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4 Owl City quizzes and 45 Owl City trivia questions.
1.
  Do You Know Your Owl City?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's find out how much you really know about Owl City.
Average, 10 Qns, hipeople, Dec 04 11
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  Owl City's "Ocean Eyes"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I'll give you a lyric from the album, "Ocean Eyes," and you tell me what song it's from. Includes some bonus tracks. Enjoy!
Average, 15 Qns, zebra101, Dec 05 11
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  Owl City's "All Things Bright And Beautiful"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you a lyric from the Owl City CD "All Things Bright And Beautiful" and you tell me the song. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, zebra101, Aug 22 13
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  Owl City    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a simple quiz about Owl City. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, daphney09, Mar 22 23
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Owl City Trivia Questions
1. "In the dust on my cellar staircase, a pair of footprints followed me, I saw a flicker in the fake fireplace, blinked again but there was nothing to see." What song are these lyrics from?

From Quiz Owl City's "All Things Bright And Beautiful"

Answer: Angels

"Angels" is a single from the CD. The CD, "All Things Bright And Beautiful", was released in 2011. It is Owl City's third album. Owl City is another name for Adam Young.

2. What was Owl City's second release, and first full length studio album?

From Quiz Owl City

Answer: Maybe I'm Dreaming

The EP "Of June" was their first release, followed by "Maybe I'm Dreaming", then "Ocean Eyes". "All Things Bright And Beautiful" is Owl City's fourth release.

3. What song is this line from? "They fill the open air, and leave teardrops everywhere. You'd think me rude, but I would just stand and stare."

From Quiz Do You Know Your Owl City?

Answer: Fireflies

This song was released as a single off of "Ocean Eyes", and had huge success all over the world. It reached the top ten rank in ten countries, and number one in six other countries. The song has a basic message of catching fireflies in a young man's room when he cannot sleep. But the fireflies also stand for an unwillingness to grow up, and wanting to keep onto those childhood memories.

4. "Roller coaster through the atmosphere, I'm drowning in this starry serenade, where ecstasy becomes cavalier, my imagination's taking me away." What song is it?

From Quiz Owl City's "All Things Bright And Beautiful"

Answer: Alligator Sky

"Alligator Sky" is one of the CD's singles. The song features the rapper Shawn Chrystopher. There is also a non-rap version of the song.

5. "If all the roads were paved with ice that wouldn't thaw or crack I could skate from Maine to Nebraska Then on to Alaska and back" What song is it from?

From Quiz Owl City's "Ocean Eyes"

Answer: The Tip Of The Iceberg

"The Tip Of The Iceberg" is a love song. Owl City consists of one person, Adam Young. He was born on July 5, 1986 in Owatonna, Minnesota.

6. Who is the founder/creator of Owl City?

From Quiz Owl City

Answer: Adam Young

Adam Young originally began making music in his parents' basement. Under the name Owl City, he posted some of his songs on MySpace and iTunes, selling about 2,000 tracks a week.

7. The song "Hello Seattle" was originally on what album?

From Quiz Do You Know Your Owl City?

Answer: Of June

There is also a version of "Hello Seattle" on "Ocean Eyes", but the original version was on "Of June". As of 2010, neither version has been released as a single, but both are still very popular among the fans.

8. "But that's clearly not a lot to crow about, cause when the stars silhouette me, I'm scared they'll forget me, and flicker out." What song is it?

From Quiz Owl City's "All Things Bright And Beautiful"

Answer: Honey And The Bee

"Honey And The Bee" features Breanne Düren. "All Things Bright And Beautiful" has received mixed reviews. "Newsday" gave the CD an A-, and "Entertainment Weekly" gave it a B-. "The Guardian" and "Rolling Stone" both gave it two out of five stars, while "USA Today" gave it three out of four stars.

9. "Breathe and I'll carry you away into the velvet sky And we'll stir the stars around And watch them fall away into the Hudson Bay" What song is it?

From Quiz Owl City's "Ocean Eyes"

Answer: On The Wing

"On The Wing" is another love song. There's another version of this song on his first album, "Maybe I'm Dreaming". "Maybe I'm Dreaming" came out in 2008.

10. Adam Young wrote this song for his girlfriend that was away at the time. He would just "sit on the front porch all night, waist deep in thought." What song am I referring to?

From Quiz Do You Know Your Owl City?

Answer: Vanilla Twilight

"Oh, if my voice could reach back through the past, I'd whisper in your ear, Oh darling, I wish you were here." This song was also released as a single off "Ocean Eyes", but did not have as big a success as "Fireflies." It has become fairly well known in terms of a love song, however.

11. "I am not my own For I have been made new Please don't let me go I desperately need you" Which song is it from?

From Quiz Owl City's "Ocean Eyes"

Answer: Meteor Shower

"Meteor Shower" is a very short song. It is about finding God. Many of Owl City's songs have religious aspects.

12. When was the album "Ocean Eyes" released (what year)?

From Quiz Owl City

Answer: 2009

"Of June" was released in 2007. "Maybe I'm Dreaming" was released in 2008. "Ocean Eyes" was released in 2009.

13. What goes in this blank? "So tell me darling do you wish we'd _______?"

From Quiz Do You Know Your Owl City?

Answer: fall in love

This is from "The Saltwater Room," which had a version on both "Maybe I'm Dreaming" and "Ocean Eyes". It is a duet between Adam Young and Breanne Duren, singing about when they see each other, how they feel at home with each other, and how they wish they'd fall in love.

