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Quiz about Its Polka Time
Quiz about Its Polka Time

It's Polka Time! Trivia Quiz


Polkas are an important part of Al's work, with almost every one of his albums including one. Identify which polka medley of popular songs is referenced in each question. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by asutbone. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
asutbone
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
158,748
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
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Question 1 of 20
1. The following lyrics can be found in which polka?
"In a gadda da vida, honey
Don'tcha know that I love you?
In a gadda da vida, baby
Don'tcha know that I'll always be true."
Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Which polka contains the following lyrics?
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough."
Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. "You could have a big dipper
Going up and down all around the bends
You can have a bumper car, bumping
This amusement never ends."
These lyrics can be found in which polka?
Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. The lyrics here can be found in which polka?
"Get up, come on get down with the sickness
Get up, come on get down with the sickness
Get up, come on get down with the sickness
Open up your hate, and let it flow into me."
Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. "Oh, what's love, got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart, when a heart can be broken?"
This song can be found as part of which polka?
Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. The lyrics following this question come from which polka?
"So don't delay, act now, supplies are running out
Allow if you're still alive, six to eight years to arrive
And if you follow, there may be a tomorrow but if the offer's shunned
You might as well be walking on the sun."
Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. The following Metallica lyrics can be found in which polka?
"Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
Off to Never-never Land"
Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. "Bawitdaba da bang da dang diggy diggy
Diggy said the boogie said up jump the boogie
Bawitdaba da bang da dang diggy diggy
Diggy said the boogie said up jump the boogie."
These intelligent and sophisticated lyrics can be found in which polka?
Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Which polka included the following lyrics?
"But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
But it's all right - jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas!"
Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. "Soy un perdidor
I'm a loser, baby
So why don't you kill me?"
The uplifting lyrics shown here were included in which polka?
Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Since the polka is a German genre, it's fitting that this song was included in which polka? "Neun und neunzig luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht Grad an mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fur dich."
Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. "Yeah, I'll tell ya what I want, what I really really want
So tell us what you want, what you really really want
I'll tell ya what I want, what I really really want
So tell us what you want, what you really really want
I wanna ha, I wanna ha, I wanna ha, I wanna ha
I wanna really really really wanna zigga zig ah."
The inspired and moving lyrics of this song can be found in which polka?
Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. These lyrics are included in which Al polka?
"Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take
I'll be watchin' you."
Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Which polka contained the following lyrics?
"Nasty! Nasty boys, don't ever change
Oh you nasty boys
Nasty! Nasty boys, don't mean a thing.
Oh you nasty boys."
Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. "Ice ice baby
Ice ice baby...Word to your mother!
Ice ice baby
Ice ice baby, forever
I'll be your ice, ice, baby!
HEY!"
These lyrics are the closing to which polka?
Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. "Shout! Shout! Let it all out
These are the things I can't do without
Come on, I'm talking to you
Come on."
Tears For Fears provided the lyrics, Al added them to which polka?
Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. These dark lyrics of Marilyn Manson found their way into which polka?
"There's lots of pretty, pretty ones
That want to get you high
But all the pretty, pretty ones
Will leave you low and blow your mind
We're all stars now in the dope show."
Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Green Day provided the lyrics, Al provided the polka...but which one?
"Do you have the time
To listen to me whine
About nothing and everything all at once?"
Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Name the only polka in Al's repertoire that is a polka setting of only one song.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 20 of 20
20. Every song in "The Hot Rocks Polka" was by which band?

Answer: (Two or three words, depending on if you use "the")

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The following lyrics can be found in which polka?
"In a gadda da vida, honey
Don'tcha know that I love you?
In a gadda da vida, baby
Don'tcha know that I'll always be true."


Answer: Polkas On 45

"In A Gadda Da Vida," by Iron Butterfly, was included in Al's first polka effort, "Polkas on 45," off his "In 3-D" album.
2. Which polka contains the following lyrics?
"That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough."


