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Quiz about Obscure Bands and Lyrics A couple not so obscure

Quiz about Obscure Bands and Lyrics A couple not so obscure

Obscure Bands and Lyrics (A couple not so obscure) Quiz

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

Author
tatakatiket

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,269

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3934

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who sings the song with the lyrics: "If you find yourself caught in love, say a prayer to the man above." Hint

Spiritualized

Pete Yorn

Belle & Sebastian

Elliot Smith

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Question 2 of 10

2. "The Grapes of Wrath" sing the song "Something to Say".

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. How can this lyric end? "Mayfair strange......"
Hint

"at every hour"

"in the morning light"

all of the these

"for passers-by"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Finish this obscure band lyric: "Spoken those words sound obscure drawn on a sheet they mature..." Hint

how am I ever to remember

front doors must be changed frequently

what is the point to the question

my polite words are never understood

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Question 5 of 10

5. What song has the lyrics "There's a valley in the back of her mind where all of the elements were treating her kind"? Hint

Diviner

Out of the Pink Sky

Ethereal Message

Hermaphrodite

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Question 6 of 10

6. Finish this lyric: "I was scared when you touched my lips and the breath I took was a breath....."
Hint

that made me shake

that didn't fill my lungs

that shook me with a shock

that left me breathless

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Question 7 of 10

7. What band sings the songs "More Than This", "True to Life", and "The Main Thing"? Hint

Bauhaus

Pulp

Joy Division

Roxy Music

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Question 8 of 10

8. Finish the lyric: "Have you seen or have you heard the way she plays, there are no words..." Hint

to describe the way I feel

going forth from my mouth

for the way she makes me feel

to drag her away from me

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Question 9 of 10

9. "It seems like there's a hole in my dreams, or so it seems" is a line from the song "Elephant Stone"?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finish the lyric: "Words like violence, break the silence, come crashing in, into......" Hint

this heart of mine

my feverish mind

my little world

my aching heart

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sings the song with the lyrics: "If you find yourself caught in love, say a prayer to the man above."

Answer: Belle & Sebastian

This is a great band. They have 6 albums. I like them all. This is from the album "Dear Catastrophe Waitress", which was released in 2003. The name of the song is "If You Find Yourself Caught in Love."

2. "The Grapes of Wrath" sing the song "Something to Say".

Answer: False

The Connells actually sing this song. It's off of their album "Fun & Games," which was released in 1989.

3. How can this lyric end? "Mayfair strange......"

Answer: all of the these

This is a great song by "Nick Drake" called "Mayfair", imagine that. :) It's off the album "Time of No Reply". Which was released in 1986. He was a great artist but sadly died at the young age of 26.

4. Finish this obscure band lyric: "Spoken those words sound obscure drawn on a sheet they mature..."

Answer: front doors must be changed frequently

This song is entitled "Three Point Scrabble" and is by The High Llamas off of their album "Cold and Bouncy," which was released in 1998. It's a great CD for a calm restful day.

5. What song has the lyrics "There's a valley in the back of her mind where all of the elements were treating her kind"?

Answer: Hermaphrodite

This is a song by the band Hex. Off of their self-titled album, which was released in 1989. They have one other album entitled "Vast Halos". The band is made up of Donnette Thayer who was once a singer for the band Game Theory and Steve Kilbey who was a bassist/songwriter for The Church.

6. Finish this lyric: "I was scared when you touched my lips and the breath I took was a breath....."

Answer: that shook me with a shock

This is the song "Breath" by Maria McKee. Who was once a part of the group Lone Justice until she went solo in 1989.

7. What band sings the songs "More Than This", "True to Life", and "The Main Thing"?

Answer: Roxy Music

These are all from the album "Avalon," which was released in 1982. Roxy Music is comprised of many great songwriters and singers. Two of these being Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno. The group disbanded in 1983. Now many have solo careers.

8. Finish the lyric: "Have you seen or have you heard the way she plays, there are no words..."

Answer: to describe the way I feel

"How could it ever come to pass, she'll be the first she'll be the last, to describe the way I feel". That's another part of the song "She Bangs the Drums" by The Stone Roses, which was released in 1989.

9. "It seems like there's a hole in my dreams, or so it seems" is a line from the song "Elephant Stone"?

Answer: True

This is another song by "The Stone Roses" off of their album of the same name. Released in 1989.

10. Finish the lyric: "Words like violence, break the silence, come crashing in, into......"

Answer: my little world

This is "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode off of their album "Violater". Released in 1990.

Source: Author tatakatiket

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