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Paramore - "Riot!" Lyrics Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the lyrics from Paramore's second album, "Riot!"

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

Author
sky_eventide

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
277,510

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. They lyrics "Why don't you stand up, be a man about it?"
"Fight with your bare hands about it now" are from which song? Hint

Crushcrushcrush

Hallelujah

Born For This

For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic

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Question 2 of 10

2. "It takes acquired minds to taste, to taste, to taste this wine" is from which song? Hint

Fences

Misery Business

Born For This

Let The Flames Begin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Complete this lyric from "Hallelujah": "If only time flew like a ____." Hint

bird

bee

plane

dove

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which song has these lyrics?
"Somewhere weakness is our strength"
"And I'll die searching for it"
"I can't let myself regret such selfishness" Hint

Crushcrushcrush

Let The Flames Begin

Miracle

We Are Broken

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Question 5 of 10

5. "It's not faith if you're using your eyes" is from which song? Hint

Franklin

Miracle

We Are Broken

That's What You Get

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Question 6 of 10

6. Complete the lyric: "Nothing compares to a ____ evening alone." Hint

calming

dark

quiet

stormy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Complete the lyric from "That's What You Get": "Why do we like to ____ so much?" Hint

lie

cry

hurt

sing

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Question 8 of 10

8. "And you'll sleep 'til May
And you'll say that you don't want to see the sun anymore" are lyrics from which song? Hint

For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic

We Are Broken

When It Rains

Born For This

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Two weeks and we had caught on fire
She's got it out for me
But I wear the biggest smile" is from which song? Hint

Misery Business

Hallelujah

Crushcrushcrush

Let This Go

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Question 10 of 10

10. Complete this lyric from "Fences": "Just living proof that the ____'s lying." Hint

camera

mirror

movie

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. They lyrics "Why don't you stand up, be a man about it?" "Fight with your bare hands about it now" are from which song?

Answer: For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic

Paramore were nominated for a "Best New Artist" Grammy Award in 2007.

The lyrics go:
"You were finished long before
We had even seen the start
Why don't you stand up, be a man about it?
Fight with your bare hands about it now"

2. "It takes acquired minds to taste, to taste, to taste this wine" is from which song?

Answer: Born For This

"Born For This" was the first song from "Riot!" that Paramore allowed fans to hear. It could be heard on the FBR+ website.

The lyrics go:
"It takes acquired minds to taste, to taste, to taste this wine
You can't down it with your eyes
So we don't need the headlines
We don't need the headlines
We just want"

3. Complete this lyric from "Hallelujah": "If only time flew like a ____."

Answer: dove

Many fans had already previously heard "Hallelujah" as a demo version and acoustic versions of the song were circulated around the internet before "Riot!" was released.

The lyrics go:
"If only time flew like a dove
God make it fly
Faster than I'm falling in love"

4. Which song has these lyrics? "Somewhere weakness is our strength" "And I'll die searching for it" "I can't let myself regret such selfishness"

Answer: Let The Flames Begin

Hayley Williams, the lead singer of Paramore, contributed vocals in the song "Then Came To Kill" by The Chariot.

The lyrics go:
"Somewhere weakness is our strength
And I'll die searching for it
I can't let myself regret such selfishness
My pain and all the trouble caused
No matter how long
I believe that there's hope
Buried beneath it all and
Hiding beneath it all, and
Growing beneath it all, and"

5. "It's not faith if you're using your eyes" is from which song?

Answer: Miracle

When ripped from the album, "Miracle" is named "Miracle!" but this is the incorrect title.

The lyrics go:
"We'll get it right this time
It's not faith if you're using your eyes
Oh why"

6. Complete the lyric: "Nothing compares to a ____ evening alone."

Answer: quiet

This is from the song "Crushcrushcrush", the third single released from "Riot!". The actual song title, however, is formatted as "crushcrushcrush".

The lyrics go:
"Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone
Just the one two of us who's counting on
That never happens
I guess I'm dreaming again
Let's be more than this"

7. Complete the lyric from "That's What You Get": "Why do we like to ____ so much?"

Answer: hurt

Paramore began recording "Riot!" in January 2007 and production ended in March.

The lyrics go:
"Why do we like to hurt so much?
Oh why do we like to hurt so much?"

8. "And you'll sleep 'til May And you'll say that you don't want to see the sun anymore" are lyrics from which song?

Answer: When It Rains

"Riot!" reached number 20 in the Billboard 200, number 24 in the UK album charts and also sold 44,000 copies in its first week in the US.

The lyrics go:
"And when it rains
Will you always find an escape?
Just running away
From all of the ones who love you
From everything
You made yourself a bed
At the bottom of the blackest hole (blackest hole)
And you'll sleep until May
And you'll say that you don't want to see the sun anymore"

9. "Two weeks and we had caught on fire She's got it out for me But I wear the biggest smile" is from which song?

Answer: Misery Business

"Misery Business" was the first single released from "Riot!".

The lyrics go:
"I waited eight long months
She finally set him free
I told him I can't lie he was the only one for me
Two weeks and we had caught on fire
She's got it out for me
But I wear the biggest smile"

10. Complete this lyric from "Fences": "Just living proof that the ____'s lying."

Answer: camera

William "Hunter" Lamb left the band in early 2007 as he had recently got married. This meant that Josh Farro had to play both guitar parts during the production of "Riot!"

The lyrics go:
"And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And open wide, 'cause this is your night
So smile, 'cause you'll go out in style
You'll go out in style"

Source: Author sky_eventide

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