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Quiz about The Band that Might Be Giants
Quiz about The Band that Might Be Giants

The Band that Might Be Giants Trivia Quiz


They Might Be Giants is not a very well-known band. This is a quiz for hard core TMBG fans. Your job is to guess the song each specific lyric is from.

A multiple-choice quiz by aquabomber37. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
aquabomber37
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
150,617
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
19 / 25
Plays
788
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 194 (24/25), Guest 140 (22/25), Guest 86 (21/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. "Take me back to Constantinople. No, you can't go back to Constantinople. Been a long time gone, Constantinople. Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks." Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. "He's got a watch with a minute hand, millenium hand and an eon hand.
When they meet it's a happy land. Powerful man, Universe Man."
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Question 3 of 25
3. "They're the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you."
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Question 4 of 25
4. "When I get into it I can't tell if you are watching me twirling the stick. When I give the signal, my friend Rabbi Vole will pay the solo."
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Question 5 of 25
5. "They're all shouting something at us waving and pointing. They've revamped the airport completely now it looks just like a nightclub everyone's excited and confused." Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. "And in case you think I'm here cause I like making chit chat, Just remember what I said the money's under your hat." Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. "If the sun were hollow, a million Earths could fit inside. And yet, the sun is only a middle-sized star."
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Question 8 of 25
8. ""Son I am able," she said "though you scare me."
"Watch," said I "Beloved," I said "watch me scare you though." said she, "Able am I, Son.""
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Question 9 of 25
9. "Before there were junk stores, before there was junk, he lived with his mother and the torments of Christ the world was transformed." Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. "Why I, why I'm in this room. There is no point explaining."
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Question 11 of 25
11. "I was trying to get somewhere, but now I'm following the traces of your fingernails that run along the windshield." Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. "Time is marching on, and time is still marching on." Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. "And it's a lucky thing because that sentimental stuff doesn't suit you at all."
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Question 14 of 25
14. "It would be a better thing for everyone involved, and we wouldn't have to cry." Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. "It was sweet, like lead paint is sweet, but the after-effect left me paralyzed." Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. "How am I supposed to let you know the way I feel about you?" Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. "If by random whim, one occurs to me. If necessary, leave paper stains on the grey utility pole." Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. "You know the rabid child is still tuning in; chess piece face's patience must be wearing thin." Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. "Drug trip, it's not a drug trip so you feel a bit insulted; Space walk, it's like a space walk with the corresponding weight loss, and you're nothing but air, with your hand in the air, and your shoelaces tied up together with care." Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. "Chinese people were fighting in the park. We tried to help them fight, no one appreciated that. Martin X was mad when they outlawed bell bottoms. Ten years later they were sharing the same cell." Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. "Other people were too sentimental, always worrying about their hair, got tired of wasting all my time, now I'm not worrying at all."
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Question 22 of 25
22. "No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful." Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. "We kissed on the subway in the middle of the night. I held your hand, you held mine, it was the best night of my life."
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Question 24 of 25
24. "I heard a sound. I turned around. I turned around to find the thing that made the sound." Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. "I'd be fired if that were my job after killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts." Hint



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1. "Take me back to Constantinople. No, you can't go back to Constantinople. Been a long time gone, Constantinople. Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks."

Answer: Istanbul

This song is from the band's third album, "Flood". The song rocks, but the music video is really weird. The video doesn't show Istanbul at all.
2. "He's got a watch with a minute hand, millenium hand and an eon hand. When they meet it's a happy land. Powerful man, Universe Man."

Answer: Particle Man

This song is also from "Flood". In 1990, "Particle Man" was the most played song on KROQ.
3. "They're the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you."

Answer: Ana Ng

This is the opening song on their second album, "Lincoln". Around the time this song came out, Ana Ng was the most common name in New York.
4. "When I get into it I can't tell if you are watching me twirling the stick. When I give the signal, my friend Rabbi Vole will pay the solo."

Answer: Doctor Worm

This song was released on the band's 1998 live album, "Severe Tire Damage". There was not a studio version of this song until the "Dial-A-Song" compilation was released in 2003.
5. "They're all shouting something at us waving and pointing. They've revamped the airport completely now it looks just like a nightclub everyone's excited and confused."

Answer: Man It's So Loud in Here

These guys chose an appropriate title and style for this song since it's about a nightclub. This song is from the 2001 album, "Mink Car", and is the opening song on the Japanese version of the album.
6. "And in case you think I'm here cause I like making chit chat, Just remember what I said the money's under your hat."

Answer: Bangs

This is the opening song on the American version of "Mink Car", and I personally do not think this song makes a good opening song.
7. "If the sun were hollow, a million Earths could fit inside. And yet, the sun is only a middle-sized star."

