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A Message Trivia Quiz

Coldplay released the song "A Message" in 2005. Can you figure out some random facts based on the lyrics of the song? Good luck!

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

Author
Lpez

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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370,874

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. The song starts with the lyrics: "My song is love, love to the loveless shown". This line, as a few others in the song, is based on "My Song Is Love Unknown", a hymn written by Samuel Crossman in 1664! Which English composer, known for composing many pieces, most notably "Fantasy-Sonata" and "The Holy Boy: A Carol of the Nativity", composed the melody in which the song frequently sung in? Hint

John Ireland

David Bedford

William Corkine

Margaret Essex

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Question 2 of 10

2. The song continues with "And it goes on, you don't have to be alone". Which boy band released "You Don't Have To Be Alone" in 2000 as a soundtrack for the movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"? Hint

One Direction

Backstreet Boys

Take That

NSYNC

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Question 3 of 10

3. The next stanza starts with: "Your heavy heart is made of stone, and it's so hard to see you clearly, You don't have to be on your own". Which of the following options better explains what the expression "heart of stone" means? Hint

Happy

Cold

Full of love

Depressed

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Question 4 of 10

4. Then the chorus of the song begins, with the sentence: "And I'm not gonna take it back". Which of these artists never released a song titled "Take It Back"? Hint

Ed Sheeran

Cream

Queen

Pink Floyd

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Question 5 of 10

5. The second line of the chorus says: "And I'm not gonna say, 'I don't mean that'", which kind of reminds me of a certain U.S. President who often didn't mean the words that came out of his mouth, such as "misunderestimate", and quotes like "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.".

Which Republican president is he? Hint

Barack Obama

George W. Bush

Ronald Reagan

Gerald Ford

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Question 6 of 10

6. Still on the chorus, the song says: "You're the target that I'm aiming at". Which of these people has won several darts tournaments, and is regarded as one of the best darts players of all time? Hint

Tiger Woods

John McEnroe

Phil Taylor

David Beckham

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Question 7 of 10

7. The chorus ends with "And I get that message home". Which of these materials was not featured in one of the homes of the pigs in the fable "The Three Little Pigs"? Hint

Straw

Nails

Wood

Bricks

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Question 8 of 10

8. The song continues: "My song is love, my song is love, unknown, and I'm on fire for you, clearly". Which of these books could be related to fire? Hint

The Catcher in the Rye

Fahrenheit 451

To Kill a Mockingbird

Brave New World

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Question 9 of 10

9. The last stanza of the song begins with: "And I'm not gonna stand and wait, not gonna leave it until it's much too late"

Which sonnet by John Milton ends with the line "They also serve who only stand and wait"? Hint

Lycidas

Upon the Circumcision

On His Blindness

On the Morning of Christ's Nativity

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Question 10 of 10

10. The song concludes with "On a platform, I'm gonna stand and then say, that I'm nothing on my own, and I love you, please come home"

Which of these would fit the definition of "platform" speaking in computer terms? Hint

iPad

USB

Keyboard

Windows 2000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: John Ireland

John Ireland was a rather prolific composer, who created an incredible amount of chamber and church music, music for orchestras, and even the soundtrack for the 1946 movie "The Overlanders".

The lyrics of "A Message" were inspired by this hymn, often classified as church music.

Answer: NSYNC

NSYNC was an American boy band that was active from 1995 to 2002. It was formed by Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Lance Bass. "You Don't Have To Be Alone" was one of their lesser known singles, and was used as a soundtrack for the movie "How The Grinch Stole Christmas".

Answer: Cold

Having a heart of stone, or in this case a heart made of stone, means that you're a cold person, who has no sympathy and/or is cruel. This line in the song refers to a woman being too cold in her thoughts and actions.

4. Then the chorus of the song begins, with the sentence: "And I'm not gonna take it back". Which of these artists never released a song titled "Take It Back"?

Answer: Queen

Cream's version was released in 1967 as part of the album "Disraeli Gears", while Pink Floyd released it in 1994 in their final album, "The Division Bell". In 2014, Ed Sheeran also released a song with the same title.

Artists such as Reba McEntire, Snot and Toddla T have all released songs titled "Take It Back".

Answer: George W. Bush

President Bush, who was in office from 2000 to 2008, messed up so many times, his expressions went on to be known as "Bushisms", mainly referring to the way he used the language in formal speeches, in other words, saying stuff in the wrong places.

Among other famous "Bushisms" are "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" in South Carolina, and "I'm the commander, see. I don't need to explain".

Answer: Phil Taylor

Phil Taylor, an Englishman, has won more than 200 professional darts tournaments. In 2010, he became the first man to hit two nine-dart finishes in one match.

McEnroe is a tennis player, while Beckham played soccer and Woods is a golfer.

7. The chorus ends with "And I get that message home". Which of these materials was not featured in one of the homes of the pigs in the fable "The Three Little Pigs"?

Answer: Nails

"The Three Little Pigs" is a rather old story, and basically follows the plot of three pigs trying to protect themselves from a wolf. The first two pigs build their houses with straw and wood, respectively, making them easy to bring down by the wolf. However, the third pig proves to be the smartest, by building a house with bricks.

The fable has been adapted several times, including adaptations by Disney and Warner Brothers.

8. The song continues: "My song is love, my song is love, unknown, and I'm on fire for you, clearly". Which of these books could be related to fire?

Answer: Fahrenheit 451

Authored by Ray Bradbury, "Fahrenheit 451" describes a society in which the job of firemen is not to extinguish fires, but to provoke them by burning books, as they were outlawed. The book has been banned and censored in several occasions, which is ironic since the book focuses on censorship.

9. The last stanza of the song begins with: "And I'm not gonna stand and wait, not gonna leave it until it's much too late" Which sonnet by John Milton ends with the line "They also serve who only stand and wait"?

Answer: On His Blindness

This poem, written approximately in the 1650s, could actually be considered somewhat autobiographical, as Milton was blind at the time of writing. John Milton, of English nationality, is particularly known today for his poem "Paradise Lost".

10. The song concludes with "On a platform, I'm gonna stand and then say, that I'm nothing on my own, and I love you, please come home" Which of these would fit the definition of "platform" speaking in computer terms?

Answer: Windows 2000

A platform is a system in which different programs can run, like Windows 2000, which was preceded by Windows NT 4.0. Developed by Microsoft and released, as the name suggests, in 2000, this system offered features like Windows Desktop Update and introduced Windows Installer.

Source: Author Lpez

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