'Captain Fantastic' Albums! Trivia Quiz

As one of Elton's best albums, I thought 'Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy' deserved a quiz to its name! The questions are all about the words. Good luck...

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

Author
doncorleone

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
116,060

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1384

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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1. Here's one to get you started, from the title track! 'Couldn't fool us, for we were spinnin' out our lines...' Hint

walkin' on the wire

actin' out our parts

never gettin' tired

doin' like we were meant to

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2. 'It's four o'clock in the morning, Damn it ...' Hint

I'm going back to bed

Leave me alone

I've got an aching head

Listen to me good

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3. 'It's enough to make you laugh, ...' Hint

sitting in a nice cool bath

relax in a nice cool bath

get in a nice cool bath

sing in a nice cool bath

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4. 'Treasure children always ...' Hint

seek to find

tell you so

need to hide

watch you go

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5. 'But where were all your shoulders when we cried? Were the doctors in attendance saying...' Hint

how they thought you'd not survive

how she looked do fine tonight

how glad they were to be alive

how they felt so sick inside

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6. 'Could you knock a line or two, together for a friend? ___________________, with a happy end.' Hint

sentimental, tear inducing

nice long story

easy-going, slightly sad

a tragic ballad

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7. 'There's a dusty old gutter he's lying in now...' Hint

it's dark and it's cold

he's blind and he's old

oh yeah, he's been told

there's no escape for his soul

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8. 'Away in the distance there's a bright flashing light.' Is this the correct lyric?

Yes

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9. 'For it's hay make and "Hey mom, do the papers say anything good. Are there chances in life for...' Hint

brown dirt cowboys

tiny dirt cowboys

little dirt cowboys

baby dirt cowboys

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10. 'The full moon's bright, and starlight ...' Hint

filled the evening

filled my eyes

Lit the sky

warmed our hearts

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Here's one to get you started, from the title track! 'Couldn't fool us, for we were spinnin' out our lines...'

Answer: walkin' on the wire

One of the best tracks in my opinion. Great words and a great melody.

2. 'It's four o'clock in the morning, Damn it ...'

Answer: Listen to me good

From 'Someone Saved My Life Tonight'. This is my favourite line!

3. 'It's enough to make you laugh, ...'

Answer: relax in a nice cool bath

From 'Writing', a song about Elton and Bernie's experiences of song-writing.

4. 'Treasure children always ...'

Answer: seek to find

From 'Curtains'.

5. 'But where were all your shoulders when we cried? Were the doctors in attendance saying...'

Answer: how they felt so sick inside

From 'Tower of Babel'. This one's about the awful 'letches' that the boys met whilst on their way to fame. Bernie, who has now turned his hand to art, has a painting called 'Babel'.

6. 'Could you knock a line or two, together for a friend? ___________________, with a happy end.'

Answer: sentimental, tear inducing

From 'Bitter Fingers'. Brilliant song with some great piano. (Guess that was a stupid comment considering whose album we're talking about here!)

7. 'There's a dusty old gutter he's lying in now...'

Answer: he's blind and he's old

From 'Tell Me When the Whistler Blows'. Bernie's way of saying he's still a country boy at heart.

8. 'Away in the distance there's a bright flashing light.' Is this the correct lyric?

Answer: No

No, no, no! There's a BLUE flashing light! From 'Better Off Dead'.

9. 'For it's hay make and "Hey mom, do the papers say anything good. Are there chances in life for...'

Answer: little dirt cowboys

From 'Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'.

10. 'The full moon's bright, and starlight ...'

Answer: filled the evening

From 'We all fall in love sometimes', the story of how it feels to write songs.

Hope you enjoyed my quiz!
doncorleone

Source: Author doncorleone

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