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American Pie Trivia Quiz

Some questions about the lyrics to "American Pie". These are not about interpretation. There are many ways to interpret the lyrics. This quiz assumes that the lyrics are to be taken literally. Questions are in the same order as the lyrics.

A multiple-choice quiz by paulbrec. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
paulbrec

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
228,165

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
4427

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (12/15), Guest 213 (5/15), parrarobbie (15/15).

This quiz has 2 formats: you can play it as a or as shown below.
Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.

1. What month does this song take place? Hint

March

February

November

August

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2. What job does the singer have in this song? Hint

Newspaper delivery

Singer

Truck driver

Waiter

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3. What happened the Day the Music Died? Hint

All I wanted to do was hide

My mother cried

We all went outside

Something touched me deep inside

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4. What was driven to the levee? Hint

Chevy

Motorcycle

Truck

Ford

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5. The singer was a lonely teenaged bronking buck with what? Hint

A red rose and a rubber duck

A pink carnation and a pickup truck

A red rose and a pickup truck

A pink carnation and a broken truck

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6. Who did the Jester get his coat from? Hint

James Dean

Paul Newman

Jackie Gleason

Bill Cosby

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7. What did the Jester steal? Hint

The king's crown

The king's throne

The queen's crown

The king's money

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8. What happened in the park? Hint

I was sleeping

It rained

The quartet practiced

The players practiced

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9. What did the birds do? Hint

Flew off with a fallout shelter

Flew off with a homeless shelter

Flew off with a storm shelter

Flew off with a bus shelter

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10. Why could the players not take the field? Hint

They could not find their big shield

They were waiting to be healed

The marching band refused to yield

The apple was not yet peeled

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11. What did we not have time to do? Hint

Start over

Go back

Finish

Start again

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12. What did Jack do with the candle stick? Hint

Lost it

Sat on it

Stole it

Stepped on it

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13. Who was laughing with delight? Hint

I was

Satan

The Jester

Nobody

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14. What did the girl do when the singer asked for some happy news? Hint

Cried

Smiled and turned away

Nothing

Laughed and turned away

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15. What did the man at the Sacred Store say? Hint

The music was broken

The music was lost

The music was gone

The music wouldn't play

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What month does this song take place?

Answer: February

"February made me shiver...."
Note: Don McLean said that he would never reveal his interpretation of the lyrics. It is left up to each one of us. This is one of the things that makes this song a pleasure to listen to, and keeps it a classic.

2. What job does the singer have in this song?

Answer: Newspaper delivery

"February made me shiver...With every paper I deliver..."
Apparently, Don McLean really was a paperboy during the time this song takes place.

3. What happened the Day the Music Died?

Answer: Something touched me deep inside

"...but something touched me deep inside...The Day the Music Died..."

4. What was driven to the levee?

Answer: Chevy

"Drove my Chevy to the levee...but the levee was dry..."

5. The singer was a lonely teenaged bronking buck with what?

Answer: A pink carnation and a pickup truck

"...I was a lonely teenaged bronking buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck..."

6. Who did the Jester get his coat from?

Answer: James Dean

...When the Jester sang for the king and queen...In a coat he borrowed from James Dean..."

7. What did the Jester steal?

Answer: The king's crown

"....and while the king was looking down...The Jester stole his thorny crown..."

8. What happened in the park?

Answer: The quartet practiced

"...and while Lennon/Lenin read a book on Marx...The quartet practiced in the park..."

9. What did the birds do?

Answer: Flew off with a fallout shelter

"Helter-skelter in the summer swelter...The birds flew off with a fallout shelter..."

10. Why could the players not take the field?

Answer: The marching band refused to yield

"'Cause the players tried to take the field...The marching band refused to yield..."

11. What did we not have time to do?

Answer: Start again

" Now there we are all in one place...A generation lost in space...With no time left to start again..."

12. What did Jack do with the candle stick?

Answer: Sat on it

"So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick...Jack Flash sat on a candle stick..."

13. Who was laughing with delight?

Answer: Satan

"...I saw Satan laughing with delight...The Day the Music Died..."

14. What did the girl do when the singer asked for some happy news?

Answer: Smiled and turned away

"I met a girl who sang the blues...and I asked her for some happy news...and she just smiled and turned away..."

15. What did the man at the Sacred Store say?

Answer: The music wouldn't play

"...I went down to the Sacred Store...Where I heard the music years before...But the man said the music wouldn't play..."
Note: For a while, there were some university courses where students were asked to analyze the lyrics of "American Pie".

Source: Author paulbrec

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May 28 2023 : Guest 71: 12/15
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