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Name the Classic Rock Tune Trivia Quiz

A small portion of lyrics from classic rock songs will be provided for each question. All you have to do is select the title of the tune.

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

Author
jacobaz

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,858

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
2869

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Question 1 of 20

1. "Relax, I'll need some information first. Just the basic facts, can you show me where it hurts?" Hint

"Good Lovin'"

"Comfortably Numb"

"D.O.A."

"Absolutely Curtains"

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Question 2 of 20

2. "Good old Sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere.
Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there." Hint

"Sweet Melissa"

"Mudslide Slim"

"Blue Sky"

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"

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Question 3 of 20

3. "I have hours only lonely, my love is vengence that's never free." Hint

"Without You"

"Won't Get Fooled Again"

"Gettin' In Tune"

"Behind Blue Eyes"

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Question 4 of 20

4. "The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath. The drums will shake the castle wall. The ring wraiths ride in black." Hint

"Military Madness"

"One Tin Soldier"

"Battle of Evermore"

"Misty Mountain Hop"

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Question 5 of 20

5. "Rooster hits the washboard, people just got to smile. Blinky plucks the gut bass and solos for a while.." Hint

"Uncle John's Band"

"Listen to the Music"

"Down on the Corner"

"Dixie Lullabye"

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Question 6 of 20

6. "Well suddenly we heard sirens and everybody started to run. A jumping out of doors and tables, well I heard somebody shooting a gun." Hint

"Long Cool Woman"

"Give Me Three Steps"

"Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

"The Night Chicago Died"

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Question 7 of 20

7. "If you've been bad, Lord I'll bet you have, and you've not been hit by flying lead. You'd better close your eyes, bow your head,
wait for the ricochet." Hint

"Lazy"

"Smoke on the Water"

"Universal Soldier"

"Child in Time"

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Question 8 of 20

8. "Smile that's warm as summer sun, smile that gets you through, smile that tells a story..." Hint

"Alone Again Naturally"

"Sad and Deep as You"

"Fire and Rain"

"Heart Like a Wheel"

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Question 9 of 20

9. "He hears the silence howling, catches angels as they fall, and the all-time winner has got him by the.." Hint

"Hymn 43"

"Long Distance Voyager"

"Locomotive Breath"

"Wind Up"

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Question 10 of 20

10. "I went back to my mother. I said, I'm crazy Ma, help me.
She said, I know how it feels son, 'cause it runs in the family." Hint

"Long Live Rock"

"Rain on Me"

"The Real Me"

"The Dirty Jobs"

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Question 11 of 20

11. "Sweet Melinda, the peasants call her the goddess of gloom. She speaks good English and she invites you up to her room.." Hint

"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

"Rainy Day Women"

"Visions of Johanna"

"Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest"

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Question 12 of 20

12. "Horror grips us as we watch you die. All we can do is echo your anguished cries..." Hint

"Wooden Ships"

"D.O.A."

"Helplessly Hoping"

"Love Lies Bleeding"

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Question 13 of 20

13. "A broom is drearily sweeping up the broken pieces of yesterday's life. Somewhere a queen is weeping, somewhere a king has no wife.." Hint

"Her Majesty"

"Hey Joe"

"The Wind Cries Mary"

"Cry Baby Cry"

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Question 14 of 20

14. "Round the squares, huddled in storms, some laughing, some just faceless forms.." Hint

"Eight Miles High"

"Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown"

"My Back Pages"

"21st Century Schizoid Man"

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Question 15 of 20

15. "Well you know she's no high climber, then you find your only friend,
in a room with your two-timer, but you're sure you're near the end.." Hint

"My Best Friend's Girl"

"Do It Again"

"Reelin' in the Years"

"Hey Nineteen"

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Question 16 of 20

16. "What a field day for the heat, a thousand people in the street.." Hint

"Chicago"

"Ohio"

"Student Demonstration Time"

"For What it's Worth"

