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Quiz about The Pogues Guess Which Song
Quiz about The Pogues Guess Which Song

The Pogues: Guess Which Song Trivia Quiz


We give you a sentence, you give us the song from which it was taken. Sounds easy, right?

A multiple-choice quiz by meshkenet. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
meshkenet
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
83,815
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
651
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Question 1 of 15
1. "Life's a bitch, then you die: black hell" Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. "We have the song of the chochona
We have brandy and half corona
And Leonardo and his accordione
And calamari and macaroni"
Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. "Five green bottles sitting on the floor
And I wish to Christ I wish to Christ that I had fifteen moore"
Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"

Answer: (Think thoroughly (5 words))
Question 5 of 15
5. "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


Question 6 of 15
6. "A curse upon you Oliver Cromwell
who raped our motherland
I hope you're rotting down in hell for the horrors that you sent"
Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. "Billy saw the Arabs and he had 'em on the run
When he got 'em in the range of his sub-machine gun
Then he had the Israelis in his sights, went a ra-ta-ta
And they ran like Shiites"
Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. "When they put the electrodes
In your brain
Even your Mother won't know you're sane"
Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. "Now Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of ours
Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks
When he'd had too many Powers"
Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. "Get up out of bed you
And clean out cell"
Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. "I went up to Capel street to the Jewish moneylender
But he wouldn't give me a couple of bobs for the auld man's red suspenders"
Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. "Take a stroll down by the sea and walk along the pier
Then I slipped and hit my head, now's the time to fear
See the surface, see the rocks, see my past pass swiftly by
Feel the water in my lungs and wake up screaming for my life"
Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. "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"

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 14 of 15
14. "Finally found a place they could never reach
Sipping singha beer on Pattaya Beach
Singha beer don't ask no questions
Singha beer don't tell no lies"
Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. "Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night"

Answer: (Four Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Life's a bitch, then you die: black hell"

Answer: Hell's Ditch

A very optimistic song about life and love...yeah...sure...
Frankly one of the most depressing songs, if you listen to the lyrics.
2. "We have the song of the chochona We have brandy and half corona And Leonardo and his accordione And calamari and macaroni"

Answer: Fiesta

The Pogues' Spanish is questionable at best.
3. "Five green bottles sitting on the floor And I wish to Christ I wish to Christ that I had fifteen moore"

Answer: Boys from the County Hell

I had trouble finding non "objectionable" lyrics in that one, but it's still a very good song...
4. "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"

Answer: Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Just thought we'd give you a free point
5. "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

Title track of their 1988 album.
6. "A curse upon you Oliver Cromwell who raped our motherland I hope you're rotting down in hell for the horrors that you sent"

Answer: Young Ned of the Hill

Sorry, no pun. That's it. Good song, and not sung by Shane.
7. "Billy saw the Arabs and he had 'em on the run When he got 'em in the range of his sub-machine gun Then he had the Israelis in his sights, went a ra-ta-ta And they ran like Shiites"

Answer: Billy's Bones

One of the fastest paced songs, with "Sit Down By the Fire" and "The Haunting".
8. "When they put the electrodes In your brain Even your Mother won't know you're sane"

Answer: Cotton Fields

9. "Now Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of ours Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks When he'd had too many Powers"

Answer: Sally MacLennane

10. "Get up out of bed you And clean out cell"

Answer: The Auld Triangle

No comment. It's good, it's just really slow...
11. "I went up to Capel street to the Jewish moneylender But he wouldn't give me a couple of bobs for the auld man's red suspenders"

Answer: Waxie's Dargle

Scream your head off!
12. "Take a stroll down by the sea and walk along the pier Then I slipped and hit my head, now's the time to fear See the surface, see the rocks, see my past pass swiftly by Feel the water in my lungs and wake up screaming for my life"

Answer: Blue Heaven

But the music is so joyful!
13. "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"

Answer: Sea Shanty

14. "Finally found a place they could never reach Sipping singha beer on Pattaya Beach Singha beer don't ask no questions Singha beer don't tell no lies"

Answer: House of the Gods

Always listen to the lyrics, you might just learn something.
15. "Sinatra was swinging, All the drunks they were singing We kissed on a corner Then danced through the night"

Answer: Fairytale in New York

One of my favorite Christmas songs.
Source: Author meshkenet

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