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16 R.E.M. quizzes and 190 R.E.M. trivia questions.

R.E.M. Albums popular trivia quiz

Ordering Quiz

10 Qns

For this quiz, you need to put the R.E.M. studio albums listed in the correct order of release date, from earliest to latest. Not all R.E.M. albums are listed, just the first ten studio albums.

Easier, 10 Qns, ramonesrule, Dec 31 21

Easier
ramonesrule
Dec 31 21
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"Nightswimming" and other R.E.M. songs

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I will give you the first line of an R.E.M. song and you need to name that song.

Average, 10 Qns, ramonesrule, Jun 25 20

Average
ramonesrule
Jun 25 20
187 plays

The R.E.M. Alphabet of Songs

Multiple Choice

25 Qns

Ok, I give you the lyric, you give me the song it is taken from. The song titles are in alphabetical order. The first one begins with a number. Good luck!

Tough, 25 Qns, Bazalinhio, Aug 20 03

Tough
Bazalinhio
2039 plays

The Time's Still Ripe to Rhyme with Stipe

Multiple Choice

25 Qns

Another "complete the lyric" quiz for R.E.M., covering their songs from "Out of Time" (1991) to "Around the Sun" (2004). Remember, a Michael Stipe lyric is NOT guaranteed to rhyme... OR to make any sense!

Average, 25 Qns, d2407, Jan 14 05

Average
d2407
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In Time: The Best Of R.E.M 1988-2003

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

Just read the lyrics and choose which song they are from. All songs are from the album 'In Time: The Best Of REM 1988-2003' - my favourite R.E.M album ever!

Average, 15 Qns, smiley_scarly, Mar 12 06

Average
smiley_scarly
810 plays

The Time is Ripe to Rhyme with Stipe

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

Michael Stipe's lyrics run the gamut from moving to impenetrable. Here are lyric excerpts from R.E.M. songs from the 1980s. Try to pick the next line, remembering that you can't always count on a rhyme, or logic, when Michael Stipe is involved!

Average, 15 Qns, d2407, Jan 11 05

Average
d2407
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Random R.E.M. Stuff

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz deals mostly with lyrics, but it should be pretty easy for the true R.E.M. fan. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, lizzybipper, Jul 22 11

Average
lizzybipper
2984 plays

R.E.M. Lyrics

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

For avid R.E.M. fans, this should be simple! Good Luck.

Easier, 10 Qns, curtisplittleton, Jan 31 11

Easier
curtisplittleton
3163 plays

Ipod Shuffle 24: R.E.M.

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The iPod is playing some great alt-college rock by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee R.E.M.! General trivia, following the iPod shuffle format.

Difficult, 10 Qns, berenlazarus, Nov 06 11

Difficult
berenlazarus
279 plays

10.

R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts"

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

If you know this song, then this quiz should be a breeze. I really love it and think it's such a beautiful song that I wanted to share it with everyone. Enjoy.

Average, 10 Qns, Tigress31, Dec 22 03

Average
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Quick Question

Which state are R.E.M. from? (I know not all the members were originally from there, the answer is where the band formed)?

From Quiz "Music: R.E.M."

11.

Music: R.E.M.

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Should be fairly easy if you're an R.E.M. fan.

Average, 10 Qns, bacardiandlime, Feb 04 06

Average
bacardiandlime
3068 plays

12.

R.E.M. (1982-1986 only)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A fun game for any R.E.M. die-hard. I'll give you the song name and you get to pick the correct album or EP on which it was released. Remember, only albums or EP's from 1982-1986 will be among the choices. Enjoy!

Average, 10 Qns, Zeron7, Jan 22 06

Average
Zeron7
1451 plays

13.

Impossible R.E.M.?

Multiple Choice

5 Qns

My first quiz attempt. R.E.M. is my favorite band since 1982 and I am challenging R.E.M. fans. More R.E.M. trivia to come.

Average, 5 Qns, murmur, Aug 29 18

Average
murmur
Aug 29 18
2984 plays

14.

The R.E.M. Quiz

Multiple Choice

5 Qns

This is a short quiz for R.E.M. fans.

Average, 5 Qns, YOPAPA, Sep 16 14

Average
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Still more difficult REM

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

You asked for it, you got it. More questions on the 'greatest american rock band'. These are the most difficult yet!!

Difficult, 10 Qns, murmur, Mar 18 02

Difficult
murmur
1306 plays

16.

Hard R.E.M. Trivia

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

If you know the answers to these, you are a real fan. I am a 32-year-old-man living in the body of a 3-month-old baby. My parents think it's amazing that their little kid can type and surf the web, but I've been doing it for years. I don't understand.

