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The Answer is Blowing in the Wind Quiz

This quiz is multiple choice. The songs in question are from multiple genres; they all have just one thing in common, and that's the wind.

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

Author
MaryNRob

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
417,674

Updated
Sep 27 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these wind songs begins with the lyrics? "Goodbye Norma Jeane, Though I never knew you at all." Hint

"Goodbye Norma Jeane" Elton John

"Tumblr Weed" Troubadour

"Blowing In The Wind" BillyWild

"Candle In The Wind" Elton John

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Question 2 of 10

2. This wind song was written and sung by one of country music's legendary singer/songwriters. Which wind song are these the lyrics to?

"If life is like a candle bright, death must be the wind" Hint

"Too Old To Die Young" Moe Bandy

"Rainy Day Woman" Waylon Jennings

"Forever And Ever Amen" Randy Travis

"Too Young To Feel This Old" Garth Brooks

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which wind song are these lyrics from?

"Just a fool to believe
I have anything she needs" Hint

"Pure Country" George Straight

"Have You Ever Seen The Rain" CCR

"Candle In The Wind" Elton John

"She's Like The Wind" Patrick Swayze

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Question 4 of 10

4. Here is another wind song; which song do these words belong to?

"It seems like yesterday
but it was long ago"
Hint

"Ropin The Wind" Tommy T Bone Hood

"Against The Wind" Bob Seger

"She's Like The Wind" Patrick Swayze

"Fire And Rain" James Taylor

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Question 5 of 10

5. Another great wind song, in which song would you find these lyrics?

"I close my eyes
only for a moment,
and the moment's gone" Hint

"Windy" The Association

"Kicking Up Dust" Luke Bryant

"Dust In The Wind" Kansas

"Digging Up Bones" Randy Travis

6. Can you name the song?

"After all the jacks are in their boxes
And the clowns have all gone to bed
You can hear happiness
Staggering on down the street
Footprints dressed in red
And the wind whispers"
Hint

"When The Wind Blows" David Bowie

"The Wind Whispers" Jimi Hendrix

"The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix

"The Wind & The Willows" Kenneth Graham

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which song are these lyrics from?

"Blow like you're never gonna blow again.
I'm calling to you like a long lost friend.
But I know who you are" Hint

"Windy" The Association

"Against The Wind" Bob Seger

"Ride The Wild Wind" Queen

"Seminole Wind" John Anderson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Next on my songs about wind quiz, what song is this?

"Get your head down, baby
We're gonna ride tonight
Your angel eyes are shining bright
I wanna take your hand
And lead you from this place
Gonna leave it all behind
Come join the human race" Hint

"She's Like The Wind" Kansas

"Winds Of Change" Garth Brooks

"Against The Wind" Bob Seger

"Ride The Wild Wind" Queen

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Question 9 of 10

9. This is a verse from the song that inspired this quiz, what song is it?

"Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?" Hint

"The Wind Cries" Jimi Hendrix

"Wild Wind" Queen

"The Wind" Janet Jackson

"Blowing In The Wind" Bob Dylan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Last but not least, on my wind songs quiz - from the "Beaches" soundtrack, what is the title of this song?

"It must have been cold there in my shadow,
To never have sunlight on your face
You were content to let me shine, that's your way
You always walked a step behind"
Hint

"Winds Of Change" Scorpions

"Mercy Of The Wind" A Million Eyes

"Colors of the Wind" Judy Kuhn

"The Wind Beneath My Wings" Bette Midler

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these wind songs begins with the lyrics? "Goodbye Norma Jeane, Though I never knew you at all."

Answer: "Candle In The Wind" Elton John

"Candle in the Wind" from Elton John. Originally the song was in memory of Marilyn Monroe but was revised in 1997 as a tribute to Princess Diana.

2. This wind song was written and sung by one of country music's legendary singer/songwriters. Which wind song are these the lyrics to? "If life is like a candle bright, death must be the wind"

Answer: "Too Old To Die Young" Moe Bandy

"Till I'm Too Old to Die Young" is a song recorded by American country music artist Moe Bandy. It was released in February 1987 as the second single from his album, "You Haven't Heard the Last of Me".

3. Which wind song are these lyrics from? "Just a fool to believe I have anything she needs"

Answer: "She's Like The Wind" Patrick Swayze

From Patrick Swayze, with backup vocals by Wendy Fraser, "She's Like The Wind" is from the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack. Patrick Swayze also starred in the leading male role in the movie!

4. Here is another wind song; which song do these words belong to? "It seems like yesterday but it was long ago"

Answer: "Against The Wind" Bob Seger

"Against the Wind" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Bob Seger for his eleventh studio album of the same name.

5. Another great wind song, in which song would you find these lyrics? "I close my eyes only for a moment, and the moment's gone"

Answer: "Dust In The Wind" Kansas

"Dust in the Wind" is a song recorded by American progressive rock band Kansas and written by band member Kerry Livgren, first released on their 1977 album "Point of Know Return."

6. Can you name the song? "After all the jacks are in their boxes And the clowns have all gone to bed You can hear happiness Staggering on down the street Footprints dressed in red And the wind whispers"

Answer: "The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix

Hendrix wrote the song as a reconciliatory love song for his girlfriend in London, Kathy Etchingham.

7. Which song are these lyrics from? "Blow like you're never gonna blow again. I'm calling to you like a long lost friend. But I know who you are"

Answer: "Seminole Wind" John Anderson

"Seminole Wind" is about greed and explores this topic through the story of the Seminole war chief Osceola whose ghost cries out over the destruction of the land.

8. Next on my songs about wind quiz, what song is this? "Get your head down, baby We're gonna ride tonight Your angel eyes are shining bright I wanna take your hand And lead you from this place Gonna leave it all behind Come join the human race"

Answer: "Ride The Wild Wind" Queen

"Ride the Wild Wind" was composed by Roger Taylor, who recorded a demo with his own vocals. The definitive album version however, is sung by Freddie Mercury.

9. This is a verse from the song that inspired this quiz, what song is it? "Yes, and how many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky?"

Answer: "Blowing In The Wind" Bob Dylan

Written and performed by Bob Dylan in 1962, and released as a single and on an album in 1963. Many artists have recorded it since, notably Peter, Paul, and Mary, Joan Baez, the Staple Singers and more. The motivation and inspiration for this entire quiz.

10. Last but not least, on my wind songs quiz - from the "Beaches" soundtrack, what is the title of this song? "It must have been cold there in my shadow, To never have sunlight on your face You were content to let me shine, that's your way You always walked a step behind"

Answer: "The Wind Beneath My Wings" Bette Midler

Bette Midler recorded a version of the song "Wind Beneath My Wings", for the soundtrack of the 1988 drama "Beaches", in which she also starred as singer CC Bloom.

Source: Author MaryNRob

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