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Quiz about Opening Lyrics

Quiz about Opening Lyrics

Opening Lyrics Trivia Quiz

This quiz focuses on ten opening lyrics from select songs from the 1980s. Enjoy!

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

Author
copesn

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,263

Updated
Feb 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Identify the song by ABC which has these opening lyrics:

"When your world is full of strange arrangements
And gravity won't pull you through
You know you're missing out on something
Well that something depends on you" Hint

Poison Arrow

The Look of Love

Date Stamp

How To Be A Millionaire

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which song by Bryan Adams which has these opening lyrics?

"I got my first real six string
Bought it at the five and dime
Played it till my fingers bled..." Hint

Kids Wanna Rock

Run to You

Summer of '69

Cuts Like a Knife

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Question 3 of 10

3. Identify the song by Foreigner which has these opening lyrics:

"I've got to take a little time, a little time to think things over
Better read between the lines in case I need it when I'm older" Hint

That Was Yesterday

Double Vision

I Want to Know What Love Is

Urgent

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which song by Journey has these opening lyrics?

"Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world, she took midnight train going anywhere." Hint

Who's Cryin' Now

Any Way You Want It

Don't Stop Believin'

Open Arms

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Question 5 of 10

5. Identify the song by Loverboy which has these opening lyrics:

"We just heard a brand new way, and we hope it's here to stay
We'll have to wait and see if it's half of what they say" Hint

The Kid Is Hot Tonight

Hot Girls in Love

Working for the Weekend

This Could Be the Night

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Question 6 of 10

6. Name the song by REO Speedwagon which has the following opening lyrics.

"You should have seen by the look in my eyes baby, there was something missing." Hint

Keep on Loving You

Can't Fight This Feeling

Take it on the Run

Keep the Fire Burnin'

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Question 7 of 10

7. Identify the song by Rick Springfield which has these opening lyrics:

"I wonder who she's seeing tonight, is she really going out with him,
He's not her type, and doing all the things she used to do to me" Hint

The American Girl

Affair of the Heart

What Kind of Fool Am I

Everybody's Girl

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the song by Starship which has these opening lyrics:

"Looking in your eyes, I see a paradise,
This world that I found is too good to be true" Hint

We Built This City

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

Sara

Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which song by Go West has these opening lyrics?

"Oh face to face, my reflection in your eyes, I was scared to say too much." Hint

King of Wishful Thinking

Eye to Eye

Goodbye Girl

Call Me

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Question 10 of 10

10. What song by John Waite has these opening lyrics?

"Every time I think of you, I always catch my breath
And I'm still standing here and you're miles away
And I'm wondering why you left." Hint

Missing You

No Brakes

Ignition

Rovers Return

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Identify the song by ABC which has these opening lyrics: "When your world is full of strange arrangements And gravity won't pull you through You know you're missing out on something Well that something depends on you"

Answer: The Look of Love

According to "The Guardian's" 1000 songs everyone must hear, this tune "seems to be as much about the idea of love -the look-than it is about an actual relationship" (2009). This song was released in 1982.

2. Which song by Bryan Adams which has these opening lyrics? "I got my first real six string Bought it at the five and dime Played it till my fingers bled..."

Answer: Summer of '69

This song was released in 1984. It was the number nine top music video of the 1980s according to MTV. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

3. Identify the song by Foreigner which has these opening lyrics: "I've got to take a little time, a little time to think things over Better read between the lines in case I need it when I'm older"

Answer: I Want to Know What Love Is

"I Want to Know What Love Is" was the Billboard number one hit from Feb 2-15 1985. This song became Foreigner's biggest chart hit. The song was originally released in 1984.

4. Which song by Journey has these opening lyrics? "Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world, she took midnight train going anywhere."

Answer: Don't Stop Believin'

This song was released in 1981. It became the anthem of the Chicago White Sox during their 2005 season in which they won the World Series.

5. Identify the song by Loverboy which has these opening lyrics: "We just heard a brand new way, and we hope it's here to stay We'll have to wait and see if it's half of what they say"

Answer: The Kid Is Hot Tonight

Loverboy is a Canadian rock group known for their popular song "Working For The Weekend", which reached number two on the Billboard Top 100. "The Kid Is Hot Tonight" was released in 1980.

6. Name the song by REO Speedwagon which has the following opening lyrics. "You should have seen by the look in my eyes baby, there was something missing."

Answer: Keep on Loving You

This song was released in 1981. It was the Billboard number one hit from March 21-27 1981. Apparently, the song refers to singer Kevin Cronin's feelings after discovering that his wife was unfaithful to him. Cronin commented on this himself on an episode of VH1's "Top 40 Love Songs".

(Source: SongFacts.com)

7. Identify the song by Rick Springfield which has these opening lyrics: "I wonder who she's seeing tonight, is she really going out with him, He's not her type, and doing all the things she used to do to me"

Answer: What Kind of Fool Am I

Rick Springfield had a number one hit in 1981 with "Jessie's Girl" for which he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. "What Kind of Fool Am I" was released in 1982.

8. Name the song by Starship which has these opening lyrics: "Looking in your eyes, I see a paradise, This world that I found is too good to be true"

Answer: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

This song was released in 1987. It was a Billboard number one hit from April 4-17 1987. This was the third number one single for Starship (after "We Built This City" and "Sara").

9. Which song by Go West has these opening lyrics? "Oh face to face, my reflection in your eyes, I was scared to say too much."

Answer: Call Me

"Call Me" was featured on "Flash FM" on Grand Theft Auto Vice City. The song gained popularity in 1985.

10. What song by John Waite has these opening lyrics? "Every time I think of you, I always catch my breath And I'm still standing here and you're miles away And I'm wondering why you left."

Answer: Missing You

"Missing You" was released in 1984. It was the Billboard number one hit from September 22-28 1984. It was featured on "Emotion 98.3" on Grand Theft Auto Vice City.

Source: Author copesn

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