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  Not Everyone Walks Like an Egyptian    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Who Does What in the Bangles Song?
"Walk Like an Egyptian" was the Bangles' first number-one hit in the US, topping the Billboard charts in 1987. Let's look at the lyrics and see who was doing what.
Average, 10 Qns, ubermom, Oct 18 23
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  Bangles Lyrics   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
All songs are heard on a Bangles album, from their original run in the '80s. I give you a lyric, you give me the song title.
Average, 15 Qns, VickiPeterson, Jul 21 11
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  The Bangles: General   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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This quiz is on some of the better known information concerning the popular 80s all-girl band, The Bangles.
Average, 10 Qns, VickiPeterson, Jul 21 11
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  Bangles "Everything" Lyrics   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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These are all lyrics from The Bangles 1990 album "Everything". All you have to do is match the lyric to the song title.
Average, 10 Qns, jaynestown, May 08 11
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The Bangles Trivia Questions
1. "Now I wonder every time that you hold me, Should I question anything you have told me" What under appreciated song is this lyric from?

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: Restless

"Restless" was from their debut album, "All Over The Place", written by Vicki Peterson and Susanna Hoffs. Vicki Peterson was the main singer.

2. From which song is the line "Denny was king he'd rock the place, dressed like a working girl from outer space" from?

From Quiz Bangles "Everything" Lyrics

Answer: Glitter Years

"Glitter Years" is one of three tracks on the album sung by bass player Michael Steele. She also co-wrote the song with David White who also had a hand in the production of a number of remix versions of an earlier Bangles hit, "A Hazy Shade Of Winter".

3. "Emotion is a virtue, For you it is your one, your fatal flaw" What early hit was this line heard in?

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: Hero Takes A Fall

"Hero Takes A Fall" was from the album "All Over The Place", written by Vicki Peterson and Susanna Hoffs. Susanna Hoffs was the main voice. This song was later released as a single, and was the group's first hit song.

4. What hit single did the Bangles record for the film, "Less Than Zero"?

From Quiz The Bangles: General

Answer: Hazy Shade of Winter

Although the band had played their adaption of Simon and Garfunkel's song, "Hazy Shade of Winter" many times before in concerts, it wasn't released as a single until late in their career (1987).

5. The following lyric is from which song? "When you're gone I like to try on all your clothes"

From Quiz Bangles "Everything" Lyrics

Answer: In Your Room

"In Your Room" was the first single to be taken from the album, reaching number 5 in the US charts but, disappointingly, only number 35 in the UK charts.

6. "I remember eyes that shined As they looked so hard, back into mine" What song is this lyric from?

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: I'll Set You Free

This single from "Everything" was the last single released before the group had officially broken up, although "Everything I Wanted" came out the next year. "I'll Set You Free" was written by guitarist and singer Susanna Hoffs, with Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro.

7. After their breakup in 1989, which Bangle went on to release two albums in a moderately successful solo career?

From Quiz The Bangles: General

Answer: Susanna Hoffs

In the years that the Bangles were apart, Susanna Hoffs was the only one to pursue a solo career. Vicki Peterson played as a guitarist and vocalist in Continental Drift, Debbi Peterson drummed in a group called Kindred Spirit, and Michael Steele played bass in the short-lived group, Crash Wisdom.

8. From what song is this a lyric? "She writes the note that will excuse her from this world".

From Quiz Bangles "Everything" Lyrics

Answer: Bell Jar

"Bell Jar" was written by sisters Vicki & Debbi Peterson and was the B-Side to the first single off of the album, "In Your Room".

9. "Six o'clock already, I was just in the middle of a dream" This is the first line of what Bangles' song?

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: Manic Monday

This song was a single from "Different Light", and the Bangles' first hit, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and UK. It is also known for being written by '80s megastar, Prince, under the pseudonym "Christopher", a character he had played in a movie.

10. "Winding through the hot night without my headlights" is a lyric from which song?

From Quiz Bangles "Everything" Lyrics

Answer: Crash And Burn

"Crash And Burn" is the last of the 13 tracks on the album.

11. "Denny was the king, he'd rock the place, Dressed like a working girl from outer space" What tune is this lyric from?

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: Glitter Years

"Glitter Years", was written by bassist Michael Steele, who also provided the vocals to this song. The "Everything" song describes a time in the early 70's, back when Steele was still a part of another early all girl band, The Runaways. In an interview, she describes the experience, "So after the whole Runaway experience, I was like, 'I will never do another all girl band. Ever!' I guess uh, never say never."

12. In the early years of their popularity, Annette Zilinskas dropped out to join her boyfriend's band, and was soon replaced. Who was not in the original Bangles lineup?

From Quiz The Bangles: General

Answer: Michael Steele

When Annette Zilinskas left the band, the Bangles needed a bass player, and they had to get one fast so the record company didn't walk out. Luckily, the band soon discovered Michael Steele, who was experienced in all-girl bands, as she had been in the original lineup of the Runaways. Steele proved to be the perfect addition, and performed with the band through the 80s, and joined again when the band reunited, until she quit the band in 2005.

