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Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad Trivia Quiz

Another Meatloaf and Steinman classic -- but how well do you really know it? See if you can choose the right lyrics to fill in the spaces I've missed. All questions are multiple choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by Midget40. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Midget40

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
297,002

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1741

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (6/10), Guest 24 (8/10), calmdecember (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which lyrics are missing from the opening stanza?

"Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't gettin' us nowhere
I told you everything I possibly can
There's nothing left inside __________ " Hint

of me

of here

my heart

my soul

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. What could she do all night?

"And maybe you can __________ all night
But that'll never change the way that I feel" Hint

talk

try

weep

cry

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. What's the snow doing outside?

"The snow is really __________ outside
I wish you wouldn't make me leave here" Hint

building up

falling down

coming down

piling up

4. What words are missing in this verse?

"I poured it on and I poured it out
I tried to show you just how much I care
I'm __________ words and I'm too hoarse to shout
But you've been cold to me so long
I'm crying icicles instead of tears" Hint

tired of

lost for

out of

short on

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. What won't you find on the beach?

"And all I can do is keep on telling you
I want you, I need you
But-there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you
Now don't be sad
'Cause two out of three ain't bad

You'll never find __________ on a sandy beach" Hint

a diamond

your gold

an emerald

what's lost

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. What type of street does he describe?

"You'll never drill for oil on a __________ street" Hint

city

New York

busy

pretty

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. What lyrics are missing from this line?

"I know you're looking for a ruby in a __________ of rocks
But there ain't no Coup de Ville hiding at the bottom
of a Cracker Jack box"
Hint

valley

big pile

mountain

hillside

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. What can't he get the girl out of?

"There's only one girl that I will ever love
And that was so many years ago
And though I know I'll never get her out of my __________
She never loved me back
Ooh I know" Hint

mind

life

soul

heart

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Which adjective is missing from these lyrics?

"I remember how she left me on a __________ night
She kissed me and got out of our bed" Hint

steamy

winters

frosty

stormy

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. What word is missing here?

"And though I pleaded and I begged her not to walk out that door
She packed her bags and __________ right away
And she kept on telling me
She kept on telling me ..." Hint

went

walked

turned

left

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which lyrics are missing from the opening stanza? "Baby we can talk all night But that ain't gettin' us nowhere I told you everything I possibly can There's nothing left inside __________ "

Answer: of here

"Two out of Three Ain't Bad" was Meat Loaf's second solo hit.

The first was "You Took the Words Right Out of my Mouth" and it was followed by "Paradise By The Dashboard Light."

2. What could she do all night? "And maybe you can __________ all night But that'll never change the way that I feel"

Answer: cry

It was the final song written but the fifth track on the 1977 "Bat Out Of Hell" album. Like the rest of the album, it was written by Jim Steinman.

It became one of their highest-charting US releases - reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

3. What's the snow doing outside? "The snow is really __________ outside I wish you wouldn't make me leave here"

Answer: piling up

The song's video was very simple - Steinman playing the piano and Meatloaf singing.

There is an error in the video's continuity with Meat Loaf wearing a red scarf in some shots and not in others.

4. What words are missing in this verse? "I poured it on and I poured it out I tried to show you just how much I care I'm __________ words and I'm too hoarse to shout But you've been cold to me so long I'm crying icicles instead of tears"

Answer: tired of

Bonnie Tyler performed a cover version in 1996 on her "Free Spirits" album. Her rendition made it into the top ten in the UK airplay charts.

5. What won't you find on the beach? "And all I can do is keep on telling you I want you, I need you But-there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you Now don't be sad 'Cause two out of three ain't bad You'll never find __________ on a sandy beach"

Answer: your gold

"Bat Out Of Hell" is one of the best selling albums ever, worldwide.

It had sold approx 43 million copies by 2007 and still sells about 200,000 copies a year.

6. What type of street does he describe? "You'll never drill for oil on a __________ street"

Answer: city

Rolling Stone magazine compiled a list of 'the 500 greatest albums of all time' in 2003.

"Bat Out Of Hell" was ranked at number 343.

7. What lyrics are missing from this line? "I know you're looking for a ruby in a __________ of rocks But there ain't no Coup de Ville hiding at the bottom of a Cracker Jack box"

Answer: mountain

"Bat Out Of Hell" initially had much more success in the UK and Australia than at home in the US.

It remained on the UK album charts for 474 weeks.

8. What can't he get the girl out of? "There's only one girl that I will ever love And that was so many years ago And though I know I'll never get her out of my __________ She never loved me back Ooh I know"

Answer: heart

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation conducted a poll in 2006 to determine Australia's most popular albums.

"Bat Out Of Hell" was voted in at number nine.

9. Which adjective is missing from these lyrics? "I remember how she left me on a __________ night She kissed me and got out of our bed"

Answer: stormy

Thirty years after its release, in 2007, the album won the 'Classic Album' award at the third annual "Classic Rock Roll Of Honour" award show.

10. What word is missing here? "And though I pleaded and I begged her not to walk out that door She packed her bags and __________ right away And she kept on telling me She kept on telling me ..."

Answer: turned

Steinman wanted the album to reflect his input and asked for equal billing on the album's title with "Jim Steinman presents...", but the record company would not agree.

"Songs by Jim Steinman" does appear on the cover but Meat Loaf definitely gets the top billing.

Meat Loaf has said he believes this was the beginning of the problems between the pair.

Source: Author Midget40

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