14. What is Adam's middle name?

From Quiz Owl City

Answer: Randal

Although Adam doesn't state his middle name in biographies, he does have a middle name.

15. Which song is this line from? "I'll be out of my mind, and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon."

From Quiz Do You Know Your Owl City?

Answer: Hot Air Balloon

"I'll be out of my mind, and you'll be out of ideas pretty soon, So let's spend the afternoon in a cold hot air balloon." This was originally released as a single song on iTunes, but was later released on the deluxe edition of "Ocean Eyes". Adam Young states this song is "a carefree song about adventure and exploration."

16. "Your spirit is sweet, so pull off your sheet, and give me a ghost of a smile, show me your teeth, cause you're teddy beneath, so just grin and bear it a while." What song do these lyrics come from?

From Quiz Owl City's "All Things Bright And Beautiful"

Answer: Plant Life

"Plant Life" features Matt Thiessen. Adam Young can play many instruments, including the keyboard, guitar, banjo, accordion, and drums. He writes his own music, too.

17. "Swallow a drop of gravel and blacktop 'Cause the road tastes like Wintergreen The wind and rain smell of oil and octane Mixed with stale gasoline" What song is this from?

From Quiz Owl City's "Ocean Eyes"

Answer: Cave In

Of "Cave In", Adam Young said that it "captures in just a few words, all my hopes and dreams." "Ocean Eyes" sold more than 18,000 copies in its first week.

18. What month was the album "Of June" released?

From Quiz Owl City

Answer: December

The exact release date is December 16, 2008. Following the success of the album "Ocean Eyes", "Of June" was re-released by Universal Republic. The album has seven songs.

19. "Met a girl with a graceful charm, but when beauty met the beast he froze, got the sense I was not her type, by black eye and bloody nose." To what song do these lyrics belong?

From Quiz Owl City's "All Things Bright And Beautiful"

Answer: Deer In The Headlights

"Deer In The Headlights" is a single from the CD. It is about the singer trying to find love.

20. "The sun hung from a string Looking down on the world as it warmed over everything" Which song are these lyrics from?

From Quiz Owl City's "Ocean Eyes"

Answer: If My Heart Was A House

"If My Heart Was A House" is one of the deluxe edition bonus tracks. It is a love song.

21. Who helped Adam write the song "The Bird And The Worm"?

From Quiz Owl City

Answer: Matthew Thiesen

Breanne Duren: background vocals and keyboard. Daniel Jorgenson: Vibes (guitar and xylophone on live performances) Laura Musten: Violin They all help during live performances.

22. "I survived, a dreadful accident, in the car crash of the century." These are the opening lines to what song?

From Quiz Owl City's "All Things Bright And Beautiful"

Answer: Hospital Flowers

"Hospital Flowers" features Joan Young, Adam's mother. Along with Owl City, Adam Young is also known as Sky Sailing and Port Blue. He has released music under both names as well.

23. "We drank the great lakes like cold lemonade And both got stomach aches sprawled out in the shade" What song are these lyrics from?

From Quiz Owl City's "Ocean Eyes"

Answer: Hot Air Balloon

"Hot Air Balloon" is one of the deluxe edition bonus tracks. There are eight songs on the deluxe edition, including two songs that are remixes of other songs on the album.

24. Which instrument does Adam play?

From Quiz Owl City

Answer: Accordion

Adam can play the piano, keyboard, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, violin, cello, accordion, drums and xylophone.

25. "If you're my girl Swirl me around your room with feeling And as we twirl The glow in the dark stars on your ceiling Will shine for us" What song is this from?

From Quiz Owl City's "Ocean Eyes"

Answer: The Bird And The Worm

"The Bird And The Worm" is a love song. Like most of his songs, it is very upbeat.

26. Which Owl City song was used in the movie "Legend Of The Guardians"?

From Quiz Owl City

Answer: To The Sky

Again, all of these are Owl City songs. "Sky Diver" is in the album "Maybe I'm Dreaming", "The Airway" is in the album "Of June" and "On The Wing" is in the album "Ocean Eyes".

27. What phrase is missing here? "If you cut me I suppose I would bleed the color of the _________"

From Quiz Do You Know Your Owl City?

Answer: evening stars

"If you cut me I suppose I would bleed the color of the evening stars. You can go anywhere you wish, 'cause I'll be there wherever you are." This is from "The Technicolor Phase," which was released on "Maybe I'm Dreaming". It was also on the soundtrack for Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland."

28. "The princess in her flowerbed, pulled the jungle underground, where cherry bombs stain the blackbird's red, and explosions never make a sound." What song is it?

From Quiz Owl City's "All Things Bright And Beautiful"

Answer: Kamikaze

Owl City has a song on the soundtrack for the movie "The Smurfs 2", which came out in 2013. It is called "Live It Up". He also has songs on the soundtracks of "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" (2010) and "The Croods" (2013).

29. "Home will always be here, unseen, outta sight Where I disappear and hide I think dreamy things as I'm waving goodbye So I'll spread out my wings and fly" What song is it?

From Quiz Owl City's "Ocean Eyes"

Answer: Umbrella Beach

"Umbrella Beach" is one of Owl City's singles. The song ranked number twelve on the UK Dance (The Official Charts Company).

30. Where was Adam born?

From Quiz Owl City

Answer: Ottumwa

born in Ottumwa IA but raised in Owattona MN which is one of the cities in Steele County, Minnesota, USA. Adam moved out of his parents' house before he started recording the songs in "All Things Bright And Beautiful."

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