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Tears For Fears Trivia Quiz

I will give you the first lyric from a Tears for Fears song, and you have to name the song. This quiz will cover any song, from any album, from "The Hurting", to "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending." Enjoy!

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

Author
leviathanlotl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
197,922

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
764

Last 3 plays: Guest 84 (9/10), Guest 136 (7/10), Guest 68 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which song is this from?
"High time we made a stand
And shook up the views of the common man..." Hint

Sowing the Seeds of Love

Who Killed Tangerine

Mother's Talk

Head over Heels

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which song is this from?
"Heaven comes to he who waits,
But I know I'm getting nowhere..." Hint

Watch Me Bleed

Ideas as Opiates

The Hurting

Badman's Song

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which song is this from?
"Bathe in another man's grave,
In time we'll follow,
Save all your thoughts for these days,
Don't steal just borrow..." Hint

Who Killed Tangerine?

Year of the Knife

Size of Sorrow

Pharoahs

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which song is this from?
"Welcome to your life
There's no turning back..." Hint

Listen

Mad World

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Standing on the Corner of the Thrid World

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first lyric to the song "Shout" does not contain the word, Shout.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which song is this from?
"I dream of heaven,
It's a heavenly place..." Hint

Suffer the Children

Sowing the Seeds of Love

Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

Power

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which song is this from?
"This day and age,
For all,
But not for one,
Your lies,
And secrets,
Put on,
And on..." Hint

Shout

Killing With Kindness

The Hurting

The Working Hour

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which song is this from?
"Bye cruel politician,
Now you've been caught,
Came from behind,
It's a dangerous spot..." Hint

The Devil

Killing With Kindness

Who Killed Tangerine?

Quiet Ones

9. The next line is also the title for this song:
"Is it an horrific dream?
Am I sinking fast?
Could a person be so mean,
As to laugh and laugh?
On my own,
Could you ease my load,
Could you please explain..." Hint

The Working Hour

The Big Chair

Mr. Pessimist

The Hurting

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Question 10 of 10

10. Both Gary Jules and Disturbed have covered a Tears for Fears song.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which song is this from? "High time we made a stand And shook up the views of the common man..."

Answer: Sowing the Seeds of Love

This song was on the last album ("Seeds of Love") that Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal worked on together, until they re-united and produced their album "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" in 2004.

2. Which song is this from? "Heaven comes to he who waits, But I know I'm getting nowhere..."

Answer: Watch Me Bleed

Roland said about this song "Again, feeling sorry for oneself - I am a victim of a certain type."

3. Which song is this from? "Bathe in another man's grave, In time we'll follow, Save all your thoughts for these days, Don't steal just borrow..."

Answer: Size of Sorrow

"Size of Sorrow" is the fourth song on Tears For Fears' album "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending."

4. Which song is this from? "Welcome to your life There's no turning back..."

Answer: Everybody Wants to Rule the World

The music video made for this song shows pictures of Curt driving around in California for most of the time.

5. The first lyric to the song "Shout" does not contain the word, Shout.

Answer: False

The lyric is "Shout/ Shout/ Let it all out/ These are the things I can do without" Like the song "Mother's Talk", this song had both the original UK release, and a US remix.

6. Which song is this from? "I dream of heaven, It's a heavenly place..."

Answer: Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

This song, from their album "Seeds of Love", contains a few verses from "Sowing the Seeds of Love" towards the end.

7. Which song is this from? "This day and age, For all, But not for one, Your lies, And secrets, Put on, And on..."

Answer: The Working Hour

This is the second track on their second album "Songs from the Big Chair".

8. Which song is this from? "Bye cruel politician, Now you've been caught, Came from behind, It's a dangerous spot..."

Answer: Killing With Kindness

This is from their album "Everybody Love a Happy Ending", which was released in 2004.

9. The next line is also the title for this song: "Is it an horrific dream? Am I sinking fast? Could a person be so mean, As to laugh and laugh? On my own, Could you ease my load, Could you please explain..."

Answer: The Hurting

Both Curt and Roland sing in this song, making it one of the few duets they actually do.

10. Both Gary Jules and Disturbed have covered a Tears for Fears song.

Answer: True

Gary Jules covered the song "Mad World" for the film "Donnie Darko", and Disturbed covered the song "Shout".

Source: Author leviathanlotl

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