest 161 (6/10).
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1. "And if the homework brings you down then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown" Hint


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2. "When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band" Hint


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3. "One day I'm gonna get that faculty together" Hint


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4. "These are the prisons, these are the crimes" Hint


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5. "Tonight, I lose my head" Hint


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6. "You love bands when they're playing hard you want more and you want it fast"
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7. "See the mice in their million hordes from Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads" Hint


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8. "I am the blood in the corner of your eye" Hint


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9. "It's a moving world, but that's no reason to shoot some of those missiles" Hint


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10. "I saw you watching from the stairs, you're everyone that ever cared" Hint



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1. "And if the homework brings you down then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown"

Answer: Kooks

 Bowie did this song to his son Zowie, but he doesn't know what "Kooks" means. It's from "Hunky Dory" which was released in 1971.
2. "When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band"

Answer: Ziggy Stardust

 It's from "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars" which was released in 1972. It released on the B-side of "The Jean Genie" single in the UK in 1972.
3. "One day I'm gonna get that faculty together"

Answer: Blue Jean

 It's from "Tonight", 1984. It was released with "Dancing With The Big Boys" on single in September 1984 in the UK and US.
4. "These are the prisons, these are the crimes"

Answer: Ricochet

 It's from "Let's Dance", 1983. Written by Bowie himself.
5. "Tonight, I lose my head"

Answer: Friday On My Mind

 It's from "Pinups", which is the cover album. It includes Bowie's favourite songs from the 60's. "Friday On My Mind" is made by Easybeats.
6. "You love bands when they're playing hard you want more and you want it fast"

Answer: Rebel Rebel

 It's from the album called "Diamond Dogs", released in 1974.
The "Rebel Rebel/Queen Bitch" single was released in February 1974 in the UK.
7. "See the mice in their million hordes from Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads"

Answer: Life On Mars?

 "Life On Mars?" is on the album "Hunky Dory", 1971. It was released on single in 1973; on the B-side was "The Man Who Sold The World".
8. "I am the blood in the corner of your eye"

Answer: The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell

 It's written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels, who played guitar in Tin Machine. It's on the album "'hours...'", which was released in 1999, and the soundtrack for the movie "Stigmata".
9. "It's a moving world, but that's no reason to shoot some of those missiles"

Answer: Fantastic Voyage

 It's on "Lodger", 1979. And it's written by David Bowie and Brian Eno.
It was released on the B-side of "Boys Keep Swinging" in 1979.
10. "I saw you watching from the stairs, you're everyone that ever cared"

Answer: John I'm Only Dancing

 It's written by Bowie. It was released only as a single in 1972 and 1973. In 1979 Bowie released a single called "John I'm Only Dancing (Again)", which was a little bit different and longer than the two earlier versions.
Source: Author Sweet Lisa

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