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Quiz about Yes lyrics
Quiz about Yes lyrics

Yes lyrics Trivia Quiz

If you are as big a fan of the progressive rock legends Yes as I am, you should be able to identify the songs that these lyrics are from.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dizart. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Dizart
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
204,967
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1213
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Question 1 of 10
1. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Maybe we'll just stand awhile, and surely we can call, dreams are sure to blossom courage, consant to the soul"? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Rejoice, they sing, they worship their own space,
In a moment of love they will die for their grace"? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Sister Bluebird flying high above,
Shine your wings forward to the sun"? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Stand the marchers soaring talons,
Peaceful lives will not deliver freedom"?
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Question 5 of 10
5. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "A river a mountain to be crossed,
The sunshine in mountains sometimes lost"? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Run down a street where the glass shows that summer has gone,
Age, in the doorways, resenting the pace of the dawn"?
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Question 7 of 10
7. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric:"Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid,
Emotion revealed as the ocean maid"?
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Question 8 of 10
8. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric:"Get the idea cross around the track,
Underneath the flank of a thoroughbred racing chaser"? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Sunshine is creeping in,
And somewhere in a field a life begins,
An egg too proud to rape,
The beginning of a shape of things to come"? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Two down there you go,
McArthur Park in the driving snow,
Uptown they're digging it out,
Better lay your claim"?
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1. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Maybe we'll just stand awhile, and surely we can call, dreams are sure to blossom courage, consant to the soul"?

Answer: Ritual

 The closing track from the 1973 album "Tales from Topographic Oceans", which hit number 1 in the UK album charts, and number 6 in the USA.
2. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Rejoice, they sing, they worship their own space, In a moment of love they will die for their grace"?

Answer: Don't Kill the Whale

 From the 1978 album "Tormato",which made number 8 in the UK and number 10 in the USA; "Don't kill the whale" was also released as a single and reached number 36 in the UK charts.
3. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Sister Bluebird flying high above, Shine your wings forward to the sun"?

Answer: Starship Trooper

 From "The Yes Album", released in 1971, which hit number 7 in the UK album charts, and number 40 in the USA.
4. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Stand the marchers soaring talons, Peaceful lives will not deliver freedom"?

Answer: The Gates of Delirium

 From the 1974 album "Relayer", which made number 4 in the UK and number 5 in the USA.
5. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "A river a mountain to be crossed, The sunshine in mountains sometimes lost"?

Answer: South Side of the Sky

 From the 1971 album "Fragile", which proved to be their breakthrough album in the USA, reaching number 4. In the UK it peaked at number 7.
6. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Run down a street where the glass shows that summer has gone, Age, in the doorways, resenting the pace of the dawn"?

Answer: Machine Messiah

 From the 1980 album "Drama", which was notable for featuring Trevor Horn rather than Jon Anderson on vocals. The album made number 2 in the UK charts, and number 18 in the USA.
7. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric:"Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid, Emotion revealed as the ocean maid"?

Answer: And You and I

 From the 1972 album "Close to the Edge", which made number 4 in the UK charts, and number 3 in the USA.
8. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric:"Get the idea cross around the track, Underneath the flank of a thoroughbred racing chaser"?

Answer: Going for the One

 The title track from the 1977 album "Going for the One" which was a number 1 album in the UK, and a number 8 in the USA. This track was also released as a UK single, making number 24.
9. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Sunshine is creeping in, And somewhere in a field a life begins, An egg too proud to rape, The beginning of a shape of things to come"?

Answer: Survival

 This song first appeared on the debut album "Yes", in 1969, which failed to chart, and reappeared on "Yesterdays" in 1975, which made number 27 in the UK album charts, and number 17 in the USA.
10. From which Yes song would you find the following lyric: "Two down there you go, McArthur Park in the driving snow, Uptown they're digging it out, Better lay your claim"?

Answer: Leave It

 From the 1983 album "90125", which made number 16 in the UK charts, number 5 in the USA. "Leave It" was released as a single, only reaching number 56 in the UK, but making number 24 in the USA.
Source: Author Dizart

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