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"For Crying Out Loud" Trivia Quiz

How well do you know the lyrics to this classic Meatloaf hit? I'll give you some of them and you pick the missing word or lines. All questions are multiple choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by Midget40. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Midget40

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
295,789

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
891

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the great depth that he falls to in the beginning stanza?

"I was lost till you were found
But I never knew how far down
I was falling
Before I reached the __________ ." Hint

sidewalk

bedrock

abyss

bottom

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Question 2 of 10

2. What icy thing was he burning on the edge of?

"I was cold and you were fire
And I never knew how the pyre
Could be burning
On the edge of the __________ ." Hint

iced road

icicle

ice shelf

ice field

3. What type of heart does he have?

"And now the chilly California wind
Is blowing down our bodies again
And we're sinking deeper and deeper into the chilly California sand
Oh I know you belong inside my __________ heart
And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart" Hint

lonely

dying

crying

aching

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Question 4 of 10

4. What word is missing from this stanza?

"I'm in the middle of nowhere
Near the end of the line
But there's a __________ to somewhere waiting
And there's a tankful of time" Hint

journey

border

adventure

safari

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where does he wish to be taken to in this lyric?

"Oh give me just another moment to see the light of the day
And take me to another __________ where I don't have to stay
And I'm gonna need somebody to make me feel like you do" Hint

land

town

place

time

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does he want to shine through the sky?

"And I will receive somebody with open arms, open eyes,
Open up the sky and let the __________ that I love shine through
For crying out loud
You know I love you" Hint

person

vision

woman

planet

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which action fits in this lyric?

"I was damned and you were saved
And I never knew how enslaved
I was __________
In the chains of my master" Hint

acting

praying

kneeling

standing

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where was she flying in this verse?

"I could laugh but you could cry
And I never knew just how high
I was flying
Ah, with you right __________ me" Hint

beside

with

under

above

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Question 9 of 10

9. "For crying out loud
You know I love you"

The song then moves into a list of reasons of why he loves her.

Which of the following is NOT one of these? Hint

"For pulling me away when I'm starting to fall - For coming to me every time that I had to call"

"For coming to my room when you know I'm alone - For finding me a highway and driving me home"

"For taking in the rain when I'm feeling so dry - For giving me the answers when I'm asking you why"

"For taking and for giving and for playing the game - For praying for my future in the days that remain"

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Question 10 of 10

10. My personal favourite of all these reasons for love is:

"For taking in the sun when I'm feeling so cold
For giving me a child when my body is old"

Which of the following lines ends this couplet?
(Be careful - all of them are in the song.) Hint

"And all in all for that I want you"

"And don't you know for that I need you"

"And you gotta know for that I serve you"

"And my oh my for that I thank you"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the great depth that he falls to in the beginning stanza? "I was lost till you were found But I never knew how far down I was falling Before I reached the __________ ."

Answer: bottom

"For Crying Out Loud" appeared seventh, and last, on Meat Loaf's 1977 "Bat Out Of Hell" album.

The album had sold an approximate 37 million copies by the time this quiz was written - making it one of the best selling albums worldwide ever.

It still sells approx 200,000 copies a year.

2. What icy thing was he burning on the edge of? "I was cold and you were fire And I never knew how the pyre Could be burning On the edge of the __________ ."

Answer: ice field

"Bat Out Of Hell" took four years to complete, but the album was a huge success, spending a stunning 474 weeks on the UK Albums chart.

3. What type of heart does he have? "And now the chilly California wind Is blowing down our bodies again And we're sinking deeper and deeper into the chilly California sand Oh I know you belong inside my __________ heart And can't you see my faded Levis bursting apart"

Answer: aching

Meat Loaf began his life as Marvin Lee Aday but changed his name to Michael in 2001.

4. What word is missing from this stanza? "I'm in the middle of nowhere Near the end of the line But there's a __________ to somewhere waiting And there's a tankful of time"

Answer: border

Marvin was called up for an army physical while he was at university.

He attempted to fail this by putting on 31 kg (68 pounds) in just over four weeks, but he was declared fit anyway.

5. Where does he wish to be taken to in this lyric? "Oh give me just another moment to see the light of the day And take me to another __________ where I don't have to stay And I'm gonna need somebody to make me feel like you do"

Answer: land

All song lyrics on the album are by Jim Steinman.

"Spin" magazine said the moment that Marvin and Jim met was "one of the top ten most important moments in the history of rock and roll".

6. What does he want to shine through the sky? "And I will receive somebody with open arms, open eyes, Open up the sky and let the __________ that I love shine through For crying out loud You know I love you"

Answer: planet

The boys had a lot of trouble trying to find a record company to produce and record the album.

According to Meat Loaf's autobiography, "To Hell And Back", an executive at CBS records actually claimed that Steinman knew nothing about writing and rock music in general.

7. Which action fits in this lyric? "I was damned and you were saved And I never knew how enslaved I was __________ In the chains of my master"

Answer: kneeling

Steinman began his career in the theatre.

At college he wrote a musical called "The Dream Engine".

He sold the rights to it at intermission.

8. Where was she flying in this verse? "I could laugh but you could cry And I never knew just how high I was flying Ah, with you right __________ me"

Answer: above

Steinman also collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber and wrote the lyrics to his musical "Whistle Down The Wind."

This produced one of the most successful musical-derived singles ever released: "No Matter What" by Boyzone.

9. "For crying out loud You know I love you" The song then moves into a list of reasons of why he loves her. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Answer: "For pulling me away when I'm starting to fall - For coming to me every time that I had to call"

The correct lyric here is:

"For pulling me away when I'm starting to fall
For revving me up when I'm starting to stall"

Steinman has also written lyrics for many other singers.

His most successful, besides Meat Loaf's, were "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" (Bonnie Tyler), "It's All Coming Back To Me" (Celine Dion), "Read 'Em and Weep" (Barry Manilow) and "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" (Air Supply).

10. My personal favourite of all these reasons for love is: "For taking in the sun when I'm feeling so cold For giving me a child when my body is old" Which of the following lines ends this couplet? (Be careful - all of them are in the song.)

Answer: "And don't you know for that I need you"

The two came together again with the 1993 release of "Bat Out Of Hell II : Back into Hell".

It sold over 15 million copies and had three top 40 singles (US Billboard Hot 100).

Source: Author Midget40

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