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Quiz about Literature in Lyrics
Quiz about Literature in Lyrics

Literature in Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Whether it's out in the open, or hidden between the lines. Sometimes our musical heroes let us in on their own. Hope this quiz raises your brow. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by dantecmdy. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
dantecmdy
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
248,822
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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1118
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. "It's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough. Just like
the old man in that book by Nabokov."
Who sang these lyrics? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. "T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair.
But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with
her, her, her... yeah."
Who sang these lyrics? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. "I'm alive, I'm dead. I'm the stranger. Killing an Arab."
Who sang these lyrics? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. "A dreaded sunny day, so I meet you at the cemetry gates.
Keats and Yeats are on your side. While Wilde is on mine."
Who sang these lyrics? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. "Realms of bliss, realms of light, some are born to sweet
delight. Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to
the endless night."
Who sang these lyrics? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Which book did Bono get his inspiration for the U2 song,
"Shadows And Tall Trees" from? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. The Byrds' classic cover of Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn!
(To Everything There Is A Season)" came from which book of
the Bible? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. The Iron Maiden song "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" was based on
a 1797 poem by which Romantic poet? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. "Hey Jack Kerouac, I think of your mother, and the tears she
cried. She cried for none other."
Who sang these lyrics? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. "And you read your Emily Dickinson and I my Robert Frost and we note
our place with bookmarkers, that measure what we've lost. Like a poem
poorly written, we are verses out of rhythm, couplets out of rhyme in
syncopated time."
Who sang these lyrics? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "It's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough. Just like the old man in that book by Nabokov." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: The Police

 "Don't Stand So Close To Me" from the album "Zenyatta Mondatta." The
lyric refers to the 1955 novel "Lolita" from Russian author Vladimir
Nabokov, the controversial story of an older man's persuit of a young
girl. It led some to speculate on Sting's career as a school teacher
before joining The Police. He has denied any personal experience from
his teaching days.
2. "T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair. But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her... yeah." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: Led Zeppelin

 "Ramble On" from "Led Zeppelin II" gives obvious reference to
"Gollem" and "Mordor" from J.R.R. Tolkien's epic, "The Lord Of
The Rings." More Tolkien references can be heard in "The Battle
Of Evermore" and "Misty Mountain Hop."
3. "I'm alive, I'm dead. I'm the stranger. Killing an Arab." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: The Cure

 The Cure song "Killing An Arab" was inspired by the 1942 novel
"The Stranger" by Albert Camus. This song had critics of The Cure
screaming racism. However the books dealing in existentialism and
the title "Killing An Arab" is taken from a passage where the main
character "Meursault" is left to cope with his feelings after he
kills an Arab man on the beach.
4. "A dreaded sunny day, so I meet you at the cemetry gates. Keats and Yeats are on your side. While Wilde is on mine." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: The Smiths

 "Cemetry Gates" from The Smiths' 1986 album "The Queen Is Dead." An
avid reader of Oscar Wilde, Morrissey shows the world his admiration
with a wit and humor that only he can. The Smiths would pay homage
again to Wilde on the instrumental "Oscillate Wildly" from the
1986 album "Louder Than Bombs."
5. "Realms of bliss, realms of light, some are born to sweet delight. Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to the endless night." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: The Doors

 Jim Morrison takes a little inspiration from a poem by William
Blake called "Auguries Of Innocence" to write the song "End Of
The Night." He also got even more help with the title from the
the 1932 novel "Journey To The End Of The Night" from Louis-Ferdinand Celine.
6. Which book did Bono get his inspiration for the U2 song, "Shadows And Tall Trees" from?

Answer: Lord Of The Flies

 Bono got his inspiration from Nobel Prize winning author William
Golding's 1954 novel "Lord Of The Flies." The fourth chapter of this
allegorical novel was titled "Shadows And Tall Trees."
7. The Byrds' classic cover of Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" came from which book of the Bible?

Answer: Ecclesiastes

 Inspired from the third chapter of Ecclesiastes. The Byrds put
great guitar lines and an unforgettable sound to a folk legend's
song.
8. The Iron Maiden song "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" was based on a 1797 poem by which Romantic poet?

Answer: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

 From their 1984 album "Powerslave" Iron Maiden used pieces from Coleridge's original poem of the same name to create this heavy metal masterpiece.
9. "Hey Jack Kerouac, I think of your mother, and the tears she cried. She cried for none other." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: 10,000 Maniacs

 From 10,000 Maniacs 1987 debut album "In My Tribe." Natalie Merchant
and Robert Buck penned this tribute of sorts to "Beat Icon" and author
Jack Kerouac. The song also includes references to fellow Beat
writters, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.
10. "And you read your Emily Dickinson and I my Robert Frost and we note our place with bookmarkers, that measure what we've lost. Like a poem poorly written, we are verses out of rhythm, couplets out of rhyme in syncopated time." Who sang these lyrics?

Answer: Simon And Garfunkel

 "The Dangling Conversation" from Simon and Garfunkel's 1966 album
"Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme." With lyrics both poetic and
witty, this duo has penned some of the most memorable tunes in
music history.
Source: Author dantecmdy

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