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Question 17 of 20

17. "What's your name, who's your Daddy, is he rich like me?" Hint

"She's Not There"

"Time of the Season"

"This Diamond Ring"

"Along Comes Mary"

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Question 18 of 20

18. "White lace and feathers, they made up his bed, a gold-covered mattress.." Hint

"Tales of Brave Ulysses"

"Prince of Peace"

"In the Hall of the Mountain King"

"Lucky Man"

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Question 19 of 20

19. "Somewhere along the lonely road I had tried to find ya, day after day on the windy road I had walked behind ya.." Hint

"Friend of the Devil"

"Out In the Woods"

"Easy Livin'"

"Ready For Love"

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Question 20 of 20

20. "So what if life's a revelation if the mind speaks of only today,
so real, the pain of growing in my soul, of climbing up to reality's goal.." Hint

"'Til I Die"

"Place of Dreams"

"Long Promised Road"

"Waiting For Tomorrow"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Relax, I'll need some information first. Just the basic facts, can you show me where it hurts?"

Answer: "Comfortably Numb"

This Pink Floyd song appeared on The Wall in 1979. Roger Waters describes his experience of being treated by a doctor so that the show could go on no matter how badly he felt.

2. "Good old Sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere. Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there."

Answer: "Blue Sky"

From the "Eat a Peach" album released in 1972 by the Allman Brothers. This was the first album not featuring Duane Allman who died in a motorcycle accident on October 29 1971. This was the last album for bass player Berry Oakley who died November 11 1972 in a motorcycle accident only blocks away from where Duane's accident had occured in Macon Georgia.

3. "I have hours only lonely, my love is vengence that's never free."

Answer: "Behind Blue Eyes"

This song is by the The Who from their 1971 album "Who's Next?". Pete Townsend originally wrote this song for a movie project called "Lifehouse" that never came to pass.

4. "The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath. The drums will shake the castle wall. The ring wraiths ride in black."

Answer: "Battle of Evermore"

This Led Zeppelin tune is from "Led Zeppelin (IV)" in 1971. The ringwraiths are one of many references made by Led Zeppelin to Tolkien. I did not read "The Lord of the Rings" until a couple of years ago. Suddenly a lot of the lyrics made a lot more sense!

5. "Rooster hits the washboard, people just got to smile. Blinky plucks the gut bass and solos for a while.."

Answer: "Down on the Corner"

Creedence Clearwater Revival included this song on their "Willie and the Poorboys" album from 1969. Tom and John Fogarty were born and raised in Berkley California but it was their mother's love of southern music that inspired her sons to create what some call 'swamp rock'.

6. "Well suddenly we heard sirens and everybody started to run. A jumping out of doors and tables, well I heard somebody shooting a gun."

Answer: "Long Cool Woman"

This song by the Hollies appeared on their 1971 album, "Distant Light". Harold Clark was planning on going solo after the production of "Distant Light" and was going to keep "Long Cool Woman" for himself, but because other group members played on it he was forced to include it on "Distant Light".

7. "If you've been bad, Lord I'll bet you have, and you've not been hit by flying lead. You'd better close your eyes, bow your head, wait for the ricochet."

Answer: "Child in Time"

Deep Purple put this song on thier 1970 album, "In Rock". This album also included a tribute to Little Richard entitled "Speed King".

8. "Smile that's warm as summer sun, smile that gets you through, smile that tells a story..."

Answer: "Sad and Deep as You"

Dave Mason sang this tune on his 1970 album, "Alone Together". Early pressings of this album were done on tie-dyed vinyl. Groovy!

9. "He hears the silence howling, catches angels as they fall, and the all-time winner has got him by the.."

Answer: "Locomotive Breath"

This classic is from Jethro Tull's 1971 album, "Auqualung". This album has sold over seven million copies and continues to outsell all other past albums.

10. "I went back to my mother. I said, I'm crazy Ma, help me. She said, I know how it feels son, 'cause it runs in the family."

