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Billy Joel First Line Quiz

I'll provide the first line from a Billy Joel song, and you tell me which song it is. Some of the songs in the quiz were big hits, but others are rather obscure.

A multiple-choice quiz by enfranklopedia. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
enfranklopedia

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
51,202

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
4814

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 23 (13/20), robbieking (8/20), discmann262 (19/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. 'She stood on the tracks, waving her arms' Hint

'Close To the Borderline'

'All For Leyna'

'Roberta'

'Rosalinda's Eyes'

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Question 2 of 20

2. 'Of all the people in the world that I know, you're the best place to go when I cry' Hint

'Souvenir'

'Honesty'

'Why Judy Why'

'Just the Way You Are'

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Question 3 of 20

3. 'We walked on the beach beside that old hotel' Hint

'Vienna'

'Tomorrow Is Today'

'The Downeaster Alexa'

'This Is the Time'

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Question 4 of 20

4. 'Turn on all the Christmas lights, 'cause baby's coming home tonight' Hint

'Where's the Orchestra?'

'Goodnight, My Angel'

'She's Right On Time'

'Leave a Tender Moment Alone'

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Question 5 of 20

5. 'Some people stay far away from a door if there's a chance of it opening up' Hint

'An Innocent Man'

'If I Only Had the Words To Tell You'

'Temptation'

'No Man's Land'

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Question 6 of 20

6. 'If you search for tenderness, it isn't hard to find' Hint

'Leave a Tender Moment Alone'

'Code Of Silence'

'The Stranger'

'Honesty'

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Question 7 of 20

7. 'I went searching for the truth, but in my innocence I found/All the con men and their acrobats who stomped me in the ground' Hint

'Getting Closer'

'Got To Begin Again'

'Big Shot'

'Great Wall Of China'

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Question 8 of 20

8. 'Saturday night and you're still hangin' around' Hint

'Captain Jack'

'While the Night Is Still Young'

'Weekend Song'

'Ain't No Crime'

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Question 9 of 20

9. 'They say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known' Hint

'And So It Goes'

'Until the Night'

'Worse Comes To Worst'

'Summer, Highland Falls'

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Question 10 of 20

10. 'She can kill with a smile/She can wound with her eyes' Hint

'Roberta'

'She's Always a Woman'

'Famous Last Words'

'Shameless'

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Question 11 of 20

11. 'Call me a joker/Call me a fool' Hint

'Don't Ask Me Why'

'Careless Talk'

'The Entertainer'

'I Go To Extremes'

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Question 12 of 20

12. 'In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep' Hint

'I Don't Want To Be Alone'

'Surprises'

'Through the Long Night'

'The River Of Dreams'

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Question 13 of 20

13. 'Oh, I didn't want to do it, but I got too lonely' Hint

'Sometimes a Fantasy'

'Somewhere Along the Line'

'Keeping the Faith'

'Shameless'

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Question 14 of 20

14. 'You have to learn to pace yourself' Hint

'Get It Right the First Time'

'Pressure'

'James'

'Stop In Nevada'

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Question 15 of 20

15. 'There's a lot of tension in this town/I know it's building up inside of me' Hint

'Vienna'

'Close To the Borderline'

'Zanzibar'

'Running On Ice'

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Question 16 of 20

16. 'Didn't I say I wasn't ready for a romance?' Hint

'Surprises'

'This Night'

'Famous Last Words'

'State Of Grace'

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Question 17 of 20

17. 'A picture postcard, a folded stub' Hint

'Scenes From an Italian Restaurant'

'A Room Of Our Own'

'And So It Goes'

'Souvenir'

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Question 18 of 20

18. 'Baby, all the lights are turned on you' Hint

'Everybody Loves You Now'

'Christie Lee'

'That's Not Her Style'

'You Look So Good To Me'

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Question 19 of 20

19. 'I play nights in the Spanish part of town' Hint

'Los Angelenos'

'Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway)'

'Rosalinda's Eyes'

'The Mexican Connection'

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Question 20 of 20

20. 'Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood' Hint

'Weekend Song'

'Travellin' Prayer'

'Big Man On Mulberry Street'

'New York State Of Mind'

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 20 2024 : Guest 23: 13/20
Nov 10 2024 : robbieking: 8/20
Oct 17 2024 : discmann262: 19/20
Oct 13 2024 : Guest 172: 18/20
Oct 12 2024 : Guest 24: 15/20
Oct 11 2024 : triviabore: 4/20
Oct 03 2024 : Guest 173: 10/20

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'She stood on the tracks, waving her arms'

Answer: 'All For Leyna'

From 1980's 'Glass Houses.'

2. 'Of all the people in the world that I know, you're the best place to go when I cry'

Answer: 'Why Judy Why'

From 1972's 'Cold Spring Harbor,' Billy's first album. (Grammatically speaking, the 8th word in this line should be "whom," not "that". I'm just sayin'.)

3. 'We walked on the beach beside that old hotel'

Answer: 'This Is the Time'

From 1986's 'The Bridge.'

4. 'Turn on all the Christmas lights, 'cause baby's coming home tonight'

Answer: 'She's Right On Time'

From 1982's 'The Nylon Curtain,' Billy's favorite of all his albums. (I'm actually not too crazy about most of side B.)

5. 'Some people stay far away from a door if there's a chance of it opening up'

Answer: 'An Innocent Man'

From the 1983 album of the same name, an homage to 50's and 60's music.

6. 'If you search for tenderness, it isn't hard to find'

Answer: 'Honesty'

From 1978's '52nd Street.'

7. 'I went searching for the truth, but in my innocence I found/All the con men and their acrobats who stomped me in the ground'

Answer: 'Getting Closer'

The final track on 'The Bridge.'

8. 'Saturday night and you're still hangin' around'

Answer: 'Captain Jack'

From 1973's 'Piano Man,' the album that put Billy on the map.

9. 'They say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known'

Answer: 'Summer, Highland Falls'

From 1976's 'Turnstiles.'

10. 'She can kill with a smile/She can wound with her eyes'

Answer: 'She's Always a Woman'

From 1977's 'The Stranger.'

11. 'Call me a joker/Call me a fool'

Answer: 'I Go To Extremes'

From 1989's 'Storm Front.'

12. 'In the middle of the night, I go walking in my sleep'

Answer: 'The River Of Dreams'

From 1993's 'River Of Dreams,' Billy's last mainstream album as of October 2005. There's no 'the' in the album title, but there is in the song title. Weird.

13. 'Oh, I didn't want to do it, but I got too lonely'

Answer: 'Sometimes a Fantasy'

From 'Glass Houses.'

14. 'You have to learn to pace yourself'

Answer: 'Pressure'

From 'The Nylon Curtain.'

15. 'There's a lot of tension in this town/I know it's building up inside of me'

Answer: 'Running On Ice'

The opening track of 'The Bridge.'

16. 'Didn't I say I wasn't ready for a romance?'

Answer: 'This Night'

From 'An Innocent Man.' The melody of this song is based on one of Billy's favorite classical pieces, Beethoven's Piano Sonata no. 8, also known as 'Pathetique'.

17. 'A picture postcard, a folded stub'

Answer: 'Souvenir'

From 'Streetlife Serenade.' 'Souvenir' is probably the shortest song Billy's ever recorded.

18. 'Baby, all the lights are turned on you'

Answer: 'Everybody Loves You Now'

From 'Cold Spring Harbor.'

19. 'I play nights in the Spanish part of town'

Answer: 'Rosalinda's Eyes'

From '52nd Street.' Rosalinda, incidentally, is Billy's mother's name.

20. 'Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood'

Answer: 'New York State Of Mind'

From 'Turnstiles.'

Source: Author enfranklopedia

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