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Quiz about Finish the Phish Lyric
Quiz about Finish the Phish Lyric

Finish the Phish Lyric Trivia Quiz


Can you remember the lyrics to these Phish songs? Fill in the blank with the missing word or words. There is one song from each studio album and a bonus song from "The White Tapes".

A multiple-choice quiz by Rattiemama. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Rattiemama
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
309,573
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
329
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 38 (6/10), Guest 98 (8/10), Guest 174 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What word is missing in this lyric from "Esther":
"He said 'Little girl, you can chop off my legs
And then peel off my ________ if you want to
But I'd rather you took this old puppet from me
That I hold in my pail as we speak'"
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Do you remember what Reba hoped the purple paste was not?
"Coconuts and chloroform
Some wicker and some cork
Toxic waste, some purple paste
She hoped was not ___________"
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Do you remember what word described the mountains in "Llama"?
"Sunrise over the _____________ mountains
Messenger birds in sight
They came up through the valley
Both sides at a time"
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is his double doing in "It's Ice"?
"I beg my mirror image for a moment with my soul
He's ___________ back, time to attack, it's me who's in control"
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What kind of sound is being talked about in "Wolfman's Brother"?
"So with meaningless excitement
And smooth ____________ sound
It's like a cross between a hurricane
And a ship that's run aground"
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What else can you do with the right device according to "Train Song"?
"Absorbed in the clouds a voice from afar said
'With the right device you can make a pattern grow
Or you can ______________'"
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What happens to the singer while in midair in "Limb by Limb"?
"Drop me off the Chinese wall
And peel my fingers off the rim
I come __________ while in midair and land to reform
Limb by limb"
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This lyric from "Sleep" was quoted by Trey in the behind-the-scenes film, "Bittersweet Motel." What word is missing?
"I can't describe the feeling when
I'm in my bed asleep and then
I wake up with a vision blurred
And all my efforts are deterred
To reconstruct this image __________"
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Phish can use some unusual turns of phrase. What do they say you should drink from in the song "All of These Dreams"?
"You might find a river under a mountain that
Feeds a remote, subterranean fountain
Drink from this __________ just a hint of a dream
That some how leads in to the underground stream"
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Minkin" is a very strange song, from a very strange album called "The White Tape." Most of this song is not sung, but spoken. In it they refer to the artist's cat Smokey with a certain adjective. Do you remember what it is?
"'Who would you say is the single
Main influence of Minkin's work?'
'That would have to be The _____________ Smokey'"
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What word is missing in this lyric from "Esther": "He said 'Little girl, you can chop off my legs And then peel off my ________ if you want to But I'd rather you took this old puppet from me That I hold in my pail as we speak'"

Answer: socks

This song is from the album "Junta" released in 1988, with cover art by Jim Pollock.
2. Do you remember what Reba hoped the purple paste was not? "Coconuts and chloroform Some wicker and some cork Toxic waste, some purple paste She hoped was not ___________"

Answer: explosive

"Reba" is from the album "Lawn Boy." Fishman plays the vacuum cleaner on this album, as he does often in live performance.
3. Do you remember what word described the mountains in "Llama"? "Sunrise over the _____________ mountains Messenger birds in sight They came up through the valley Both sides at a time"

Answer: turquoise

Aren't you glad I didn't ask about this lyric:
"Trigger a blastoplast, ramshackle laker recedes"?
4. What is his double doing in "It's Ice"? "I beg my mirror image for a moment with my soul He's ___________ back, time to attack, it's me who's in control"

Answer: pleading

The cover art for the album "Rift" contains a pictorial reference to every song on the album, except one, "Horse." The next album, "Hoist" has a horse on the cover.
5. What kind of sound is being talked about in "Wolfman's Brother"? "So with meaningless excitement And smooth ____________ sound It's like a cross between a hurricane And a ship that's run aground"

Answer: atonal

This album, "Hoist," features a horn solo by "Star Trek: The Next Generation" star Johnathan Frakes. The track is titled "Riker's Mailbox."
6. What else can you do with the right device according to "Train Song"? "Absorbed in the clouds a voice from afar said 'With the right device you can make a pattern grow Or you can ______________'"

Answer: tune up your car

This album, "Billy Breathes" netted Phish's most popular single, "Free," which reached number 11 on the US Billboard Pop Singles chart.
7. What happens to the singer while in midair in "Limb by Limb"? "Drop me off the Chinese wall And peel my fingers off the rim I come __________ while in midair and land to reform Limb by limb"

Answer: unglued

This album, "The Story of the Ghost," differs from many of the previous albums in that the songs were not constructed and then recorded, but are created from the best portions of jam sessions, with lyrics added later.
8. This lyric from "Sleep" was quoted by Trey in the behind-the-scenes film, "Bittersweet Motel." What word is missing? "I can't describe the feeling when I'm in my bed asleep and then I wake up with a vision blurred And all my efforts are deterred To reconstruct this image __________"

Answer: lost

"Sleep" is from the album "Farmhouse," which was the last album Phish released before their hiatus in 2000.
9. Phish can use some unusual turns of phrase. What do they say you should drink from in the song "All of These Dreams"? "You might find a river under a mountain that Feeds a remote, subterranean fountain Drink from this __________ just a hint of a dream That some how leads in to the underground stream"

Answer: taste

"Round Room" was released in 2002, at the end of their first hiatus.
10. "Minkin" is a very strange song, from a very strange album called "The White Tape." Most of this song is not sung, but spoken. In it they refer to the artist's cat Smokey with a certain adjective. Do you remember what it is? "'Who would you say is the single Main influence of Minkin's work?' 'That would have to be The _____________ Smokey'"

Answer: Ubiquitous

Ubiquitous means existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered.
Source: Author Rattiemama

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