Tough, 10 Qns, flaccidshaft, Feb 18 12

Tough
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1110 plays

R.E.M. Trivia Questions

1. Which R.E.M. song begins with the lyrics "Oh, life is bigger, it's bigger than you, and you are not me"?

From Quiz "Nightswimming" and other R.E.M. songs

Answer: Losing My Religion

Released in 1991, "Losing My Religion" was an unlikely hit for the band. It was written around guitarist Peter Buck's attempts to learn how to play mandolin and wasn't the record company's choice as first single from the album "Out of Time." It went on to reach number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and won two Grammy Awards and six MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year and Best Group Video.

2. We'll open the quiz with the one of the most critically acclaimed albums in R.E.M.'s discography: "Automatic for the People". A band member from what band provides string arrangements on "Nightswimming" and "Everybody Hurts"?

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 24: R.E.M.

Answer: Led Zeppelin

John Paul Jones, former band member of Led Zeppelin, worked with R.E.M. on "Automatic for the People". The album had six singles. It has been my experience that there are a handful of albums that become a constant mainstay in one's life. "Automatic for the People", along with Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited", Love's "Forever Changes", and The Doors' "The Doors" are four such albums for me.

3. Which song are these lyrics from?: 'You're plasticine. That is obscene.'?

From Quiz In Time: The Best Of R.E.M 1988-2003

Answer: Electrolite

The lyrics go: 'Twentieth century go and sleep. You're plasticine. That is obscene. That is obscene. You are the star tonight. You shine electric outta sight. You light eclipsed the moon tonight. Elecrolite.' R.E.M. decided on their name by flicking through a dictionary.

4. What words come next in this R.E.M. lyric? "The bull and the bear are marking their territories"

From Quiz The Time's Still Ripe to Rhyme with Stipe

Answer: They're leading the blind with their international glories

"Daysleeper," the first single from 1998's "Up," their first work after drummer Bill Berry left the group. The song is about people who work the night shift then have to sleep during the daylight hours using blindfolds and sound machines to cut them off from outside sensation. Michael Stipe said that the members of R.E.M. are a bunch of daysleepers.

5. What line correctly completes the REM lyric quoted below? "Beside yourself if radio's gonna stay Reason: It could polish up the grey Put that, put that, put that up your wall"

From Quiz The Time is Ripe to Rhyme with Stipe

Answer: That this isn't country at all

"Radio Free Europe" from 1983's "Murmur." It was their first hit song, albeit to a fairly underground audience, although it was also exposed on such mainstream shows as "American Bandstand." Murmur later won Rolling Stone magazine's album of the year honor for 1983 - not bad for their first full-length record.

6. "When your day is long, and the night, the night is ___________."

From Quiz R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts"

Answer: yours alone

This song is off of R.E.M.'s 1992 "Automatic for the People" album, which was certified 2x platinum that very year. In 1993, it was certified 3x platinum, and again in 1995, it was certified 5x platinum. The album also includes two other popular R.E.M. hits entitled "Drive" and "Man on the Moon."

7. 'Secrete in secret in secret in the ruin. Secluded in a maker stone not only deadlier but smarter too'

From Quiz Hard R.E.M. Trivia

Answer: '1,000,000'

Album: Chronic Town (EP).

8. What town is R.E.M. from?

From Quiz The R.E.M. Quiz

Answer: Athens, Georgia

R.E.M. still contributes to their hometown. The group tries to protect its landmarks there.

9. 'Gold and silver shine'

From Quiz R.E.M. Lyrics

Answer: Shiny Happy People

10. Name the college town R.E.M.. still calls home?

From Quiz Impossible R.E.M.?

Answer: Athens, GA

11. Pick the song from which this line is taken: 'I skipped the part about love'

From Quiz Music: R.E.M.

Answer: Low

12. "Nightswimming deserves a quiet night" begins which R.E.M. song which is performed by only two members of the band, Michael Stipe and Mike Mills?

From Quiz "Nightswimming" and other R.E.M. songs

Answer: Nightswimming

The song "Nightswimming" is included on the album "Automatic for the People" and was released as a single in 1993. It's a ballad about a group of friends who go skinnydipping at night, features only singer Michael Stipe and bassist Mike Mills and includes a string arrangement by John Paul Jones, formerly of Led Zeppelin.

13. Which song is this lyric from: 'The papers wouldn't lie.'?

From Quiz In Time: The Best Of R.E.M 1988-2003

Answer: Bad Day

'The Papers wouldn't lie! I sigh, not one more. It's been a bad day. Please don't take a picture.' R.E.M. officially stands for 'rapid eye movement', but it has been said that the band's name stood for 'rapid ear movement'.

