Assorted Lyrics (2) Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kate Bush

Lead single from the 1985 "Hounds of Love" album from English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, "Running Up That Hill" is about the inability of men and women to understand each other. A remix of the song was used in the closing ceremony for the 2012 Olympics and the song was used multiple times in the fourth season of the TV series "Stranger Things", resulting in the single topping the charts in multiple countries during 2022.

The image clue shows a bush or two.

Answer: Lady Gaga

"Poker Face" was the second single released from Lady Gaga's debut album "The Fame" (2008). The synth-pop song is one of the world's best selling singles with over 14 million copies sold. Covers and adaptations have appeared on various TV shows including a charting acoustic version in episode 20 in season 1 of the series "Glee".

The image shows a lady pushing a pram with the baby perhaps saying: "Gaga".

Answer: Radiohead

Released by British alternative rock band Radiohead, "Paranoid Android" was lead single from their 1997 album "OK Computer". It is considered the band's best work by some critics and regularly appears in 'best songs of all time' lists. The song was inspired by an unpleasant experience that lead singer and songwriter Thom Yorke had in a Los Angeles bar. The song title was inspired by Marvin the paranoid android's personality, from the Douglas Adams-penned series.

By way of a clue, the image shows an old-style radio with part of a person's head.

Answer: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Originally recorded by British rock band the Arrows in 1975, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts did a 1981 cover version which became the band's highest-charting hit. This was in fact the second cover version produced by Joan Jett. Her first in 1979 was recorded with two members of English punk rock band the Sex Pistols.

The image shows two hearts face cards with the colour changed from red to black.

Answer: Katy Perry

Not to be confused with the Beach Boys 1965 song "California Girls", this song "California Gurls" serves as the lead single from Katy Perry's 2010 album "Teenage Dream". It includes verses written by Snoop Dogg. This was the first time that the original song and answer (or response) song both reached number one in the US Billboard Hot 100.

The image shows a couple of pears next to a drink. A cider-like drink made from pears is called 'perry'.

Answer: Salt-n-Pepa

Released in 1991 as the fourth single from Salt-n-Pepa's album "Blacks' Magic" (1990), it is largely about the topic of safe sex. A version was produced called "Let's Talk About AIDS". The image shows a restaurant table with condiments including salt and pepper.

Answer: Taylor Swift

The song is "All Too Well", part of the album "Red" (2012), which tells of a failed relationship. In another failed relationship, Taylor Swift moved from Big Machine Records to Republic Records in 2018. A few months later a dispute over the ownership of the masters of her first six studio albums started.

Her solution was to re-record the albums with "(Taylor's version)" appended to the title. If you know your birds, you might be able to identify the bird in the image as a swift.

Answer: AC/DC

The song with these lyrics is called "T.N.T." and came from AC/DC's 1975 album "T.N.T." released in Australia. There was no international release of this album. Instead seven of the nine tracks appear in the international version of "High Voltage" (1976), resulting in a radically different set of tracks to the 1975 release of "High Voltage" in Australia and New Zealand. The image shows an AC transformer with a DC battery in the foreground.

Answer: Aqua

Released in 1997, "Barbie Girl" was the third single from Aqua's debut album "Aquarium" (1997). It achieved much success and was an obvious candidate for the 2023 fantasy comedy film "Barbie", however although licensed by the toy company Mattel, it was only sampled in another song "Barbie World" by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice for the film's soundtrack. The reason perhaps is connected to Mattel's lawsuit in 1997 complaining that Aqua had diluted the image of Barbie by turning her into a sex object. The image shows a Barbie doll with the fountain water being a reference to Aqua.

Answer: Queen

The 2018 film "Bohemian Rhapsody" focusses on the life of Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the British rock band Queen. The lyrics shown are the first two lines of the 1975 progressive rock song "Bohemian Rhapsody" written and sung by Freddie Mercury, forming part of the band's album "A Night at the Opera" (1975).

It has elements of ballad, opera and hard rock and yet struck a chord with mainstream audiences. The image shows a chessboard with a queen prominent. In fact the AI provided two white queens and an unusual pawn for some reason.