13. Which song is this lyric from? "And when I'm lost in a dream you are all I can see, all alone in the night I'm waiting for you"

From Quiz Bangles "Everything" Lyrics

Answer: Be With You

"Be With You" was the third track off of the album to be released as a single, but unlike the previous single, "Eternal Flame", wasn't particularly successful, failing to break in to the Top 20 in either the US or UK charts.

14. "50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Gotta be a place where they can't find me Watchin' all those bridges burn behind me" What rockin' song is this lyric from?

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: Crash And Burn

Sung by Vicki Peterson, this song is known for being played at the infamous Houston Road Concert. The band and all the fans were packed on a brand new overpass in Houston, and one song got all the fans moving in sync. The overpass started to move back and forth, and at one point Susanna Hoffs had had enough, taking her guitar off right in the middle of the stage and walking off.

15. One of their biggest hits, "Manic Monday", was not written by the Bangles. Who wrote the song for them?

From Quiz The Bangles: General

Answer: Prince

"Manic Monday" was the first smash hit for the Bangles. It was penned by the 80's megastar Prince, under the pseudonym of Christopher. He had listened to the band's earlier album, "All Over The Place", and liked it so much he wrote a song for them.

16. "Hey, who am I to lay the blame, when it's all a game to you" is a line from which song?

From Quiz Bangles "Everything" Lyrics

Answer: Make A Play For Her Now

"Make A Play For Her Now" was written by guitarist Vicki Peterson and Vinnie Vincent who also contributed to several songs on Kiss' "Creatures Of The Night" album, and in fact replaced guitarist Ace Frehley just prior to Kiss' "10th Anniversary" tour.

17. "It's there when he walks, there when he smiles, Kisses your cheek, disappears for a while Nothin' in the world's gonna cramp his style" What Banglerific song is this line out of?

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: He's Got A Secret

The 9th track on the album "All Over The Place" is sung by Susanna Hoffs, the rhythm guitarist. The song is one of the most recognizable of the album, with a prominent opening guitar riff.

18. Name the song that this line comes from: "I remember words that fell like coins in to a wishing well"

From Quiz Bangles "Everything" Lyrics

Answer: I'll Set You Free

"I'll Set You Free" was the fourth and final track off of the album to be released as a single, although it was only released in the UK and only just scraped in to the charts at number 74.

19. "Say my name, sun shines through the rain My whole life, so lonely, then you come and ease the pain" Please tell me you know this one! What Bangles mega hit contains these words?

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: Eternal Flame

Four months after this single climbed the charts and stopped at number one, the Bangles had a split that had them apart for a decade. The band attributed the split to lack of communication, loss of control over management, relentless touring schedules, and feeling estranged from a lot of the music they were making. Guitarist Vicki Peterson talks about it in an interview for a "Behind The Music" Bangles episode: "Eternal Flame is a beautiful song. Why are we doing it? Whitney Houston could have a hit with it."

20. Probably a bit easy, but what song is this a line from? "A whole life so lonely and then you come and ease the pain"

From Quiz Bangles "Everything" Lyrics

Answer: Eternal Flame

"Eternal Flame" was written by Susanna Hoffs, Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and reached number one in both the UK and US charts in 1989. A cover version by Atomic Kitten also reached the number one spot in the UK 12 years later!

21. From which song is "You fly in circles around the dark side of your soul" a line?

From Quiz Bangles "Everything" Lyrics

Answer: Watching The Sky

"Watching The Sky" was written by Vicki Peterson & Susanna Hoffs and was the B-Side to "I'll Set You Free"

22. Singer and rhythm guitarist Susanna Hoffs trained to be a dancer for many years of her life, and took the skills with her to the concerts, where she would sometimes amaze crowds by doing what?

From Quiz The Bangles: General

Answer: Sliding into a split while playing guitar

Susanna Hoffs had grown up wanting to be a dancer, but ended up going into music. She didn't forget what she could do though, and would often slide into a split onstage while playing guitar. She has recently acknowledged that they are one of the things from the 80s that won't be coming back.

23. "I said: Hey there, Where you going with that UB40 in your hand" What "All Over The Place" song has this lyric?

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: Going Down To Liverpool

Although "Going Down To Liverpool" is often identified as one of the Bangles' signature songs, it is actually a cover. The original was actually done by Katrina And The Waves, written by band member Kimberly Rew (He also wrote "Walking On Sunshine" for Katrina And The Waves"). The Bangles also made a promotional music video, directed by Susanna Hoffs' mother. It showed the band being driven to a concert, and singing the song along to the radio. Leonard Nimoy, of "Star Trek" made a cameo as the driver.

24. Fill in the missing words in this fractured lyric: "Hey, you better listen, Cause, I'm warning you, _______________________ With a complicated girl"

From Quiz Bangles Lyrics

Answer: Love is never simple

Complicated Girl was written by Michael Steele, the bassist, and she also provides the vocals for this "Everything" song. She has explained in concert that the song was inspired by a good friend of hers who was dating a "Complicated Girl".

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