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Lost for Words! 26 Trivia Quiz

Another batch of popular song lyrics for you to complete. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by musicmonkeyman. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
musicmonkeyman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
211,424

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
9755

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What word is missing from this song lyric?

"Wake up Maggie I think I got something to say to you
It's late _________ and I really should be back at school" Hint

September

November

October

December

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Question 2 of 10

2. "When I'm drivin' in my car
And that man comes on the radio
And he's tellin' me more and more
About some _______ information
Supposed to fire my imagination"

What did the singer think of the information? Hint

useful

worthless

boring

useless

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy ______"

What word completes this Turtles song lyric?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Yesterday all my ______ seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday."

So, what dilemma seemed so far away? Hint

predicaments

problems

troubles

difficulties

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Question 5 of 10

5. What word is missing from this classic from Santana?

"You've got to change your ______ ways, baby,
before I stop lovin' you.
You've got to change, baby,
and every word that I say is true" Hint

evil

wicked

sinful

nasty

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Laughing and a running hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My ______ eyed girl,
You my ______ eyed girl"

What colour are the girl's eyes? Hint

blue

red

green

brown

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Question 7 of 10

7. "When you turn on your smile
I feel my heart go wild
I'm like a child with a brand new toy
And I get the
Sweetest ______."

Can you fill the blank in this Jackie Wilson lyric? Hint

coffee

sensation

feeling

emotion

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Question 8 of 10

8. "A pair of forty-fives made me open my eyes
My temperature started to rise
She was a long cool woman in a ______ dress
Just-a five-nine, beautiful, tall"

So, what colour was that dress? Hint

red

blue

black

green

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Question 9 of 10

9. "We skipped the light Fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kind of ______
But the crowd called out for more"

Strange lyrics, but what word is missing? Hint

nauseous

pukish

queasy

seasick

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Take out the papers and the trash
Or you don't get no spendin' cash
If you don't ______ that kitchen floor
You ain't gonna rock and roll no more
Yakety yak... don't talk back"

What word fills the gap in this vintage lyric? Hint

wash

polish

clean

scrub

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What word is missing from this song lyric? "Wake up Maggie I think I got something to say to you It's late _________ and I really should be back at school"

Answer: September

"Maggie May" was a chart topping hit for Rod Stewart in both the US and UK, in 1971. It featured on the album "Every Picture Tells A Story".
This song was originally the B-side to "Reason to Believe", but it proved to be more popular. "Maggie May" is said to be about Rod's first serious girlfriend.

2. "When I'm drivin' in my car And that man comes on the radio And he's tellin' me more and more About some _______ information Supposed to fire my imagination" What did the singer think of the information?

Answer: useless

The Rolling Stones topped the US and UK charts with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in 1965. It features on the Stones album "Out Of Our Heads".
Keith Richards created the famous distorted guitar riff using a Gibson Fuzz Box effects unit.
When the Stones sang "Satisfaction" on a 1966 "The Ed Sullivan Show" the line "Trying to make some girl" was bleeped out of the performance.

3. "Imagine me and you, I do I think about you day and night, it's only right To think about the girl you love and hold her tight So happy ______" What word completes this Turtles song lyric?

Answer: together

The Turtles were "Happy Together" in 1967. The song was written by Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon.
A US #1 "Happy Together" peaked at #12 in the UK.
The group, originally called The Nightriders, went through several name changes before becoming The Turtles in 1965.

4. "Yesterday all my ______ seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday." So, what dilemma seemed so far away?

Answer: troubles

Lyrics from "Yesterday", the most often covered Beatles song. Although credited to the Beatles this was a solo effort from Paul McCartney. He had the tune worked out before completing the lyrics and gave it the working title "scrambled eggs".
This US chart topping single featured on the group's "Help" album.

5. What word is missing from this classic from Santana? "You've got to change your ______ ways, baby, before I stop lovin' you. You've got to change, baby, and every word that I say is true"

Answer: evil

This Santana track featured on the album also called "Santana". "Evil Ways" was written by Sonny Henry. The group is named after its leader Carlos Santana, who has worldwide sales in excess of 80 million albums.

6. "Laughing and a running hey, hey Skipping and a jumping In the misty morning fog with Our hearts a thumpin' and you My ______ eyed girl, You my ______ eyed girl" What colour are the girl's eyes?

Answer: brown

These lyrics come from Van Morrison's 1967 hit "Brown Eyed Girl". Van Morrison also wrote this song which peaked at #10 in the US singles charts. It was originally called "Brown Skinned Girl" and the title was changed for fear of being banned by radio stations. This track features on Van Morrison's "Blowin' Your Mind" album.

7. "When you turn on your smile I feel my heart go wild I'm like a child with a brand new toy And I get the Sweetest ______." Can you fill the blank in this Jackie Wilson lyric?

Answer: feeling

"I Get The Sweetest Feeling" was a UK hit for Jackie Wilson in 1972. It also re-entered the UK singles chart in 1975 and 1987. Jackie Wilson's other hits include "Higher and Higher" and "Reet Petite". He was inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" in 1987.

8. "A pair of forty-fives made me open my eyes My temperature started to rise She was a long cool woman in a ______ dress Just-a five-nine, beautiful, tall" So, what colour was that dress?

Answer: black

"Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" was a hit for British band The Hollies in 1971.
This track, which featured on the album "Distant Light", charted at #2 in the US and #32 in the UK.
The Hollies were noted for their close vocal harmonies.

9. "We skipped the light Fandango Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kind of ______ But the crowd called out for more" Strange lyrics, but what word is missing?

Answer: seasick

Procol Harum released "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" in the 1967 Summer of Love. The strange lyrics were laid over a tune based on a classical composition by J S Bach. The song is credited as having been written by Keith Reid and the group's singer Gary Brooker. "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" topped the UK singles chart, and peaked at #5 in the US.

10. "Take out the papers and the trash Or you don't get no spendin' cash If you don't ______ that kitchen floor You ain't gonna rock and roll no more Yakety yak... don't talk back" What word fills the gap in this vintage lyric?

Answer: scrub

"Yakety Yak" topped the US singles chart for doo-wop group The Coasters in 1958. "Yakety Yak" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The Coasters were inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" in 1987.

Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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