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Quiz about Lyrics

Quiz about Lyrics

Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Lyrics from 1977-1983. Can you identify the songs they are from. Hope they bring back some memories. The dates are from when they hit the British Top 40.

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
awkins

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
120,795

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1776

Last 3 plays: Guest 208 (4/10), Guest 73 (3/10), Guest 172 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Every time just like the last. On her ship tied to the mast." 1982. Hint

Ship Of Fools

Night Boat To Cairo

Golden Brown

And She Was

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Question 2 of 10

2. "But there's no danger. It's a professional career." 1979. Hint

Milk And Alcohol

The Boss

Waiting For An Alibi

Oliver's Army

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Question 3 of 10

3. "People ask me why I never find a place to stop and settle down, down, down.". 1979. Hint

The Diary Of Horace Wimp

The Lonliest Man In The World

Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)

Born To Be Alive

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games. Hiding out in tree-tops, shouting out rude names." 1980. Hint

Another Nail In My Heart

Games Without Frontiers

My Perfect Cousin

Staring At The Rude Boys

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Fairlane cruiser coming up on the left hand side. Headlight shining, driving rain on the window frame." 1977. Hint

Red Light Spells Danger

Roadrunner

In The City

2-4-6-8 Motorway

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Bang goes another bomb on another town while the Czar and Jim have tea." 1980. Hint

Young Blood

Stop The Cavalry

Three Minute Hero

Killer On The Loose

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Call me in the morning just before the breakfast show. We'll watch TV and analyse the weather." 1983. Hint

Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry

Mornin'

All Tomorrow's Parties

Looking At Midnight

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Question 8 of 10

8. "I've everything I need to keep me satisfied. There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind." 1979. Hint

I Will Survive

Lucky Number

I Want Your Love

Everybody's Happy Nowadays

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Question 9 of 10

9. "It's down to the hop for the local girls. They're not beauty queens but they're our pearls." 1979. Hint

Rockabilly Rebel

Some Girls

Hersham Boys

Girls Talk

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Question 10 of 10

10. "I've got to get some sense back into my head. I'm in the dark and I can't see where I'm being led." 1980. Hint

Fade To Grey

Do You Feel My Love

If I Could Only Make You Care

A Walk In The Park

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Every time just like the last. On her ship tied to the mast." 1982.

Answer: Golden Brown

By the Stranglers. Consisting at the time of Hugh Cornwell, Jet Black, Jen-Jacques (JJ) Burnel and Dave Greenfield. From the album "La Folie".

2. "But there's no danger. It's a professional career." 1979.

Answer: Oliver's Army

From 1979 by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. From the album "Armed Forces".

3. "People ask me why I never find a place to stop and settle down, down, down.". 1979.

Answer: Born To Be Alive

By Patrick Hernandez. From the album "Born To Be Alive".

4. "Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games. Hiding out in tree-tops, shouting out rude names." 1980.

Answer: Games Without Frontiers

By Peter Gabriel. From the album "Peter Gabriel 3 - Melt". He was a co-founder of Genesis and left it in 1975.

5. "Fairlane cruiser coming up on the left hand side. Headlight shining, driving rain on the window frame." 1977.

Answer: 2-4-6-8 Motorway

By Tom Robinson. From the album "Power in the Darkness".

6. "Bang goes another bomb on another town while the Czar and Jim have tea." 1980.

Answer: Stop The Cavalry

By Jona Lewie. From the album "Heart Skips Beat". He was born John Lewis.

7. "Call me in the morning just before the breakfast show. We'll watch TV and analyse the weather." 1983.

Answer: Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry

By Heaven 17. Composed of Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory. From the album "Luxury Gap".

8. "I've everything I need to keep me satisfied. There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind." 1979.

Answer: Lucky Number

By Lene Lovich. She was born March 13 1950 to an English mother and Yugoslav father. Her real name is Lili-Marlene Premilovich.

9. "It's down to the hop for the local girls. They're not beauty queens but they're our pearls." 1979.

Answer: Hersham Boys

By Sham 69. From the album "The Adventures of Hersham Boys".

10. "I've got to get some sense back into my head. I'm in the dark and I can't see where I'm being led." 1980.

Answer: A Walk In The Park

By the Nick Straker Band. From the album "A Walk In The Park".

Source: Author awkins

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