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Stir It Up! Trivia Quiz


Easy Bob Marley lyrics.

A multiple-choice quiz by agony. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
agony
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
135,795
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1876
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Just complete the lyric: "Ev'ry time I hear the crack of the whip...." Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "I remember when we used to sit, in the government yard in ...." Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Now you see the light...." Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "I shot the sheriff..." Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Say you just can't live that ...." Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "So won't you come with me; and I'll take you to ...." Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What song is this lyric from? "Some going east, some going west, some stand aside to try their best." Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "One love! One heart! Let's get together and...." Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "It's been a long long time...." Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "I'm just a .... in the heart of America" Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Just complete the lyric: "Ev'ry time I hear the crack of the whip...."

Answer: my blood runs cold

"Slave Driver", from the first album, 1972's "Catch a Fire". Taj Mahal does a great version of this song on his 1974 album "Mo' Roots".
2. "I remember when we used to sit, in the government yard in ...."

Answer: Trenchtown

See, I told you these would be easy! "No Woman No Cry", released on 1975's "Natty Dread". The version most people are familiar with, however, is from "Live!" recorded at London's Lyceum Ballroom later that year.
3. "Now you see the light...."

Answer: stand up for your right

"Get Up, Stand Up", from the second album, "Burnin'", from 1973. "Get Up! Stand Up! Diary of a Reggaeophile", a book by Fikisha Cumbo, examines the lives of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, and is full of photographs, and interviews with family members.
4. "I shot the sheriff..."

Answer: all of these

"I Shot the Sheriff" was released on "Burnin'". Eric Clapton's version, in 1974, was a huge success, and went to number one on the US charts.
5. "Say you just can't live that ...."

Answer: negative way

"Positive Vibration", from the 1977 album "Rastaman Vibration".
6. "So won't you come with me; and I'll take you to ...."

Answer: a land of liberty

"400 Years", from "Catch a Fire". The Wailers at this time (1972) consisted of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny (Livingstone) Wailer.
7. What song is this lyric from? "Some going east, some going west, some stand aside to try their best."

Answer: Stop that Train

"Stop that Train" was written by Peter Tosh.
8. "One love! One heart! Let's get together and...."

Answer: feel all right

"One Love, One Heart" is usually paired with Curtis Mayfield's song "People Get Ready".
9. "It's been a long long time...."

Answer: since I got you on my mind

"Stir It Up". Johnny Nash's 1971 recording of this song was a modest hit, and helped pave the way for reggae's acceptance in the mainstream. Nash's 1965 song "Let's Move and Groove Together" had been a major hit in Jamaica, and when he went to the island on a promotional tour, he developed an interest in the music.
10. "I'm just a .... in the heart of America"

Answer: buffalo soldier

"Buffalo Soldier". Black soldiers fighting in the American West were nicknamed "buffalo soldiers" by the Cheyenne and Comanche.
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