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Chicago - Lyrics Trivia Quiz

My brother's favourite group when we were teenagers was Chicago, so naturally I learned to love some of their songs, as well. In this quiz, I'll give you some lyrics, and you give me the title of the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by spiritseeker. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
spiritseeker

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
274,395

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
2755

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (6/15), PatriciaBB (11/15), Guest 173 (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which colourful Chicago song contains these lyrics?

"Now that you're near,
Promise your love
That I've waited to share" Hint

South California Purples

Ain't It Blue?

Fancy Colours

Colour My World

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Question 2 of 15

2. This song puts me in a mind of a summer day. Which of Chicago's songs contains these lyrics?

"People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing Italian songs" Hint

Thunder and Lightning

Another Rainy Day in New York City

Saturday in the Park

Wake Up Sunshine

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of Chicago's songs makes you smile to hear these lyrics?

"Give me your own special smile
Promise you'll never leave me" Hint

Happy Man

Just You 'N' Me

Feelin' Stronger Every Day

Darlin' Dear

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Question 4 of 15

4. Do you believe that you know which of Chicago's songs contains these lyrics?

"I do believe in you
And I know you believe in me" Hint

Feelin' Stronger Every Day

Hard Habit to Break

Make Me Smile

Together Again

5. This beautiful song puts a light in my eyes when I listen to it. Which of Chicago's songs contains these lyrics?

"There's a strange new light in my eyes
Things I've never known
Changin' my life
Changin' me" Hint

Happy Man

Beginnings

(I've Been) Searchin' So Long

'Till We Meet Again

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Question 6 of 15

6. This is one of my very favourite Chicago songs. Can you guess the title of the song which contains these lyrics?

"And I'd like to change my life, and you know I would
Just to be with you tonight, baby, if I could" Hint

Happy Man

Wishing You Were Here

I've Been Searchin' So Long

Questions 67 and 68

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Question 7 of 15

7. Can your memory help you to name the Chicago song which contains these lyrics?

"Take me back
To the world gone away
Our good memories
Seem like yesterday" Hint

Make Me Smile

Feelin' Stronger Every Day

Wishing You Were Here

Old Days

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Question 8 of 15

8. Chicago did a song about an American President. Fill in the missing lyrics to find the name of the song as well as the name of the President.

"America needs you
_________
________" Hint

Harry Truman

John Kennedy

Lyndon Johnson

Franklin Roosevelt

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Question 9 of 15

9. Don't let the title of this Chicago song slip away from you. Which song contains these lyrics?

"A love like ours is love that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away" Hint

If You Leave Me Now

Waiting for You To Decide

What You're Missing

Follow Me

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Question 10 of 15

10. Can you name the song by Chicago which contains these lyrics, or are you only faking it?

"Right before my very eyes
I thought that you were only fakin' it
And like before my heart was takin' it." Hint

Baby, What a Big Surprise

Darlin' Dear

In Terms of Two

Feelin' Stronger Every Day

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Question 11 of 15

11. Do you know which Chicago song contains these lyrics, or are you in the dark?

"Children play in the park, they don't know
I'm alone in the dark, even though
Time and time again I see your face smiling inside" Hint

Make Me Smile

Never Been in Love Before

Saturday in the Park

You Are On My Mind

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Question 12 of 15

12. Is it clear to you which Chicago song contains these lyrics?

"Count on me 'cause
I love you
You know I do
You love me too" Hint

Saturday in the Park

Wishing You Were Here

Just You 'N' Me

Call on Me

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Question 13 of 15

13. Can you tell me which Chicago song contains these lyrics, by filling in the missing words? (Both missing lines are the same.)

"Every minute is an hour every day's a lonely lifetime
You're my ___
_____
_______
The little time that we spend together just can't last forever
You're my ___
_____
_______" Hint

Hope for Love

No Tell Lover

Darlin' Dear

Mama Mama

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Question 14 of 15

14. Have you forgotten which Chicago song contains these lyrics, or is it one of those songs that you just can't let go?

"After all that we've been through, I will make it up to you. I promise to.
And after all that's been said and done,
You're just the part of me I can't let go." Hint

Hard To Say I'm Sorry

Make Me Smile

Wishing You Were Here

Now That You've Gone

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Question 15 of 15

15. Have you forgotten which Chicago song contains these lyrics, or will you remember it until the end of time?

"You should know, everywhere I go
Always on my mind, in my heart
In my soul" Hint

Just You 'N' Me

Wishing You Were Here

"You're the Inspiration"

'Till We Meet Again

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which colourful Chicago song contains these lyrics? "Now that you're near, Promise your love That I've waited to share"

Answer: Colour My World

"Colour My World" was included on the album entitled "Chicago II". It was written by James Pankow.

"Colour My World" was released in 1970 as the B-side to "Make Me Smile", and was re-released in 1971, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

2. This song puts me in a mind of a summer day. Which of Chicago's songs contains these lyrics? "People dancing, people laughing A man selling ice cream Singing Italian songs"

Answer: Saturday in the Park

"Saturday in the Park" was included on the album entitled "Chicago V".

Robert Lamm wrote "Saturday in the Park" after being inspired by a visit to Central Park in New York City in 1971.

"Saturday in the Park" reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1972.

