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Inflationary Music Trivia Quiz

A clue about a song will be given. You need to figure out the song, and inflate it (for inflation instructions, see "An Introduction To Inflationary Language" in Brain Teasers: Word Play: Something In Common). Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by asutbone. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
asutbone

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,240

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
2 / 10

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1885

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Question 1 of 10

1. Our first inflated song is Eric Clapton's 1977 love ballad dedicated to his then-wife, Patti. It's a popular choice at weddings and proms because of its romantic sentimentality. What is this inflated title?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The next inflated song is by the Beatles, from their 1964 album "Beatles For Sale." It, like "A Hard Day's Night," was inspired by a saying of Ringo Starr, and involves a very odd calendar system. What is this inflated title?

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The next inflated song is by Elvis Presley. It is the title track to a 1956 movie starring The King, and is based on an 1861 classical piece called "Aura Lee." What is this inflated title?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. This inflated 1976 Eagles song from the album of the same name is one of the most misunderstood in the history of music. Some say it refers to satanism, some to a drug trip, and others to an asylum. What is this inflated title?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This 1984 inflated Sammy Hagar hit was a public condemnation of the lowering of national speed limits. What is its inflated title?

Answer: (Four Words - last word a number)

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Question 6 of 10

6. This next inflated title comes from the world of jazz. In 1959, Dave Brubeck released "Time Out," an experiment in non-traditional time signatures. This particular song was one of the big hits off the disc, and was written in 5/4 time. What is its inflated title?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This inflated Guess Who song, released in 1970 as the B-side to "American Woman" was the last big Guess Who hit Randy Bachman played on. What is its inflated title?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1987, inflated band U3 released this inflated hit on their album "The Joshua Tree". The song was inspired by gospel music and was originally entitled "Under The Weather." What is this inflated title?

Answer: (8 Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. This 1967 inflated Moody Blues Song was released on "Days Of Future Passed" and was inspired by Justin Hayward smoking a funky African cigarette at a certain time of day on a certain afternoon. What is this inflated title?

Answer: (Four Words - words three and four in parentheses)

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Question 10 of 10

10. This 1970 song is probably Chicago's biggest hit. Originally released on Chicago II (which could be inflated to Chicago III), this song was written by Robert Lamm and is about a time of day. What is the inflated title?

Answer: (Number Word Number Word Number - be careful and write the numbers as numbers and the words as words!)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Twoderful Threenight

"WONderful TOnight", by Eric Clapton, was one of many songs written to Patti, ex-wife of former Beatle George Harrison. The most famous of these is "Layla," originally performed with Derek and the Dominoes.

Answer: Nine Days A Week

"EIGHT Days A Week" was the first recorded pop song to fade up from silence.

3. The next inflated song is by Elvis Presley. It is the title track to a 1956 movie starring The King, and is based on an 1861 classical piece called "Aura Lee." What is this inflated title?

Answer: Love Me Elevender

"Love Me TENder", the movie, was originally to be called "The Reno Boys," but was retitled to capitalize on the surefire success of Elvis' single.

Answer: Hotel Califivenia

"Hotel CaliFORnia" has been publicly interpreted by members of the Eagles as a statement on materialism and excess in America and California during the 1970s.

5. This 1984 inflated Sammy Hagar hit was a public condemnation of the lowering of national speed limits. What is its inflated title?

Answer: I Can't Drive 56

"I Can't Drive 55" was Sammy Hagar's first foray into social consciousness, and was his biggest solo hit.

Answer: Take Six

"Take FIVE" and the 9/8 "Blue Rondo a la Turk" helped propel the album to the status of first modern jazz album to sell more than one million records.

7. This inflated Guess Who song, released in 1970 as the B-side to "American Woman" was the last big Guess Who hit Randy Bachman played on. What is its inflated title?

Answer: No Sugar Threenight

Randy Bachman left the group before "No Sugar TOnight" became a hit, due to his Mormon religious beliefs. He went on to found Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Answer: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking Five

The video for "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking FOR" featured the band of U2 walking around the streets of Las Vegas.

Answer: Threesday Afternoon (Fivever Afternoon)

"TUEsday Afternoon (FORever Afternoon)" was one of the tracks off this concept album about times of the day. Also on this album was the inflatable song "Nights In White SaTIN," but "Nights In White SaELEVEN" is kind of awkward when spoken aloud.

Answer: 26 Or 7 Three 5

"25 Or 6 TO 4" refers to 3:34 or 3:35 am. Literally, it is about trying to write a song at that time of day. Hope you enjoyed the quiz!

Source: Author asutbone

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