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Quiz about Cole Porter Lyrics
Quiz about Cole Porter Lyrics

Cole Porter Lyrics Trivia Quiz


They've been heard on the Broadway stage and in movie theaters. They've been recorded by stars such Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, and Frank Sinatra. How closely have you been listening to the words?

A multiple-choice quiz by chicagojanet. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
chicagojanet
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
365,459
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
383
Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 160 (3/10), pughmv (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The song "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" lists types of people and animals who "do it." Which of the following is NOT included? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which song includes the lines, "In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked down as something shocking"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who regrets that she's unable to lunch today? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What activity brings back the sound of music so tender? (Even the palms seem to be swaying.) Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. According to "Night and Day," what does a voice within me keep repeating? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following words applies if the night is young, the skies are clear, and you want to go walking, dear? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I get a kick out of you. But which of the following does NOT give me a kick? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In "Where Is the Life that Late I Led?" which of the following does the singer regret? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which song includes the promises, "If you're ever in a jam, here I am" and "if they ever put a bullet in your brain, I'll complain"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. According to the song "I Love Paris", when exactly do I love Paris? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The song "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" lists types of people and animals who "do it." Which of the following is NOT included?

Answer: Highland lads in their kilts

Cole Porter wrote "Let's Do It" in 1928. It's impossible to know exactly what lines have never been used in other renditions, since cabaret singers often create their own verses, frequently based on current events. I particularly love the couplets penned by Noel Coward, which include the following:

"The Belgians and Greeks do it,
Nice young men who sell antiques do it"

"Monkeys whenever you look do it,
Aly Khan and King Farouk do it"

"Each man out there shooting crap does it,
Davy Crockett in that dreadful cap does it"
2. Which song includes the lines, "In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked down as something shocking"?

Answer: Anything Goes

"Anything Goes", "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "All That Jazz" all relish the decadence of modern times. "Thoroughly Modern Millie" is from the musical by the same name. "All That Jazz" was written by Kander and Ebb for the musical "Chicago". "So What" is from the musical "Cabaret".
3. Who regrets that she's unable to lunch today?

Answer: Miss Otis

"Miss Otis Regrets" tells the story of a woman who strayed down in lover's lane. When she awoke and found her dream of love was gone, she got a gun and shot her lover down. The mob came and dragged her away and strung her on the old willow across the way. All of which is more than enough reason not to be able to keep a lunch appointment.
4. What activity brings back the sound of music so tender? (Even the palms seem to be swaying.)

Answer: When they begin the Beguine

"Begin the Beguine" was introduced in the 1935 musical "Jubilee" but became popular after it was recorded by Artie Shaw and included in "Broadway Melody of 1940" and Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell danced to it. The other answers are lyrics from other musicals. "The Way You Look Tonight" was written by Jerome Kern; "On the Street Where You Live" was written by Lerner and Lowe. And "flying so high with some guy in the sky" is a lyric from "I Get a Kick Out of You", which was written by Porter.
5. According to "Night and Day," what does a voice within me keep repeating?

Answer: You, you, you

"Night and Day" was written for the 1932 musical "The Gay Divorcee." Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance one of their most famous pieces to the song. It was one of Porter's biggest hits, and the 1946 Hollywood film about his life starring Cary Grant is titled "Night and Day." (FYI, the film is highly fictionalized...ignoring things such as Porter's homosexuality.)
6. Which of the following words applies if the night is young, the skies are clear, and you want to go walking, dear?

Answer: De-lovely

Of course, it's also delightful, delectable, delicious, delirious, dilemma, de limit, and deluxe.

The song "It's De-Lovely" was introduced by Bob Hope and Ethel Merman in "Red, Hot and Blue" and later used in the musical "Anything Goes". "De-Lovely" is the name of a 2004 movie that tells Porter's life story through productions of some of his most famous tunes.
7. I get a kick out of you. But which of the following does NOT give me a kick?

Answer: Champagne

The lyrics to "I Get a Kick Out of You" have been changed over the years to avoid censure.

The original lyrics included the following lines:

"I shouldn't care for those nights in the air
That the fair Mrs. Lindbergh goes through"

They are replaced with the following in most recordings:

"Flying too high with some guy in the sky
Is my idea of nothing to do"

"I get no kick from cocaine" is sometimes replaced with "Some like the perfume in Spain."
8. In "Where Is the Life that Late I Led?" which of the following does the singer regret?

Answer: Scandalous doings in the ruins of Pompeii

Lines such as "scandalous doings in the ruins" illustrate Porter's mastery of internal rhyme. Other examples are "do do that voodoo that you do so well" from "You Do Something to Me," and "I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop" from "You're the Top".
9. Which song includes the promises, "If you're ever in a jam, here I am" and "if they ever put a bullet in your brain, I'll complain"?

Answer: Friendship

Many of Porter's songs celebrate romantic love. "Friendship", from "Anything Goes", is a tribute to the platonic relationship (friendship, friendship, a perfect blendship) between schemers Reno Sweeney and Moonface Martin. It also shows off Porter's ability to generate endless rhymes to a pattern: "If you're ever in a mess, SOS," "If you ever land in jail, I'm your bail," and "If they ever black your eyes, put me wise."
10. According to the song "I Love Paris", when exactly do I love Paris?

Answer: In the winter, when it drizzles

The wrong answers give a nod to songs from other musicals by other composers:
- "When fall nips in the air" is from "If Ever I Would Leave You", written by Lerner and Loewe for "Camelot";
- "In the summertime, when the living is easy" is from "Summertime", written by George Gershwin for "Porgy and Bess";
- "When a robin's on the wing" is from "It Might as Well Be Spring", written by Rogers and Hammerstein for "State Fair".
Source: Author chicagojanet

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