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Quiz about Bob Dylan Lyrics 1963 1990

Quiz about Bob Dylan Lyrics 1963 1990

Bob Dylan Lyrics 1963 - 1990 Trivia Quiz

Are you a Bob Dylan fan? Test your knowledge of his songs here! I will give you a line from one of his songs and you choose which song it is from. Good luck!

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

Author
Velvet_Rain

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
301,438

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which song would you find the following lyrics?
"Well, I wake in the morning,
Fold my hands and pray for rain.
I got a head full of ideas
That are drivin' me insane." Hint

Maggie's Farm

Just Like a Woman

Saved

Union Sundown

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Question 2 of 10

2. The following lyrics can be found in which Bob Dylan song?
"Early one mornin' the sun was shinin',
I was layin' in bed
Wond'rin' if she'd changed at all
If her hair was still red" Hint

When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky

Shot of Love

I Threw It All Away

Tangled Up In Blue

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which Bob Dylan song would you find these lyrics?
"Whatever colors you have in your mind
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine" Hint

Sweetheart Like You

Brownsville Girl

On a Night Like This

Lay, Lady, Lay

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which song would you find these lyrics?
"How can the life of such a man
Be in the palm of some fool's hand ?
To see him obviously framed" Hint

Isis

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Hurricane

Lenny Bruce

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Question 5 of 10

5. From which Bob Dylan song do the following lyrics come from?
"Standing on the water, casting your bread
While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing
Distant ships sailing into the mist" Hint

On a Night Like This

Gotta Serve Somebody

Jokerman

Neighborhood Bully

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which Bob Dylan song do these lyrics come from?
"Go down to the river, babe
Honey, I will meet you there
Go down to the river, babe
Honey, I will pay your fare." Hint

Baby, Stop Crying

Absolutely Sweet Marie

Under Your Spell

It Ain't Me Babe

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which Bob Dylan song do the following lyrics appear?
"You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all come down and did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you" Hint

Like A Rolling Stone

Man In The Long Black Coat

It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry

One Too Many Mornings

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Question 8 of 10

8. The following lyrics can be found in which Bob Dylan song?
"In the dime stores and bus stations
People talk of situations
Read books, repeat quotations" Hint

Blowin' In The Wind

Man Of Constant Sorrow

Gates Of Eden

Love Minus Zero/No Limit

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which Bob Dylan song do these lyrics appear?
"I'm a-wonderin' if she remembers me at all
Many times I've often prayed
In the darkness of my night" Hint

Girl from the North Country

Sara

Visions Of Johanna

If You See Her Say Hello

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which Bob Dylan song do these lyrics appear?
"And there was no man around
Who could track or chain him down
He was never known
To make a foolish move." Hint

Mr. Bojangles

Joey

Ballad Of Hollis Brown

John Wesley Harding

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which song would you find the following lyrics? "Well, I wake in the morning, Fold my hands and pray for rain. I got a head full of ideas That are drivin' me insane."

Answer: Maggie's Farm

"Maggie's Farm" can be found on the 1965 album "Bringing It All Back Home". It reached number 22 in the UK charts. Many artists have covered the song including Silvertide and The Residents.

2. The following lyrics can be found in which Bob Dylan song? "Early one mornin' the sun was shinin', I was layin' in bed Wond'rin' if she'd changed at all If her hair was still red"

Answer: Tangled Up In Blue

"Tangled Up In Blue" is from the 1975 album "Blood on the Tracks". Various artists have covered it including Jerry Garcia and Indigo Girls.

3. In which Bob Dylan song would you find these lyrics? "Whatever colors you have in your mind I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine"

Answer: Lay, Lady, Lay

"Lay Lady Lay" is from the 1969 album "Nashville Skyline". It went to number 7 in the US charts and number 5 in the UK. The song has been widely covered by artists such as Cher, Everly Brothers and Duran Duran.

4. In which song would you find these lyrics? "How can the life of such a man Be in the palm of some fool's hand ? To see him obviously framed"

Answer: Hurricane

"Hurricane" comes from Bob Dylan's 1976 studio album "Desire". It tells the story of the arrest of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who was imprisoned for a triple homicide.

5. From which Bob Dylan song do the following lyrics come from? "Standing on the water, casting your bread While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing Distant ships sailing into the mist"

Answer: Jokerman

"Jokerman" can be found on Bob Dylan's 1983 album "Infidels". Mark Knopfler of the band "Dire Sraits" produced and played guitar on this album.

6. In which Bob Dylan song do these lyrics come from? "Go down to the river, babe Honey, I will meet you there Go down to the river, babe Honey, I will pay your fare."

Answer: Baby, Stop Crying

"Baby, Stop Crying" is from Bob Dylan's 18th studio album "Street Legal" (1978). "Street Legal" did well in the UK album chart reaching number 2.

7. In which Bob Dylan song do the following lyrics appear? "You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns When they all come down and did tricks for you You never understood that it ain't no good You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you"

Answer: Like A Rolling Stone

"Like A Rolling Stone" comes from Bob Dylan's 1965 album "Highway 61 Revisited". It got to number 2 in the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 4 in the UK charts. There have been several cover versions of "Like A Rolling Stone" including covers by David Bowie, John Mellencamp and David Gilmour.

8. The following lyrics can be found in which Bob Dylan song? "In the dime stores and bus stations People talk of situations Read books, repeat quotations"

Answer: Love Minus Zero/No Limit

"Love Minus Zero/No Limit" comes from Bob Dylan's Album "Bringing It All Back Home" (1965). Artists who have covered this song include Fleetwood Mac, The Walker Brothers and Rod Stewart.

9. In which Bob Dylan song do these lyrics appear? "I'm a-wonderin' if she remembers me at all Many times I've often prayed In the darkness of my night"

Answer: Girl from the North Country

"Girl from the North Country" is from the 1963 album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan". He re-recorded it as a duet with Johnny Cash for the 1969 album "Nashville Skyline".

10. In which Bob Dylan song do these lyrics appear? "And there was no man around Who could track or chain him down He was never known To make a foolish move."

Answer: John Wesley Harding

"John Wesley Harding" comes from Bob Dylans 1967 album of the same name. The song was based on John Wesley Hardin, an American outlaw active in the 1800s.

Source: Author Velvet_Rain

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