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Lost for Words! 25 Trivia Quiz

Select the missing words in these well-known song lyrics. It's as easy as that! Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by musicmonkeyman. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
musicmonkeyman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,683

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
17857

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: rossian (10/10), Guest 97 (6/10), H53 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "When a man loves a woman
Can't keep his ______ on nothing else
He'll trade the world
For the good thing he's found."

Well-known lyrics from a classic love song by Percy Sledge, but which word is missing? Hint

thoughts

mind

focus

desire

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Love me tender
Love me true
All my ______ fulfilled
For my darlin' I love you
And I always will."

So what was fulfilled for Elvis? Hint

hopes

desires

joy

dreams

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Gypsies, tramps and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us Gypsies, tramps and thieves
But every night all the men would come around
And lay their ______ down."

Just what did the men lay down for Cher?

Answer: (One Word of Five Letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. "In a cafe or sometimes on a ______ street
I've been near you, but you never notice me
My Cherie Amour, won't you tell me how could you ignore
That behind that little smile I wore
How I wish that you were mine ."

On what type of street did these events happen? Hint

busy

crowded

empty

lonely

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my ______ getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city."

Just what is getting grubby in this song? Hint

hands

coat

shirt

neck

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Well do you love me - I can really move
Well do you love me - I'm in the groove
Ah do you love me - do you love me
Now that I can ______."

What is he doing to impress his young lady?

Answer: (One Word of Five Letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. "I'm gettin' ______ driving up and down the same old strip
I gotta finda new place where the kids are hip."

Just how upset are the Beach Boys? Hint

troubled

uptight

bugged

sick

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Question 8 of 10

8. I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's ______ outside I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl - my girl, my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl - my girl.

What was the weather like on this momentous day? Hint

warm

sunny

wet

cold

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Way down Louisiana down to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a ______ boy named Johnny B. Goode."

Johnny B. is what type of boy? Hint

country

lonely

young

town

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a ______."

She's got the option of being which of these animals, in the very first verse of the song? Hint

mule

donkey

ass

pony

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "When a man loves a woman Can't keep his ______ on nothing else He'll trade the world For the good thing he's found." Well-known lyrics from a classic love song by Percy Sledge, but which word is missing?

Answer: mind

"When A Man Loves A Woman" was Percy Sledge's only top ten hit single.
Released in 1966 the single topped the US charts, and peaked at #2 in the UK.
Percy Sledge was inducted into "The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame" in 2005.
"When A Man Loves A Woman" has been recorded by many other artists including Micheal Bolton (1991) and Bette Midler (1980).

2. "Love me tender Love me true All my ______ fulfilled For my darlin' I love you And I always will." So what was fulfilled for Elvis?

Answer: dreams

Elvis Presley charted with "Love Me Tender" in 1956. It was the title song for Elvis' first movie.
Written by Vera Matson and Elvis "Love Me Tender" was a US chart topper climbing to #11 in the UK.
This was the first single to go gold prior to general release with more than 1 million pre-orders.

3. "Gypsies, tramps and thieves We'd hear it from the people of the town They'd call us Gypsies, tramps and thieves But every night all the men would come around And lay their ______ down." Just what did the men lay down for Cher?

Answer: money

These lyrics are from the song "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" released by Cher in 1971. A US chart topper, the single peaked at #4 in the UK.
Cher's chart topping singles span four decades, the first was "I Got You Babe" with Sonny Bono in 1965.
Cher has also won many acting awards. Her movies include "Silkwood", "Mask", "Moonstruck" and "Mermaids".

4. "In a cafe or sometimes on a ______ street I've been near you, but you never notice me My Cherie Amour, won't you tell me how could you ignore That behind that little smile I wore How I wish that you were mine ." On what type of street did these events happen?

Answer: crowded

"My Cherie Amour" was released by Motown artist Stevie Wonder in 1969. The title is French meaning "My Dearest Love". The single peaked at #4 on both sides of the Atlantic.
Stevie Wonder was just eleven-years-old when signed-up by Motown and he was twelve when he released his first album.

5. "Hot town, summer in the city Back of my ______ getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn't it a pity Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city." Just what is getting grubby in this song?

Answer: neck

The Lovin' Spoonful charted with these lines from "Summer in the City" in 1966.
Written by John and Mark Sebastian with Steve Boone "Summer in the City" was a US #1 peaking at #8 in the UK.
The Lovin' Spoonful joined the elite in the "Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame" in 2000.

6. "Well do you love me - I can really move Well do you love me - I'm in the groove Ah do you love me - do you love me Now that I can ______." What is he doing to impress his young lady?

Answer: dance

"Do You Love Me" was a #3 US chart hit for the Contours in 1962.
The song was re-issued in 1988 after featuring in the Patrick Swayze movie "Dirty Dancing".
"Do You Love Me" was a massive international hit for British group Brian Poole and the Tremeloes in 1963, and The Dave Clark Five took it back into the charts in 1964.

7. "I'm gettin' ______ driving up and down the same old strip I gotta finda new place where the kids are hip." Just how upset are the Beach Boys?

Answer: bugged

1964 was the big year for this song "I Get Around" performed by The Beach Boys. A US #1 "I Get Around" peaked at #7 in the UK charts.
Originally called The Pendletones, they formed in California in 1961.
The Beach Boys happy, carefree surfin' sound of the era perfectly captured the California sunshine in music.

8. I've got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it's ______ outside I've got the month of May. I guess you'd say What can make me feel this way? My girl - my girl, my girl Talkin' 'bout my girl - my girl. What was the weather like on this momentous day?

Answer: cold

These lyrics come from "My Girl" a US hit for The Temptations in 1965. The song was written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White. "My Girl" was the first of four US #1 singles for the Temptations. The song had little success in the UK until it was re-issued in 1992 when it climbed to #2 in the singles chart.

9. "Way down Louisiana down to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a ______ boy named Johnny B. Goode." Johnny B. is what type of boy?

Answer: country

Famous lyrics from Chuck Berry's classic track "Johnny B. Goode". This song, written by Chuck in, 1955 is among the first rock 'n' roll tracks to be recorded. Many of pop music's more recent artists have cited Chuck, born Charles Edward Anderson Berry, as a major influence.

10. "Would you like to swing on a star Carry moonbeams home in a jar And be better off than you are Or would you rather be a ______." She's got the option of being which of these animals, in the very first verse of the song?

Answer: mule

"Swinging on a Star" was a hit for Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva in 1963.
This novelty single peaked at #7 in the UK singles chart.
Big D. was born Difosco Erwin and Little Eva's real name is Eva Narcissus Boyd.
Little Eva had previously had a solo US chart topper with "The Locomotion" in 1962.

Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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