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Quiz about Jethro Tull Song Lyrics II

Quiz about Jethro Tull Song Lyrics II

Jethro Tull - Song Lyrics II Trivia Quiz

A second quiz on the lyrics of various songs from the progressive rock band, Jethro Tull.

A multiple-choice quiz by qbbman. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
qbbman

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,937

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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333

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Question 1 of 15

1. "You listen to the newsmen on TV. You may fool yourself but you won't fool me." Which song is this lyric from? Hint

Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square

Budapest

Up The Pool

Wond'ring Again

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Question 2 of 15

2. "In high rise city canyon dwells the discontent of ages." Which song is this lyric from? Hint

The Clasp

Something's On The Move

Broadsword

Part of The Machine

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of these songs actually contains lyrics? Hint

Grace

Elegy

Warm Sporran

Cat's Squirrel

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Question 4 of 15

4. "Taking on the simple life, and I feel the grass roots growing." Which song is this lyric from? Hint

I Don't Want To Be Me

Journeyman

And Further On

The Whistler

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Question 5 of 15

5. "And one day when the oil barons have all dripped dry, and the nights seem to draw colder." Which song is this lyric from? Hint

Heavy Horses

Beggar's Farm

North Sea Oil

Mountain Men

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of these lyrics is not from the concept album "A Passion Play." Hint

The rush along the Fulham Road into the ever Passion Play

The sore thumb screams aloud, echoing out of the Passion Play

The Passion Play goes all the way spoils your insight

That the universal mind has written you into the Passion Play

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Question 7 of 15

7. "And down at the airport are probably waiting a few thousand passengers, overbooked seating." Which song is this lyric from? Hint

To Cry You A Song

Thick As A Brick

Black Sunday

Flyingdale Flyer

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which Tull song has this lyric? "I'd rather look around me -- compose a better song `cause that's the honest measure of my worth."
Hint

Son

Wind Up

For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Me

Baker Street Muse

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Question 9 of 15

9. "Squeezing that river like it squeeze your bones." Which song is this lyric from?
Hint

Valley

Beltane

Farm On The Freeway

Hard Water

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Question 10 of 15

10. In "Cold Wind To Valhalla," which of these lyrics is sung in the acoustic verse? Hint

Moon jet brave beam split ceiling swerve

Rough-shod winging sky blue flight

Sword snap fright white pale goodbyes

Midnight lonely whisper cries

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Question 11 of 15

11. "The rowan, the oak and the holly tree are the charges left for you to groom." Which song is this lyric from?
Hint

Salamander

Dr. Bogenbroom

Jack In The Green

Songs From The Wood

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Question 12 of 15

12. "In the warm mesh of sunlight sifting now from a cloudless sky." Which song is this lyric from? Hint

Sparrow On The School Yard Wall

Living In The Past

Old Ghosts

Orion

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Question 13 of 15

13. Finish this lyric. "So punch my name, and in case you wonder, I'll be yours - yours ______
______"

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 14 of 15

14. "Hold your head up to the gun of a million cathode ray tubes." Which song is this lyric from?

Hint

War Child

Locomotive Breath

March Of The Mad Scientist

Quizz Kid

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of these lyrics was the final line of their respective songs? Hint

"And it's only the taking that makes you what you are" -- "Wond'ring Again"

"So don't you wait up for him, he's going to be late" -- "Witch's Promise"

"I'm glad you're here to brush away my pain" -- "Cheap Day Return"

"Bringing you love cap in hand" -- "Pibroch"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "You listen to the newsmen on TV. You may fool yourself but you won't fool me." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square

"Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square" was a track from the 1969 album "Stand Up."

2. "In high rise city canyon dwells the discontent of ages." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: The Clasp

"The Clasp" was a track from the 1982 album "Broadsword and the Beast." According to Ian Anderson, the song focuses on the fear of physical contact.

3. Which of these songs actually contains lyrics?

Answer: Grace

"Grace" was the closing track of the 1975 album "Minstrel in the Gallery."

4. "Taking on the simple life, and I feel the grass roots growing." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: I Don't Want To Be Me

"I Don't Want To Be Me" was a song from the album "Nightcap" which was a compilation of unreleased and rare Jethro Tull tracks from 1972 to 1981.

5. "And one day when the oil barons have all dripped dry, and the nights seem to draw colder." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: Heavy Horses

"Heavy Horses" was a track from the 1978 album of the same name. It was the second album in Jethro Tull's folk rock trilogy.

6. Which of these lyrics is not from the concept album "A Passion Play."

Answer: That the universal mind has written you into the Passion Play

This lyric is from "Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of A New Day" from the 1974 album "War Child." The other lyrics are all from "A Passion Play: Part 1" specifically from the segments "The Silver Cord" and "Critique Oblique."

7. "And down at the airport are probably waiting a few thousand passengers, overbooked seating." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: Black Sunday

"Black Sunday" was a song from the Jethro Tull album "A" which was released in 1980.

8. Which Tull song has this lyric? "I'd rather look around me -- compose a better song `cause that's the honest measure of my worth."

Answer: Wind Up

"Wind Up" was the closing track on the 1971 album "Aqualung." The song questions and criticizes Sabbath Day rituals.

9. "Squeezing that river like it squeeze your bones." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: Valley

"Valley" was a song from the 1995 album "Roots To Branches."

10. In "Cold Wind To Valhalla," which of these lyrics is sung in the acoustic verse?

Answer: Rough-shod winging sky blue flight

"Cold Wind To Valhalla" was a song from the 1975 album "Minstrel in the Gallery." It opens with an acoustic verse and then breaks into electric for the remainder of the song.

11. "The rowan, the oak and the holly tree are the charges left for you to groom." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: Jack In The Green

"Jack In The Green" was a track from the 1977 album "Songs From The Wood" which was the first album in Jethro Tull's folk rock trilogy.

12. "In the warm mesh of sunlight sifting now from a cloudless sky." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: Old Ghosts

"Old Ghosts" was a track from the 1979 album "Stormwatch" - the third album in Jethro Tull's folk rock trilogy.

13. Finish this lyric. "So punch my name, and in case you wonder, I'll be yours - yours ______ ______"

Answer: Dot Com

"Dot Com" was a track from the 1999 album "J-Tull Dot Com."

14. "Hold your head up to the gun of a million cathode ray tubes." Which song is this lyric from?

Answer: Quizz Kid

"Quizz Kid" was the opening track of the 1976 album "Too Old To Rock n' Roll, Too Young To Die."

15. Which of these lyrics was the final line of their respective songs?

Answer: "So don't you wait up for him, he's going to be late" -- "Witch's Promise"

"Witch's Promise" was originally a single release but was later a bonus track on the 1970 album "Benefit."

Source: Author qbbman

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