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Quiz about Tom Petty
Quiz about Tom Petty

Tom Petty Quiz for Experts | Music


Most questions quote a lyric, you name the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by SaxMan4. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
SaxMan4
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
81,554
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
14 / 20
Plays
3405
Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (12/20), Guest 192 (17/20), Guest 35 (15/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. "Stop walking down my street, who do you expect to meet?" What's the song? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. "Oh yeah, all right. Take it easy baby, make it last all night." What's the song? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. "And you better watch yourself, or you're gonna get hurt yourself. Someone gonna tell you lies, cut you down to size." What's the song? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. What song's video starred Kim Basinger? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. "You think you're gonna take her away, with your money and your cocaine." Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. "Who knows maybe you were kidnapped, taken away and held for ransom" are lyrics from what Tom Petty song?

Answer: (1 word)
Question 7 of 20
7. "One foot in the grave, one foot on the pedal..." Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. "There is no use in pretending, your eyes give you away. Something inside you is feeling like I do, we've said all there is to say." What's the song? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. "All the vampires walking through the valley, move west down Ventura Boulevard." What's the song?

Answer: (2 Words)
Question 10 of 20
10. "You better watch what you say, you better watch what you do to me.
Don't get carried away, girl, if you can do better than me, go.
Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. "Well yeah I might have chased a couple women around
All it ever got me was down, then there were those that made me feel good." What's the song?
Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Which is the song in which Tom Petty performed a duet with Stevie Nicks? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. "Time after time, night after night, she would look up at me and say she was lonely. I don't understand the world today, I don't understand what she needed. I gave her everything she threw it all away on nothin'" What's the song? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. "But then she looks me in the eye and says, 'We're gonna last forever.' And man, you know I can't begin to doubt it!" What's the song? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. "Two cars park on the overpass, rocks hit the water like broken glass. I shoulda known right then it was too good to last. God, it's such a drag to have to live in the past." What's the song?
Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. "I rolled on as the sky grew dark, I put the pedal down to make some time. There's something good waitin' down this road, I'm pickin' up whatever's mine." What's the song? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. "Well I know what's right, I got just one life, in a world that keeps on pushin' me around" What's the song? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. "Take back Vanessa Redgrave. Take back Joe Piscopo. Take back Eddie Murphy. Give 'em all some place to go." What's the song? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. "Well the talk on the street says you might go solo. A good friend of mine saw you leavin' by your back door." What's the song? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. What state is Tom Petty from? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Stop walking down my street, who do you expect to meet?" What's the song?

Answer: Don't Come Around Here No More

Sitar intro done by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. "Alice in Wonderland" style video won awards on MTV. Not a bad tune, but I like more of his rockier stuff.
2. "Oh yeah, all right. Take it easy baby, make it last all night." What's the song?

Answer: American Girl

Great tune. If you watch the movie "Silence of the Lambs," a girl is jamming to this tune on the radio before getting kidnapped.
3. "And you better watch yourself, or you're gonna get hurt yourself. Someone gonna tell you lies, cut you down to size." What's the song?

Answer: Don't Do Me Like That

Tom's warning someone.....
4. What song's video starred Kim Basinger?

Answer: Mary Jane's Last Dance

I'm pretty sure this song is about marijuana. Maybe he's quitting using it. The "Into the Great Wide Open" video stars Johnny Depp as the "rebel without a clue."
5. "You think you're gonna take her away, with your money and your cocaine."

Answer: Listen to her Heart

"She's gonna listen to her heart,
It's gonna tell her what to do.
She might need a lot of lovin'
But she don't need you."
6. "Who knows maybe you were kidnapped, taken away and held for ransom" are lyrics from what Tom Petty song?

Answer: Refugee

Probably his first big hit. Off of the album "Damn the Torpedos." If you didn't get this one, might want to turn back now.
7. "One foot in the grave, one foot on the pedal..."

Answer: Rebels

".....I was born a rebel." Fun song.
8. "There is no use in pretending, your eyes give you away. Something inside you is feeling like I do, we've said all there is to say." What's the song?

Answer: Breakdown

Great version of this song on "Pack Up the Plantation (Live)" The audience sings the first verses and chorus while Tom just listens, then Tom replies (this is great) "You guys gonna put me out of a job!"
9. "All the vampires walking through the valley, move west down Ventura Boulevard." What's the song?

Answer: Free Fallin'

Nice easy singalong tune.
10. "You better watch what you say, you better watch what you do to me. Don't get carried away, girl, if you can do better than me, go.

Answer: You Got Lucky

"Good love is hard to find, you got lucky baby, I found you." Bet a lot of people thought or sang this one to a partner at one time! The video was set in a dusty old tent, looking like a scene from the movie "Road Warrior."
11. "Well yeah I might have chased a couple women around All it ever got me was down, then there were those that made me feel good." What's the song?

Answer: The Waiting

"But never as good as I'm feeling right now. Baby you're the only one, that's ever known how, to make me wanna live like a wanna live now!" Great lyrics, fun song to play in a band.
12. Which is the song in which Tom Petty performed a duet with Stevie Nicks?

Answer: Stop Dragging My Heart Around

Nice tune. Stevie, of course, sang "Dreams" with Fleetwood Mac. She performed "Leather and Lace" with Don Henley.
13. "Time after time, night after night, she would look up at me and say she was lonely. I don't understand the world today, I don't understand what she needed. I gave her everything she threw it all away on nothin'" What's the song?

Answer: A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)

Great lyrics. I think most guys can relate to not being able to understand a woman at times!
14. "But then she looks me in the eye and says, 'We're gonna last forever.' And man, you know I can't begin to doubt it!" What's the song?

Answer: Here Comes My Girl

This song was written BEFORE "She's a Woman in Love (It's Not Me.)" Sounds like it too. Tom expresses his fears and joys beautifully in these lyrics.
15. "Two cars park on the overpass, rocks hit the water like broken glass. I shoulda known right then it was too good to last. God, it's such a drag to have to live in the past." What's the song?

Answer: Even the Losers

Baby even the losers, get lucky sometimes." I'm not sure if he's talking about himself or the girl. Great imagery on the first line in the question.
16. "I rolled on as the sky grew dark, I put the pedal down to make some time. There's something good waitin' down this road, I'm pickin' up whatever's mine." What's the song?

Answer: Runnin Down a Dream

From 1989's "Full Moon Fever" album. Nice guitar solo at the end by long-time Heartbreaker Mike Campbell.
17. "Well I know what's right, I got just one life, in a world that keeps on pushin' me around" What's the song?

Answer: I Won't Back Down

Also from "Full Moon Fever." I like Petty, but this song has some of the most redundant and boring lyrics he ever wrote.
18. "Take back Vanessa Redgrave. Take back Joe Piscopo. Take back Eddie Murphy. Give 'em all some place to go." What's the song?

Answer: Jammin' Me

From the 1987 album - "Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)". Co-written by Bob Dylan.
19. "Well the talk on the street says you might go solo. A good friend of mine saw you leavin' by your back door." What's the song?

Answer: I Need to Know

"I need to know, I need to know. If you think you're gonna leave then you better say so." Guess it's the least she could do! From the 1978 album "You're Gonna Get it!"
20. What state is Tom Petty from?

Answer: Florida

Yea, I know they're all southern! Tom and most of the band hail from Gainesville, Fla. His success goes to prove that with great songs, you don't need to have a great voice (c'mon, be honest) to be famous. Other proof is provided by Bob Dylan and many others. Click on SEND A COMPLIMENT below, I'd love to get your feedback.
Source: Author SaxMan4

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