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There are loads of songs which feature a list of some kind. So I give you a portion of a list and you answer my question based on the list.

A multiple-choice quiz by GinSoakedGirl. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
GinSoakedGirl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,007

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1556

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Mount St. Edelite. Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs. Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom!"
How do you feel about this list? Hint

Scared

Good

Confused

Fine

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball, Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide"
What didn't we do? Hint

Start the Fire

Cause the War

Spill the Water

See it Coming

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral
I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical
From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical"
Who am I?
Hint

A Modern Sergeant Major

Gilbert

A Modern Major General

Sullivan

4. "You're the Louvre Museum.
You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss
You're a Bendel bonnet, A Shakespeare's sonnet, You're Mickey Mouse.
You're the Nile, You're the Tower of Pisa, You're the smile on the Mona Lisa"
What are you? Hint

The Top

Beautiful

The Best

Alright

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eye lashes
Silver white winters that melt into spring"
What are these? Hint

Favourite Things

Beautiful Things

Annoying Things

Popular Things

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Question 6 of 10

6. "You just slip out the back, Jack. Make a new plan, Stan.
You don't need to be coy, Roy. Just get yourself free.
Hop on the bus, Gus, You don't need to discuss much. Just drop off the key, Lee"
What is the song advising Jack, Stan, Roy, Gus and Lee to do?
Hint

Quit your Job

Leave your Lover

Escape

Break Free

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. "Oh Cathy, Oh Alison, Oh Phillipa, Oh Sue
You made me so much money, I wrote this song for you
Jennifer, Alison, Phillipa, Sue, Deborah, Annabel, too"
Who is this song for? Hint

The Girls I Have Loved

Women

Everyone

Whoever

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Mork and Mindy, Brian Hayes, Barry Humphries and Paris Grey
Little Neepsie, Chris and do...
Billy Corkhill, Vince Hilaire, Freddie Flintstone, Fred Astaire
Desmond Tutu, Steve and Claire..."
What do we want to say to these people? Hint

Goodbye

I Miss You

I Love You

Hello

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Postcards and letters, T-shirts and sweaters, Passports and Parkas,
Mobiles and chargers, Two tennis rackets,
Blue Rizla packets, A new sheep-skin jacket"
What are all these things?

Hint

Shopping List

Favourite Things

Lost Property

Rubbish

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Question 10 of 10

10. "May you grow up to be righteous, May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth, And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous, Stand upright and be strong"
...may you be what?

Hint

Never Lonely

Always Mine

Forever Young

Eternally Beautiful

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Mount St. Edelite. Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs. Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom!" How do you feel about this list?

Answer: Fine

That's right it's part of R.E.M's "It's The End of the World and We Know it (And I Feel Fine)". Who wouldn't - there's ice cream!

2. "Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball, Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide" What didn't we do?

Answer: Start the Fire

Part of a very long list in "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel.

3. "I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical" Who am I?

Answer: A Modern Major General

A list song from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "The Pirates of Penzance", "I am the very model of a modern Major General" has spawned a number of listing parodies.

4. "You're the Louvre Museum. You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss You're a Bendel bonnet, A Shakespeare's sonnet, You're Mickey Mouse. You're the Nile, You're the Tower of Pisa, You're the smile on the Mona Lisa" What are you?

Answer: The Top

"You're the Top" by Cole Porter is part of the musical "Anything Goes" and features a man and a woman complimenting each other.

5. "Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eye lashes Silver white winters that melt into spring" What are these?

Answer: Favourite Things

How could I have a quiz about list songs and miss "My Favourite Things" from "The Sound of Music". A song designed to cheer you up when you're feeling down.

6. "You just slip out the back, Jack. Make a new plan, Stan. You don't need to be coy, Roy. Just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus, You don't need to discuss much. Just drop off the key, Lee" What is the song advising Jack, Stan, Roy, Gus and Lee to do?

Answer: Leave your Lover

Despite claiming that there are "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", Paul Simon gives us a mere five.

7. "Oh Cathy, Oh Alison, Oh Phillipa, Oh Sue You made me so much money, I wrote this song for you Jennifer, Alison, Phillipa, Sue, Deborah, Annabel, too" Who is this song for?

Answer: Whoever

In the wonderfully cynical "Song for Whoever", The Beautiful South list women they have written songs about.

8. "Mork and Mindy, Brian Hayes, Barry Humphries and Paris Grey Little Neepsie, Chris and do... Billy Corkhill, Vince Hilaire, Freddie Flintstone, Fred Astaire Desmond Tutu, Steve and Claire..." What do we want to say to these people?

Answer: Hello

The Beloved greet a variety of celebrities and fictional characters in "Hello".

9. "Postcards and letters, T-shirts and sweaters, Passports and Parkas, Mobiles and chargers, Two tennis rackets, Blue Rizla packets, A new sheep-skin jacket" What are all these things?

Answer: Lost Property

"Lost Property" is one of a number of songs containing lists by The Divine Comedy.

10. "May you grow up to be righteous, May you grow up to be true, May you always know the truth, And see the lights surrounding you. May you always be courageous, Stand upright and be strong" ...may you be what?

Answer: Forever Young

In one of my favourite songs Bob Dylan hopes that we will be "Forever Young"

Source: Author GinSoakedGirl

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