3. Which of Chicago's songs makes you smile to hear these lyrics? "Give me your own special smile Promise you'll never leave me"

Answer: Just You 'N' Me

"Just You 'N' Me" was included on the album entitled "Chicago VI".

"Just You 'N' Me" was written by James Pankow, after an argument with his future wife.

"Just You 'N' Me' reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.

4. Do you believe that you know which of Chicago's songs contains these lyrics? "I do believe in you And I know you believe in me"

Answer: Feelin' Stronger Every Day

"Feeling Stronger Every Day" was included on the album entitled Chicago "VI".

Peter Cetera and James Pankow wrote "Feelin' Stronger Every Day".

"Feelin' Stronger Every Day" reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.

5. This beautiful song puts a light in my eyes when I listen to it. Which of Chicago's songs contains these lyrics? "There's a strange new light in my eyes Things I've never known Changin' my life Changin' me"

Answer: (I've Been) Searchin' So Long

"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" was included on the album entitled "Chicago VII". It reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.

"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" was written by James Pankow.

6. This is one of my very favourite Chicago songs. Can you guess the title of the song which contains these lyrics? "And I'd like to change my life, and you know I would Just to be with you tonight, baby, if I could"

Answer: Wishing You Were Here

"Wishing You Were Here" was included on the album entitled "Chicago VII", and reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.

"Wishing You Were Here" was written by Peter Cetera. The song was recorded at a recording studio called Caribou Ranch in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, U.S.A.
When "Wishing You Were Here" was recorded, the Beach Boys were also at Caribou Ranch, and three members of the Beach Boys (Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson and Al Jardine)provided back-up harmonies for the recording.

7. Can your memory help you to name the Chicago song which contains these lyrics? "Take me back To the world gone away Our good memories Seem like yesterday"

Answer: Old Days

"Old Days" was included on the album entitled "Chicago VIII", and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1975.

James Pankow wrote "Old Days". Certain phrases in the lyrics, such as "Howdy Doody", "baseball cards", and "comic books" are about things which were important to Pankow in his childhood.

8. Chicago did a song about an American President. Fill in the missing lyrics to find the name of the song as well as the name of the President. "America needs you _________ ________"

Answer: Harry Truman

"Harry Truman" was included on the album entitled "Chicago VIII", and reached number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1975.

"Harry Truman" was written by Robert Lamm.

9. Don't let the title of this Chicago song slip away from you. Which song contains these lyrics? "A love like ours is love that's hard to find How could we let it slip away"

Answer: If You Leave Me Now

"If You Leave Me Now" was included on the album entitled "Chicago X", reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976.

"If You Leave Now" was written by Peter Cetera. The song won Grammy Awards for "Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)", and "Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus".

10. Can you name the song by Chicago which contains these lyrics, or are you only faking it? "Right before my very eyes I thought that you were only fakin' it And like before my heart was takin' it."

Answer: Baby, What a Big Surprise

"Baby, What a Big Surprise" was included on the album entitled "Chicago XI", and reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977.

"Baby, What a Big Surprise" was written by Peter Cetera. The Beach Boys' Carl Wilson provided some back-up vocals.

11. Do you know which Chicago song contains these lyrics, or are you in the dark? "Children play in the park, they don't know I'm alone in the dark, even though Time and time again I see your face smiling inside"

Answer: Make Me Smile

"Make me Smile" was included on the album entitled "Chicago II", and reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970.

"Make Me Smile" was written by James Pankow, as part of a song cycle entitled "Ballet For a Girl in Buchannon". A song cycle is a group of songs designed to be sung in sequence, as part of a single song.

12. Is it clear to you which Chicago song contains these lyrics? "Count on me 'cause I love you You know I do You love me too"

Answer: Call on Me

"Call on Me" was included on the album entitled "Chicago VII", and reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.

"Call on Me" was written by Lee Loughnane.

13. Can you tell me which Chicago song contains these lyrics, by filling in the missing words? (Both missing lines are the same.) "Every minute is an hour every day's a lonely lifetime You're my ___ _____ _______ The little time that we spend together just can't last forever You're my ___ _____ _______"

Answer: No Tell Lover

"No Tell Lover" was included on the album entitled "Chicago Hot Streets", and reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

"No Tell Lover" was written by Peter Cetera, Lee Loughnane, and Danny Seraphine. After "No Tell Lover", Chicago didn't have another single that reached the top fifty until "Hard for Me to Tell You I'm Sorry".

14. Have you forgotten which Chicago song contains these lyrics, or is it one of those songs that you just can't let go? "After all that we've been through, I will make it up to you. I promise to. And after all that's been said and done, You're just the part of me I can't let go."

Answer: Hard To Say I'm Sorry

"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" was included on the album entitled "Chicago 16". On the album, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" segued into another song entitled "Get Away", although most radio stations didn't play that part.

"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982. It was written by Peter Cetera and David Foster.

15. Have you forgotten which Chicago song contains these lyrics, or will you remember it until the end of time? "You should know, everywhere I go Always on my mind, in my heart In my soul"

Answer: "You're the Inspiration"

"You're the Inspiration" was included on the album entitled "Chicago 17", and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1985.

Peter Cetera and David Foster originally wrote "You're the Inspiration" for Kenny Rogers, but when Rogers declined to use the song, Cetera changed some of the words and Chicago recorded the song.

Source: Author spiritseeker

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