14. Read the REM lyrics below and pick the line that comes next. "I forgot my shirt at the water's edge The moon is low tonight Nightswimming deserves a quiet night"

From Quiz The Time's Still Ripe to Rhyme with Stipe

Answer: I'm not sure all these people understand

The beautiful "Nightswimming" from 1992's "Automatic for the People." Strings, a piano, a recorder, and Stipe's vocal worked beautifully together, virtually forming images from words and sound.

15. Pick the line that correctly completes the REM lyrics shown below. "Another chance has been engaged To throw Thoreau and rearrange You are following this time"

From Quiz The Time is Ripe to Rhyme with Stipe

Answer: I beg you not beg to rhyme (blow your horn)

"Finest Worksong" from 1987's "Document." Among the more popular interpretations of the song is that it's about rearranging one's priorities.

16. "When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well __________."

From Quiz R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts"

Answer: hang on

The video for this song won a total of 4 MTV video music awards in September of 1994. They include "Breakthrough Video," "Best Direction (Jake Scott)," "Best Editing (Pat Sheffield)," and "Best Cinematography."

17. Letter A: "You're gonna be a star!"

From Quiz The R.E.M. Alphabet of Songs

Answer: All The Way to Reno

This is a cracking tune, the second single to be released from the "Reveal" album.

18. 'Can't Get There From Here'

From Quiz R.E.M. (1982-1986 only)

Answer: 'Fables of the Reconstruction'

Released in 1985.

19. What REM album won 'Best Album of the Year' at the 1985 College Music Journal awards?

From Quiz Still more difficult REM

Answer: Fables of the Reconstruction

20. 'The animals, how strange. Try, try to stick it in.'

From Quiz Hard R.E.M. Trivia

Answer: 'West of the Fields'

Album: Murmur.

21. Which rock producer has helped produce the most albums (besides R.E.M.)?

From Quiz The R.E.M. Quiz

Answer: Scott Litt

Scott Litt's producing duties were noted on such albums as 'Document', 'Green', and 'Out Of Time'.

22. 'The stars are the greatest thing you'll ever see and they're there for you'

From Quiz R.E.M. Lyrics

Answer: You Are the Everything

23. Who's the lead singer of R.E.M.?

From Quiz Random R.E.M. Stuff

Answer: Michael Stipe

24. What is the name of the record shop where Peter Buck worked prior to the bands start?

From Quiz Impossible R.E.M.?

Answer: Wuxtry's

It is where Michael and Peter first met.Peter thought Michael must be cool.Every time he came into the store he had 2 girls on his arms. (Peter later found out they were his sisters).

25. Which album includes 'How the West Was Won and Where it Got Us' ?

From Quiz Music: R.E.M.

Answer: New Adventures in Hi-Fi

26. This fast-paced and very verbose R.E.M. song which features many references starts with the lyrics "That's great it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, and aeroplanes". Name that song.

From Quiz "Nightswimming" and other R.E.M. songs

Answer: It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

This song is included on the 1987 album "Document" and was released as a single that same year. It is a fast-paced song with references to people who share the same initials - Lenny Bruce, Leonid Brezhnev and Lester Banks. The song has been included in many TV shows and movies, including in "Independence Day" just before the alien signal is received and in "Chicken Little". It's a popular go-to impending doomsday song.

27. What classic rock group actually recorded an album with R.E.M. minus Michael Stipe after R.E.M. covered one of their songs?

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 24: R.E.M.

Answer: The Troggs

In 1991, R.E.M. recorded The Troggs' hit "Love is All Around" for the radio show "Rockline". The Troggs' manager heard about the recording, and ultimately R.E.M. and The Troggs met and in 1992 released a collaboration album called "Athens Andover", after the hometown of R.E.M. (Athens, Georgia) and The Troggs (Andover, Hampshire). Bill Berry, Mike Mills, and Peter Buck recorded the album with The Troggs. Michael Stipe was not involved in the recording. The band recorded "Love is All Around" a second time for the soundtrack "I Shot Andy Warhol" and it was included on the 1997 single "How the West Was Won And Where It Got Us" as a B-Side.

28. Which song contains the following lyric: 'Like a hurt lost and blinded fool'?

From Quiz In Time: The Best Of R.E.M 1988-2003

Answer: Losing My Religion

'Like a hurt lost and blinded fool. Oh no I've said too much. I set it up.' The video for this song was banned in Ireland for religious reasons.

29. What line correctly completes the REM lyric quoted below? "I had a mind to try to stop you Let me in, let me in I've got tar on my feet and I can't see"

From Quiz The Time's Still Ripe to Rhyme with Stipe

Answer: All the birds look down and laugh at me

"Let Me In" from 1994's "Monster." This was Michael's plea to his friend Kurt Cobain, the lead singer for Nirvana, who'd killed himself earlier that year.

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