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Quiz about Bosstones First Lines of Songs

Bosstones: First Lines of Songs Quiz

Pretty simple. For the first 9 questions I will give you the opening line to a Bosstones song, and you tell me which song it is. The last question is a bit different...

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

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kerouaccat

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,800

Updated
Jul 18 22

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'My father once told this to me Boston's gritty history Another ruthless battle In a useless holy war...' Hint

'Let Me Be'

'Riot On Broad Street'

'Cowboy Coffee'

'Bad News Bad Breaks'

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'WAAAhh What are these noises? We're sending this one out to a beautiful, beautiful human being Noise, noise, noise from down below and It's coming from the basement' Hint

'Awfully Quiet'

'A Little Bit Ugly'

'Where Did You Go?'

'Dr. D'

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'I used to talk to cab drivers well now I just don't bother. I'd empty out my pockets. If someone asked me for a quarter.' Hint

'Howwhywuz, Howwhyam'

'Haji'

'Devil's Night Out'

'Hope I Never Lose My Wallet'

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'No time now for losing tempers, or filling up with rage or anger flying off the handle could be detrimental, calmer hands are called for here..' Hint

'So Sad to Say'

'Kinder Words'

'Hell Of A Hat'

'Toxic Toast'

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'You made your bed, that's where you'll lie. No pearly gates when you die. We tried to teach, you didn't learn. You're going down, you're gonna burn.' Hint

'Holy Smoke'

'Lights Out'

'Someday I Suppose'

'The Rascal King'

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Question 6 of 10

6. Here's the easy one: 'Have you ever been close to tragedy Or been close to folks who have? Have you ever felt a pain so powerful So heavy you collapse?' Hint

'Royal Oil'

'Rascal King'

'Where Did You Go?'

'The Impression That I Get'

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Nothing more you can leave behind. So forget about seeing, and get it into your mind. Whole thing is better when the world gets black. Grab a fork, you make your first attack.' Hint

'Think Again'

'Lights Out'

'All Things Considered'

'1-2-8'

8. 'I can't help it if I was, hey, if I wasn't born with a cool name like Dicky! Alright my name is Dicky Barrett from Boston Massachusetts, with me tonight is a warm-hearted human being and a cold blooded entertainer. Who is it y'all?' Hint

'Our Only Weapon'

'He's Back'

'A Little Bit Ugly'

'Bad In Plaid'

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'I've heard all the stories, the failures and glories I haven't had either. Boast and toast I'm the best and I'm a mess. I know I'm not neither..' Hint

'Don't Know How to Party'

'Tin Soldiers'

'Holy Smoke'

'Kinder Words'

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ah, and let us close with a different kind of trivia. Tell me the name of the specific city or town that Dicky Barret grew up in.

Answer: (A suburb of Boston)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'My father once told this to me Boston's gritty history Another ruthless battle In a useless holy war...'

Answer: 'Riot On Broad Street'

From their 2000 release 'Pay Attention', the tune includes the Big Bad Bullocks.

2. 'WAAAhh What are these noises? We're sending this one out to a beautiful, beautiful human being Noise, noise, noise from down below and It's coming from the basement'

Answer: 'Dr. D'

From the LP, 'More Noises and Other Disturbances'

3. 'I used to talk to cab drivers well now I just don't bother. I'd empty out my pockets. If someone asked me for a quarter.'

Answer: 'Howwhywuz, Howwhyam'

From their first LP, 'Devil's Night Out'

4. 'No time now for losing tempers, or filling up with rage or anger flying off the handle could be detrimental, calmer hands are called for here..'

Answer: 'Kinder Words'

From the album 'Question the Answers'

5. 'You made your bed, that's where you'll lie. No pearly gates when you die. We tried to teach, you didn't learn. You're going down, you're gonna burn.'

Answer: 'Holy Smoke'

From the album 'Don't Know How to Party'

6. Here's the easy one: 'Have you ever been close to tragedy Or been close to folks who have? Have you ever felt a pain so powerful So heavy you collapse?'

Answer: 'The Impression That I Get'

From the most successful album in the Bosstones' history entitled 'Let's Face It'

7. 'Nothing more you can leave behind. So forget about seeing, and get it into your mind. Whole thing is better when the world gets black. Grab a fork, you make your first attack.'

Answer: 'Lights Out'

The 50 second tune that they almost always close their set with, from the EP 'Ska-Core, The Devil, and More'

Answer: 'A Little Bit Ugly'

An opening monologue from the album 'Devil's Night Out'

9. 'I've heard all the stories, the failures and glories I haven't had either. Boast and toast I'm the best and I'm a mess. I know I'm not neither..'

Answer: 'Don't Know How to Party'

The title song on the LP 'Don't Know How to Party'

10. Ah, and let us close with a different kind of trivia. Tell me the name of the specific city or town that Dicky Barret grew up in.

Answer: Norwood

Despite the groups name, Dicky Barrett was born and raised in Norwood, Massachusetts, a western suburb of Boston.

Source: Author kerouaccat

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