Answer: Why Does the Sun Shine?

This song was released as a single in 1994. You will find this song on plenty of TMBG compilations and live albums, but not on any studio albums.
8. ""Son I am able," she said "though you scare me." "Watch," said I "Beloved," I said "watch me scare you though." said she, "Able am I, Son.""

Answer: I Palindrome I

This song from the 1992 album, "Apollo 18", is the only TMBG song that I know of that has a cuss word (and it's heard clearly in the song). That lyric of the song is the big sentence palindrome part of the song.
9. "Before there were junk stores, before there was junk, he lived with his mother and the torments of Christ the world was transformed."

Answer: Meet James Ensor

This is from the band's fifth studio album, the 1994 "John Henry", which is probably my least favorite of all TMBG albums.
10. "Why I, why I'm in this room. There is no point explaining."

Answer: Boss of Me

"Boss of Me" is the theme song to the TV sitcom "Malcom in the Middle". That lyric is only in the full version of the song.
11. "I was trying to get somewhere, but now I'm following the traces of your fingernails that run along the windshield."

Answer: Boat of Car

This song is from the band's first album. I personally hate this song, but it's a very popular song to most TMBG fans.
12. "Time is marching on, and time is still marching on."

Answer: Older

The message on this song is basically, "We're all eventually going to die." It was a very bad idea to release this song on the "Mink Car" album since the album was released on September 11, 2001!
13. "And it's a lucky thing because that sentimental stuff doesn't suit you at all."

Answer: Pet Name

This is a very soothing song with a very lovely melody. It's off of the 1996 album, "Factory Showroom".
14. "It would be a better thing for everyone involved, and we wouldn't have to cry."

Answer: Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head

This song is from the band's debut self-titled album released in 1986. The music video to this song includes a segment with the band members wearing giant gloves.
15. "It was sweet, like lead paint is sweet, but the after-effect left me paralyzed."

Answer: Cyclops Rock

This song does not have a music video to it, but there is an e-card of this song that can be found on the TMBG website. The song is from the album "Mink Car".
16. "How am I supposed to let you know the way I feel about you?"

Answer: Exquisite Dead Guy

From the album "Factory Showroom".
17. "If by random whim, one occurs to me. If necessary, leave paper stains on the grey utility pole."

Answer: I Should Be Allowed to Think

This song from the "John Henry" album, is a tribute to a city where it is illegal to think. This song was written as a protesting segment, and it's based on a poem by Allan Ginsburg.
18. "You know the rabid child is still tuning in; chess piece face's patience must be wearing thin."

Answer: Hey, Mister DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal

This song was released as a single after "Flood" was released. It was put on the 1991 singles compilation album, "Miscellaneous T".
19. "Drug trip, it's not a drug trip so you feel a bit insulted; Space walk, it's like a space walk with the corresponding weight loss, and you're nothing but air, with your hand in the air, and your shoelaces tied up together with care."

Answer: Nightgown of the Sullen Moon

Another song from the "Miscellaneous T" compilation, but this song was released before "Flood".
20. "Chinese people were fighting in the park. We tried to help them fight, no one appreciated that. Martin X was mad when they outlawed bell bottoms. Ten years later they were sharing the same cell."

Answer: Purple Toupee

This song is from the album "Lincoln". What kind of bugs me about this song is the fact that on each album it's on, it is not the closing song, and this song was made to be a closing song.
21. "Other people were too sentimental, always worrying about their hair, got tired of wasting all my time, now I'm not worrying at all."

Answer: Another First Kiss

Another one of the band's soft songs. This song from the "Mink Car" album is almost like a sibling to "Pet Name".
22. "No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful."

Answer: Don't Let's Start

The band's first single, as well as their debut music video. This song is also on their first album, but it's not the opening song (at least not on the American version).
23. "We kissed on the subway in the middle of the night. I held your hand, you held mine, it was the best night of my life."

Answer: New York City

This song is on the "Factory Showroom" album. I don't need to explain anything about the song, because the title really says it all.
24. "I heard a sound. I turned around. I turned around to find the thing that made the sound."

Answer: Fingertips

This song is a suite of 21 extremely short songs. This suite is on the "Apollo 18" album, and the lyric above is the 16th of the 21 songs. "Apollo 18" is my personal favorite TMBG album, which includes other great songs such as "The Guitar", "Mammal", and "The Statue Got Me High".
25. "I'd be fired if that were my job after killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts."

Answer: Birdhouse in Your Soul

This song is undeniabley the #1 blockbuster hit by They Might Be Giants. This is the opening song on the album "Flood" (after a brief introduction track).
Source: Author aquabomber37

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