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Lyrics in the Dark Trivia Quiz

In this quiz, you will be challenged to complete some very dark lyrics. From The Darkness to Katy Perry's "Dark Horse", see how much you know about songs and bands that are inherently 'dark'.

A multiple-choice quiz by klinski_1987. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
klinski_1987

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
378,192

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. As promised, we'll start with The Darkness. Complete the following lyric from their song "I Believe in a Thing Called Love":

"Can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel
My heart's in overdrive and you're behind the steering wheel
Touching you, touching me
Touching you God you're touching me
I believe in a thing called love
Just listen to the rhythm of my heart
There's a chance we could make it now
We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down
I believe in a thing called love
Ooh!

I want to kiss you every minute, every hour, every day
______________________________________________________" Hint

You got in me a spin but everything is A.O.K.

But I have a job, you know I am a C.P.A.

Forget the world outside and never think we're gonna pay

Believe in miracles and see one if you let me stay

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dark New Day found great success with the song, "Brother". Finish the following lyric from that song:

"Once upon a time I knew everything
When I stop to think back on everything
____________________________________
Once there was a picture of a happy place

But I always keep thinking
What a great place to leave

I'd trade it all
To have you all here with me" Hint

It makes my ears really start to ring

Time speaks to me like a memory

It follows me down and I can't sleep

It all runs away like a memory

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Question 3 of 10

3. Released in 2013, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark" by Fall Out Boy peaked at number two on Billboard's "Hot Rock Songs" chart. Can you finish the following lyric?

"I'm in the details with the devil
So now the world can never get me on my level
I just gotta get you off the cage
I'm a young lover's rage
_______________________________" Hint

And now I'm on fire

Gonna need a spark to ignite

And I'm never going back to this moment or this place

Gonna need a drink to survive

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Question 4 of 10

4. We're going back in time a ways now to the early 1980s, 1984 to be exact. It was in this year Bruce Springsteen released "Dancing in the Dark". What line comes next in this sequence?

"Message keeps getting clearer
Radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
I check my look in the mirror
______________________________" Hint

My eyes are red from all the mace

Recognize a brand new face

I want to keep moving, win the race

I want to change my clothes, my hair, my face

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Question 5 of 10

5. Now for a band most would expect to be in a dark music quiz, Iron Maiden. In 1992, they released the album, "Fear of the Dark", and subsequently released a live version of the title track as a single. Complete the following excerpt from the song:

"Have you ever been alone at night
Thought you heard footsteps behind
And turned around and no one's there?
And as you quicken up your pace
You find it hard to look again
______________________________" Hint

And feel a ghoulish stare

Because you're sure there's someone there

You're in for quite a scare

But you do, and it's fine

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Question 6 of 10

6. Moving on, Death Cab for Cutie released a popular song called, "I Will Follow You into the Dark" in 2005. Can you find the words that follow these?

"Love of mine
Someday you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light
Or tunnels, to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
____________________" Hint

Waiting for the hint of a smile

Waiting for the hint of a spark

Winter never seemed less stark

Bliss in love, never apart

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Question 7 of 10

7. Contemporary to Death Cab for Cutie, Jack's Mannequin is fronted by another talented singer/songwriter with multiple successful bands. Their song, "Dark Blue" is a follow-up song to a hit from his other band, Something Corporate, entitled "She Paints Me Blue". Can you complete the lyric to this cross-band follow-up single?

"This flood (this flood) is slowly rising up swallowing the ground
Beneath my feet, Tell me how anybody thinks under this condition so
I'll swim (I'll swim) as the water rises up, the sun is sinking down
And now all I can see are the planets in a row
____________________________________________________" Hint

Suggesting it's best that I slow down

Restless and with a frown

Aligning without a sound

Fighting with gravity

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Question 8 of 10

8. How about something a little more upbeat? Nitty Gritty Dirt Band released "Fishin' in the Dark" in 1987, and it immediately began its climb toward the number one spot on U.S. Billboard's "Hot Country Songs". Find the missing line to this upbeat ditty about a late night fishing expedition (although there's more than just fishing planned!)

"You and me going fishing in the dark,
Lying on our backs and counting the stars
Where the cool grass grows.
Down by the river in the full moon light
_____________________________________
Just movin' slow" Hint

We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night

Walkin' down the shore castin' our own light

Pullin' on our reel only if we feel a little bite

Quiet in the air and nothin's affright

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Question 9 of 10

9. The next lyric for you to finish comes from a man who helped define heavy metal as a member of Black Sabbath. However, it is as a solo artist that Ozzy Osbourne recorded "Shot in the Dark".

"Taught by the powers that preach over me
I can hear their empty reason
I wouldn't listen I learnt how to fight
_______________________" Hint

I always see things to completion

Became a monster with the season

I opened up my mind to treason

Defending my rights as a heathen

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Question 10 of 10

10. The final song for the quiz (as mentioned in the introduction) is "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry. Can you complete this lyric from the only female singer to grace these questions?

"Mark my words
This love will make you levitate
Like a bird
Like a bird without a cage
But down to earth
_____________________" Hint

And with passion, rage

Like an ostrich with its head on straight

Shake your feathers on stage

If you choose to walk away, don't walk away

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. As promised, we'll start with The Darkness. Complete the following lyric from their song "I Believe in a Thing Called Love": "Can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel My heart's in overdrive and you're behind the steering wheel Touching you, touching me Touching you God you're touching me I believe in a thing called love Just listen to the rhythm of my heart There's a chance we could make it now We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down I believe in a thing called love Ooh! I want to kiss you every minute, every hour, every day ______________________________________________________"

Answer: You got in me a spin but everything is A.O.K.

