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Short Sharp Smiths Trivia Quiz

In a no doubt vain attempt to toughen-up Smiths quizzes (which are notoriously easy for aficionados) I offer 20 clipped lyrics for you to identify...

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

Author
johngordonfnc

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,633

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
761

Last 3 plays: Guest 92 (15/20), Guest 94 (15/20), Guest 120 (19/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. "...you let yours slide..." Hint

Never Had No One Ever

Unhappy Birthday

I Keep Mine Hidden

You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby

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Question 2 of 20

2. "Poor woman..." Hint

Wonderful Woman

Sweet And Tender Hooligan

This Night Has Opened My Eyes

Jeane

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Question 3 of 20

3. "Fair enough..." Hint

Accept Yourself

Death Of A Disco Dancer

I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

Half A Person

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Question 4 of 20

4. "Anything Is Hard To Find..." Hint

Miserable Lie

Accept Yourself

Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before

Frankly Mr Shankley

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Question 5 of 20

5. "Smother me mother..."

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 20

6. "...a tremulous heart..." Hint

London

How Soon Is Now?

Rusholme Ruffians

Is It Really So Strange?

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Question 7 of 20

7. "I Was Bored..." Hint

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

Shoplifters Of The World Unite

Frankly Mr Shankly

Death At One's Elbow

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Question 8 of 20

8. "Still I cling..." Hint

Asleep

Hand In Glove

I Know It's Over

Half A Person

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Question 9 of 20

9. "Who do you turn to..." Hint

Well I Wonder

Stretch Out And Wait

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

Golden Lights

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Question 10 of 20

10. "Let's go and trip a dwarf..."

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 11 of 20

11. "Oh I say..." Hint

A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours

Well I Wonder

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

What Difference Does It Make

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Question 12 of 20

12. "I'm looking for a song..." Hint

What's The World

Paint A Vulgar Picture

Work Is A Four Letter Word

Rubber Ring

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Question 13 of 20

13. "You laugh at mine..." Hint

Sheila Take A Bow

Miserable Lie

Ask

I Want The One i Can't Have

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Question 14 of 20

14. "Come and see me." Hint

Hand In Glove

I Won't Share You

Girlfriend In A Coma

Work Is A Four Letter Word

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Question 15 of 20

15. "...you'll never see home again..."

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 16 of 20

16. "Stay home, be bored..." Hint

Reel Around The Fountain

Bigmouth Strikes Again

I Don't Owe You Anything

Death At One's Elbow

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Question 17 of 20

17. "...you cannot sing..." Hint

Shakespeare's Sister

Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before

The Queen Is Dead

Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me

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Question 18 of 20

18. "...cemented minds..." Hint

Sweet And Tender Hooligan

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

The Headmaster Ritual

William It Was Really Nothing

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Question 19 of 20

19. "...the sun in my eyes..." Hint

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

Is It Really So Strange

Handsome Devil

Unhappy Birthday

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Question 20 of 20

20. "...never knew his place..."

Answer: (Three Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "...you let yours slide..."

Answer: I Keep Mine Hidden

Apparently the last Smiths song ever recorded for b-side of "Girlfriend In A Coma". One of very few poor efforts too.

2. "Poor woman..."

Answer: Sweet And Tender Hooligan

This on the other hand is one of the greats, originally hidden away "Sheila..." b-side. Thank heavens for compilations.

3. "Fair enough..."

Answer: I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

Named by The Fall's Mark E Smith as one of his records of the year in 1987.

4. "Anything Is Hard To Find..."

Answer: Accept Yourself

Very early song, turning up on b-side of "This Charming Man" 12 incher.

5. "Smother me mother..."

Answer: Rubber Ring

B-side of "The Boy..." with breathtaking lyric on the obsessive nature of fans waining with the passing of time.

6. "...a tremulous heart..."

Answer: Rusholme Ruffians

A fairground-based romp from "Meat Is Murder".

7. "I Was Bored..."

Answer: Shoplifters Of The World Unite

...you have nothing to lose but your swag... The single featured a picture of Elvis Presley on cover.

8. "Still I cling..."

Answer: I Know It's Over

From "The Queen Is Dead", Morrissey and Marr at their most heartbreaking.

9. "Who do you turn to..."

Answer: Golden Lights

Rather poor "Ask" 12 incher b-side, cover of song by Twinkle.

10. "Let's go and trip a dwarf..."

Answer: Wonderful Woman

Another song from "This Charming Man" single, the full line: "I'm starved of mirth, let's go and trip a dwarf" one of my all-time fav's.

11. "Oh I say..."

Answer: Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others

A phrase often exclaimed by Charles Hawtrey in the "Carry On" film series.

12. "I'm looking for a song..."

Answer: What's The World

Cover version of song by James. Originally the hardest official Smiths release to find, hidden away on cassette version of "I Started Something..."

13. "You laugh at mine..."

Answer: Miserable Lie

From the first album, featuring extensive falsetto warblings.

14. "Come and see me."

Answer: Work Is A Four Letter Word

One of only four cover versions released by the band. Previously a hit for Cilla Black.

15. "...you'll never see home again..."

Answer: Suffer Little Children

Chilling song about the Moors Murderers. First set of lyrics Morrissey showed to Johnny Marr on their first meeting.

16. "Stay home, be bored..."

Answer: Death At One's Elbow

From the "Strangeways" album, by far the worst Smiths song ever. God it's bad.

17. "...you cannot sing..."

Answer: The Queen Is Dead

Title track of the album that made Summer 1986 the best ever.

18. "...cemented minds..."

Answer: The Headmaster Ritual

A damning indictment of schooldays from "Meat Is Murder".

19. "...the sun in my eyes..."

Answer: Is It Really So Strange

Yet another hidden gem, probably the only song in history to namecheck the godforsaken pit that is Newport Pagnell.

20. "...never knew his place..."

Answer: This Charming Man

The band's first UK chart hit and the beginning of a beautiful relationship.

Source: Author johngordonfnc

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