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Quiz about Places in Lyrics
Quiz about Places in Lyrics

Places in Lyrics Trivia Quiz

OK, this is my first attempt at this, so be gentle with me! All these songs refer to a specific place somewhere in them.

A multiple-choice quiz by vh219. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
vh219
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
94,591
Updated
Jul 26 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
649
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Question 1 of 15
1. In The Strokes' song "Hard To Explain", where was the girl who said "I'm not like that" raised? Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. A Welsh town is mentioned in a track from "Abba Gold" - True or False?


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Question 3 of 15
3. Complete the U2 lyric: "Shot rings out in the _____ sky"

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 15
4. In the Thin Lizzy song "Whiskey in the Jar", what mountains are referred to? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. The Kinks sang about a sunset at a London station. Which one? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. In what Billy Joel song does he refer to "Levittown"? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. Where did Madonna dream of in "La Isla Bonita"?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 15
8. Complete the Kinks lyric: "They seek him here / They seek him there / In Regent St and ______" Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. In "If You Tolerate This" by the Manic Street Preachers, where have they walked "but not with real intent"?

Answer: (Two Words (Famous European street))

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Question 10 of 15
10. The line "Lying in a den in Bombay" is in a song by who? Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. "And the lights all went out in _____" - where, according to the Bee Gees' song? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. "From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads" is a line from which David Bowie song? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. Who, in their song "Babies", refers to a place called "Stanhope Road"? Hint


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Question 14 of 15
14. What "City Limits" did Tina Turner sing about?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 15 of 15
15. In the Suede song "Europe is Our Playground", the lyric goes "From _____ to Hounslow" - What London airport fills in the gap? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In The Strokes' song "Hard To Explain", where was the girl who said "I'm not like that" raised?

Answer: Carolina

 They don't specify North or South...!
2. A Welsh town is mentioned in a track from "Abba Gold" - True or False?

Answer: False

But they do mention Glasgow, in Scotland, in "Super Trouper" ("I was sick and tired of everything / When you called me last night from Glasgow").
3. Complete the U2 lyric: "Shot rings out in the _____ sky"

Answer: Memphis

It's from "Pride", which was written about Martin Luther King, who was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
4. In the Thin Lizzy song "Whiskey in the Jar", what mountains are referred to?

Answer: Cork and Kerry Mountains

 As in "As I was going over the Cork and Kerry mountains" - they're in Ireland.
5. The Kinks sang about a sunset at a London station. Which one?

Answer: Waterloo

 It's technically called "Waterloo International" now. But "Waterloo International Sunset" doesn't have the same ring, does it?
6. In what Billy Joel song does he refer to "Levittown"?

Answer: Leningrad

 The line is "But children lived in Levittown/And hid in the shelters underground".
7. Where did Madonna dream of in "La Isla Bonita"?

Answer: San Pedro

I don't know where San Pedro is...if anyone does, please tell me :)
8. Complete the Kinks lyric: "They seek him here / They seek him there / In Regent St and ______"

Answer: Leicester Square

 It's in "Dedicated Follower of Fashion".
9. In "If You Tolerate This" by the Manic Street Preachers, where have they walked "but not with real intent"?

Answer: Las Ramblas

 It's the main shopping street in Barcelona, apparently.
10. The line "Lying in a den in Bombay" is in a song by who?

Answer: Men At Work

 In the truly hilarious "Down Under".
11. "And the lights all went out in _____" - where, according to the Bee Gees' song?

Answer: Massachusetts

 But they do mention San Francisco in the song as well.
12. "From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads" is a line from which David Bowie song?

Answer: Life on Mars

 No, I have no idea what he was talking about either. But the whole lyric is: "See the mice in their million hordes / From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads".
13. Who, in their song "Babies", refers to a place called "Stanhope Road"?

Answer: Pulp

 The line is "Well it happened years ago / When you lived on Stanhope Road" - brilliant song, by the way :)
14. What "City Limits" did Tina Turner sing about?

Answer: Nutbush

 Nutbush is the town in Tennessee where Tina Turner was born. Incidentally, Highway number 19, which is mentioned in the song, has been named in her honour in the town!
15. In the Suede song "Europe is Our Playground", the lyric goes "From _____ to Hounslow" - What London airport fills in the gap?

Answer: Heathrow

 I know it's a bit obscure...but you could have got it from the rhyming, maybe?
Source: Author vh219

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Music   Geography   European Geography   Places in Songs   Names in Songs   Place Names   Names   True or False   Ireland   Place Names in Songs   Scotland   Billy Joel   David Bowie   The Kinks   Bee Gees   Manic Street Preachers   Tina Turner   Pulp   Men At Work  

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