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Quiz about Anatomy of a Song Moonlighting

Anatomy of a Song: "Moonlighting" Quiz

Just how much do you know about Leo Sayer's classic "Moonlighting"? Pit yourself against ten questions about the song and/or associated facts. Song #26 in the 'Anatomy' series.

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

Author
FussBudget

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
245,073

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
598

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In the song "Moonlighting", where do the lovers meet every night? Hint

Laundromat

Discotheque

Gymnasium

In his car

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Question 2 of 10

2. What 'French' items do our hero and heroine give each other in the first verse of the song? Hint

Fries and cigarettes

Letters and kisses

Kisses and cigarettes

Kisses and fries

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Rod Stewart song inadvertently gets a mention in the lyrics? Hint

I Was Only Joking

The Killing Of Georgie (Parts 1 & 2)

Tonight's The Night

I Don't Want To Talk About It

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Question 4 of 10

4. His van is "parked in an alley, just by Montague Street". What type of van is it? Hint

A blue Morris

A blue Vauxhall

A red Vauxhall

A red Morris

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who re-sprayed the van in order to assist the escape of our couple? Hint

Benny

Freddie

Eddie

Vinnie

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Question 6 of 10

6. What occupation does the male subject of our song have? Hint

He works as a bouncer at the Discotheque

He works at a Printing firm

He works at the Council Water Department

He works at an Engineering firm

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the surname of the female subject of our song? Hint

Park

Grove

Field

Woods

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Question 8 of 10

8. Our couple run away by driving on the M6 Motorway. At which turnoff do they stop to eat? Hint

Burnley

Hexham

Carnforth

Carlisle

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the temperature of the food and drink they consume at the Motorway turnoff? Hint

Hot coffee and cold cup cakes

Cold coffee and hot cup cakes

Hot coffee and hot cup cakes

Cold coffee and cold cup cakes

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Question 10 of 10

10. How far have our couple travelled by the time they are "Only ten miles to Gretna"? Hint

Six hundred miles

Two hundred miles

Three hundred miles

Five hundred miles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the song "Moonlighting", where do the lovers meet every night?

Answer: Discotheque

In the first two lines of the song, the scene is set:

"He sees her at the same time every night
At the Mexican discotheque"

2. What 'French' items do our hero and heroine give each other in the first verse of the song?

Answer: Kisses and cigarettes

"She gives him french kisses
He gives her french cigarettes "

Who gets the better end of this deal? You decide!

3. Which Rod Stewart song inadvertently gets a mention in the lyrics?

Answer: Tonight's The Night

"He whispers slowly tonight's the night
Months of planning so it's gotta be right"

Leo Sayer and Rod Stewart - now there's a strange mix!

4. His van is "parked in an alley, just by Montague Street". What type of van is it?

Answer: A blue Morris

"His blue morris van is parked in an alley
Just by Montague Street"

A vehicle that is familiar to older British and Australian quiz-takers, but probably much less so to anyone from any other country. Given that the song is (presumably) set in the early to mid 70's, the Morris referred to was most likely a variant of the Morris Minor 1000.

5. Who re-sprayed the van in order to assist the escape of our couple?

Answer: Eddie

It would appear that Eddie was an 'accessory' to their 'crime'...

"His friend Eddie he did the respraying
So he couldn't drive it all last week"

6. What occupation does the male subject of our song have?

Answer: He works at a Printing firm

Our un-named hero has an unspecified job at a Printers:

"9:15 Monday morning at the printing works
The boss notices someone's not clocked in"

Of the other choices, the Discotheque is a bit of a red herring, as this is where the two meet in the first line of the song. The 'Council Water Department' is where our female song subject works.

7. What is the surname of the female subject of our song?

Answer: Park

"And the Water Department of the Council offices has a message
That Mrs Park's daughter is missing"

Little does Mrs Park realise that her Daughter finds the whole episode rather amusing:

"She laughs - My mother will have lost her mind"

8. Our couple run away by driving on the M6 Motorway. At which turnoff do they stop to eat?

Answer: Carlisle

"Meanwhile the Carlisle turnoff the M6 Motorway"

Carlisle and the M6 Motorway also get mentions in the Wings song, "Helen Wheels":

"Carlisle city never looked so pretty, and the Kendal freeway is fast
Slow down driver, wanna stay alive, I wanna make this journey last"

and

"M6 south down Liverpool, where they play the west coast sound"

9. What was the temperature of the food and drink they consume at the Motorway turnoff?

Answer: Cold coffee and hot cup cakes

"Drinking cold black coffee eating hot cup cakes"

The author always heard this lyric as "Drinking Coke like coffee"! I never did understand exactly what that meant!

10. How far have our couple travelled by the time they are "Only ten miles to Gretna"?

Answer: Three hundred miles

"We're only ten miles to Gretna
They're three hundred behind "

Leo was born as Gerard Sayer in Sussex, England, in 1948. He now lives in Australia. He has come a long way since running off to Gretna.

Source: Author FussBudget

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