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Five Days in May Trivia Quiz

All about "Five Days in May", a great song by Blue Rodeo.

A multiple-choice quiz by guitargoddess. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
guitargoddess

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
291,089

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
232

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Question 1 of 10

1. Under what circumstances did the lovers meet? Hint

on a crowded bus

in a hurricane

on the beach at night

on an airplane

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Question 2 of 10

2. What happened later when they went to the beach? Hint

They took a late swim in the surf.

He wrote her name in the sand.

He put a shell into her hand.

She built a castle in the sand.

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Somehow they stayed that way for..." for how long?

Answer: (5 Words - should be easy)

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Funny how you can look in vain, living on nerves and..."; and what else? Hint

such sweet pain

belief in love

true faith

a lonely heart

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Question 5 of 10

5. What could you spend your whole life working out? Hint

How he could love her so much.

What went wrong between them.

Why they stood while others fell.

How they found each other.

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Question 6 of 10

6. When the lovers took off, in which direction did they flee? Hint

East

North

South

West

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Question 7 of 10

7. What small part of her lover did She particularly like? Hint

The twinkle in his eye

His firm hands

His soft hair

The lines around his mouth

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Sometimes the world begins to set you up on your feet again and no one..." does what? Hint

Wipes the tears from your eyes

Is there to back you up

Really knows why

Comes to hold your hand

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Question 9 of 10

9. "But I know my past, you were there in everything I've done..." What completes the chorus?

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The album on which "Five Days in May" first appeared was also titled "Five Days in May".

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Under what circumstances did the lovers meet?

Answer: in a hurricane

"They met in a hurricane, standing in the shelter out of the rain. He tucked a note into her hand."

Blue Rodeo are a country-rock band from the Toronto area in Ontario, Canada. They were formed in 1984 by Jim Cuddy, Greg Keeler and Bazil Donovan.

2. What happened later when they went to the beach?

Answer: He wrote her name in the sand.

"Later on they took his car, drove on down where the beaches are. He wrote her name in the sand, never even let go of her hand."

Jim Cuddy was inspired to write the song "Five Days in May" when he saw the band's sound engineer writing his wife's name in the sand on a beach in New Zealand.

3. "Somehow they stayed that way for..." for how long?

Answer: those five days in may

"...made all the stars around them shine."

In addition to the sound engineer's habit of tracing his wife's name in the sand, the lyrics to "Five Days in May" also refer to Jim Cuddy met his wife. He is married to Rena Polley, a Canadian actress.

4. "Funny how you can look in vain, living on nerves and..."; and what else?

Answer: such sweet pain

The album that this song is on is widely considered to be the band's most popular and most well-written of their 11 studio albums. It was also supposed to have a Neil Young sort of feel and sound, and this was most evident on the track "Five Days in May".

5. What could you spend your whole life working out?

Answer: Why they stood while others fell.

"Looking back it's hard to tell why they stood while others fell, spend your life working it out."

The music video for "Five Days in May" takes place shows the band in a barn playing the song, and also flashes to scenes of the two lovers, separated, walking down a path and through a field.

6. When the lovers took off, in which direction did they flee?

Answer: South

"All I know is one cloudy day, they both just ran away. Rain on the windshield headed south."

The song climbed as high as number four on Canadian radio charts, but only got to number 16 on the Canadian country chart.

7. What small part of her lover did She particularly like?

Answer: The lines around his mouth

"Oh, she loved the lines around his mouth".

Blue Rodeo appeared in the 1990 film "Postcards from the Edge", at the very end.

8. "Sometimes the world begins to set you up on your feet again and no one..." does what?

Answer: Wipes the tears from your eyes

"... How will you ever know the way that circumstances go, it's gonna hit you by surprise."

9. "But I know my past, you were there in everything I've done..." What completes the chorus?

Answer: You are the one

The song is just over 7 minutes long, longer than any other track on the album. It features a very long outro, which consists largely of a harmonica solo.

10. The album on which "Five Days in May" first appeared was also titled "Five Days in May".

Answer: False

The 1993 album was actually called "Five Days in July". It was certified six times platinum, and reached number three on the Canadian country chart. It also contained other well-known songs such as "Dark Angel" and "Hasn't Hit Me Yet".

Source: Author guitargoddess

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