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Quiz about Pick the Song Cold Chisel Style

Pick the Song - Cold Chisel Style Quiz

One of the pioneers in Australian rock history, Cold Chisel are one of the most influential bands Australia has seen. I give you the lyric - you give me the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by epoch_72. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
epoch_72

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
198,015

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1352

Last 3 plays: Guest 131 (8/10), Guest 1 (4/10), Guest 114 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "And there's a girl, she's fallen in love, near where the pianola stands." Hint

Saturday Night

Flame Trees

Choirgirl

Bow River

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I don't need this job, I'm walking through the door, gonna tell the man that I don't want it no more, pick up a fast car and burn my name in the road." Hint

Shipping Steel

Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)

Star Hotel

Bow River

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her, she was lined and I was home to lucky land." Hint

When The War Is Over

Standing On The Outside

Cheap Wine

Khe Sanh

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Squadcars fanned the insanity, newsteams fought through the crowd, spent last night under custody, and the sun found me on the road." Hint

Saturday Night

Star Hotel

Cheap Wine

No Sense

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Question 5 of 10

5. "All around this chaos and madness, can't help feeling nothin' more than sadness." Hint

When The War is Over

Breakfast at Sweethearts

Saturday Night

Forever Now

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Question 6 of 10

6. "I've got the keys to the city, baby." Hint

Breakfast at Sweethearts

Saturday Night

Shipping Steel

You Got Nothing I Want

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Once I smoked a Danneman cigar, I drove a foreign car." Hint

You Got Nothing I Want

Cheap Wine

No Sense

Khe Sanh

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Question 8 of 10

8. "I don't need crying lies, I don't need stupid alibis. I don't need convertible cars, and don't think you can push me too far." Hint

Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)

All I Wanna Do

Forever Now

You Got Nothing I Want

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Question 9 of 10

9. "You can drown your days in valium and brandy, talkin' to the cat and dog." Hint

Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)

Taipan

Forever Now

My Baby

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Question 10 of 10

10. "One nurse to hold her, one nurse to wheel her down the corridors of healing" Hint

My Baby

Choirgirl

Breakfast at Sweethearts

Juliet

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Nov 04 2024 : Guest 131: 8/10
Nov 01 2024 : Guest 1: 4/10
Oct 30 2024 : Guest 114: 9/10
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 1: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "And there's a girl, she's fallen in love, near where the pianola stands."

Answer: Flame Trees

'Flame Trees' is a classic Aussie hit written by Don Walker.

2. "I don't need this job, I'm walking through the door, gonna tell the man that I don't want it no more, pick up a fast car and burn my name in the road."

Answer: Bow River

From 'Bow River', an awesome song about leaving the city after 12 hour working days, to relax in the 'Great top end,' at Bow River. Written by Ian Moss.

3. "I saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her, she was lined and I was home to lucky land."

Answer: Khe Sanh

'Khe Sanh', Cold Chisel's first realeased song, was beaten to greatest Australian song by The Easybeats with 'Friday on My Mind.'

4. "Squadcars fanned the insanity, newsteams fought through the crowd, spent last night under custody, and the sun found me on the road."

Answer: Star Hotel

From 'Star Hotel'. Don Walker wrote the song about a riot which took place at the Star Hotel. People say they remember seeing Chisel play before the riot at the Star, when Chisel wasn't even there...

5. "All around this chaos and madness, can't help feeling nothin' more than sadness."

Answer: When The War is Over

Covered by Australian Idol finalist Cosima De Vito, 'When the War is Over,' by Steve Prestwich, steps away from the usual Chisel style.

6. "I've got the keys to the city, baby."

Answer: Saturday Night

From 'Saturday Night,' written by Don Walker. The first half of the song was sung by Ian Moss.

7. "Once I smoked a Danneman cigar, I drove a foreign car."

Answer: Cheap Wine

Another classic by Don Walker, 'Cheap Wine' is one of the most famous Chisel song Australia knows.

8. "I don't need crying lies, I don't need stupid alibis. I don't need convertible cars, and don't think you can push me too far."

Answer: You Got Nothing I Want

'You Got Nothing I Want' was written by Jimmy Barnes, after being rejected by the US on their American tour.

9. "You can drown your days in valium and brandy, talkin' to the cat and dog."

Answer: Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)

Written collectively by Jimmy Barnes and Don Walker, "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)," is a lovely tale about marriage gone wrong...

10. "One nurse to hold her, one nurse to wheel her down the corridors of healing"

Answer: Choirgirl

"Choirgirl" by Don Walker is a softer and sad story about an orphaned child.

Source: Author epoch_72

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