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Quiz about Songs off My Local AltRock Station Final Volume

Songs off My Local Alt-Rock Station: Final Volume Quiz

This is my second and final quiz on songs I hear off my local alt station. Unfortunately, it was taken off the air without warning, so this is my last quiz in the (very short) series. Identify the song/artist by the lyric.

A multiple-choice quiz by HPKillersFreak. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
HPKillersFreak

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,763

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which U2 song starts out "Uno, dos, tres, quatorze"? Hint

Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

Vertigo

Mysterious Ways

One

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Question 2 of 10

2. The lyrics "There's a fear I keep so deep / Knew its name since before I could speak" is from a song by which band? Hint

Franz Ferdinand

Coldplay

Snow Patrol

Arcade Fire

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I ripped your heart out from your chest / Replaced it with a grenade blast" opens a song by which band? Hint

Placebo

Sonic Youth

Husker Du

Modest Mouse

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Question 4 of 10

4. Dada did a song with the lyrics, "I just flipped off President George, now I'm going..." where? Hint

Disneyland

Dizz Knee Land

Dizni Land

Diz Nee Land

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Question 5 of 10

5. "We all have a weakness / But some of ours are easier to identify" comes from which Incubus song? Hint

Dig

Anna Molly

Love Hurts

Paper Shoes

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Question 6 of 10

6. "What the world needs now is another folk singer / Like I need a hole in my head" is in a song by which band? Hint

Paul Westerburg

Meat Puppets

Cracker

The Replacements

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Question 7 of 10

7. "They told me if I write this song for them / That they would cut my hair for free" is from a song by whom? Hint

Arctic Monkeys

The View

Vega4

The Fratelis

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Question 8 of 10

8. "I don't care if it hurts / I wanna have control" is from which Radiohead song? Hint

Creep

There, There

Karma Police

My Iron Lung

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Question 9 of 10

9. "You sit there in your heartache, waitin' on some beautiful boy to / To save you from your old ways / You play forgiveness / Watch it now, here he come" is from which Killers song?

Answer: (Four Words)

10. The very last song played on my local alt station before it met its untimely demise was, appropriately enough, this Weezer song: "I can't confront you / I never could do / That which might hurt you / So try and be cool." Hint

Say It Ain't So

No Other One

This Is Such A Pity

The Damage In Your Heart

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which U2 song starts out "Uno, dos, tres, quatorze"?

Answer: Vertigo

"Vertigo" is off U2's 2004 release, "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb". It was the album's first single.

2. The lyrics "There's a fear I keep so deep / Knew its name since before I could speak" is from a song by which band?

Answer: Arcade Fire

The lyrics come from the song "Keep The Car Running", the first UK single off the band's second album "Neon Bible", released in 2007.

3. "I ripped your heart out from your chest / Replaced it with a grenade blast" opens a song by which band?

Answer: Sonic Youth

The song is "Incinerate", from Sonic Youth's 2006 release, "Rather Ripped".

4. Dada did a song with the lyrics, "I just flipped off President George, now I'm going..." where?

Answer: Dizz Knee Land

"Dizz Knee Land" was the first single off Dada's 1992 debut album, "Puzzle".

5. "We all have a weakness / But some of ours are easier to identify" comes from which Incubus song?

Answer: Dig

"Dig" is the second single released off the band's sixth album, "Light Grenades", released in 2006.

6. "What the world needs now is another folk singer / Like I need a hole in my head" is in a song by which band?

Answer: Cracker

The song is "Teen Angst", the first single from Cracker's 1992 self-titled debut album.

7. "They told me if I write this song for them / That they would cut my hair for free" is from a song by whom?

Answer: The View

The song is "Wasted Little DJs", and is off the band's 2007 debut, "Hats Off To The Buskers".

8. "I don't care if it hurts / I wanna have control" is from which Radiohead song?

Answer: Creep

"Creep" was the second single released off their debut album "Pablo Honey", released in 1993.

9. "You sit there in your heartache, waitin' on some beautiful boy to / To save you from your old ways / You play forgiveness / Watch it now, here he come" is from which Killers song?

Answer: When You Were Young

"When You Were Young" was the first single released off the Killers' sophomore album, "Sam's Town", released in 2006.

Answer: Say It Ain't So

"Say It Ain't So" was the third single off Weezer's 1994 debut "Weezer (Blue Album)".

Source: Author HPKillersFreak

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