Answer: Polka Your Eyes Out

REM's immensely popular and successful "Losing My Religion" was included in "Polka Your Eyes Out," on Al's "Off The Deep End Album."
3. "You could have a big dipper
Going up and down all around the bends
You can have a bumper car, bumping
This amusement never ends."
These lyrics can be found in which polka?


Answer: Polka Party!

"Sledgehammer," by Peter Gabriel, was the first song used in "Polka Party!", the title track of Al's fourth album.
4. The lyrics here can be found in which polka?
"Get up, come on get down with the sickness
Get up, come on get down with the sickness
Get up, come on get down with the sickness
Open up your hate, and let it flow into me."


Answer: Angry White Boy Polka

"Down With The Sickness" by Disturbed found its way into "The Angry White Boy Polka," which can be found on "Poodle Hat."
5. "Oh, what's love, got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart, when a heart can be broken?"
This song can be found as part of which polka?


Answer: Hooked On Polkas

Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It" was included in "Dare To Be Stupid"'s addition to the polka genre.
6. The lyrics following this question come from which polka?
"So don't delay, act now, supplies are running out
Allow if you're still alive, six to eight years to arrive
And if you follow, there may be a tomorrow but if the offer's shunned
You might as well be walking on the sun."


Answer: Polka Power!

Smashmouth's "Walking On The Sun" was included in this polka from "Running With Scissors."
7. The following Metallica lyrics can be found in which polka?
"Exit light
Enter night
Take my hand
Off to Never-never Land"


Answer: Polka Your Eyes Out

The lyrics to "Enter Sandman" from Metallica's self-titled album also known as "The Black Album" are inserted in "Polka Your Eyes Out" right between "Do Me" by Bel Biv Devoe and "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground.
8. "Bawitdaba da bang da dang diggy diggy
Diggy said the boogie said up jump the boogie
Bawitdaba da bang da dang diggy diggy
Diggy said the boogie said up jump the boogie."
These intelligent and sophisticated lyrics can be found in which polka?


Answer: Angry White Boy Polka

Kid Rock's "Bawitaba" can be found in "The Angry White Boy Polka." Other songs included here are "Last Resort" by Papa Roach; "Chop Suey!" by System Of A Down; "Get Free" by The Vines; "Hate To Say I Told You So" by The Hives; "Fell In Love With A Girl" by The White Stripes; "Last Nite" by The Strokes; "Renegades Of Funk" by Rage Against The Machine; "My Way" by Limp Bizkit; "Outside" by Staind; "Youth Of The Nation" by P.O.D.; and "Real Slim Shady" by Eminem.
9. Which polka included the following lyrics?
"But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas
But it's all right - jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas!"


Answer: Polkas On 45

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" is one of the few Rolling Stones standards that is not included on "The Hot Rocks Polka."
10. "Soy un perdidor
I'm a loser, baby
So why don't you kill me?"
The uplifting lyrics shown here were included in which polka?


Answer: The Alternative Polka

This song is "Loser" by Beck, and was the first song included in "The Alternative Polka," which can be found on "Bad Hair Day."
11. Since the polka is a German genre, it's fitting that this song was included in which polka? "Neun und neunzig luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht Grad an mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fur dich."


Answer: Hooked On Polkas

The song is "99 Luftballoons" by Nena. "Hooked On Polkas" also included "State of Shock by The Jackson 5 and Mick Jagger; "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top; "Method Of Modern Love" by Hall & Oates; "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" by Yes; "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister; "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins; "The Reflex" by Duran Duran; "Mental Health (Bang Your Head)" by Quiet Riot; and "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
12. "Yeah, I'll tell ya what I want, what I really really want
So tell us what you want, what you really really want
I'll tell ya what I want, what I really really want
So tell us what you want, what you really really want
I wanna ha, I wanna ha, I wanna ha, I wanna ha
I wanna really really really wanna zigga zig ah."
The inspired and moving lyrics of this song can be found in which polka?


Answer: Polka Power!

Yes, that is the Spice Girls with "Wannabe." If there has ever been a group of raw talent that deserved to be immortalized in a Weird Al polka, this is it.
13. These lyrics are included in which Al polka?
"Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take
I'll be watchin' you."


