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4 Violent Femmes quizzes and 40 Violent Femmes trivia questions.
1.
  Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The best part of "Kiss Off" is the count of reasons to kiss off. Do you know it?
Easier, 10 Qns, bookworm78, Aug 11 17
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  Violent Femmes    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I think that the Violent Femmes never get noticed much and I wanted to make a lyric quiz from their most known songs. This may be for die hard fans of the band.
Average, 10 Qns, queenie76, Oct 13 03
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  Violent Femmes Songs and Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I was shocked that there were no Violent Femmes quizzes around, so for you die-hard fans (or even those with a passing interest), here is the first. Should be pretty easy.
Tough, 10 Qns, timence, Jan 14 07
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4.
  Violent Femmes !    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz for all fans of the Violent Femmes. Good Luck!
Average, 10 Qns, LMN, Oct 14 11
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Violent Femmes Trivia Questions
1. "I take one, one, one cause you ____ me..." Which word fills the blank?

From Quiz Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

Answer: left

Violent Femmes formed in Milwaukee with singer/guitarist Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie and percussionist Victor DeLorenzo in 1982.

2. Finish this lyric: "Specials favors come in 31 flavors we're out of...... pass the lifesavers"

From Quiz Violent Femmes

Answer: mints

Gordon Gano on lead vocals began playing guitar in 6th grade.

3. In the song 'Kiss Off', what does Gordon say 8 was for?

From Quiz Violent Femmes Songs and Lyrics

Answer: 'I forget what 8 was for'

'1,1,1 cause you left me and 2,2,2 for my family and 3,3,3 for my heartache and 4,4,4 for my headache and 6,6,6 for my sorrow and 7 no tomorrow and 8,8, I forget what 8 was for but 9,9,9 for my lost god and 10 for EVERYTHING!'

4. "...and two, two, two for ______..." Which two words complete this line?

From Quiz Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

Answer: my family

Brian Ritchie came up with the band's oxymoronic name, using the word "femme" - a slang term for wimps.

5. "When I'm walkin' I strut my stuff and I'm so...."

From Quiz Violent Femmes

Answer: strung out

Gordon met bandmate Brian Ritchie in a punk club the night before he was to perform at the Nationl Honors Society ceremony at his high school.

6. Which song are these lyrics part of : "My girlfriend she's at the end, she is starting to cry"?

From Quiz Violent Femmes !

Answer: Blister In The Sun

7. In what are 'the mother and the kid, the guy and his date' waiting?

From Quiz Violent Femmes Songs and Lyrics

Answer: a bus

Easy one that, it's in the title.

8. "...and three, three, three for my _____..." From what ailment does the singer suffer for three?

From Quiz Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

Answer: heartache

"Kiss Off" was written by Gordon Gano.

9. "Why can't I get just one...."

From Quiz Violent Femmes

Answer: kiss

The first album was recored on Slash Records.

10. Which Culture Club song did the Femmes do on their "Why Do Birds Sing" album?

From Quiz Violent Femmes !

Answer: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

The guys did a classic version of the song! Gordon with vocals, Brian playing the bouzouki, and Victor on the tranceaphone, plus much more.

11. What line immediately precedes 'I want lots of pretty chicks'?

From Quiz Violent Femmes Songs and Lyrics

Answer: 36-24-36

An allusion to the so-called 'perfect' female measurements.

12. "...and four, four, four for my _____..." Do you know what the singer suffers for four?

From Quiz Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

Answer: headache&headaches

"Kiss Off" comes from the band's 1993 self-titled debut album.

13. "I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent...."

From Quiz Violent Femmes

Answer: record

This line was a result of performing a ballad to breaking into "Gimmie the Car" at the National Honors Society ceremony in high school. The kids loved it, but the teachers suspended Brian and Gordon from school.

