FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

First Lines The Smiths Songs Trivia Quiz

Each question gives you the first lines of a song by The Smiths. Do you know what song?

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

Author
Vermic

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
29,630

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
3749

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (15/15), Guest 172 (14/15), Guest 193 (15/15).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Sweetness, sweetness - I was only joking - When I said, I'd like to smash every tooth in your head - Oh, sweetness, sweetness - I was only joking - When I said by rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed. Hint

'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side'

'The Queen Is Dead'

'Bigmouth Strikes Again'

'Vicar In A Tutu'

NEXT>

Question 2 of 15

2. Park the car at the side of the road - You should know - Time's tide will smother you - And I will too - When you laugh about people who feel so very lonely - Their only desire is to die - Well I'm afraid. Hint

'Bigmouth Strikes Again'

'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore'

'Is It Really So Strange'?

'Panic'

NEXT>

Question 3 of 15

3. I am the son - And the heir - Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar - I am the son - And the heir - Of nothing in particular. Hint

'Never Had No One Ever'

'How Soon Is Now'?

'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out''

'Frankly, Mr. Shankly''

NEXT>

Question 4 of 15

4. From the ice-age to the dole-age - There is but one concern - I have just discovered. Hint

'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'

'Cemetry Gates'

'Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others'

'Shakespeare's Sister'

NEXT>

Question 5 of 15

5. I'd like to drop my trousers to the world - I am a man of means - Of slender means - Each household appliance - Is like a new science in my town - And if the day came when I felt a natural emotion - I'd get such a shock I'd probably jump. Hint

'Nowhere Fast'

'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore'

'Shoplifters Of The World Unite'

'Rubber Ring'

NEXT>

Question 6 of 15

6. Take me out tonight - Where there's music and there's people - Who are young and alive - Driving in your car - I never never want to go home - Because I haven't got one - Anymore. Hint

'Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others'

'Asleep'

'London'

'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'

NEXT>

Question 7 of 15

7. I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour. Hint

'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now'

'Side'

'You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby'

'Unloveable'

NEXT>

Question 8 of 15

8. All men have secrets and here is mine - So let it be known - We have been through hell and high tide - I can surely rely on you - And yet you start to recoil - Heavy words are so lightly thrown - But still I'd leap in front of a flying bullet for you. Hint

'The Night Has Opened My Eyes'

'William, It Was Really Nothing'

'Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want'

'What Difference Does It Make'?

NEXT>

Question 9 of 15

9. Good times for a change - See the luck I've had - Can make a good man - Turn bad. Hint

'What Difference Does It Make'?

'This Charming Man'

'These Things Take Time'

'Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want'

NEXT>

Question 10 of 15

10. The rain falls hard on a humdrum town - This town has dragged you down - Oh, the rain falls hard on a humdrum town - This town has dragged you down - Oh, no, and everybody's got to live their life. Hint

'How Soon Is Now'?

'Hand In Glove'

'Handsome Devil'

'William, It Was Really Nothing'

NEXT>

Question 11 of 15

11. Punctured bicycle - On a hillside desolate - Will nature make a man of me yet? Hint

'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now'

'Accept Yourself'

'You've Got Everything Now'

'This Charming Man'

NEXT>

Question 12 of 15

12. At the record company meeting - On their hands - A dead star - And oh, the plans they weave - And oh, the sickening greed. Hint

'Paint A Vulgar Picture'

'Reel Around The Fountain'

'Back To The Old House'

'Girl Afraid'

NEXT>

Question 13 of 15

13. Learn to love me - Assemble the ways - Now today, tomorrow and always - My only weakness is a list of crime - My only weakness is... - Well, never mind, never mind. Hint

'Miserable Lie'

'Hand In Glove'

'The Hand That Rocks Me'

'Shoplifters Of The World Unite'

NEXT>

Question 14 of 15

14. Shyness is nice - And shyness can stop you - From doing all the things in life - You'd like to. Hint

'I Don't Owe Anything'

'Pretty Girls Make Graves'

'Suffer Little Children'

'Ask'

NEXT>

Question 15 of 15

15. If you're wondering why - All the love that you long for eludes you - And people are rude and cruel to you - I'll tell you why - I'll tell you why - I'll tell you why. Hint

'You've Got Everything Now'

'I Started Something I Couldn't Finish'

'A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours'

'You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby'

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Feb 03 2025 : Guest 82: 15/15
Feb 02 2025 : Guest 172: 14/15
Feb 01 2025 : Guest 193: 15/15
Jan 30 2025 : Guest 176: 11/15
Jan 28 2025 : Guest 212: 15/15
Jan 27 2025 : Guest 185: 14/15
Jan 27 2025 : Guest 109: 13/15
Jan 27 2025 : Guest 31: 9/15
Jan 24 2025 : Guest 76: 13/15

Score Distribution

Related Quizzes

1. The Smiths 1982-1987 Average
2. Smiths Lyrics Easier
3. The Smiths Songs And Albums Average
4. "The Queen is Dead" Lyrics Easier
5. Cover Stars of The Smiths Average
6. The Smiths Lyrics Average
7. Depressing Smiths Lyrics Average
8. The Smiths - There Is A Quiz That Never Goes Out Average
9. Devilish Smiths Lyrics Average
10. "Hang the DJ" or the World According to The Smiths Average
11. Smiths Lyrics Average
12. General THE SMITHS questions Tough

Referenced Topics

Music World People Science Vocabulary Smiths Let It Be

Other Destinations

Explore Other Quizzes by Vermic

Go to Music Q-S Quizzes

More Smiths Quizzes

FunTrivia Homepage