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Quiz about Song Lyrics from the 60s
Quiz about Song Lyrics from the 60s

Song Lyrics from the 60s Trivia Quiz


I will give you the lyrics of a song from the '60's, and you tell me who sang them. Hint: the answers consist of five groups or singers, each of which appears as a correct answer exactly twice.

A multiple-choice quiz by chessart. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
chessart
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
608
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
5568
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (3/10), Guest 73 (4/10), bocrow000 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. 'How many times must a man look up, Before he can see the sky? How many ears must one man have, Before he can hear people cry?' Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. 'I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me.' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 'And in the naked light I saw, ten thousand people maybe more, People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening.' Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'It's four in the morning, the end of December, I'm writing you now just to see if you're better. New York is cold, but I like where I'm living, There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening.' Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'All along the South-bound odyssey, the train pulls out of Kankaee, Rolls along past houses farms and fields; Passing trains that have no name, freight yards of old Black men, And graveyards of rusted automobiles.' Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 'Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, A nation turns its lonely eyes to you?' Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. 'If you're traveling to the North country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline. Remember me to one who lives there, For she once was a true love of mine.' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. 'For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool, By making his world a little colder.' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'And she feeds you tea and oranges, That come all the way from China.' Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. 'There's a guy with a ticket to Mexico, No he couldn't look much stranger; Walking in the hall with his things and all, Smiling said he was the Lone Ranger.' Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 15 2024 : Guest 24: 3/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 73: 4/10
Mar 02 2024 : bocrow000: 7/10
Feb 21 2024 : gogetem: 8/10
Feb 20 2024 : Guest 110: 9/10
Feb 13 2024 : Guest 24: 10/10
Feb 12 2024 : Guest 100: 9/10
Feb 11 2024 : Guest 199: 7/10
Feb 08 2024 : Guest 75: 10/10

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'How many times must a man look up, Before he can see the sky? How many ears must one man have, Before he can hear people cry?'

Answer: Bob Dylan

from 'Blowin' In the Wind', sometimes called 'the anthem of a generation'
2. 'I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me.'

Answer: The Beatles

'She showed me her room, isn't it good, norwegian wood?'
3. 'And in the naked light I saw, ten thousand people maybe more, People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening.'

Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

'People writing songs that voices never hear and no one dare disturb the sound of silence.'
4. 'It's four in the morning, the end of December, I'm writing you now just to see if you're better. New York is cold, but I like where I'm living, There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening.'

Answer: Leonard Cohen

The somber beginning to 'Famous Blue Raincoat'.
5. 'All along the South-bound odyssey, the train pulls out of Kankaee, Rolls along past houses farms and fields; Passing trains that have no name, freight yards of old Black men, And graveyards of rusted automobiles.'

Answer: Arlo Guthrie

from 'City of New Orleans'
6. 'Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, A nation turns its lonely eyes to you?'

Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

From 'Mrs. Robinson'
7. 'If you're traveling to the North country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline. Remember me to one who lives there, For she once was a true love of mine.'

Answer: Bob Dylan

The start of 'Girl from the North Country'. Johnny Cash sings some of the verses, but this verse was sung by Dylan.
8. 'For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool, By making his world a little colder.'

Answer: The Beatles

from 'Hey Jude'
9. 'And she feeds you tea and oranges, That come all the way from China.'

Answer: Leonard Cohen

From 'Suzanne', one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written.
10. 'There's a guy with a ticket to Mexico, No he couldn't look much stranger; Walking in the hall with his things and all, Smiling said he was the Lone Ranger.'

Answer: Arlo Guthrie

From 'Coming into Los Angeles'
Source: Author chessart

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