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Quiz about Lost for Words 12

Lost for Words! 12 Trivia Quiz


More well-known pop songs... Can you find the missing words?

A multiple-choice quiz by musicmonkeyman. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
181,883
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
20761
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Devmac (8/10), CardoQ (10/10), Guest 24 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Another ______ night and I ain't got nobody,
I got some money 'cause I just got paid"

Which night of the week is Sam Cooke singing about?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole ______ tree
It's been three long years
Do ya still want me?"

So what type of tree was the yellow ribbon tied around?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "But she's gettin' by, doin' what she can
She is free to be, what she wants to be
'N all she wants to be, is a _______ girl"

What type of girl does the singer want to be?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which word is missing from this lyric?

"We don't need no ______
We dont need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey teachers! Leave them kids alone
All in all it's just another brick in the wall."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. "Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the ______ roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah"

So what was Otis Redding watching roll in and out on the dock of the bay?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "So we sailed up to the sun
Till we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
in our ______ submarine"

What colour is the submarine?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Well, shake it up baby now
______ and shout
Come on, come on, come, come on baby now
Come on and work it on out"

Which word is missing from this lyric?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Get out in that ______
And rattle those pots and pans"

Lyrics from a classic Bill Haley rock song, but which room were we being told to get out to?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. "Such a feeling's comin' over me
There is ______ in 'most every thing I see"

What word completes this Carpenters song Lyric?
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which woman's name is missing from this lyric?

"Mustang ______, think you better slow your mustang down
Mustang ______, think you better slow your mustang down"
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Another ______ night and I ain't got nobody, I got some money 'cause I just got paid" Which night of the week is Sam Cooke singing about?

Answer: Saturday

"Another Saturday Night" was a hit for Sam Cooke in 1963.
A singer/songwriter Sam was born in Mississippi in 1931, he died in 1964.
2. "Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole ______ tree It's been three long years Do ya still want me?" So what type of tree was the yellow ribbon tied around?

Answer: oak

Dawn featuring Tony Orlando had a hit with "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" in 1973.
This song, which topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown.
3. "But she's gettin' by, doin' what she can She is free to be, what she wants to be 'N all she wants to be, is a _______ girl" What type of girl does the singer want to be?

Answer: modern

These lyrics come from "Modern Girl", a 1980 hit for Sheena Easton.
Sheena, winner of the 1981 "Grammy Best New Artist" award, was born in Scotland 1959.
4. Which word is missing from this lyric? "We don't need no ______ We dont need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone Hey teachers! Leave them kids alone All in all it's just another brick in the wall."

Answer: education

"Another Brick In The Wall" was a 1979 chart topper for Pink Floyd in both the US and UK.
This track features on the group's "P.U.L.S.E" and "The Wall" albums.
5. "Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come Watching the ______ roll in And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah" So what was Otis Redding watching roll in and out on the dock of the bay?

Answer: ships

Otis Redding recorded "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" just a few days before he died in a plane crash in 1967.
Otis co-wrote this track with Steve Cropper.
"(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" was a US and UK chart topper in 1968.
6. "So we sailed up to the sun Till we found a sea of green And we lived beneath the waves in our ______ submarine" What colour is the submarine?

Answer: yellow

The Beatles "Yellow Submarine", written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, was released in 1966.
It is estimated that the Beatles have worldwide sales of more than a billion records.
7. "Well, shake it up baby now ______ and shout Come on, come on, come, come on baby now Come on and work it on out" Which word is missing from this lyric?

Answer: Twist

Motown outfit The Isley Brothers hit with "Twist And Shout" in 1963.
As of 2004 five versions of this song, written by Medley and Russell, have featured in the UK charts.
8. "Get out in that ______ And rattle those pots and pans" Lyrics from a classic Bill Haley rock song, but which room were we being told to get out to?

Answer: kitchen

These lyrics come from "Shake Rattle And Roll" by Bill Haley And His Comets.
One of the earliest rock 'n' roll hits "Shake Rattle And Roll" was released in 1954.
With his trademark kiss-curl hairstyle rock 'n' roll pioneer Bill Haley, who died in 1981, had a string of hits in the 1950s.
9. "Such a feeling's comin' over me There is ______ in 'most every thing I see" What word completes this Carpenters song Lyric?

Answer: wonder

Richard and Karen Carpenter released "Top Of The World" in 1973.
This track was a US chart topper peaking at #5 in the UK.
Karen died in 1983.
10. Which woman's name is missing from this lyric? "Mustang ______, think you better slow your mustang down Mustang ______, think you better slow your mustang down"

Answer: Sally

"Mustang Sally" was a 1966 hit for Wilson Pickett.
Pickett hit with a string of 1960s dance floor fillers including "In the Midnight Hour" and "Land of 1000 Dances".
Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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