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1.
  Keane Lyrics    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
UK piano rock band Keane started their run on the charts in the 2000s. In this quiz, match some of their biggest singles to song titles from their first five studio albums. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, kyleisalive, Jun 05 23
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Jun 05 23
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  Keane Songs In Other Words   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you, like me, love Keane? Do you, like me, enjoy 'in other words' quizzes? Well, dear friend, you're in for a real treat! Have a go at deciphering these Keane songs which are 'in other words'. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, eburge, Mar 21 12
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  "Hopes and Fears" Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz to test your knowledge on the songs from Keane's first album "Hopes and Fears". You will see a small snippet of the lyrics from one of the songs, all you have to do is to identify which Keane song it is from! Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, fluidfernando, Aug 18 05
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4.
  Keen on Keane?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you're like me, you love British band Keane. I hope you enjoy this lyrics quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, lorstrivia, Feb 09 10
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  Keane    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Welcome to the coolest and newest Keane quiz on the internet!
Difficult, 10 Qns, MF-2HD, Jul 09 14
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trivia question Quick Question
Finally for the toughie, from which song is this? "But I do"

From Quiz ""Hopes and Fears" Lyrics"





Keane Trivia Questions
1. If I told you to 'Pause for Sixty Seconds', what would Keane want you to do?

From Quiz Keane Songs In Other Words

Answer: Stop For a Minute

'Stop For a Minute' was the only track released as a single from Keane's 2010 EP 'Night Train'. While their previous album, 'Perfect Symmetry', had more of a rock vibe than its predecessors, 'Night Train' contained several tracks with a distinctive hip-hop influence, including 'Stop For a Minute', where the band collaborated with rapper K'naan. In its home country, the song reached number 14 on the UK R&B Chart, and number 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

2. "Or maybe it's a puzzle I don't understand" are lyrics from which song?

From Quiz Keen on Keane?

Answer: "Is It Any Wonder"

"Sometimes, it's hard to know where I stand It's hard to know where I am Or maybe it's a puzzle I don't understand." "Is It Any Wonder" reached #3 in the UK singles chart and it is the second track from Keane's 2006 album "Under The Iron Sea".

3. From which song is this? "You're aching, you're breaking"

From Quiz "Hopes and Fears" Lyrics

Answer: Everybody's Changing

From Verse 2: "But when I think about it I don't see how you can You're aching, you're breaking And I can see the pain in your eyes"

4. Who is credited as doing most (if not all) of the photography for Keane record sleeves?

From Quiz Keane

Answer: Alex Lake

Keane are from Battle in Sussex.

5. Do you remember 'The Place You And I Are Familiar With'? How would Keane describe it?

From Quiz Keane Songs In Other Words

Answer: Somewhere Only We Know

'Somewhere Only We Know' was the third single released from Keane's first album, 'Hopes and Fears', and has been one of their popular and successful songs. Numerous artists have covered the song over the years, including Natasha Bedingfield, Lifehouse, and by the cast of American comedy-music-drama series 'Glee'. The 2004 song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and 35 on the UK Official Download Chart.

6. "Spineless dreamers hide in churches" are lyrics from which song?

From Quiz Keen on Keane?

Answer: "Perfect Symmetry"

"Spineless dreamers, Hide in churches, Pieces of pieces of rush hour buses. I dream in emails, worn out phrases Mile after mile of just empty pages" "Perfect Symmetry" was the fifth track from their third album "Perfect Symmetry". The album was released in 2008 and reached #1 in the UK.

7. Who directed Keane's "Bedshaped" video?

From Quiz Keane

Answer: Corin Hardy

The "Bedshaped" video was directed by Corin Hardy. The same person who did artwork for such bands as Vex Red. The video is all animated, even the band performance at the end.

8. "Why d'you laugh when I know you hurt inside" are lyrics to which song?

From Quiz Keen on Keane?

Answer: "Nothing In My Way"

"A turning tide Lovers at a great divide Why d'you laugh When I know that you hurt inside?" "Nothing In My Way" is the third track on the bands second album "Under The Iron Sea" reaching #1 in the UK mix chart, and #19 in the UK singles chart.

9. What was the highest UK chart position of Keane's major debut single, "Somewhere Only We Know"?

From Quiz Keane

Answer: 3

The album, 'Hopes and Fears' has hovered in the top 8 since its release in early 2004.

10. That's 'More Favourable Than The Current Situation'. It's...?

From Quiz Keane Songs In Other Words

Answer: Better Than This

'Better Than This' was the last single to be released from 'Perfect Symmetry' in early 2009. The song, like previous singles 'The Lovers Are Losing' and 'Perfect Symmetry', did not chart particularly well. Despite this, the album was a success and Keane's subsequent world tour saw them play over 100 live shows.

11. "You'll knock on my door and off we'll go in white light" are lyrics from which song?

From Quiz Keen on Keane?

Answer: "Bedshaped"

You'll follow me back with the sun in your eyes, And on your own, Bedshaped, and legs of stone, You'll knock on my door and up we'll go, "In white light, I don't think so, But what do I know, What do I know, I know." "Bedshaped" was originally the B-side to "Everybody's Changing" but became such a hit with the fans that it was released as the third single from their album "Hopes And Fears".

12. From which song is this? "For all I know of you now"

From Quiz "Hopes and Fears" Lyrics

Answer: We Might As Well Be Strangers

This is the repeated phrase in the outro of "We Might As Well Be Strangers".

13. What is singer Tom Chaplin's middle name?

From Quiz Keane

Answer: Oliver

Thomas Oliver Chaplin, Timothy James Rice-Oxley and Richard David Hughes.

