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Songs of the Pet Shop Boys Trivia Quiz

The duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are known for their witty and energetic electronic music. Can you answer these questions about the group's lyrics and themes?

A multiple-choice quiz by neon000. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
neon000

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,141

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
673

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Nicholaure (7/10), Guest 181 (10/10), Guest 181 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Despite its fanciful title, this song was actually a moving lament for victims of the AIDS epidemic. Which one is it? Hint

Nervously

Dreaming of the Queen

The Theatre

Hit Music

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Question 2 of 10

2. In live performances, singer Neil Tennant introduced this one, "And now, for some country music!" What song was he talking about? Hint

To Step Aside

We All Feel Better in the Dark

You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk

Yesterday, When I Was Mad

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Question 3 of 10

3. This song made fun of U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair for his support of U.S. President George Bush in the war in Iraq. What was the title? Hint

I'm With Stupid

Luna Park

The Samurai in Autumn

Happiness is an Option

4. This song was described by Neil Tennant as depicting "a conversation between a reasonable person and a fascist," and by Chris Lowe as one of his least favorite songs of the group. To which track did they both refer? Hint

The End of the World

I Want a Dog

The Sound of the Atom Splitting

West End Girls

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Question 5 of 10

5. On this track, the narrator's friends tease him about a new relationship and imply it can't possibly go well. What song is it? Hint

Jealousy

Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend

For Your Own Good

Birthday Boy

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Question 6 of 10

6. This song was one of the few tracks on which Chris Lowe was given the lead vocal. It was also known for the monologue in the middle, when Lowe tells us about things he doesn't like. Name the record? Hint

How Can You Expect to be Taken Seriously?

Paninaro

Try It (I'm In Love With a Married Man)

In the Night

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Question 7 of 10

7. This track from the album "Nightlife" became the title song of a musical written by Tennant. What is it? Hint

Closer to Heaven

New York City Boy

Vampires

Footsteps

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Question 8 of 10

8. In this song, a man guesses that his lover has been unfaithful when he runs across a matchbook he does not recognize. This bad news is from what track? Hint

So Hard

Shameless

This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave

Bilingual

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Question 9 of 10

9. The narrator of this song cautions us that no matter what people say, no one really enjoys "working and living alone." Look out, because what title event "will always get to you"? Hint

You Know Where You Went Wrong

If Looks Could Kill

Love Comes Quickly

Why Don't We Live Together?

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Question 10 of 10

10. This song was supposedly about the breakup of Liza Minelli's marriage to David Guest. Name it? Hint

Somebody Else's Business

Flamboyant

I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing

The Resurrectionist

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 24 2024 : Nicholaure: 7/10
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 181: 10/10
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 181: 5/10
Mar 29 2024 : Guest 86: 10/10
Mar 22 2024 : mulder52: 6/10
Mar 17 2024 : Guest 78: 10/10
Mar 15 2024 : Guest 82: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Despite its fanciful title, this song was actually a moving lament for victims of the AIDS epidemic. Which one is it?

Answer: Dreaming of the Queen

"There were no more lovers left alive, no one had survived," went the melancholy chorus.

2. In live performances, singer Neil Tennant introduced this one, "And now, for some country music!" What song was he talking about?

Answer: You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk

It's a poignant story told in funny lyrics, and the title is a full sentence. Maybe he's right?

3. This song made fun of U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair for his support of U.S. President George Bush in the war in Iraq. What was the title?

Answer: I'm With Stupid

The harsh satire compared the political climate to an ill-fated affair.

Answer: The Sound of the Atom Splitting

The song appears on the b-sides compilation, "Alternative." Their comments are in the liner notes.

5. On this track, the narrator's friends tease him about a new relationship and imply it can't possibly go well. What song is it?

Answer: Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend

"Oh no, you've gotta make her happy," the friends pester him. Tennant has said it was loosely based on an actual friendship from his school days.

Answer: Paninaro

Chris names some types of music he doesn't enjoy, and then laughs about it. "I don't like much, do I? But what I do love, I love passionately." It's from an interview on the American television show, "Entertainment Tonight."

7. This track from the album "Nightlife" became the title song of a musical written by Tennant. What is it?

Answer: Closer to Heaven

The musical had a successful run in London.

8. In this song, a man guesses that his lover has been unfaithful when he runs across a matchbook he does not recognize. This bad news is from what track?

Answer: So Hard

"We've both given up smoking 'cause it's fatal," asks the skeptical partner, "so whose matches are those?"

9. The narrator of this song cautions us that no matter what people say, no one really enjoys "working and living alone." Look out, because what title event "will always get to you"?

Answer: Love Comes Quickly

"Whatever you do, you can't stop falling," he says. Could be right...

10. This song was supposedly about the breakup of Liza Minelli's marriage to David Guest. Name it?

Answer: Somebody Else's Business

"That's somebody else's problem, somebody's lied," goes the chorus. Perhaps a fitting description of the union, which sadly ended in a quick and bitter divorce.

Source: Author neon000

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