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Bob Dylan - That's Funny! Trivia Quiz

Someone said, "Its harder to be funny than smart or profound." Well, Dylan has many comical lyrics which always crack me up.

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

Author
stageball

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
181,173

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2005

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What did the Englishman say when Bob Dylan jumped into a cab, then ran out the other door? Hint

I would not feel so all alone.

Fab!

I wouldn't do it for all the farms in Cuba!

I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more.

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Question 2 of 10

2. According to a lyric in a Bob Dylan song, why don't the pumps work? Hint

the jokerman's half asleep with a dog licking his face.

'cause the vandals took the handles.

an earthquake left nothing but a pair of old shoes.

people carried signs around saying, "ban the bums".

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Question 3 of 10

3. According to the song by Bob Dylan, for what purpose do you not need a weatherman? Hint

To know which way the wind blows.

To win friends and influence his uncle.

To blow in the wind.

He destroyed a bomb factory, nobody was glad.

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to the song by Bob Dylan, the funniest thing was when he asked the Captain what his name was and why he didn't drive a truck. What did the Captain say? Hint

He bent down to tie the laces on his shoe.

His name was Columbus.

You'd better spit out your gum.

He wanted hot chili peppers in the blistering sun.

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Question 5 of 10

5. According to the song by Bob Dylan, what does he really love you for? Hint

Your brand new leopardskin pillbox hat.

Standing naked in front of the president of the United States.

Knowing how to breathe.

You tried to make a man into a mouse.

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to the song, what happened when Bob Dylan picked up the phone? Hint

The ax just fell.

The kitchen exploded in boiling fat.

He inherited a million bucks.

This foot came through the line.

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Question 7 of 10

7. According to the song by Bob Dylan the judge asked Joey "What time is it?" Joey said, "Five to ten." What did the judge then say? Hint

Everybody must get stoned.

The hanging judge is sober.

That's exactly what you get.

One more cup of coffee.

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to the song, what did the farmer throw at the doctor's head? Hint

Jugglers and clowns

A Panama Hat

Barry Goldwater's daughter

A Reader's Digest

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Question 9 of 10

9. Complete the lyric by Bob Dylan, "The sun's not yellow..." Hint

It's chicken.

Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow.

Everybody's gonna want a dose.

I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to the song, where might Bob Dylan be without freedom of speech? Hint

Cuba.

4th street.

La Dolce Vita.

In the swamp.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did the Englishman say when Bob Dylan jumped into a cab, then ran out the other door?

Answer: Fab!

From, "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" from the album, "Bringing It All Back Home" (1965). Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24th, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota.

2. According to a lyric in a Bob Dylan song, why don't the pumps work?

Answer: 'cause the vandals took the handles.

From the song, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" " from the album, "Bringing It All Back Home." (1965) This song was Dylan's first top forty hit. Dylan took his stage name from poet Dylan Thomas.

3. According to the song by Bob Dylan, for what purpose do you not need a weatherman?

Answer: To know which way the wind blows.

From the song, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from the album, "Bringing It All Back Home" (1965). Bob Dylan moved to New York in 1960 and played folk clubs in Greenwich Village.

4. According to the song by Bob Dylan, the funniest thing was when he asked the Captain what his name was and why he didn't drive a truck. What did the Captain say?

Answer: His name was Columbus.

"I asked the Captain what his name was and how come he didn't drive a truck. He said his name was Columbus. And I just said good luck." From, "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" from the album, "Bringing It All Back Home" (1965). Bob Dylan was injured in a motorcyle crash on July 22nd, 1966 and temporarily stopped performing for several years before making a comeback.

5. According to the song by Bob Dylan, what does he really love you for?

Answer: Your brand new leopardskin pillbox hat.

From the song, "Leopardskin Pillbox Hat" from the album, "Blonde On Blonde" (1966). Dylan was inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame in 1988.

6. According to the song, what happened when Bob Dylan picked up the phone?

Answer: This foot came through the line.

From, "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" from the album, "Bringing It All Back Home" (1965). Dylan was often interviewed and would surprise his interviewers with such replies as, "You got a lot of nerve asking me a question like that!"

7. According to the song by Bob Dylan the judge asked Joey "What time is it?" Joey said, "Five to ten." What did the judge then say?

Answer: That's exactly what you get.

From the song, "Joey" from the album, "Desire" (1976). Dylan was once quoted as saying, "People don't know me. Some one will come over to me because he thinks he knows me because I once wrote a song that bothered him. But he doesn't know me."

8. According to the song, what did the farmer throw at the doctor's head?

Answer: A Reader's Digest

"He threw a Reader's Digest at my head, and I did run; I did a summersault as I seen him get his gun." From the song, "Motorpsycho Nightmare" from the album, "Another Side Of Bob Dylan" (1964). Bob Dylan appeared in the films, "Don't Look Back" (1965), "Eat The Document" (1969), and "Pat Garret And Billy The Kidd" (1973).

9. Complete the lyric by Bob Dylan, "The sun's not yellow..."

Answer: It's chicken.

From the song, "Tombstone Blues" from the album, "Highway 61 Revisited" (1965). Dylan made and starred in the 1978 movie, "Renaldo And Clara".

10. According to the song, where might Bob Dylan be without freedom of speech?

Answer: In the swamp.

"I had to say something to strike him very weird, so I yelled, 'I like Fidel Castro, and his beard'". From the song, "Motorpsycho Nightmare", from the album, "Another Side Of Bob Dylan" (1964). Bob Dylan was awarded a lifetime achievement award Grammy in 1991.

Source: Author stageball

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