14. Fortunately for me, there are 'No Obstacles Blocking My Path', but how would Keane see it?

From Quiz Keane Songs In Other Words

Answer: Nothing In My Way

'Nothing in My Way' was the fourth single from 'Under the Iron Sea', released in 2006. The track's release was unique in the sense that 1,500 limited edition USB devices were available containing both the track and the accompanying music video, plus some additional Keane-related features. In the UK, 'Nothing in My Way' hit number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.

15. "I fashioned you from jewels and stone, I made you in the image of myself" are lyrics from which song?

From Quiz Keen on Keane?

Answer: "Spiralling"

"I fashioned you from jewels and stone I made you in the image of myself. I gave you everything you wanted So you would never know anything else." "Spiralling" was the first track to be released from the album "Perfect Symmetry" and the fastest downloading song, hitting 500,000 downloads in its first week.

16. From which song is this? "And she can hardly breathe without you"

From Quiz "Hopes and Fears" Lyrics

Answer: She Has No Time

From Verse 2: "You think your days are ordinary And no-one ever thinks about you But we're all the same And she can hardly breathe without you"

17. What was Keane's first record label?

From Quiz Keane

Answer: Zoomorphic

They released many singles on Fierce Panda, and are now signed to Island (UK).

18. Keane exhibits 'Flawless Evenness', but that's not how they'd put it, is it? What would they say?

From Quiz Keane Songs In Other Words

Answer: Perfect Symmetry

Also the same name as their third album, 'Perfect Symmetry' only managed to peak on the UK Singles Chart at number 150, well below their previously released singles. The track, which was recorded in Berlin, was remixed by US outfit Innerpartysystem, despite not being released in the US.

19. "But I was made the way I am. I'm not a stone I'm just a man" are lyrics from which song?

From Quiz Keen on Keane?

Answer: "Try Again"

"But I was made the way I am. I'm not a stone; I'm just a man. Lay down your arms and I will lay down mine. Rip back the time that we've been wasting." "Try Again" was the fifth track to be released from the album "Under The Iron Sea." This track is Keane's first single to have three B-sides.

20. From which song is this? "Sweep it into the corner"

From Quiz "Hopes and Fears" Lyrics

Answer: This Is The Last Time

From Verse 1: "This is the last time That I will say these words I remember the first time The first of many lies Sweep it into the corner Or hide it under the bed"

21. What is the surname of the person who is also credited as writing some Keane songs?

From Quiz Keane

Answer: Sanger

James Sanger, friend of the band.

22. Careful with that disc. You wouldn't want it to 'Retroflex and Split', would you? Or as Keane would say...?

From Quiz Keane Songs In Other Words

Answer: Bend and Break

'Bend and Break' was the very last single to come from the first album 'Hopes and Fears', before the next album 'Under the Iron Sea' was released in 2006. However, it wasn't released as a single in the band's home country of the UK, instead hitting number 27 on the Dutch Top 40 chart.

23. "Who ate your heart you're cold inside, you'r not the one I hoped for I'll see you on the other side." These are lyrics from which song?

From Quiz Keen on Keane?

Answer: "Untitled 1"

"Who ate your heart? You're cold inside You're not the one I hoped for I'll see you on the other side I'll see you on the other side" "Untitled 1" is the eleventh track from Keane's best selling album in 2004 "Hopes And Fears". This album won a Brit Award in 2005.

24. From which song is this? "If only I don't suffocate"

From Quiz "Hopes and Fears" Lyrics

Answer: Bend and Break

From the Chorus: "If only I don't bend and break I'll meet you on the other side I'll meet you in the light If only I don't suffocate I'll meet you in the morning when you wake"

25. Where does the title of their major debut album, "Hopes and Fears" come from?

From Quiz Keane

Answer: A line from a B-side

Its a line from "Snowed Under", a B-Side to "Somewhere Only We Know".

26. This space here 'Resembles a Cot'. It's perfect for what song?

From Quiz Keane Songs In Other Words

Answer: Bedshaped

'Bedshaped' was released as a single in 2004, and was the third track to be released as such from 'Hopes and Fears'. It managed to reach number two on the Belgian Ultratip Wallonia chart, number seven on the Danish Tracklisten cart, and number ten on the UK Singles Chart. According to the song's writer, Tim Rice-Oxley, 'Bedshaped' is an allegory for being old and alone, waiting for someone you know to come back.

27. "If we could turn back you can paper over the crack" are lyrics to which song?

From Quiz Keen on Keane?

Answer: "Black Burning Heart"

"If we could turn back You can paper over the crack But it will return now And your heart will burn black." "Black Burning Heart" is the tenth track from Keane's #1 album "Perfect Symmetry".

28. From which song is this? "I felt the earth, beneath my feet"

From Quiz "Hopes and Fears" Lyrics

Answer: Somewhere Only We Know

From Verse 1: "I walked across An empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand I felt the earth Beneath my feet Sat by the river and it make me complete"

29. What did pianist, Tim Rice-Oxley, study at University?

From Quiz Keane

Answer: Classics

Indeed, the mastermind studied classics. The band met at school in the late 1990s.

30. Oh no! 'All People Are Transforming'! What's happening to them?

From Quiz Keane Songs In Other Words

Answer: Everybody's Changing & Everybodys Changing

2003 saw the release of Keane's second single from 'Hopes and Fears', 'Everybody's Changing'. It soared to number four on the UK Singles Chart, and saw considerable success when it was covered by Lily Allen and featured in an episode of US medical comedy/drama 'Scrubs'.

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