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Quiz about Do You Know Your Monkees Music

Do You Know Your Monkees Music? Quiz

Monkees mania! Do you know their songs by heart, know which songs Mike Nesmith wrote, and have 'I'm A Believer' constantly ringing in your head? This quiz might be for you.

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

Author
JediSlider

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
14,735

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2607

Last 3 plays: Guest 62 (6/10), Dagny1 (10/10), Guest 174 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Complete the lyric, 'It was easy then to tell right from wrong....' ? Hint

Easy then to know the song.

Easy then though the days were long.

Easy then to tell weak from strong.

Easy then to try and be strong.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following songs does NOT mention animals at all? Hint

Randy Scouse Git

Salesman

Tapioca Tundra

Shorty Blackwell

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which song has the lyric 'Gazing down through eyes as bright as wonder'? Hint

Sunny Girlfriend

Randy Scouse Git

You Told Me

Forget That Girl

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which album is 'Dream World' on? Hint

Headquarters

The Birds, The Bees, and the Monkees

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, and Jones, Ltd.

More of the Monkees

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote 'Zor and Zam'? Hint

Mike Nesmith

Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell

Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart

Bill Chadwick and John Chadwick

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Question 6 of 10

6. What song has the lyric, 'Well, goodbye dear, I just can't take this chance again'? Hint

Forget That Girl

The Girl I Knew Somewhere

Love is Only Sleeping

I'll Get Back Up On My Feet

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which album is 'Good Clean Fun' on? Hint

Instant Replay

The Monkees Present

The Birds, The Bees, and the Monkees

Head Soundtrack

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Question 8 of 10

8. Complete the lyric: 'When she's walking so close by my side...' Hint

We talk of how we'll travel the world, far and wide.

I know we can brave any tide.

My troubles seem to just run and hide.

I've found the one in whom I can always confide.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote 'Daydream Believer'? Hint

Micky Dolenz

Carole Bayer and George Fischoff

Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart

John Stewart

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which song has the lyric, 'I'm so happy I could almost fly'? Hint

Daydream Believer

I Can't Get Her Off My Mind

I'll Be True to You

I'll Spend My Life With You

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 21 2024 : Guest 62: 6/10
Nov 18 2024 : Dagny1: 10/10
Nov 18 2024 : Guest 174: 1/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 76: 5/10
Oct 16 2024 : Guest 51: 7/10
Oct 11 2024 : Guest 99: 5/10
Oct 09 2024 : Guest 146: 2/10
Oct 08 2024 : Guest 78: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete the lyric, 'It was easy then to tell right from wrong....' ?

Answer: Easy then to tell weak from strong.

'When a man should stand and fight, or just go along.' Yep, it's 'Shades of Gray'.

2. Which of the following songs does NOT mention animals at all?

Answer: Tapioca Tundra

Salesman mentions a dog, Short Blackwell's about a cat, while Randy Scouse Git mentions birds on the sidewalk and a valet who resembles a penguin.

3. Which song has the lyric 'Gazing down through eyes as bright as wonder'?

Answer: Sunny Girlfriend

'Oh, while I am sleeping, then she comes creeping into my thoughts at night. Gazing down through eyes as bright as wonder...'

4. Which album is 'Dream World' on?

Answer: The Birds, The Bees, and the Monkees

'Dream World' was also written by David Jones and Steve Pitts.

5. Who wrote 'Zor and Zam'?

Answer: Bill Chadwick and John Chadwick

Bill and John Chadwick were responsible for this lovely little tune. Mike Nesmith's written 'Mary, Mary', 'Circle Sky', and a plethora of other songs, while Boyce and Hart wrote the majority of the early Monkees stuff. Linzer and Randell were the ones who wrote 'I'll Get Back Up On My Feet'.

6. What song has the lyric, 'Well, goodbye dear, I just can't take this chance again'?

Answer: The Girl I Knew Somewhere

'Well, goodbye dear, I just can't take this chance again. My fingers are still burning from the last time. And if your love was not a game, I only have myself to blame. That's as may be, I can't explain. Just ask the girl the I knew somewhere.'

7. Which album is 'Good Clean Fun' on?

Answer: The Monkees Present

'There's a smile on the wind as it touches my face and starts to erase all the gloom. And the sun with a kiss, begins to dismiss the memory of my life without you.' This album was the second after the departure of Peter Tork.

8. Complete the lyric: 'When she's walking so close by my side...'

Answer: My troubles seem to just run and hide.

This was from 'Magnolia Simms', written by Mike Nesmith.

9. Who wrote 'Daydream Believer'?

Answer: John Stewart

10. Which song has the lyric, 'I'm so happy I could almost fly'?

Answer: I Can't Get Her Off My Mind

'I'm so happy I could almost fly and I guess you know the reason why, I'm walkin' down the street with her little hand in mine. And I don't think I'll ever get her off of my mind.'

Source: Author JediSlider

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