Answer: "The Real Me"

From The Who's 1973 double album "Quadrophenia". The demo version had some additional lines about the pressure of being a rock and roll star. "Can you see the real me, rock and roll?"

11. "Sweet Melinda, the peasants call her the goddess of gloom. She speaks good English and she invites you up to her room.."

Answer: "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

From Bob Dylan's 1965 album, "Highway 61 Revisited". This album along with "Bringing it All Back Home", forever changed popular music with staccato images and a hard-driving back-up band.

12. "Horror grips us as we watch you die. All we can do is echo your anguished cries..."

Answer: "Wooden Ships"

From Crosby Stills and Nash's self-titled debut album in 1969. They won the Best New Artist Grammy for 1969.

13. "A broom is drearily sweeping up the broken pieces of yesterday's life. Somewhere a queen is weeping, somewhere a king has no wife.."

Answer: "The Wind Cries Mary"

Jimi Hendrix sang this tune on his 1967 debut album, "Are You Experienced?" Jimi began his career at eighteen following his discharge form military service. He played with countless groups including Little Richard's band. In 1962 he played with Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers in Canada. One of the singers in the band was Tommy Chong who went on to team up with Cheech Marin to create comedy albums and movies.

14. "Round the squares, huddled in storms, some laughing, some just faceless forms.."

Answer: "Eight Miles High"

The Byrds sang this song on their 1966 album, "Fifth Dimension".
The tune was ostensibly about their flight to England and subsequent tour however, it became identified as a 'drug song' and stalled at the number 14 spot as a single in the United States.

15. "Well you know she's no high climber, then you find your only friend, in a room with your two-timer, but you're sure you're near the end.."

Answer: "Do It Again"

This Steely Dan tune about a born loser is from their 1972 album, "Can't Buy a Thrill". At six minutes in length, radio stations requested a shorter version to be played as a single. The artists were happy to comply which resulted in a top 10 hit. Says Donald Fagen, "We don't have much of a problem with singles material, because unlike a lot of other basically FM groups, our music tends to be adaptable to really commercial purposes."

16. "What a field day for the heat, a thousand people in the street.."

Answer: "For What it's Worth"

From Buffalo Springfield's self-titled debut album released in 1967.
Just after it's release, Stephen Stills was inspired by the riots on Sunset Strip to write "For What It's Worth". The record company recalled the album, substituted the new song for "Baby Don't Scold Me", and re-released the album. "For What It's Worth" became a top 10 single and became an anthem for the youth movement.

17. "What's your name, who's your Daddy, is he rich like me?"

Answer: "Time of the Season"

The Zombies released this classic on their 1968 album, "Oyssey and Oracle". The Zombies decided to make an album before disbanding in 1967 to persure other interests. One year later, "Time of the Season" was a hit in the United States, peaking at #3.

18. "White lace and feathers, they made up his bed, a gold-covered mattress.."

Answer: "Lucky Man"

Emerson Lake and Palmer released this self-titled album in 1971. Earlier that year the group made their first public appearance, then performed at the Isle of Wight festival before signing a record deal that launched them into rock and roll history.

19. "Somewhere along the lonely road I had tried to find ya, day after day on the windy road I had walked behind ya.."

Answer: "Easy Livin'"

Uriah Heep released this song on their "Demons and Wizards" album in 1972. The band had been called Spice but in 1970, the 100th anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens, the name was changed to Uriah Heep, a character from David Copperfield.

20. "So what if life's a revelation if the mind speaks of only today, so real, the pain of growing in my soul, of climbing up to reality's goal.."

Answer: "Long Promised Road"

From the Beach Boys' 1971 album "Surf's Up". Instead of the hedonistic style of music fans were used to, "Surf's Up" addressed topical issues like student protest and ecology. The album has been panned for being preachy but the beautiful vocal harmonies soar above the sermons.

Source: Author jacobaz

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