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Quiz about Pogues Lyrics
Quiz about Pogues Lyrics

Pogues Lyrics Trivia Quiz

It's not always easy understanding Shane MacGowan when he sings, but a quick look at the lyrics lets you know you're hearing some quality songwriting. Let's see how much you were able to pick up. Match the lyrics with the Pogues song they came from.

A multiple-choice quiz by kmria. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
kmria
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
68,008
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
826
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'Well fifteen minutes later we had our first taste of whiskey; There was uncles giving lectures on ancient Irish history; The men all started telling jokes and the women they got frisky; At five o'clock in the evening every bastard there was pisskey.' Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. 'This town has done us dirty; This town has bled us dry; We've been here for a long time; And we'll be here 'till we die.' Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. 'This land was always ours; Was the proud land of our fathers; It belongs to us and them; Not to any of the others.' Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. 'I come old friend from hell tonight; Across the rotting sea.' Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. 'I sat for a while by a gap in the wall; Found a rusty tin can and an old hurley ball; Heard the cards being dealt, and the rosary called; And a fiddle playing Sean Dun na nGall.' Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. 'You were handsome, you were pretty, Queen of New York City; When the band finished playing, they howled out for more.' Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. 'Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah); Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah).' Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. 'But if I had ten pounds then I'd raise a loud cheer; And I'd toast all me neighbours both distant and dear; And I'd shoot back great belly-crippling buckets of beer; And a pox and a curse on the people round here.' Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. 'McCormack and Richard Tauber are singing by the bed; There's a glass of punch below your feet and an angel at your head.' Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. 'Remember this place; It is damp and it's cold; The best place on earth; But it's dark and it's old. Hint



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1. 'Well fifteen minutes later we had our first taste of whiskey; There was uncles giving lectures on ancient Irish history; The men all started telling jokes and the women they got frisky; At five o'clock in the evening every bastard there was pisskey.'

Answer: The Body of an American

 From their 'Poguetry in Motion' EP. One of the songs they performed when they appeared on 'Saturday Night Live'.
2. 'This town has done us dirty; This town has bled us dry; We've been here for a long time; And we'll be here 'till we die.'

Answer: Transmetropolitan

 From 'Red Roses For Me'. 'Red Roses For Me' is also the name of a Sean O'Casey play.
3. 'This land was always ours; Was the proud land of our fathers; It belongs to us and them; Not to any of the others.'

Answer: If I Should Fall from Grace with God

 From the album of the same name.
4. 'I come old friend from hell tonight; Across the rotting sea.'

Answer: Turkish Song of the Damned

 One of a number of songs on the 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God' album that references Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
5. 'I sat for a while by a gap in the wall; Found a rusty tin can and an old hurley ball; Heard the cards being dealt, and the rosary called; And a fiddle playing Sean Dun na nGall.'

Answer: The Broad Majestic Shannon

 From 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God'. My favorite song, though you couldn't be expected to know that.
6. 'You were handsome, you were pretty, Queen of New York City; When the band finished playing, they howled out for more.'

Answer: Fairy Tale of New York

 The greatest Christmas song ever. From 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God'.
7. 'Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah); Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah).'

Answer: Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

 Not Shane's brightest hour. I just wanted to see if anyone got this wrong.
8. 'But if I had ten pounds then I'd raise a loud cheer; And I'd toast all me neighbours both distant and dear; And I'd shoot back great belly-crippling buckets of beer; And a pox and a curse on the people round here.'

Answer: Sea Shanty

 Another one from 'Red Roses for Me'.
9. 'McCormack and Richard Tauber are singing by the bed; There's a glass of punch below your feet and an angel at your head.'

Answer: The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn

 I've always thought this song was about Brendan Behan. From 'Rum Sodomy and the Lash'.
10. 'Remember this place; It is damp and it's cold; The best place on earth; But it's dark and it's old.

Answer: Sit Down by the Fire

 From 'If I Should Fall from Grace with God'. Get it.
Source: Author kmria

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