Answer: Polkas On 45

This is "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. Besides the three already mentioned ("In A Gadda Da Vida," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," and "Every Breath You Take"), the other songs included in "Polkas On 45" are "Jocko Homo" by Devo; "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple; "Sex (I'm a...)" by Berlin; "Hey Jude" by The Beatles; "L.A. Woman" by The Doors; "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix; "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads; "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner; "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash; and "My Generation" by The Who.
14. Which polka contained the following lyrics?
"Nasty! Nasty boys, don't ever change
Oh you nasty boys
Nasty! Nasty boys, don't mean a thing.
Oh you nasty boys."


Answer: Polka Party!

Janet Jackson's "Nasty" was included in this polka, found on "Polka Party!" the album, one of only two of Al's albums to be named after a song. The other was "Dare To Be Stupid."
15. "Ice ice baby
Ice ice baby...Word to your mother!
Ice ice baby
Ice ice baby, forever
I'll be your ice, ice, baby!
HEY!"
These lyrics are the closing to which polka?


Answer: Polka Your Eyes Out

Vanilla Ice gets the honor of closing out "Polka Your Eyes Out" with "Ice Ice Baby." Other songs included in the polka are "Cradle of Love" by Billy Idol; "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega; "Love Shack" by The B-52s; "Pump Up The Jam"; "Unbelievable" by EMF; "Cherry Pie" by Warrant; "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson; "I Touch Myself" by DiVinyls; and "Dr. Feelgood" by Motley Crue.
16. "Shout! Shout! Let it all out
These are the things I can't do without
Come on, I'm talking to you
Come on."
Tears For Fears provided the lyrics, Al added them to which polka?


Answer: Polka Party!

The Tears For Fears song is "Shout." Other polkas to be found in "Polka Party!" are "Sussudio" by Phil Collins; "Party All The Time" by Eddie Murphy; "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie; "Freeway Of Love" by Aretha Franklin; "What You Need" by INXS; "Harlem Shuffle" by Rolling Stones; "Venus" by Shocking Blue; "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco; and "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna.
17. These dark lyrics of Marilyn Manson found their way into which polka?
"There's lots of pretty, pretty ones
That want to get you high
But all the pretty, pretty ones
Will leave you low and blow your mind
We're all stars now in the dope show."


Answer: Polka Power!

Ironically, Manson's "The Dope Show" was placed in this polka immediately before Hanson's equally evil "Mmmbop." Other songs included in this polka are "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger; "Ghetto Superstar" by Pras Michel Gibb; "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys; "Intergalactic" by Beastie Boys; "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba; "Ray Of Light" by Madonna; "Push" by Matchbox Twenty; "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind; "Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground; and Closing Time" by Semisonic.
18. Green Day provided the lyrics, Al provided the polka...but which one?
"Do you have the time
To listen to me whine
About nothing and everything all at once?"


Answer: The Alternative Polka

The lyrics are from "Basket Case." Other songs in "The Alternative Polka" are "Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots; "All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow; "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails; "Bang and Blame" by REM; "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette; "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by Smashing Pumpkins; "My Friends" by Red Hot Chili Peppers; "I'll Stick Around" by Foo Fighters; and "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden.
19. Name the only polka in Al's repertoire that is a polka setting of only one song.

Answer: Bohemian Polka

Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was set to a polka beat as the last track of "Alapalooza." Nothing else about the song was changed.
20. Every song in "The Hot Rocks Polka" was by which band?

Answer: Rolling Stones

The twelve songs are "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll," "Brown Sugar," "You Can't Always Get What You Want," "Honky Tonk Women," "Under My Thumb," "Ruby Tuesday," "Miss You," "Sympathy For The Devil," "Get Off Of My Cloud," "Shattered," "Let's Spend The Night Together," and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Along with "Jumpin' Jack Flash" on "Polkas On 45" and "Harlem Shuffle" on "Polka Party!", this gives the Stones the distinction of being the subject of more polkas than anyone else.
Source: Author asutbone

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