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Quiz about Numbers in Dylans Lyrics
Quiz about Numbers in Dylans Lyrics

Numbers in Dylan's Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Numbers, numbers everywhere, hurry up and think! Familiar with Dylan's songs and lyrics? You should do fine on this number-themed quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
112,645
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
805
Last 3 plays: elon78 (12/15), griller (15/15), Guest 104 (10/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. "Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag" contains the lines: "Man, you're better off / In your misery / Than to tackle that lady / At one-oh-_____." Fill in the blank.

Answer: (One Word (or number), number rhymes with misery)

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Question 2 of 15
2. How many roads must a man walk down according to a Dylan song? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. The blue-eyed son has walked and crawled on how many crooked highways and been out in front of how many dead oceans? Hint


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Question 4 of 15
4. "Obviously ___ Believers." Complete the song title.

Answer: (One word (or number), a number)

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Question 5 of 15
5. Don't think how many times, it's alright?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 15
6. Talkin' World War ____ Blues Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. In "Walls of Red Wing," what are the ages of the singer's inmates? Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. How many curses does Old Reilly's daughter place on "the judge so cruel"? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. How many breezes are blowing around the cabin door in "Ballad of Hollis Brown?" Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. "I Shall Be Free No. ___" begins "I'm just average, common too / I'm just like him, the same as you." Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. Another name for the song "No Limit" contains this number. Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. In what dream was Bob Dylan riding on the Mayflower? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. "Love is Just a ____-Letter Word"

Answer: (One Word (or number), you can count on this answer)

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Question 14 of 15
14. "From a Buick ___"

Answer: (One word (or number), a number)

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Question 15 of 15
15. Fill in the missing numbers from the song "Highway 61": "Now the ___ daughter on the ___ night / Told the ___ father that things weren't right." Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Dec 10 2024 : elon78: 12/15
Dec 09 2024 : griller: 15/15
Nov 23 2024 : Guest 104: 10/15
Nov 10 2024 : Guest 189: 14/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Bob Dylan's New Orleans Rag" contains the lines: "Man, you're better off / In your misery / Than to tackle that lady / At one-oh-_____." Fill in the blank.

Answer: three

This is one of Dylan's earlier songs. It was recorded during the sessions for the album "The Times They Are A-Changin'" and it was also performed in New York at Town Hall on April 12, 1963.
2. How many roads must a man walk down according to a Dylan song?

Answer: the answer is blowin' in the wind

 Why did I put 42 as an option? In Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," a computer churns out the answer to the Universe: 42. But then the characters must figure out just what this means, so they say it is the answer to the question, "How many roads must a man walk down?"
3. The blue-eyed son has walked and crawled on how many crooked highways and been out in front of how many dead oceans?

Answer: six and a dozen

 This song, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," was loosely based on an old Scottish ballad called "Lord Randal." Yes, a dozen does equal twelve, but the word Dylan uses is "a dozen." Note the alliteration with "dead."
4. "Obviously ___ Believers." Complete the song title.

Answer: five

From Dylan's 1966 album "Blonde on Blonde."
5. Don't think how many times, it's alright?

Answer: twice

 "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" can be found on Dylan's second album, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," which follows the album "Bob Dylan."
6. Talkin' World War ____ Blues

Answer: III

 This song was also released on the 1963 "Freewhelin'." In it, Dylan dreams he is walking into World War Three.
7. In "Walls of Red Wing," what are the ages of the singer's inmates?

Answer: 12-17

 "Oh, the age of the inmates / I remember quite freely: / No younger than twelve, / No older 'n seventeen." Red Wing is located in Southern Minnesota, and the town houses a juvenile detention center.
8. How many curses does Old Reilly's daughter place on "the judge so cruel"?

Answer: seven

 The Song is called "Seven Curses" and the curses, like the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas, increase in numeric order: "one doctor will not save him," "two healers will not heal him," "three eyes will not see him," etc.
9. How many breezes are blowing around the cabin door in "Ballad of Hollis Brown?"

Answer: seven

 "There's seven breezes a-blowin' / All around the cabin door." There are also seven shots that ring out and seven people dead.
10. "I Shall Be Free No. ___" begins "I'm just average, common too / I'm just like him, the same as you."

Answer: 10

 This comes from "Another Side of Bob Dylan."
11. Another name for the song "No Limit" contains this number.

Answer: Zero

 The song is best known as "Love Minus Zero" and appears on Dylan's "Bringing It All Back Home."
12. In what dream was Bob Dylan riding on the Mayflower?

Answer: His 115th

 "Bob Dylans' 115th Dream" is a rambling adventure story that begins on the Mayflower (with Captain Arab, not Ahab, mind you) and contains Dylan's claim that "for the Pope of Eruke" he was employed, among other humourous non-sensical items.
13. "Love is Just a ____-Letter Word"

Answer: four

Joan Baez does a fabulous cover of this song on her album "Any Day Now."
14. "From a Buick ___"

Answer: six

This song occurs on an album with yet another number in its title: "Highway 61." Dylan loves using numbers!
15. Fill in the missing numbers from the song "Highway 61": "Now the ___ daughter on the ___ night / Told the ___ father that things weren't right."

Answer: 5th, 12th, 1st

 There are seven different numbers mentioned in "Highway 61."
Source: Author skylarb

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