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Quiz about Lyrics to Jazz Standards

Quiz about Lyrics to Jazz Standards

Lyrics to Jazz Standards Trivia Quiz

They sure don't write 'em like they used to! These are all really well known songs, so the quiz should be easy. Just complete the lyric.

A multiple-choice quiz by agony. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
agony

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
113,310

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
1942

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. "since my man and I ain't together..." Hint

I"ll go home with you

I'm sad and blue

keeps raining all the time

nothing seems to go right

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Question 2 of 25

2. "Who do you think is coming to town, you'll never guess who, lovable, huggable ..." Hint

Nancy White

Lucy Brown

Emily Brown

Shirley Horn

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Question 3 of 25

3. What song are these lines from? "Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom when the jungle shadows fall..." Hint

Night and Day

Swing Brother Swing

I Got Rhythm

Easy Living

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Question 4 of 25

4. "I'm home about eight, just me and ..." Hint

my baby

nobody else

Mrs. Jones

my radio

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Question 5 of 25

5. "I've heard it said that the thrill of romance can be like a..." Hint

heavenly dream

wonderful dance

trip to the moon

kick in the head

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Question 6 of 25

6. "Twenty-four little hours Brought the sun and the flowers..." Hint

after April showers

and a sky full of light

and my heart filled with joy

where there used to be rain

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Question 7 of 25

7. What song are these lines from? "Try to hear folks chatter, and I know you cheat Right or wrong don't matter, When you're with me, sweet" Hint

Billie's Blues

Ain't Nobody's Business

Don't Explain

Everything I've Got

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Question 8 of 25

8. "We're parting, you go your way, I'll go mine ..." Hint

nevermore to meet

and I'll be gone

someday I'll see you

it's best that we do

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Question 9 of 25

9. "Some Argentines, without means, do it People say in Boston even beans do it Let's do it..."

Answer: (four words)

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Question 10 of 25

10. "Diamonds shining, dancing, dining with some man in a restaurant..." Hint

but the dreams come back to haunt

is that all you really want?

smiling, flirting, always hurting

never thinking, smoking, drinking

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Question 11 of 25

11. "You might find the night time the right time for kissing, but night time is my time for...." Hint

eyes a-glisten

sadly missing

reminiscing

cry time

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Question 12 of 25

12. "A trip to the moon..." Hint

on gossamer wings

a flight to the stars

on a night in June

just you and me

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Question 13 of 25

13. "I know that music leads the way to romance, so if I hold you in my arms..." Hint

I won't dance

we'll share a glance

let's dance

I'll know your charms

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Question 14 of 25

14. "Oh your daddy's rich and your ma is ..."

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 15 of 25

15. "I'd sacrifice anything come what might, for the sake of..." Hint

having you near

your blue eyes

holding you dear

this sweet love

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Question 16 of 25

16. "Just one look at you, my heart grew tipsy in me. You and you alone, bring out the..." what's the rest of this line?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 17 of 25

17. "The way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea..." Hint

the memory of all that

the way you do all that

the way you pet your cat

the heart and soul of that

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Question 18 of 25

18. "You've made my life so _________ you can't blame me for feeling ________" Hint

glamorous, amorous

happy, sappy

full of fun, number one

fine and free, hap-hap-ee

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Question 19 of 25

19. What song are these words from? "Then you came along with your siren song to tempt me to madness.." Hint

Mona Lisa

Lush LIfe

More Than You Know

Body and Soul

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Question 20 of 25

20. "Never before has someone been more..."

Answer: (One Word starts with 'U')

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Question 21 of 25

21. What song are these words from? "I've told them in advance That they can't break up our romance..." Hint

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

I Wanna be Loved

Do Your Duty

Keeping out of Mischief Now

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Question 22 of 25

22. "Come on along, come on along, let me take you by the hand, up to the man, up to the man,..." Hint

who's the best man in the land

who's the leader of the band

who's the player in the band

who's the writer in the sand

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Question 23 of 25

23. What song are these lines from? "Just imagine someone waiting at the cottage door, where two hearts become one, who could ask for anything more?" Hint

What is This Going to Get Us?

Until the Real Thing Comes Along

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Let's Dream in the Moonlight

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Question 24 of 25

24. "When most guys today that women prize today are just..." Hint

fools

full of bravado

angry young men

silly gigolos

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Question 25 of 25

25. "I get no kick from ..."

Answer: (One Word - think 'bubbles')

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "since my man and I ain't together..."

Answer: keeps raining all the time

"Stormy Weather" was written by Harold Arlen in 1933.

2. "Who do you think is coming to town, you'll never guess who, lovable, huggable ..."

Answer: Emily Brown

"Miss Brown to You". "The lovable little Miss Brown to you, is baby to me." 'Lucy Brown' is one of 'Mack the Knife's' victims, Shirley Horn is an accomplished jazz vocalist, and Nancy White is a songwriter.

3. What song are these lines from? "Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom when the jungle shadows fall..."

Answer: Night and Day

"Like the tick tick tock of the stately clock as it stands against the wall Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops when the summer shower is through So a voice within me keeps repeating you, you, you". It couldn't have been written by anyone but Cole Porter.

4. "I'm home about eight, just me and ..."

