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Quiz about In the Words of Billy Joel
Quiz about In the Words of Billy Joel

In the Words of Billy Joel Trivia Quiz


See if you can fill in the blanks to the lyrics of Billy Joel's most well-known songs.

A multiple-choice quiz by lauren2311. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
lauren2311
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
251,392
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2066
Last 3 plays: discmann262 (8/10), Guest 172 (9/10), Guest 172 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Choose the missing word from this popular Billy Joel number: "You got a nice white dress and a party on your _______". Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is "emerald" in this line: "Remember all the songs you sang for me, when we went sailing on an emerald _______"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which New York newpaper does he refer to in this line: "But now I need a little give and take, The New York Times, the _____________"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "And the most she will do is throw ______ at you but she's always a woman to me." The most she will do is throw "what" at you? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Out of the numerous people mentioned in "Piano Man," which person does this line describe: "Now _____ is a real estate novelist, who never had time for a wife"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "I could not love you any ______, I love you just the way you are." Is the missing word in this line "better?"


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following has the winning team mentioned in this line: "Einstein, James Dean, _______'s got a winning team,
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland"?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Fill in the missing verb from "And So It Goes:" "So I will share this room with you, And you can have this heart to ______". Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. He recalls scenes from his past in "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant." A perfect example is the line: "I remember those days hanging out at the village ______." What is the missing word?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. In the line: "She's got a way of showin', How I make her feel, And I have to find the _______ to keep on goin'," what is it that he needs to "keep on goin'?" Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Oct 17 2024 : discmann262: 8/10
Oct 13 2024 : Guest 172: 9/10
Oct 13 2024 : Guest 172: 8/10
Oct 12 2024 : Guest 24: 9/10
Oct 09 2024 : Guest 142: 9/10
Oct 08 2024 : Guest 173: 5/10
Oct 04 2024 : DAU60: 9/10
Sep 29 2024 : Guest 46: 6/10
Sep 25 2024 : Guest 174: 3/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Choose the missing word from this popular Billy Joel number: "You got a nice white dress and a party on your _______".

Answer: confirmation

This is a quote from "Only the Good Die Young," a track on his 1977 album "The Stranger." The song met resistance at some radio stations, and was even banned at Seton Hall University, due to its Catholic references.
2. What is "emerald" in this line: "Remember all the songs you sang for me, when we went sailing on an emerald _______"?

Answer: bay

This is a quote from "Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)." A hit on his 1993 album titled "River of Dreams," the song was written for his daughter Alexa when she was seven. This was also the time period when he was going through a divorce.
3. Which New York newpaper does he refer to in this line: "But now I need a little give and take, The New York Times, the _____________"?

Answer: Daily News

This is a quote from "New York State of Mind." It initially appeared on the album "Turnstiles" in 1976. He wrote the song after returning to the East Coast from Los Angeles, where he had been living for three years.
4. "And the most she will do is throw ______ at you but she's always a woman to me." The most she will do is throw "what" at you?

Answer: shadows

The missing word is "shadows." This is quoted from "She's Always a Woman," a track on his 1976 album "The Stranger."
5. Out of the numerous people mentioned in "Piano Man," which person does this line describe: "Now _____ is a real estate novelist, who never had time for a wife"?

Answer: Paul

This is a quote from his gold single "Piano Man," which was released on October 30, 1973. Considered his signature song, it fictionalizes his days as a lounge singer in Los Angeles.
6. "I could not love you any ______, I love you just the way you are." Is the missing word in this line "better?"

Answer: yes

This is a quote from "Just the Way You Are," a single off of his album "The Stranger." He has gone on the record saying he personally dislikes the song and was originally going to leave it off the album. It was written as a birthday gift to his first wife Elizabeth.
7. Which of the following has the winning team mentioned in this line: "Einstein, James Dean, _______'s got a winning team, Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland"?

Answer: Brooklyn

This is a quote from "We Didn't Start the Fire," a song that chronicles 120 people, events, places, and things widely noted during his lifetime. Released on his 1989 album titled "Storm Front," the song was written out of his interest in history. Had he not been a musician, he says, he would have been a history teacher.
8. Fill in the missing verb from "And So It Goes:" "So I will share this room with you, And you can have this heart to ______".

Answer: break

"And So It Goes" is a ballad written in 1983, but released six years later on his album "Storm Front." He wrote the song during the end of his relationship with Elle Macpherson.
9. He recalls scenes from his past in "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant." A perfect example is the line: "I remember those days hanging out at the village ______." What is the missing word?

Answer: green

This is a quote from "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant." Released on his 1977 album "The Stranger," the song was influenced heavily by the second side of the Beatles album "Abbey Road."
10. In the line: "She's got a way of showin', How I make her feel, And I have to find the _______ to keep on goin'," what is it that he needs to "keep on goin'?"

Answer: strength

This is a quote from "She's Got a Way." It was released on his 1981 album "Songs In the Attic" and his 1972 album "Cold Spring Harbour".
Source: Author lauren2311

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