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Lyrics! Lyrics! Lyrics! Trivia Quiz

This first quiz of mine gives you the beginning lyrics of some "classic rock" songs and asks you to name the artist or artists. I hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by whataman. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
whataman
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
280,953
Updated
Mar 05 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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3110
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Don't sit on the Plexiglas toilet
Said the momma to her son
Wipe the butt clean with the paper
Make it nice for everyone
But don't sit down on the Plexiglas toilet yeah"
Who sings this? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. "Take me as I am
Put your hand in mine now and forever
Darling here I stand, stand before you now
Deep inside I always knew"
Who sings this? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Who sang these lyricsin his song "I'm On Fire"?
"Hey little girl is your daddy home
Did he go away and leave you all alone
I got a bad desire" Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Name the artist(s) who FIRST made a #2 hit on the Billboard Pop Singles chart with these lyrics:
"Ooh, I bet you're wondering how I knew
About you're plans to make me blue
With some other guy that you knew before.
Between the two of us guys
You know I love you more." Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Name the artist of the song that begins with these lyrics:
"It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely, she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low" Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Name the singer(s) of the following lyrics:
"What happened to the world we knew
When we would dream and scheme
And while the time away
Yesterme yesteryou yesterday" Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. "When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,"
Name the artist who sings them: Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Who sings this song?
"Gold Coast slaveship bound for cotton fields
Sold in a market down in New Orleans
Scarred old slaver know he's doin' alright
Hear him whip the women just around midnight" Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Name the group who sings these words:
"He came from somewhere back in her long ago
The sentimental fool don't see
Tryin hard to recreate
What had yet to be created once in her life" Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Who originally sang this classic rock tune?
"All the leaves are brown
(All the leaves are brown)
And the sky is gray.
(And the sky is gray).
I've been for a walk
(I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day.
(On a winter's day)." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Don't sit on the Plexiglas toilet Said the momma to her son Wipe the butt clean with the paper Make it nice for everyone But don't sit down on the Plexiglas toilet yeah" Who sings this?

Answer: Styx

 John Panazzo, the original drummer for Styx, died in 1996. "Plexiglass Toilet" is from their 1973 album "The Serpent is Rising".
2. "Take me as I am Put your hand in mine now and forever Darling here I stand, stand before you now Deep inside I always knew" Who sings this?

Answer: Chicago

 Chicago, a jazz-fusion band, was formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. "You're the Inspiration" came from their 1984 album "Chicago 17".
3. Who sang these lyricsin his song "I'm On Fire"? "Hey little girl is your daddy home Did he go away and leave you all alone I got a bad desire"

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

 His full name is Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen. He has frequently recorded and toured with the E Street Band. "I'm On Fire" is from his "Born in the USA" album.
4. Name the artist(s) who FIRST made a #2 hit on the Billboard Pop Singles chart with these lyrics: "Ooh, I bet you're wondering how I knew About you're plans to make me blue With some other guy that you knew before. Between the two of us guys You know I love you more."

Answer: Gladys Knight and the Pips

 A year later, Marvin Gaye took "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" to #1.
5. Name the artist of the song that begins with these lyrics: "It seems like yesterday But it was long ago Janey was lovely, she was the queen of my nights There in the darkness with the radio playing low"

Answer: Bob Seger

 The song is "Against the Wind" from Bob Seger's album of the same name. Bob Seger learned to play the ukulele at the age of five.
6. Name the singer(s) of the following lyrics: "What happened to the world we knew When we would dream and scheme And while the time away Yesterme yesteryou yesterday"

Answer: Stevie Wonder

 Stevie Wonder's given name is Steveland Morris Judkins. "Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday" is from the album "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder.
7. "When you're weary, feeling small, When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all; I'm on your side. When times get rough And friends just can't be found," Name the artist who sings them:

Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

 Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", from which this lyric is taken, is also the title of their last studio album. The first song they wrote was called "The Girl For Me" which they copyrighted for $5 at The Library Of Congress in 1955.
8. Who sings this song? "Gold Coast slaveship bound for cotton fields Sold in a market down in New Orleans Scarred old slaver know he's doin' alright Hear him whip the women just around midnight"

Answer: The Rolling Stones

 The Rolling Stones have released more than 50 albums, including compilations, since they began in 1962. "Brown Sugar" was released on their 1971 album "Sticky Fingers".
9. Name the group who sings these words: "He came from somewhere back in her long ago The sentimental fool don't see Tryin hard to recreate What had yet to be created once in her life"

Answer: The Doobie Brothers

 "What a Fool Believes" was released on the Doobie's "Minute By Minute" album.
The Doobie Brothers were one of the most popular Californian pop/rock bands of the '70s.
10. Who originally sang this classic rock tune? "All the leaves are brown (All the leaves are brown) And the sky is gray. (And the sky is gray). I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk) On a winter's day. (On a winter's day)."

Answer: The Mamas and the Papas

 "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas and the Papas reached number four on the Billboard charts in 1966. Their album, "If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears", reached number one on the Billboard charts, and is listed as number 127 on "Rolling Stone's" 500 greatest albums of all time.
Source: Author whataman

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