The music video is... an interesting look at alien abduction, but the song itself is extremely catchy. It was the third single released from the album, "Permission to Land", though by far its most successful.

2. Dark New Day found great success with the song, "Brother". Finish the following lyric from that song: "Once upon a time I knew everything When I stop to think back on everything ____________________________________ Once there was a picture of a happy place But I always keep thinking What a great place to leave I'd trade it all To have you all here with me"

Answer: It all runs away like a memory

Clint Lowery of Sevendust is the lead guitarist for the band. His brother, Corey, plays bass. Despite all the members being part of established groups prior, Dark New Day's success was limited to two songs on Billboard's "Mainstream Rock" chart: "Brother" and "Pieces".

3. Released in 2013, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark" by Fall Out Boy peaked at number two on Billboard's "Hot Rock Songs" chart. Can you finish the following lyric? "I'm in the details with the devil So now the world can never get me on my level I just gotta get you off the cage I'm a young lover's rage _______________________________"

Answer: Gonna need a spark to ignite

Pete Wentz, the band's bassist and writer of most of their lyrics, also owns their record label, DCD2 Records (formerly known as Decaydance Records). The label has also worked with such bands as Panic! at the Disco and Gym Class Heroes.

4. We're going back in time a ways now to the early 1980s, 1984 to be exact. It was in this year Bruce Springsteen released "Dancing in the Dark". What line comes next in this sequence? "Message keeps getting clearer Radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place I check my look in the mirror ______________________________"

Answer: I want to change my clothes, my hair, my face

Bruce Springsteen, also known as 'The Boss', is one of the most prolific songwriters of the 20th century. From 1965-2013, he managed to amass 20 Grammys, a pair of Golden Globe awards, and an Academy award. In addition, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

5. Now for a band most would expect to be in a dark music quiz, Iron Maiden. In 1992, they released the album, "Fear of the Dark", and subsequently released a live version of the title track as a single. Complete the following excerpt from the song: "Have you ever been alone at night Thought you heard footsteps behind And turned around and no one's there? And as you quicken up your pace You find it hard to look again ______________________________"

Answer: Because you're sure there's someone there

Every Iron Maiden album cover has an appearance by their mascot, Eddie. While originally a theatrical mask used as a stage prop, Eddie's look was fleshed out (despite having very little flesh in the end) fully on "Fear of the Dark" and subsequent albums depict him much the same from that point forward.

6. Moving on, Death Cab for Cutie released a popular song called, "I Will Follow You into the Dark" in 2005. Can you find the words that follow these? "Love of mine Someday you will die But I'll be close behind I'll follow you into the dark No blinding light Or tunnels, to gates of white Just our hands clasped so tight ____________________"

Answer: Waiting for the hint of a spark

Ben Gibbard, the band's lead singer and primary songwriter, has been a part of numerous bands. Most notably, he is one-third of The Postal Service, which derived its name from the fact that Ben and the other two members collaborated on the tracks by sending partially finished recording back and forth to each other through the mail.

7. Contemporary to Death Cab for Cutie, Jack's Mannequin is fronted by another talented singer/songwriter with multiple successful bands. Their song, "Dark Blue" is a follow-up song to a hit from his other band, Something Corporate, entitled "She Paints Me Blue". Can you complete the lyric to this cross-band follow-up single? "This flood (this flood) is slowly rising up swallowing the ground Beneath my feet, Tell me how anybody thinks under this condition so I'll swim (I'll swim) as the water rises up, the sun is sinking down And now all I can see are the planets in a row ____________________________________________________"

Answer: Suggesting it's best that I slow down

Jack's Mannequin released three albums before Andrew McMahon, the lead singer referenced in the quiz text, announced that the project was to be dissolved. McMahon continued writing music under his own name from the time of the announcement in 2012.

8. How about something a little more upbeat? Nitty Gritty Dirt Band released "Fishin' in the Dark" in 1987, and it immediately began its climb toward the number one spot on U.S. Billboard's "Hot Country Songs". Find the missing line to this upbeat ditty about a late night fishing expedition (although there's more than just fishing planned!) "You and me going fishing in the dark, Lying on our backs and counting the stars Where the cool grass grows. Down by the river in the full moon light _____________________________________ Just movin' slow"

Answer: We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band began in the mid-1960s. They also recorded under the name Dirt Band from 1976-1981. Guitarist and vocalist Jeff Hanna is the only member to have been involved for the entire length of their history.

9. The next lyric for you to finish comes from a man who helped define heavy metal as a member of Black Sabbath. However, it is as a solo artist that Ozzy Osbourne recorded "Shot in the Dark". "Taught by the powers that preach over me I can hear their empty reason I wouldn't listen I learnt how to fight _______________________"

Answer: I opened up my mind to treason

Ozzy is infamous for the beheading of several small animals on stage including a dove and a bat. The dove incident was supposed to be a dove released as a sign of peace and goodwill, but the bat was thrown on stage by a fan and ended up biting Ozzy back before meeting its demise.

10. The final song for the quiz (as mentioned in the introduction) is "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry. Can you complete this lyric from the only female singer to grace these questions? "Mark my words This love will make you levitate Like a bird Like a bird without a cage But down to earth _____________________"

Answer: If you choose to walk away, don't walk away

Katy Perry has seen a great deal of change since her initial claim to fame with "I Kissed a Girl". She's gone on to record such hits as "Firework" and "E.T." which have a much more defined sound, albeit the same, rather confounding lyrics. Of course, her public marriage to actor Russel Brand also propelled her stardom despite its Hollywood ending two years later.

Source: Author klinski_1987

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