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Quiz about Metric The Band Not The Unit of Measurement

Metric! (The Band Not The Unit of Measurement) Quiz

Lyrics and random questions about the great Canadian band, METRIC!

A multiple-choice quiz by ssteph89. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ssteph89

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,415

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was lead singer Emily born? Hint

England

Canada

India

America

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Question 2 of 10

2. What song are these lyrics from? "Vertabrae by vertebrae
Roll your way out of a coma" Hint

Monster Hospital

The Police And The Private

Live It Out

Combat Baby

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what city did the band originally form? Hint

New York City

Los Angeles

Toronto

Montreal

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Question 4 of 10

4. More Lyrics! "Touch down, look around
Everyone's the same" What song is this from? Hint

IOU

Dead Disco

Grow Up And Blow Away

Empty

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Question 5 of 10

5. What song are these lyrics from? "All this that is more than a wish is a memory. All this that is ceases to be. All is revealed" Hint

Ending Start

Wet Blanket

Hustle Rose

Glass Ceiling

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Question 6 of 10

6. What other band did Emily play with? Hint

Flaming Lips

Raising The Fawn

Islands

Broken Social Scene

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Question 7 of 10

7. What band did Metric open for in early 2006? Hint

Yes

Motley Crue

The Rolling Stones

Guns N' Roses

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Question 8 of 10

8. "'Cause I know how it feels
Filling in the blanks
Looking on the bright side
When there is no bright side"
What song is this from? Hint

Succexy

Poster Of A Girl

Hustle Rose

Too Little Too Late

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Question 9 of 10

9. What product's commercial was the song "Grow Up and Blow Away" featured in? Hint

Telus

i-Pod

Honda

Polaroid

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Question 10 of 10

10. OK, last one:
"When you get the money
To buy yourself a castle
How will you wear your leisure
Zipper back and front
On the fence together
Weekends in leather"
Name the song. Hint

Handshakes

Patriarch On A Vespa

List

Love Is A Place

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was lead singer Emily born?

Answer: India

Emily Haines was born in New Delhi, India but was raised in Peterbourough, Ontario, Canada.

2. What song are these lyrics from? "Vertabrae by vertebrae Roll your way out of a coma"

Answer: Live It Out

"Live It Out" is the title track to Metric's 2005 release.

3. In what city did the band originally form?

Answer: New York City

The band formed in 1998 in NYC, but are now based in Toronto.

4. More Lyrics! "Touch down, look around Everyone's the same" What song is this from?

Answer: Dead Disco

This song was from Metric's debut, "Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?"

5. What song are these lyrics from? "All this that is more than a wish is a memory. All this that is ceases to be. All is revealed"

Answer: Ending Start

An inspiring quote:
"It's all just the idea of 'don't freak out,'" Emily explains. "Anything that happens to you is just your life getting lived. Sometimes it feels like we're afraid of events and action of any kind. But if you can get a little distance from it, it becomes an incredible adventure no matter how things turn out." (www.ilovemetric.com)

6. What other band did Emily play with?

Answer: Broken Social Scene

Emily and James have also been involved with the band 'Stars'.

7. What band did Metric open for in early 2006?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

They opened for for two sold out shows in Madison Square Gardens in NYC.

8. "'Cause I know how it feels Filling in the blanks Looking on the bright side When there is no bright side" What song is this from?

Answer: Poster Of A Girl

The video for Poster of a Girl is described on Metric's website as "a psychological thriller set in an after-hours voyeuristic night club."

9. What product's commercial was the song "Grow Up and Blow Away" featured in?

Answer: Polaroid

The commercial was for "Polaroid's I-Zone Pocket Fortune film"

10. OK, last one: "When you get the money To buy yourself a castle How will you wear your leisure Zipper back and front On the fence together Weekends in leather" Name the song.

Answer: Handshakes

This song is supposed to be Metric's third single off their album "Live It Out"

Source: Author ssteph89

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