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Quiz about Old School Alkaline Trio Lyrics

Old School Alkaline Trio Lyrics Quiz

This is a quiz about Alkaline Trio lyrics from the earlier albums (nothing later than "From Here To The Infirmary").

A multiple-choice quiz by I-Am-A-Car. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
I-Am-A-Car

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
305,311

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Finish this line from "Sleepyhead" - "You're scratching at itching brought by..." Hint

the spiders beneath your skin.

your bedroom eyes.

the boredom the boardroom brings.

the headaches and the shaking.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Finish this line from "For Your Lungs Only" - "Repercussion, what got us this form? Facilitation for feeling..." Hint

heartless.

useless.

listless.

breathless.

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which song would you find this lyric? - "Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are." Hint

Message From Kathlene

My Little Needle

Trouble Breathing

Southern Rock

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these lyrics is NOT from the song "Exploding Boy"? Hint

Tell yourself we can't pretend

Tell yourself it's not the end

Tell yourself it couldn't happen

Tell yourself we'll start again

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these lyrics IS from the song "Trucks And Trains"? Hint

He likes to act like he's all grown up

And a new tattoo is a new reason to think

Maybe I'm wrong but everyone gets bored once in a while

And what they say of the grass on the other side is true

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these lyrics is NOT from an Alkaline Trio song? Hint

Do you remember when they both drove out of state?

Sorry I'm late

Everytime we look at things, it never seems to measure up

After my court date I'll forget about you

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these lyrics did NOT appear on the original 1998 US release of "Goddamnit"? Hint

Every time it burns my eyes with tears

Slowly crawling up from the down low

When I was with you I forgot about everything

I hope the sun's out in New York

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Question 8 of 10

8. FInish these lyrics from "I'm Dying Tomorrow" - "I'm I'm dying tomorrow, this house, this street..." Hint

Chicago

This world

New York

This city

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Question 9 of 10

9. Finish these lyrics from the song "Cringe" - "Even Christ himself would cringe at the sight of..." Hint

this mess.

your scars

my heart

Star Wars Episode I

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finish these lyrics from the song "'97" - "I've got it now, like a thorn in my side the size of a..." Hint

Hummer.

Jaguar.

Cadillac.

Rolls-Royce.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Finish this line from "Sleepyhead" - "You're scratching at itching brought by..."

Answer: the spiders beneath your skin.

The correct line is "You're scratching at itching brought by the spiders beneath your skin." This song appeared on "Maybe I'll Catch Fire".

2. Finish this line from "For Your Lungs Only" - "Repercussion, what got us this form? Facilitation for feeling..."

Answer: listless.

The correct line is "Repercussion, what got us this form? Facilitation for feeling listless." This song appeared on the eponymous compilation "Alkaline Trio".

3. In which song would you find this lyric? - "Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are."

Answer: Trouble Breathing

All of these songs appeared on the "Goddamnit" album, but these lyrics appear on "Trouble Breathing".

4. Which of these lyrics is NOT from the song "Exploding Boy"?

Answer: Tell yourself we can't pretend

The lyric that does not appear in the song is "Tell yourself we can't pretend" which I just made up.
The actual lyrics to that part of the song are "Tell yourself we'll start again, tell yourself it's not the end, tell yourself it couldn't happen, not this way".
This song is actually a cover of a b-side by The Cure.

5. Which of these lyrics IS from the song "Trucks And Trains"?

Answer: And what they say of the grass on the other side is true

The correct answer is "And what they say of the grass on the other side is true" which does appear in "Trucks And Trains".
The other options are all lyrics from the song "Another Innocent Girl".
Both songs appear on the album "From Here To The Infirmary".

6. Which of these lyrics is NOT from an Alkaline Trio song?

Answer: Everytime we look at things, it never seems to measure up

"Sorry I'm late" is from "Cooking Wine" which appeared on "Alkaline Trio".
"After my court date I'll forget about you" is from "Cop" which appeared on "Goddamnit".
"Do you remember when they both drove out of state?" is from "She Took Him To The Lake" which appeared on "Maybe I'll Catch Fire".
"Everytime we look at things, it never seems to measure up" is from a song called "Let Me In" which is actually by German punk rock band Beatsteaks.

7. Which of these lyrics did NOT appear on the original 1998 US release of "Goddamnit"?

Answer: When I was with you I forgot about everything

"When I was with you I forgot about everything" is from "'97", which song appeared on the redux version of "Goddamnit" in 2008 as a bonus track. It did not, however, appear on the original release in 1998.
"Slowly crawling up from the down low" is from "Cop", "I hope the sun's out in New York." is from "Enjoy Your Day" and "Every time it burns my eyes with tears" is from "Message From Kathlene". These three songs all appeared on the original 1998 release.

8. FInish these lyrics from "I'm Dying Tomorrow" - "I'm I'm dying tomorrow, this house, this street..."

Answer: Chicago

The correct line is "I'm I'm dying tomorrow, this house, this street, Chicago." This song appeared as the ninth track on "From Here To The Infirmary".

9. Finish these lyrics from the song "Cringe" - "Even Christ himself would cringe at the sight of..."

Answer: your scars

The correct lyric is "Even Christ himself would cringe at the sight of your scars".
"Cringe" appeared as the first track of "Goddamnit".

10. Finish these lyrics from the song "'97" - "I've got it now, like a thorn in my side the size of a..."

Answer: Cadillac.

"'97" appeared on the eponymous "Alkaline Trio" album in 2000 but also showed up as bonus track on the re-release of "Goddamnit". It's also one of my favourite songs by Alkaline Trio!

Source: Author I-Am-A-Car

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