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Lost for Words! 28 Trivia Quiz

More well-known pop songs from the Beatles, Elvis, the Rolling Stones, and many more... Can you find the missing words?

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

Author
musicmonkeyman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
221,179

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
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Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What word is missing?
"Nowhere man, please listen,
You don't know what you're ______
Nowhere man, the world is at your command." Hint

kissing

losing

missing

getting

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Set me free, why don't 'cha, babe?
Get out of my life, why don't 'cha, babe?
'Cause you don't really love me
You just ______ me hanging on."
The Supremes sang the song, what word completes the lyric? Hint

need

want

keep

tease

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Jeremiah was a ______
Was a good friend of mine
I never understood a single word he said
But I helped him a-drink his wine
And he always had some mighty fine wine
Singin'..."
So, what was Jeremiah? Hint

bulldog

bullfrog

road-hog

lapdog

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Don't want your love anymore
Don't want your kisses that's for sure
I die each time I hear this sound
Here he comes, that's ______ clown."
who's name is missing from this song lyric? Hint

Courtney's

Cathy's

Kelly's

Chloe's

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Question 5 of 10

5. "'Cause if there's one thing, that she don't need
It's another hungry mouth to feed
In the ______... In the ______
People, don't you understand?
The child needs a helpin' hand
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man Some day."
Well known lyrics, but what word is missing?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What colour is missing from this song's opening lines?
"Nights in ______ satin never reaching the end
Letters I've written, never meaning to send
Beauty I've always missed, with these eyes before
Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore." Hint

white

red

blue

black

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say, please share my ______
Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows, under my ______
All that summer we enjoyed it, wind and rain and shine
That _______, we employed it, by August, she was mine"
The same word fills the three gaps in this lyric.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. "People see us everywhere
They think you really care
But myself, I can't ______
I know it's only make believe."
These lyrics have been around for quite a while, but can you remember the missing word? Hint

perceive

retrieve

deceive

leave

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Question 9 of 10

9. "My love bigger than a Cadillac
I try to show it and you're drivin' me back
Your love for me has got to be real
For you to know just how I feel
Love is real and not ______ away
Well love is real and not ______ away."
The same word fills both blanks on this song. Hint

drift

creep

fade

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Question 10 of 10

10. "She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Zero hour, ______ a.m.
And I'm gonna be high
As a kite by then."
What time was the flight? Hint

eight

nine

eleven

ten

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What word is missing? "Nowhere man, please listen, You don't know what you're ______ Nowhere man, the world is at your command."

Answer: missing

"Nowhere Man" was recorded by the Beatles on 1965. The track, which was heard in the movie "Yellow Submarine", peaked at number three in the US charts. This Lennon and McCartney composition featured on the Beatles "Rubber Soul" album.

2. "Set me free, why don't 'cha, babe? Get out of my life, why don't 'cha, babe? 'Cause you don't really love me You just ______ me hanging on." The Supremes sang the song, what word completes the lyric?

Answer: keep

The Supremes topped the US charts with "You Keep Me Hanging On" in 1966. This classic was written by the Motown writing team of Holland, Dozier and Holland. "You Keep Me Hanging On" was just one of a string of number one singles for the Supremes in the 1960s.

3. "Jeremiah was a ______ Was a good friend of mine I never understood a single word he said But I helped him a-drink his wine And he always had some mighty fine wine Singin'..." So, what was Jeremiah?

Answer: bullfrog

"Joy To the World", a hit for Three Dog Night, was written by Hoyt Axton. This 1971 track features on the band's "Naturally" album. A chart topper in the US "Joy To the World" peaked at number 24 in the UK.
Three Dog Night got their unusual name from an Australian Aborigine saying. Aborigines slept with their dogs for warmth on cold nights. The colder the night the greater the number of dogs.

4. "Don't want your love anymore Don't want your kisses that's for sure I die each time I hear this sound Here he comes, that's ______ clown." who's name is missing from this song lyric?

Answer: Cathy's

These lyrics come from the Everly Brothers 1960 hit "Cathy's Clown." This track topped the US and UK singles charts. The duo, Phil and Don, hail from Kentucky.
The Everly Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

5. "'Cause if there's one thing, that she don't need It's another hungry mouth to feed In the ______... In the ______ People, don't you understand? The child needs a helpin' hand Or he'll grow to be an angry young man Some day." Well known lyrics, but what word is missing?

Answer: ghetto

"In the Ghetto" was a hit for Elvis Presley in 1969. This track, written by Mac Davis, featured on the "Elvis In Memphis" album. "In the Ghetto" charted at number three in the US, and two in the UK.

6. What colour is missing from this song's opening lines? "Nights in ______ satin never reaching the end Letters I've written, never meaning to send Beauty I've always missed, with these eyes before Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore."

Answer: white

"Nights in White Satin" was a hit for British band the Moody Blues in 1967. This track, written by group member Justin Haywood, featured on the concept album "Days of Future Passed." "Nights in White Satin" was a number two hit single in the UK, peaking at 19 in the USA.

7. "Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say, please share my ______ Bus stop, bus goes, she stays, love grows, under my ______ All that summer we enjoyed it, wind and rain and shine That _______, we employed it, by August, she was mine" The same word fills the three gaps in this lyric.

Answer: umbrella

The Hollies charted with these lyrics from the single "Bus Stop" in 1966. It is said that the song, penned by Graham Gouldman of the band 10cc, was written in the course of a bus journey. "Bus Stop" peaked at number five in both the US and UK singles charts.

8. "People see us everywhere They think you really care But myself, I can't ______ I know it's only make believe." These lyrics have been around for quite a while, but can you remember the missing word?

Answer: deceive

"It's Only Make Believe" was a 1958 hit for Conway Twitty, born Harold Lloyd Jenkins. The single topped the charts in both the US and the UK. "It's Only Make Believe", written by Twitty and Jack Nance, has had cover versions by UK singer Billy Fury in 1964, and Glen Campbell in 1970.

9. "My love bigger than a Cadillac I try to show it and you're drivin' me back Your love for me has got to be real For you to know just how I feel Love is real and not ______ away Well love is real and not ______ away." The same word fills both blanks on this song.

Answer: fade

The lyrics come from the track "Not Fade Away." The song writing is credited to Norman Petty and Charles Hardin. Charles Hardin is better known as Buddy Holly, and it was he and the Crickets who originally recorded the song in 1957. In 1964 "Not Fade Away" became the first UK top ten hit single for the Rolling Stones. The Stones version features Phil Spector on maracas.

10. "She packed my bags last night, pre-flight Zero hour, ______ a.m. And I'm gonna be high As a kite by then." What time was the flight?

Answer: nine

These words come from Elton John's massive 1972 hit "Rocket Man."
The music was written by Elton and the lyrics by Bernie Taupin. "Rocket Man" featured on Elton's "Honky Chateau" album.

Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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