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Rockin' Romeo, Jivin' Juliet Trivia Quiz

Romeo and Juliet aren't just classic star-crossed lovers... they actually turn up in quite a few song lyrics. Each of the following lyrics comes from a song that also mentions Romeo and Juliet. See if you can identify who wrote, or first sang, the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by d2407. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
d2407

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
197,040

Updated
Mar 05 22

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity"? Hint

Foghat

Styx

Journey

Blue Oyster Cult

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"I'm driving in my car, I turn on the radio
I'm pulling you close, you just say no"? Hint

Tom Petty

Jackson Browne

Rod Stewart

Bruce Springsteen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"This is story about a boy and girl
Trying find a life in the big world"? Hint

The Band

Robert Palmer

Bryan Adams

Pete Townshend

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"In a world that don't know Romeo and Juliet
Boy meets girl and promises we can't forget
We are cast from Eden's gate with no regrets"? Hint

Bon Jovi

Smashing Pumpkins

Black Crowes

Vanilla Ice

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"I was gonna be your Romeo
You were gonna be my Juliet
These days you don't wait on Romeo's
You wait on that welfare check"? Hint

Bruce Springsteen

Eminem

Bob Dylan

Snoop Dogg

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill,
He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still"? Hint

Beastie Boys

Elvis Costello

Bob Seger

Jim Croce

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"Romeo and Juliet, they never felt this way I bet
So don't underestimate my point of view"? Hint

Heart

Cyndi Lauper

Madonna

The Bangles

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"From the day that Eve did Adam
Down to Romeo and Juliet
Everybody gotta have . . . "? Hint

Rolling Stones

Van Halen

Cheap Trick

Aerosmith

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"The neon light's on me tonight
I've got a way, we're gonna prove it tonight
Like Romeo to Juliet
Time and time, I'm gonna make you mine"? Hint

Motley Crue

Ratt

Twisted Sister

Skid Row

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics:

"All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
Julie I'd do the stars with you any time"? Hint

Dire Straits

Jethro Tull

The Clash

The Police

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity"?

Answer: Blue Oyster Cult

From 1975's "(Don't Fear) the Reaper," BOC's first hit. The Goo Goo Dolls later covered the song.

2. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "I'm driving in my car, I turn on the radio I'm pulling you close, you just say no"?

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Written by Springsteen, "Fire" was a big hit for the Pointer Sisters in the late 1970s, and a fixture in his own live shows. Perhaps the funniest version of this song has Robin Williams imitating Elmer Fudd singing it: "I'm dwiving in my caw..."

3. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "This is story about a boy and girl Trying find a life in the big world"?

Answer: Bryan Adams

From "Not Romeo Not Juliet" off Bryan's 1990 "Room Service".

4. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "In a world that don't know Romeo and Juliet Boy meets girl and promises we can't forget We are cast from Eden's gate with no regrets"?

Answer: Bon Jovi

This is from "I'd Die for You" off "Slippery When Wet." Bon Jovi has another song, "For You" (similar title but different lyrics) that also mentions Romeo and Juliet.

5. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "I was gonna be your Romeo You were gonna be my Juliet These days you don't wait on Romeo's You wait on that welfare check"?

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

From "Point Blank" off 1980's "The River." Bruce actually has at least one other song - "Incident on 57th Street" - that mentions Romeo, but not Juliet.

6. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill, He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still"?

Answer: Elvis Costello

This was from "Mystery Dance," the B-side to Costello's 1977 single "(The Angels Want to Wear My) Red Shoes." Another Elvis Costello album, "The Juliet Letters," has a song "Romeo's Seance" that never mentions Juliet, and "I Thought I'd Write to Juliet," which never mentions Romeo.

7. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "Romeo and Juliet, they never felt this way I bet So don't underestimate my point of view"?

Answer: Madonna

From "Cherish" off her 1989 CD "Like a Prayer"

8. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "From the day that Eve did Adam Down to Romeo and Juliet Everybody gotta have . . . "?

Answer: Aerosmith

Everybody's gotta have "Flesh," according to the song of that name from Aerosmith's 1993 album "Get a Grip".

9. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "The neon light's on me tonight I've got a way, we're gonna prove it tonight Like Romeo to Juliet Time and time, I'm gonna make you mine"?

Answer: Ratt

Probably Ratt's best-known song, "Round and Round" from "Out of the Cellar" (1984).

10. Who wrote or first sang the song with these lyrics: "All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme Julie I'd do the stars with you any time"?

Answer: Dire Straits

"Romeo and Juliet," from their 1980 album "Making Movies." Mark Knopfler's lyrics, often wry and poignant at the same time, make this possibly my own favorite "Romeo and Juliet" song. The Indigo Girls later covered this song.

Source: Author d2407

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