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Quiz about American Pie
Quiz about American Pie

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.
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Author
paulbrec
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
228,165
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
4468
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: cjscholl (9/15), Guest 172 (15/15), dennisbn (11/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What month does this song take place? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What job does the singer have in this song? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What happened the Day the Music Died? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What was driven to the levee? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. The singer was a lonely teenaged bronking buck with what? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Who did the Jester get his coat from? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What did the Jester steal? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What happened in the park? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What did the birds do? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Why could the players not take the field? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What did we not have time to do? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What did Jack do with the candle stick? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Who was laughing with delight? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What did the girl do when the singer asked for some happy news? Hint


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



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 18 2024 : cjscholl: 9/15
Mar 05 2024 : Guest 172: 15/15
Feb 21 2024 : dennisbn: 11/15
Feb 20 2024 : SleepyPete: 14/15
Feb 20 2024 : elisabeth1: 6/15
Feb 20 2024 : Guest 99: 14/15
Feb 05 2024 : Kabdanis: 13/15
Feb 04 2024 : LadyNym: 15/15

Score Distribution

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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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