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Classic Rock Rules! Trivia Quiz

How well do you know your classic rock lyrics? Take this quiz and find out! I will give you the lyrics and you guess the title of the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by ann6079. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ann6079

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
297,542

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Name the song these lyrics came from:
"Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings.
I live for my dream, and a pocketful of gold." - Led Zeppelin Hint

Going to California

Over The Hills and Far Away

Immigrant Song

The Rain Song

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Question 2 of 10

2. Do you recognize the song title for these lyrics?
"Listen to the tide slowly turning
Wash all our heartaches away
We're part of the fire that is burning
And from the ashes we can build another day." - The Moody Blues

Hint

Question

The Story in Your Eyes

The Voice

Isn't Life Strange

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Question 3 of 10

3. Do these lyrics sound familiar? Name the song.
"Get out of the way, it's a busy day
And I've got things on my mind
For want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died." - Pink Floyd
Hint

Money

Run Like Hell

Have a Cigar

Us and Them

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which song are these lyrics from?
"I know you're hopin' to find
Someone who's gonna give you peace of mind.
When times go bad, when times go rough
Won't you lay me down in tall grass
And let me do my stuff?" - Fleetwood Mac Hint

Second Hand News

I Don't Want to Know

Go Your Own Way

Never Going Back Again

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Question 5 of 10

5. Can you identify these famous lyrics? What song are they from?
"The wild and windy night the rain washed away,
Has left a pool of tears crying for the day.
Why leave me standing here? Let me know the way." - The Beatles Hint

Yer Blues

Help!

The Long and Winding Road

If I Needed Someone

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Question 6 of 10

6. Do you recognize these lyrics? Name the song title.
"Jigsaw puzzle traitors
Set to spill the beans.
Constitution screw up
Shattering the dreams." - Yes
Hint

Roundabout

Yours is No Disgrace

Going for the One

Hold On

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Question 7 of 10

7. Can you identify the song these lyrics are from?
"Oh I'm never gonna be the same again.
Now I've seen the way it's got to end,
Sweet dream, sweet dream." - ELO
Hint

Strange Magic

Livin' Thing

Turn to Stone

Shine a Little Love

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the song which included these lyrics:
"Never got a flash out of cocktails,
When I got some flesh off the bone.
Never got a lift out of Lear jets,
When I can fly way back home." - The Rolling Stones Hint

Happy

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Start Me Up

Sympathy for the Devil

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Question 9 of 10

9. Do you know which song Geddy Lee is singing here?
"Sprawling on the fringes of the city
In geometric order
An insulated border
In between the bright lights
And the far unlit unknown." - Rush Hint

Limelight

Fly By Night

Freewill

Subdivisions

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Question 10 of 10

10. Name the tune that includes these lyrics.
"We hear you're leaving, that's okay.
I thought our little wild time had just begun.
I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run.
But if you have a change of heart..." - Steely Dan Hint

Change of the Guard

Rikki Don't Lose That Number

Aja

Time Out of Mind

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the song these lyrics came from: "Many dreams come true, and some have silver linings. I live for my dream, and a pocketful of gold." - Led Zeppelin

Answer: Over The Hills and Far Away

"Over The Hills and Far Away" is from Led Zeppelin's 1973 album, "Houses of the Holy." "The Rain Song" is from the same album. "Immigrant Song" is from "Led Zeppelin III", released in 1970. "Going to California" is from "Led Zeppelin IV", which came out in 1971.

2. Do you recognize the song title for these lyrics? "Listen to the tide slowly turning Wash all our heartaches away We're part of the fire that is burning And from the ashes we can build another day." - The Moody Blues

Answer: The Story in Your Eyes

"The Story in Your Eyes" is from the 1971 release "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour." "Question" is from the album "Question of Balance", originally released in 1970. "The Voice" is from the album "Long Distance Voyager", which was released in 1981. "Isn't Life Strange" is from the "Seventh Sojourn" CD, which came out in 1972.

3. Do these lyrics sound familiar? Name the song. "Get out of the way, it's a busy day And I've got things on my mind For want of the price of tea and a slice The old man died." - Pink Floyd

Answer: Us and Them

"Us and Them" is from a great album, "Dark Side of the Moon", released in 1973. "Money" is also a track on that album. "Have a Cigar" is on the "Wish You Were Here" CD, which came out in 1975. "Run Like Hell" was released on "The Wall" soundtrack, which came out in 1979 and was also made into a movie.

4. Which song are these lyrics from? "I know you're hopin' to find Someone who's gonna give you peace of mind. When times go bad, when times go rough Won't you lay me down in tall grass And let me do my stuff?" - Fleetwood Mac

Answer: Second Hand News

All of these songs are from the multi-platinum album, "Rumors", which was released in 1977.

5. Can you identify these famous lyrics? What song are they from? "The wild and windy night the rain washed away, Has left a pool of tears crying for the day. Why leave me standing here? Let me know the way." - The Beatles

Answer: The Long and Winding Road

"The Long and Winding Road" was released on the album "Let It Be", which came out in 1970. "Help!" is from the 1965 album "Help!" which was a soundtrack to the Beatles' second feature film. "If I Needed Someone" is from 1965's "Rubber Soul" album. "Yer Blues" is from the Beatles' "White Album," which is officially called "The Beatles" but is commonly known as the "White Album" due to its completely white cover, released in 1968.

6. Do you recognize these lyrics? Name the song title. "Jigsaw puzzle traitors Set to spill the beans. Constitution screw up Shattering the dreams." - Yes

Answer: Hold On

"Hold On" is from the 1983 album "90125", which spawned a few mainstream hits, such as "Owner of a Lonely Heart." "Roundabout" is from the 1972 album "Fragile." "Going for the One" is from the album of the same title, which was released in 1977. "Yours is No Disgrace" is from the "Yes Album", which came out in 1971.

7. Can you identify the song these lyrics are from? "Oh I'm never gonna be the same again. Now I've seen the way it's got to end, Sweet dream, sweet dream." - ELO

Answer: Strange Magic

"Strange Magic" is from the 1975 album "Face the Music." "Turn to Stone" is from the 1977 album, "Out of the Blue." "Livin' Thing" is from the album "A New World Record", released in 1976. "Shine a Little Love" is from "Discovery", which came out in 1979.

8. Name the song which included these lyrics: "Never got a flash out of cocktails, When I got some flesh off the bone. Never got a lift out of Lear jets, When I can fly way back home." - The Rolling Stones

Answer: Happy

"Happy" is from the 1972 release "Exile on Main Street." "Start Me Up" is from "Tattoo You," which came out in 1981. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is from "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!" which was released in 1970. "Sympathy for the Devil" was released on 1968's "Beggars Banquet."

9. Do you know which song Geddy Lee is singing here? "Sprawling on the fringes of the city In geometric order An insulated border In between the bright lights And the far unlit unknown." - Rush

Answer: Subdivisions

"Subdivisions" is from the "Signals" album, which was released in 1982. "Limelight" was released on the 1981 album "Moving Pictures." "Freewill" is from 1980's "Permanent Waves" album. "Fly By Night" is on the album of the same name, which was released in 1975.

10. Name the tune that includes these lyrics. "We hear you're leaving, that's okay. I thought our little wild time had just begun. I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run. But if you have a change of heart..." - Steely Dan

Answer: Rikki Don't Lose That Number

"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is from the "Pretzel Logic" album, which was released in 1974. "Change of the Guard" is from 1972's "Can't Buy a Thrill." "Aja" is from the 1977 album of the same name. "Time Out of Mind" is a great song from the 1980 "Gaucho" album.

Source: Author ann6079

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