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Killer Lyrics Quiz

This is a lyrics quiz for hardcore Alanis fans. Some of the lyrics are tough, and all songs are fair game. I'll give you lyrics, and you name the song they're from.

A multiple-choice quiz by gundersl. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
gundersl
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
142,036
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
15 / 25
Plays
695
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Question 1 of 25
1. "I'm like Estella, I like to reel it in and then spit it out..."
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Question 2 of 25
2. "Worry not about the cars that go by..." Hint


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Question 3 of 25
3. "I don't want to be your other half, I believe that 1 and 1 make 2..." Hint


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Question 4 of 25
4. "You sit... and you wait... to receive..." Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. "I'm too tired to recount the unpleasantries one by one. One minute I want to banish you the next I want to be on a deserted island with you..."
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Question 6 of 25
6. "I was afraid of the calm before the storm I was afraid for my own bones..."
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Question 7 of 25
7. "you are wise you are warm you are courageous you are big and I love you more now than I ever have in my whole life..."
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Question 8 of 25
8. "why do you affect me? why do you affect me still? why do you hinder me? why do you hinder me still?"
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Question 9 of 25
9. "suits in the living room, do you realize guys I was born in 1974?"
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Question 10 of 25
10. "you were mindboggling you were intense you were uncomfortable in your own skin you were thirsty but mostly you were beautiful..."
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Question 11 of 25
11. "You will learn to lose everything we are temporary arrangements..." Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. "I've fit you always, you finish my sentences, I think I love you..."
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Question 13 of 25
13. "The hug will feel forced upon you, inconsolable thing..." Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. "From time to time
Minutes and hours
Some move ahead
While some lag behind..."
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Question 15 of 25
15. "My twin opened the door, my very first dose of chivalry..." Hint


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Question 16 of 25
16. "I see you averting your glances
I see you cheering on the war
I see you ignoring your children..." Hint


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Question 17 of 25
17. "why do I say I'm fine when it's obvious I'm not?"
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Question 18 of 25
18. "You speak of my love like you have experienced like mine before..."
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Question 19 of 25
19. "who am I to feel dead and who am I to feel spent..."
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Question 20 of 25
20. "you've been my soulmate and then some
I remembered you the moment I met you..." Hint


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Question 21 of 25
21. "I've held you up like a deity
like you're the sole owner of wings
this unrequited tunnel vision
and I wonder why I've not been writing..."
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Question 22 of 25
22. "For letting you decide if I indeed was desirable
For my self-love being so embarassingly conditional..."
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Question 23 of 25
23. "this pill will help me yet as will these boys gone through like water..." Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. "I wouldn't have compromised as much
so much of myself for fear of having you hating me..."
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Question 25 of 25
25. "What are you my god? You touch me like you are my god
What are you my twin? You affect me like you are my twin..."
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I'm like Estella, I like to reel it in and then spit it out..."

Answer: All I Really Want

 This song is from the first track on "Jagged Little Pill." Estella refers to the character from Dickens' "Great Expectations."
2. "Worry not about the cars that go by..."

Answer: Mary Jane

 "Worry not about the cars that go by,
cause all that matters Mary Jane is your freedom,
so keep warm, my dear,
keep dry."
This song is also from "Jagged Little Pill."
3. "I don't want to be your other half, I believe that 1 and 1 make 2..."

Answer: Not the Doctor

 This is track 11 on "Jagged Little Pill."
4. "You sit... and you wait... to receive..."

Answer: Wake Up

 This is track 12 on "Jagged Little Pill."
5. "I'm too tired to recount the unpleasantries one by one. One minute I want to banish you the next I want to be on a deserted island with you..."

Answer: Front Row

 This bit is from the first track of "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie." It's the verse sung a little lower than the chorus.
6. "I was afraid of the calm before the storm I was afraid for my own bones..."

Answer: Sympathetic Character
7. "you are wise you are warm you are courageous you are big and I love you more now than I ever have in my whole life..."

Answer: The Couch

 "The Couch" is a song from the "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" album. It was a song written after a conversation between Alanis and her father.
8. "why do you affect me? why do you affect me still? why do you hinder me? why do you hinder me still?"

Answer: Can't Not

 This is track 8 on "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie."
9. "suits in the living room, do you realize guys I was born in 1974?"

Answer: UR

 This song, also from SFIJ, is sort of a chronological tour of Alanis' career, from when she was a kid until after JLP came out.
10. "you were mindboggling you were intense you were uncomfortable in your own skin you were thirsty but mostly you were beautiful..."

Answer: Joining You

 This was written for a friend in distress.
11. "You will learn to lose everything we are temporary arrangements..."

Answer: No Pressure Over Cappuccino

 This song was inspired by Alanis' twin brother, Wade.
12. "I've fit you always, you finish my sentences, I think I love you..."

Answer: Princes Familiar

 This song examines the effect a father can have on a woman's future relationships.
13. "The hug will feel forced upon you, inconsolable thing..."

Answer: London

 The song "London" can only be found on a few singles floating around. It's not on any album.
14. "From time to time Minutes and hours Some move ahead While some lag behind..."

Answer: Spoon

 This is part of a verse from a Dave Matthews song. It's from the album "Before These Crowded Streets." Alanis also sings in the song "Don't Drink the Water" from this album.
15. "My twin opened the door, my very first dose of chivalry..."

Answer: 1974

 This is a line from an unreleased song Alanis song performed with Ryan Adams, who was also born in 1974.
16. "I see you averting your glances I see you cheering on the war I see you ignoring your children..."

Answer: Still

 This song was written for the Kevin Smith movie "Dogma." It's about Alanis' idea of what God is.
17. "why do I say I'm fine when it's obvious I'm not?"

Answer: These R The Thoughts

 This was a previously unreleased track, which was finally put on the "Unplugged" CD.
18. "You speak of my love like you have experienced like mine before..."

Answer: Uninvited

 This song was written for the movie "City of Angels."
19. "who am I to feel dead and who am I to feel spent..."

Answer: Offer
20. "you've been my soulmate and then some I remembered you the moment I met you..."

Answer: Simple Together
21. "I've held you up like a deity like you're the sole owner of wings this unrequited tunnel vision and I wonder why I've not been writing..."

Answer: Purgatorying
22. "For letting you decide if I indeed was desirable For my self-love being so embarassingly conditional..."

Answer: Sorry to Myself
23. "this pill will help me yet as will these boys gone through like water..."

Answer: Precious Illusions
24. "I wouldn't have compromised as much so much of myself for fear of having you hating me..."

Answer: Your Congratulations
25. "What are you my god? You touch me like you are my god What are you my twin? You affect me like you are my twin..."

Answer: Flinch

 "Flinch" was inspired by a real-life encounter that mirrors the last verse in the song.
Source: Author gundersl

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