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Quiz about Dire Straits Lyrics
Quiz about Dire Straits Lyrics

Dire Straits Lyrics Test | Music

Very simply, I will give you a quote from the lyrics from ten songs - all you have to do is decide which word should replace the blank that I leave in the text. All songs were UK chart hits and all info about chart positions relate to UK positions.

A multiple-choice quiz by tali21. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
tali21
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
175,299
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1607
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Question 1 of 10
1. "I don't know why it is I'm still on the case, it's a __________ town". Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. "Now look at them __________, that's the way you do it, you play the guitar on the MTV". Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. "You can fall for __________ strangers, and the promises they hold". Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. "All the late night bargains have been struck, between the satin beaus and their belles, and __________ garbage trucks have the city to themselves". Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. "I don't care if my __________ is hanging by a thread, don't care if my doctor says I ought to be dead". Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. "You get to meet all sorts in this line of work, __________ and treason, there's always an excuse for it". Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. "He got the action, he got the motion, oh yeah the boy can play, dedication, __________, turning all the night time into the day". Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. "He can play honky tonk like anything, saving it up for a __________ night". Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. "She took off a __________ locket, she said 'remember me by this', she put her hand in my pocket, I got a keepsake and a kiss". Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. "I've witnessed your suffering, as the __________ raged higher". Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I don't know why it is I'm still on the case, it's a __________ town".

Answer: Ravenous

 From the song "On Every Street", from the album of the same name. The song was the third to be released from the album, but did not chart very highly in the UK - just missing the Top 40.
2. "Now look at them __________, that's the way you do it, you play the guitar on the MTV".

Answer: Yo-yos

 From the song "Money For Nothing", which was on the "Brothers in Arms" album. The song featured the uncredited extra vocals of Sting, and was a top 10 hit for the band.
3. "You can fall for __________ strangers, and the promises they hold".

Answer: Pretty

 From "Romeo and Juliet", which was on the "Making Movies" album. This song was a top 10 hit in the UK. The song "Love Over Gold" from the following album is alleged to be the sequel to this song.
4. "All the late night bargains have been struck, between the satin beaus and their belles, and __________ garbage trucks have the city to themselves".

Answer: Prehistoric

 From the song "Your Latest Trick", from the "Brothers in Arms" album. The song was another top 30 hit for the band, and was also on the "Encores" EP.
5. "I don't care if my __________ is hanging by a thread, don't care if my doctor says I ought to be dead".

Answer: Liver

 From the song "Heavy Fuel", from the "On Every Street" album. The song, the second to be released from the album, didn't do too well in the charts. The front cover of the single showed a person scoffing down a plate of junk food!
6. "You get to meet all sorts in this line of work, __________ and treason, there's always an excuse for it".

Answer: Treachery

 From the song "Private Investigations", which was from the album "Love Over Gold". The album itself only had five tracks! This song, along with "Walk of Life", reached the band's highest chart position in the UK - no.2.
7. "He got the action, he got the motion, oh yeah the boy can play, dedication, __________, turning all the night time into the day".

Answer: Devotion

 From the song "Walk of Life", the other of the two chart hits by the band that peaked at no.2. The song is from the album "Brothers in Arms".
8. "He can play honky tonk like anything, saving it up for a __________ night".

Answer: Friday

 From the song "Sultans of Swing", the band's debut song from their debut album "Dire Straits". The song reached the top 10 in 1978.
9. "She took off a __________ locket, she said 'remember me by this', she put her hand in my pocket, I got a keepsake and a kiss".

Answer: Silver

 From the song "Tunnel of Love", from the "Making Movies" album. The song didn't do too well in the charts!
10. "I've witnessed your suffering, as the __________ raged higher".

Answer: Battles

 From the song "Brothers in Arms", from the album of the same name. The song was a top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at no.16.
Source: Author tali21

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