Answer: my radio

"I don't stay out late, don't care to go. I'm home about eight, just me and my radio" "Ain't Misbehavin'" by Fats Waller.

5. "I've heard it said that the thrill of romance can be like a..."

Answer: heavenly dream

"Loverman (Oh, Where Can You Be?)". This song has been extensively covered, but the voice that always sings it in my head is Billie Holiday's. Written by Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman, and 'Ram' Ramirez.

6. "Twenty-four little hours Brought the sun and the flowers..."

Answer: where there used to be rain

"What a Difference a Day Makes" is firmly associated with the great Dinah Washington. Written by Maria Grever and Stanley Adams.

7. What song are these lines from? "Try to hear folks chatter, and I know you cheat Right or wrong don't matter, When you're with me, sweet"

Answer: Don't Explain

Written by Billie Holiday (with Arthur Herzog). This song follows a common theme in Billie Holiday's songs, that of the no-good man that she loves anyway. Lady Day died on July 7, 1959, at the age of 44.

8. "We're parting, you go your way, I'll go mine ..."

Answer: it's best that we do

"Here's a kiss, I hope that this brings lots of luck to you Makes no difference how I carry on, Remember, please don't talk about me when I'm gone." "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone", written by Sam Stept and Sidney Clare in 1931.

9. "Some Argentines, without means, do it People say in Boston even beans do it Let's do it..."

Answer: let's fall in love

Written by Cole Porter for the 1928 Broadway show "Paris". Probably the most famous version is that of Louis Armstrong, with Oscar Peterson, for Verve.

10. "Diamonds shining, dancing, dining with some man in a restaurant..."

Answer: is that all you really want?

"No, sophisticated lady, I know, you miss the love you lost long ago and when nobody is nigh, you cry". "Sophisticated Lady", written by Duke Ellington in 1933.

11. "You might find the night time the right time for kissing, but night time is my time for...."

Answer: reminiscing

"...regretting instead of forgetting with somebody else." The song is "Love Me or Leave Me."

12. "A trip to the moon..."

Answer: on gossamer wings

"Just One of Those Things". Another song by the master of clever lyrics, Cole Porter. This song was written for the show "Jubilee", 1935.

13. "I know that music leads the way to romance, so if I hold you in my arms..."

Answer: I won't dance

Written by Jerome Kern in 1933, Ginger Rogers introduced "I Won't Dance" in the movie "Roberta" in 1935.

14. "Oh your daddy's rich and your ma is ..."

Answer: good lookin'

"Summertime", sung by so many people, and in so many styles, was written by George Gershwin in 1935 for "Porgy and Bess". Lyrics by Du Bose Heyward, rather than Ira. "Porgy and Bess" was made into a movie in 1959 with Sidney Poitier, Pearl Bailey, and Sammy Davis Jr.

15. "I'd sacrifice anything come what might, for the sake of..."

Answer: having you near

"I've Got You Under my Skin", written by Cole Porter for the 1936 film "Born to Dance", with Eleanor Powell and James Stewart.

16. "Just one look at you, my heart grew tipsy in me. You and you alone, bring out the..." what's the rest of this line?

Answer: gypsy in me

"Embraceable You" was written by George and Ira Gershwin in 1928 for the Broadway show "Girl Crazy", starring Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns.

17. "The way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea..."

Answer: the memory of all that

"They Can't Take That Away From Me". Yet another one from the Gershwins, for the 1937 movie "Shall We Dance". Fred Astaire introduced the song.

18. "You've made my life so _________ you can't blame me for feeling ________"

Answer: glamorous, amorous

" 'S Wonderful", George and Ira again, of course. This song was introduced in the 1927 Broadway show "Funny Face", but many people will remember it from "An American in Paris", 1950.

19. What song are these words from? "Then you came along with your siren song to tempt me to madness.."

Answer: Lush LIfe

Perhaps most associated with Nat "King" Cole, "Lush Life" was written by Billy Strayhorn.

20. "Never before has someone been more..."

Answer: unforgettable

Written by Irving Gordon, this song was a huge hit for Nat 'King' Cole. A posthumous duet with his daughter, Natalie, was made in 1991.

21. What song are these words from? "I've told them in advance That they can't break up our romance..."

Answer: Keeping out of Mischief Now

"Living up to every vow, I'm keeping out of mischief now". Another song by Fats Waller and Andy Razel.

22. "Come on along, come on along, let me take you by the hand, up to the man, up to the man,..."

Answer: who's the leader of the band

"Alexander's Ragtime Band", written by Irving Berlin, in 1911.

23. What song are these lines from? "Just imagine someone waiting at the cottage door, where two hearts become one, who could ask for anything more?"

Answer: Nice Work If You Can Get It

The song was introduced in the 1937 movie "A Damsel in Distress", sung by Fred Astaire. Written by George and Ira Gershwin.

24. "When most guys today that women prize today are just..."

Answer: silly gigolos

"Anything Goes", written by Cole Porter for the 1934 show of the same name.

25. "I get no kick from ..."

Answer: champagne

Cole Porter again, from the 1934 show "Anything Goes". The song was introduced by Ethel Merman. I'd like to give a big thanks to www. thepeaches.com/music and www.bluesforpeace.com/lyrics for listing so many lyrics, especially for Cole Porter and the Gershwins, saving me many hours of listening to get the words right.

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