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Rock Lyrics - Mystery Word #34 Quiz

Another in the series of rock lyrics quizzes with a twist. I give you the lyrics; you tell me who sang them. Watch for the mystery word. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by miamisammy29. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
miamisammy29

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,124

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Suckin' on chili dogs outside the Tastee-Freeze; Diane's sittin' on Jacky's lap, he's got his hands between her knees." Hint

John Cougar Mellencamp

Bob Dylan

Neil Young

Bryan Adams

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Love me one time, could not speak. Love me one time, Baby; yeah, my knees got weak." Hint

Paul Stanley

The Cars

The Doors

Robert Plant

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Stopped into a church I passed along the way. Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees) and I pretend to pray." Hint

Three Dog Night

Mamas and the Papas

Nazareth

Black Sabbath

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Question 4 of 10

4. "You're lyin' so low in the weeds. I bet you're gonna ambush me. You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees. Now, wouldn't ya?" Hint

Heart

Pat Benatar

Patti Smith Group

Blondie

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Question 5 of 10

5. "I pushed her away, I walked to the door, I fell to the floor, I got down on my knees. Then I looked at her and she at me." Hint

Van Halen

Ten Years After

Led Zeppelin

The Kinks

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Question 6 of 10

6. "It's always tease, tease, tease; you're happy when I'm on my knees. One day is fine, the next is black. So if you want me off your back. Well, come on and let me know." Hint

Tom Petty

The Clash

Sweet

David Bowie

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Black Nepalese, it's got you weak in your knees. So sneeze some dust, that you got buzzed on. You know it's hard to believe." Hint

Humble Pie

The Rolling Stones

Edgar Winter Group

Kathleen Turner Overdrive

8. "When you know she's no high climber, then you find your only friend in a room with your two-timer, but you're sure you're near the end. Then you love a little wild one, and she brings you only sorrow. All the time you know she's smilin'; you'll be on your knees tomorrow." Hint

John Lennon

Steely Dan

Jimi Hendrix

The Kinks

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Cover me when I run. Cover me through the fire. Something knocked me out the trees, and now I'm on my knees. Cover me, darling please." Hint

Bruce Springsteen

Peter Gabriel

Rod Stewart

Robert Palmer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Time for the mystery word. Without going back to peek, tell me: what one word was used at least once in each of the previous nine lyrics?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Suckin' on chili dogs outside the Tastee-Freeze; Diane's sittin' on Jacky's lap, he's got his hands between her knees."

Answer: John Cougar Mellencamp

"Jack and Diane", from the album "American Fool", originally released in 1982. This album also includes the tunes, "Hurts So Good", "Thundering Hearts", and "Hand To Hold On To". Some of Mellencamp's major influences are Hank Williams, Robert Johnson, the Kinks, and the Rolling Stones.

2. "Love me one time, could not speak. Love me one time, Baby; yeah, my knees got weak."

Answer: The Doors

"Love Me Two Times", from the album "Strange Days", originally released in 1967. This album also includes the tunes, "People Are Strange", "Moonlight Drive", and "When the Music's Over". The Doors consisted of Jim Morrison (vocals), Robby Krieger (guitar), Ray Manzerak (keyboards/bass), John Densmore (drums).

3. "Stopped into a church I passed along the way. Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees) and I pretend to pray."

Answer: Mamas and the Papas

"California Dreamin'", from the album "If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears", originally released in 1966. This album also includes the tunes, "Monday, Monday", "I Call Your Name", and "Something Groovy". The Mamas and the Papas consisted of John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, and Cass Elliot.

4. "You're lyin' so low in the weeds. I bet you're gonna ambush me. You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees. Now, wouldn't ya?"

Answer: Heart

"Barracuda", from the album "Little Queen", originally released in 1977. This album also includes the tunes, "Kick It Out", "Treat Me Well", and "Love Alive". This classic is Heart's dig at the slimy creatures that inhabit the recording industry.

5. "I pushed her away, I walked to the door, I fell to the floor, I got down on my knees. Then I looked at her and she at me."

Answer: The Kinks

"Lola", from the album "Lola Versus Powerman and the Money-Go-Round, Part I", originally released in 1970. This album includes the tunes, "Apeman", "Rats", and "Top of the Pops". Coincidentally, much of this album was Ray Davies' dig at the slimy creatures that inhabit the recording industry.

6. "It's always tease, tease, tease; you're happy when I'm on my knees. One day is fine, the next is black. So if you want me off your back. Well, come on and let me know."

Answer: The Clash

"Should I Stay Or Should I Go", from the album "Combat Rock", originally released in 1982. This album also includes the tunes, "Rock the Casbah", "Straight to Hell", and "Ghetto Defendant". The Clash's 1979 album, "London Calling", was a two-record set which contained 19 songs, and their 1981 album, "Sandinista!", was a three-record set which contained 36 songs.

Much of these two albums were the Clash's dig at the slimy creatures that inhabit the arena of international politics.

7. "Black Nepalese, it's got you weak in your knees. So sneeze some dust, that you got buzzed on. You know it's hard to believe."

Answer: Humble Pie

"30 Days in the Hole", from the album, "Smokin'", originally released in 1972. This album also includes the tunes, "Hot 'N' Nasty", "The Fixer", and "Sweet Peace and Time". Humble Pie's original lineup consisted of Peter Frampton (guitar/vocals), Steve Marriott (guitar/vocals), Greg Ridley (bass), and Jerry Shirley (drums). Frampton left the band in 1971. Humble Pie disbanded entirely in 1981.

Answer: Steely Dan

"Do It Again", from the album "Can't Buy A Thrill", originally released in 1972. This album also includes the tunes, "Dirty Work", "Midnight Cruiser", and "Reelin' In the Years". Steely Dan was inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.

9. "Cover me when I run. Cover me through the fire. Something knocked me out the trees, and now I'm on my knees. Cover me, darling please."

Answer: Peter Gabriel

"Shock the Monkey", from the album "Security" (aka "Peter Gabriel 4"), originally released in 1982. This album also includes the tunes, "Wallflower", "I Have the Touch", and "Kiss of Life". Peter Gabriel's first four albums released in the U.K. were all titled simply "Peter Gabriel".

10. Time for the mystery word. Without going back to peek, tell me: what one word was used at least once in each of the previous nine lyrics?

Answer: Knees

This is just the bee's knees, man. Hope everybody enjoyed it.

Source: Author miamisammy29

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