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Quiz about Places in Vans Lyrics
Quiz about Places in Vans Lyrics

Places in Van's Lyrics Trivia Quiz


Van Morrison mentions a plethora of places in his songs. See if you can identify these lyrics, songs, and albums.

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
115,391
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
607
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 15
1. "Hey where did we go, / Days when the rains came / Down in the ___________, / Playin' a new game"
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Question 2 of 15
2. In "A Sense of Wonder," Van refers to "Wee Alfie at the
____________________ on the Castlereagh Road.

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Question 3 of 15
3. In "It Stoned Me," the singer is half a mile from what? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In the song "Avalon of the Heart," where does the cup stand? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. The singer waited for someone here, as the rain came down and as a kitty stepped into the hall. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Where is the singer "caught one more time" and "conquered in a car seat?" Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. In a song from "His Band and the Street Choir," where does the singer say to call him up? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Through what streets is the singer walking as "the color /
Of the day wore on"?
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Question 9 of 15
9. Van asks "Do you know the way to ____?" on his album "A Period of Transition." Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Where does Van sing to "take me back, take me way, way, way back"?
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Question 11 of 15
11. On what album does Van Morrison sing that he is going down to "old, old Woodstock?" Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Where is there snow in a song from the album "Hard Nose the Highway"? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Van Morrison sings that he found himself in a restaurant in Venice. In what country? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Where does Van sing that "I'll live my life in Him"? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Van Morrison has an album entitled, "A Night in ________." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Hey where did we go, / Days when the rains came / Down in the ___________, / Playin' a new game"

Answer: Hollow

"Brown Eyed Girl," probably Van Morrison's most played song, is found on his album "T.B. Sheets." Van Morrison has denied that the song is written about any specific person.
2. In "A Sense of Wonder," Van refers to "Wee Alfie at the ____________________ on the Castlereagh Road.

Answer: Castle Picture House

The Castle Picture House is now a retail outlet belonging to S&L Furniture, according to "The Van Morrison Website" (http://www.harbour.sfu.ca/~hayward/van/van.html)
3. In "It Stoned Me," the singer is half a mile from what?

Answer: The County Fair

The song, which can be found on the album "Moondance," begins: "Half a mile from the county fair / And the rain keep pourin' down."
4. In the song "Avalon of the Heart," where does the cup stand?

Answer: In The Upper Room

"In the upper room / There the cup does stand." The "upper room" is where Christ dined with his disciples during the last supper, and the cup is the Holy Grail, which legend says is the cup from which Christ drank during His final meal.
5. The singer waited for someone here, as the rain came down and as a kitty stepped into the hall.

Answer: In The Back Room

The song, "The Back Room" comes from Van's album "The Bang Masters." Van sings, "In the back room . . . I waited for you" and "A kitty stepped into the hall / An' she rapped the door."
6. Where is the singer "caught one more time" and "conquered in a car seat?"

Answer: Up On Cyprus Avenue

"Cyprus Avenue" is on Van's album "Astral Weeks," which is his most highly acclaimed album, at least in terms of the critics' response.
7. In a song from "His Band and the Street Choir," where does the singer say to call him up?

Answer: In Dreamland

"Call me up in dreamland / Radio to me man," sings Van. According to "The Van Morrison Website," there is a note in the October 23, 1987 issue of "Goldmine" stating that the original title for this album was "Virgo's Fool."
8. Through what streets is the singer walking as "the color / Of the day wore on"?

Answer: Arklow

"And as we walked / Through the streets of Arklow / Oh the color /
Of the day wore on" is from the song "Streets of Arklow" on the album "Veedon Fleece." Arklow is located in Wicklow, Ireland.
9. Van asks "Do you know the way to ____?" on his album "A Period of Transition."

Answer: Kansas City

The song is "The Eternal Kansas City." In the song, he also takes a train down to St. Louis.
10. Where does Van sing to "take me back, take me way, way, way back"?

Answer: On Hyndford Street

All of these places are mentioned in the song, but he sings to take him back on Hyndford Street: "Take me back, take me way, way, way back / On Hyndford Street." Hyndford Street in East Belfast was Van Morrison's address for 16 years.
11. On what album does Van Morrison sing that he is going down to "old, old Woodstock?"

Answer: Tupelo Honey

"The Van Morrison Website" quotes Wewa Public Library Documents to define the term tupelo honey: "Tupelo honey is produced from the Tupelo gum tree which grows profusely along the Chipola and Apalachicola rivers of northwest Florida."
12. Where is there snow in a song from the album "Hard Nose the Highway"?

Answer: San Anselmo

In this song, Van sings, "Snow in San Anselmo / The deer cross by the lights / The mission down in old San Rafael / A madman looking for a fight." The album was released in July of 1973.
13. Van Morrison sings that he found himself in a restaurant in Venice. In what country?

Answer: The United States

The title of the song is "Venice U.S.A." and can be found on the album "Wavelength."
14. Where does Van sing that "I'll live my life in Him"?

Answer: Among The Rolling Hills

"Among the rolling hills I'll live my life in Him," sings Van in "Rolling Hills" on "Into the Music." This peppy song has an Irish flare to it.
15. Van Morrison has an album entitled, "A Night in ________."

Answer: San Francisco

The album contains two disks and 22 songs and was recorded live on two occasions in December of 1993, at The Masonic Auditorium and The Mystic Theatre
Source: Author skylarb

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