14. In the song 'I Held Her in My Arms', finish the line: 'I was with a girl, but I felt like I was with a ____'

From Quiz Violent Femmes Songs and Lyrics

Answer: boy

A little odd that one.

15. "...and five, five, five for my..." what?

From Quiz Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

Answer: lonely

"Kiss Off" can also be found on "Triple J Live at the Wireless" (1991), "Add it Up" (1993), "Sedated in the Eighties Vol 2" (1994), "MTV's 120 Minutes Live" (1998), "Viva Wisconsin" (1999) and the "Violent Femmes Deluxe Edition" (2002).

16. "Please, Please, Please do not....."

From Quiz Violent Femmes

Answer: go

In 1982 Violent Femmes recorded their self-titled album. The album has since gone platinum while never entering the Billboard Top 200!

17. Which band member lists "Encyclopedia Salesman" as one of their previous occupations?

From Quiz Violent Femmes !

Answer: Gordon Gano

According to the Official Website, both Encyclopedia Salesman and Swordsman (?) are listed as previous jobs.

18. Which country did 'She' go to, leaving him in misery, in the song from the album 'Rock'?

From Quiz Violent Femmes Songs and Lyrics

Answer: Germany

'She went to Germany, went there without me, she went to Germany, left me in misery.' Great song.

19. "...and six, six, six for my _____..." What does the singer feel for six?

From Quiz Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

Answer: sorrow

"Kiss Off", the original version, is only 2 minutes, 56 seconds.

20. "My girlfriend she said....."

From Quiz Violent Femmes

Answer: yes

Brian Ritchie made up the name Violent Femmes.

21. Where did the band get together and begin playing?

From Quiz Violent Femmes !

Answer: Wisconsin, United States

22. From the same album ('Rock'), what is life according to the song title?

From Quiz Violent Femmes Songs and Lyrics

Answer: An adventure

'Life is an adventure, made for an adventurer, made just for the boy who can grow up strong and become a man'.

23. "...and seven, seven, n-n-n-no _____..." What will there not be for seven?

From Quiz Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

Answer: tomorrow

"Kiss Off" has been covered by The Caravans, Cracktorch, Richard Davies, Tim Friese-Greene, Heligoland, Icicle Works, Nine Men's Morris, Oo Oo Wa, The Promise, Wally Shoup and Swindle.

24. "What do I have to do to prove my ....to you".

From Quiz Violent Femmes

Answer: love

It is said that the little girl on the first album was the daughter of Lowell George, of the band Little Feat.

25. In the song "World We're Living In", Gordon sings "Girlfriend is not my _________."

From Quiz Violent Femmes !

Answer: Girlfriend

This song is from the album "3". The section of song goes: "Girlfriend is not my girlfriend / my neighbor is not my lover / boyfriend is not my boyfriend / my brother is not my lover / behavior is not my behavior / my neighbor is not my savior / didn't you notice the world that we're living in."

26. "... and eight, eight _________..." What does the singer say about eight?

From Quiz Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

Answer: I forget what eight was for

The chorus of the song is "You can all just kiss off into the air, behind my back I can see them stare. They'll hurt me bad, but I won't mind. They'll hurt me bad, they do it all the time."

27. "You can all just ..... into the air."

From Quiz Violent Femmes

Answer: kiss off

In 1984 the Femmes recorded the album "Hallowed Ground".

28. In the 'Country Death Song', who does the man kill?

From Quiz Violent Femmes Songs and Lyrics

Answer: His youngest daughter

He pushes her down a well, and at the end of the song he's on his way to the barn to hang himself. Horrible words but a strangely addictive tune!

29. "...and nine, nine, nine for a ______..." Which two words complete the line for nine?

From Quiz Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

Answer: lost god

From allmusic.com: "There's sort of a justified paranoia here, in that the singer expects to be treated with undisguised contempt, and often is. Yet in the midst of all this pain and confusion, he draws a curious strength from his acceptance of (or, perhaps, resignation to) the torment."

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