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Quiz about The Wonder Stuff Single Lyrics
Quiz about The Wonder Stuff Single Lyrics

The Wonder Stuff - Single Lyrics Quiz

Probably of more interest to UK music fans than anyone else, one of my favourite bands had 16 top 40 hits in their homeland. I'll give you a lyric and you tell me which single it's from. Simple, eh?

A multiple-choice quiz by DUFFMONKEY. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
DUFFMONKEY
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
94,600
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
223
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Question 1 of 15
1. "Me, I like to think that life is like a drink, and I'm hoping that it tastes like bourbon" Hint


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2. "It would be great to die together on the first day of the year, because then we'd be quite legendary, could you volunteer?" Hint


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3. "Imagine the surprise when he opened his eyes, and I'd run the lawnmower over his thighs." Hint


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4. "I didn't like you very much when I met you, and now I like you even less." Hint


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5. "Feeling like we never felt, smelling like we never smelt." Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. "I've finally got to talk to you and I've told you just exactly how I felt."

Answer: (One Word. Number one with popular Mancunian funnyman)

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Question 7 of 15
7. "Over and over and over and over, the radio's on but I don't hear a song." Hint


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8. "It's happened to me. It won't happen to everyone." Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. "These streets used to look big, this town used to look like a city." Hint


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10. "She's taken all my vitamins, used up my lighter fuel, I'm sure she stole all of my pencil lead in school." Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. "I'd like my trousers pressed and my shoes shined up by a rich girl." Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. "I've been a long term disappointment to myself." Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. "Are you happy now? Are you happy now? Happy now? Are you happy now?" Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. "But now I need a hug and now I need a love." Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. "Well I know that it's hard and I know that it's tough, when each thing you give me is just not enough." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Me, I like to think that life is like a drink, and I'm hoping that it tastes like bourbon"

Answer: The Size of a Cow

 The first top ten hit for the band.
2. "It would be great to die together on the first day of the year, because then we'd be quite legendary, could you volunteer?"

Answer: Don't Let Me Down, Gently

 Number 19 hit for Miles and co. in 1989.
3. "Imagine the surprise when he opened his eyes, and I'd run the lawnmower over his thighs."

Answer: Welcome to the Cheap Seats

 The late great Kirsty MacColl was featured on this top ten hit.
4. "I didn't like you very much when I met you, and now I like you even less."

Answer: Unbearable

 Originally released in 1988, this became a top 20 hit when re-issued after the band had split up.
5. "Feeling like we never felt, smelling like we never smelt."

Answer: Hot Love Now

 The band's last "proper" top 20 single.
6. "I've finally got to talk to you and I've told you just exactly how I felt."

Answer: Dizzy

 Originally a hit for Tommy Roe back in the sixties. Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff had one of the novelty hits of the year.
7. "Over and over and over and over, the radio's on but I don't hear a song."

Answer: Who Wants to be the Disco King?

 The first hit single NOT to be featured on an album.
8. "It's happened to me. It won't happen to everyone."

Answer: On the Ropes

 Their last top ten hit - a 4-track ep, once again highlighting the quality of the band's B-sides. The band get soaked in the video!
9. "These streets used to look big, this town used to look like a city."

Answer: Caught In My Shadow

 The video featured the band busking in Birmingham with some slightly bemused looking coppers looking on!
10. "She's taken all my vitamins, used up my lighter fuel, I'm sure she stole all of my pencil lead in school."

Answer: Golden Green

 A folksy little offering from the Stuffies...
11. "I'd like my trousers pressed and my shoes shined up by a rich girl."

Answer: Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More

 This was the band's first top 75 hit way back in 1988.
12. "I've been a long term disappointment to myself."

Answer: Circlesquare

 The "dance version" of the video just featured the band performing in front of a blank white background, with Miles wearing a very fetching pair of sunglasses, whereas the main video was a black and white live affair.
13. "Are you happy now? Are you happy now? Happy now? Are you happy now?"

Answer: Full Of Life (Happy Now)

 Disappointingly, this peaked at number 28 on the UK chart. Not long afterwards, Miles announced the band was splitting up, citing that they were not as popular as they used to be. Ah well, it was good while it lasted.
14. "But now I need a hug and now I need a love."

Answer: A Wish Away

 This was the first song that really caught my attention, from the band's amazing debut album "The Eight Legged Groove Machine".
15. "Well I know that it's hard and I know that it's tough, when each thing you give me is just not enough."

Answer: It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby

 First top 40 hit for the band - peaking at number 40!!
Source: Author DUFFMONKEY

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