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Alanis Lyrics Trivia Quiz

These are some of my favourite Alanis lyrics taken from all the songs she has released. I'll give you the lyric, you find the right word to fill in the blank.

A multiple-choice quiz by zizsplat. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
zizsplat

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
214,873

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
546

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Question 1 of 10

1. When describing her relationship with this person, Alanis says "With you I suffered a(n)___" Hint

Expansion

Breakup

Heartache

Explosion

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Must be strangely exciting to watch the _____". What alliterative phrase follows? Hint

Stoic squirm

Shepherd meet shepherd

Stoic swim

Shepherd squirm

3. "Well what about the man that I saw ____in the emergency room bleeding after beating his kid and she threw a shoe at his head and I think what he did was wrong." What word describes the person in the emergency room? Hint

sitting

crying

lying

handcuffed

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I wouldn't have compromised as much so much of _____ for fear of
having you hating me". What would Alanis not have compromised? Hint

myself

my dreams

my life

my friends

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fill in the blank:
"I wonder which crime is the biggest, forgetting you or forgetting myself, had I heeded the wisdom of the latter, I would have naturally _____ the former." Hint

healed

remembered

loved

forgotten

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Bringing these into the light shakes their foundation and clears my sight. Now my ______ is/are the only thing that limits the bar and its rise to the heights." What word completes the lyric?
Hint

imagination

creations

dreams

thoughts

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Question 7 of 10

7. "You are a ____ who cares for his brothers." What is he?
Hint

angel

creature

man

wordsmith

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Question 8 of 10

8. "I don't want to live on someday when my motto is ____". What word comes next?
Hint

last month

today

last week

right now

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Question 9 of 10

9. "My generosity has me _____ by this my sense of duty to offer". What has her generosity done to her?
Hint

unable

disabled

manhandled

frustrated

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Never too hot never too cold/You make your best ____too hot to hold." Fill in the blank. Hint

aim

shot

try

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When describing her relationship with this person, Alanis says "With you I suffered a(n)___"

Answer: Expansion

From "Simple Together", a song off of "Feast on Scraps" where she describes a break up and her disappointment that it did not work out as she had anticipated.

2. "Must be strangely exciting to watch the _____". What alliterative phrase follows?

Answer: Stoic squirm

I love how she incorporates so much philosophy into her songs. From "Uninvited" off of the "City of Angels" movie soundtrack.

Answer: handcuffed

This line actually comes before the one that I find interesting - the idea that we can't always express our opinions and have to censor ourselves in case others feel judged.

The segment goes like this:

"'well what about the man that I saw handcuffed in the emergency room bleeding after beating his kid and she threw a shoe at his head.
I think what he did was wrong and I would've had a hard time feeling compassion for him.'
I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged."

From "I Was Hoping"

4. "I wouldn't have compromised as much so much of _____ for fear of having you hating me". What would Alanis not have compromised?

Answer: myself

From "Your Congratulations." A theme in a lot of her songs is comprimising and giving up elements herself for someone else, usually a man.

5. Fill in the blank: "I wonder which crime is the biggest, forgetting you or forgetting myself, had I heeded the wisdom of the latter, I would have naturally _____ the former."

Answer: loved

This is from my all-time favourite, yet sadly underknown song, "Sorry to Myself". It's full of wonderful lines.

6. "Bringing these into the light shakes their foundation and clears my sight. Now my ______ is/are the only thing that limits the bar and its rise to the heights." What word completes the lyric?

Answer: imagination

From "Excuses".

7. "You are a ____ who cares for his brothers." What is he?

Answer: wordsmith

From "Knees of my Bees". In this song Alanis describes her feelings for her fiance Ryan Reynolds. She is playing with the 1920s expression "bee's knees" and in typical Alanis fashion, reverses the wording.

8. "I don't want to live on someday when my motto is ____". What word comes next?

Answer: last week

From "Not the Doctor", in my opinion the best song on "Jagged Little Pill."

9. "My generosity has me _____ by this my sense of duty to offer". What has her generosity done to her?

Answer: disabled

This is from "Offer" a great song off of "Feast on Scraps." "Feast on Scraps" was released as a recording of accoustic songs. Sadly it was not widely heard, and none of the songs on the album were released as singles so many of the songs are unknown.

10. "Never too hot never too cold/You make your best ____too hot to hold." Fill in the blank.

Answer: shot

I thought I would end with the same song Alanis ended with in her recent accoustic tour. Obviously just a little reminder of life before "Jagged Little Pill."

Source: Author zizsplat

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