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Tough Regina Spektor Quiz | 10 Questions | Music

How well do you know Regina Spektor? This will test your knowledge of her songs, from the albums "11:11," "Songs," "Soviet Kitsch," and "Begin to Hope."

A multiple-choice quiz by dakabi. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dakabi

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
290,643

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these songs contain this lyric:

"Gonna get better, gonna get better
Better, better, better, better
Better, better, better?" Hint

"Fidelity" ("Begin to Hope")

"Love Affair" ("11:11")

"Better" ("Begin to Hope")

"Chemo Limo" ("Soviet Kitsch")

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these songs does NOT contain words in a language other than English? Hint

"Apres Moi" ("Begin to Hope")

"Ne Me Quitte Pas" ("Songs")

"Dusseldorf" ("Begin to Hope")

"Bon Idee" ("Songs")

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Question 3 of 10

3. Finish this lyric from the song "Us" ("Soviet Kitsch"):

"We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for...?" Hint

...answers in the pages

...wisdom in the photos

...diamonds in the desert

...scarves just like a noose

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Question 4 of 10

4. Finish this lyric from the song "Oedipus" ("Songs"):

"And to see me made her awful sad
And to...?" Hint

...see me made her awful mad

...feel me made her awful sad

...watch me do the things I had

...touch me made her awful sad

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Question 5 of 10

5. Regina Spektor sometimes mentions brand-name products in her songs. Which of these songs does not? Hint

"Ghost of Corporate Future" ("Soviet Kitsch")

"Aching to Pupate" ("Songs")

"Braille" ("11:11")

"That Time" ("Begin to Hope")

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Question 6 of 10

6. Finish this lyric from "Musicbox" ("Begin to Hope"):

"And then I fill the sink to the top with bubbles of soap
And then I send all the bottle caps I own afloat
And...?" Hint

...start to feel mortality surround me

...sing another melody completely

...then I slip my hands in and start to make waves

...it's the greatest voyage in the history of plastic

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Question 7 of 10

7. Most of Regina Spektor's songs feature the piano as an instrument, most often the only instrument. Which of these songs does not feature a piano at all? Hint

"Rejazz" ("11:11")

"2.99 Cent Blues" ("11:11")

"Reading Time With Pickle" ("Songs")

"Lacrimosa" ("Songs")

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Question 8 of 10

8. True or False: The song "Samson" has two versions on two different albums, "Soviet Kitsch" and "Begin to Hope."

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these songs contain this lyric:

"We listened to it twice
Because the DJ was asleep?" Hint

"I Want to Sing" ("11:11")

"Consequence of Sounds" ("Songs")

"On the Radio" ("Begin to Hope")

"Hotel Song" ("Begin to Hope")

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finish this lyric from "Ode to Divorce" ("Soviet Kitsch"):

"And you're making that face that I like
And you're going in, in for the kill, kill...?" Hint

...And you know your kiss, kiss it will kill, kill

...For the kill, kill you're going in, in

...For the killer kiss, kiss for the kiss, kiss

...And you're going in, in for the kiss, kiss

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these songs contain this lyric: "Gonna get better, gonna get better Better, better, better, better Better, better, better?"

Answer: "Fidelity" ("Begin to Hope")

Here's the full verse:

"All my friends say that of course it's
gonna get better, gonna get better
Better, better, better, better
Better, better, better"

2. Which of these songs does NOT contain words in a language other than English?

Answer: "Bon Idee" ("Songs")

"Bon Idee" (meaning "good idea" in French) is, of these songs, the only one to only contain English words. The others do not. "Apres Moi" (meaning "after me" in French) contains a whole Russian verse, "Dusseldorf" (the name of a city in Germany) contains Russian, French, and German amongst others, and "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (meaning "don't leave me" in French) contains some French.

3. Finish this lyric from the song "Us" ("Soviet Kitsch"): "We're living in a den of thieves Rummaging for...?"

Answer: ...answers in the pages

Here's the full verse:

"We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious, and it's contagious
And it's contagious, and it's contagious"

4. Finish this lyric from the song "Oedipus" ("Songs"): "And to see me made her awful sad And to...?"

Answer: ...touch me made her awful sad

Here is the full verse:

"And to see me made her awful sad
And to touch me made her awful sad
And to see me made her awful
And to touch me made her awful"

5. Regina Spektor sometimes mentions brand-name products in her songs. Which of these songs does not?

Answer: "Ghost of Corporate Future" ("Soviet Kitsch")

Of these songs, "Ghost of Corporate Future" is the only one that does not mention a brand-name product. "Braille" (11:11) mentions Campbell's, "Aching to Pupate" mentions Heineken, and "That Time" mentions Parliaments, Marlboros, and Camels.

6. Finish this lyric from "Musicbox" ("Begin to Hope"): "And then I fill the sink to the top with bubbles of soap And then I send all the bottle caps I own afloat And...?"

Answer: ...it's the greatest voyage in the history of plastic

Here is the full verse:

"But when I do the dishes
I run the water very, very, very hot
And then I fill the sink to the top with bubbles of soap
And then I send all the bottle caps I own afloat
And it's the greatest voyage in the history of plastic."

7. Most of Regina Spektor's songs feature the piano as an instrument, most often the only instrument. Which of these songs does not feature a piano at all?

Answer: "Rejazz" ("11:11")

Although the piano is the most used instrument by Regina Spektor, "Rejazz" ("11:11") is one song where a piano cannot be heard at all. Instead, there is a double bass playing, in a jazz style. The other three songs feature the piano as the only instrument.

8. True or False: The song "Samson" has two versions on two different albums, "Soviet Kitsch" and "Begin to Hope."

Answer: False

Although it is true that the song "Samson" has two different versions, the albums they are found on are "Songs" and "Begin to Hope." "Soviet Kitsch" does not contain the song "Samson."

9. Which of these songs contain this lyric: "We listened to it twice Because the DJ was asleep?"

Answer: "On the Radio" ("Begin to Hope")

Here is the full verse:

"On the radio
We heard 'November Rain'
The solo's pretty long
But it's a pretty song
We listened to it twice
Because the DJ was asleep"

10. Finish this lyric from "Ode to Divorce" ("Soviet Kitsch"): "And you're making that face that I like And you're going in, in for the kill, kill...?"

Answer: ...For the killer kiss, kiss for the kiss, kiss

Here's the full verse:

"You're talking to her now
And you've eaten something minty
And you're making that face that I like
And you're going in, in for the kill, kill
For the killer kiss, kiss for the kiss, kiss"

Source: Author dakabi

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