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Songs on the Radio Trivia Quiz

These are common songs that you may just hear on your way to work, school, bowling league... you get the idea! I'll give you a line, and you provide me with the song.

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

Author
hipeople

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
312,127

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1246

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Darken the city, night is a wire. Steam in the subway, earth is a fire."

Are these lyrics from the song "Hungry Like the Wolf?"

Yes

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I hold out for one more drink before I think I'm looking too desperately.
But so far it's not been fun. I should just stay home if one thing really means one."

What song are these lyrics from? Hint

One Thing

Round and Round

Falling On

Paralyzer

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Always I know you'll be at my show.
Watching, waiting, commiserating.
Say it ain't so; I will not go.
Turn the lights off, carry me home."

What song are these lyrics from? Hint

Time of Your Life

Wake Me Up When September Ends

All the Small Things

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son.
I don't need to be anything other than specialist's son."

What song are these lyrics from? Hint

Are You Gonna Go My Way

Follow Through

In Love with a Girl

I Don't Want to Be

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Run and tell all of the angels. This could take all night.
Think I need a devil to help me get things right."

Are these lyrics by the Foo Fighters?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Just a city boy born and raised in South Detroit.
He took the midnight train going anywhere."

What song are these lyrics from? Hint

Carry On Wayward Son

Wheel in the Sky

Don't Stop Believing

Any Way You Want It

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Question 7 of 10

7. "When we live such fragile lives. It's the best way we survive.
I go around a time or two just to waste my time with you."

What song are these lyrics from? Hint

Gives You Hell

The Anthem

Move Along

Dirty Little Secret

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone.
Just the one two I was just counting on.
That never happens, I guess I'm dreaming again.
Let's be more than this."

What song are these lyrics from? Hint

Misery Business

You Oughta Know

That's What You Get

Crushcrushcrush

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Question 9 of 10

9. "It's just the end of the world.
Back to the street where we began.
Feeling as good as love, you could, you can."

What song are these lyrics from? Hint

Burning Down the House

Mad as Rabbits

Nine in the Afternoon

We're So Starving

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Question 10 of 10

10. "I'm two quarters and a heart down. And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds.
These words are all I have so I'll write them. You need them just to get by."

What song are these lyrics from? Hint

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

Sugar We're Going Down

Dance, Dance

I Don't Wanna Be in Love

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Darken the city, night is a wire. Steam in the subway, earth is a fire." Are these lyrics from the song "Hungry Like the Wolf?"

Answer: Yes

"Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by the band Duran Duran. It was released in 1982 and topped on the charts at #3 in the US, #5 in the UK, and #1 on the Canadian RPM Singles chart.

2. "I hold out for one more drink before I think I'm looking too desperately. But so far it's not been fun. I should just stay home if one thing really means one." What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: Paralyzer

"Paralyzer," "One Thing," and "Falling On" are by Finger Eleven, and "Round and Round" is by Ratt. "Paralyzer" reached number one on the US rock chart, and number six on the US hot 100 when it was released in 2007.

3. "Always I know you'll be at my show. Watching, waiting, commiserating. Say it ain't so; I will not go. Turn the lights off, carry me home." What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: All the Small Things

"All the Small Things" is by Blink-182, and "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," and "Time of Your Life" are by Green Day. "All the Small Things" is also the name of a TV show which stars Blink-182.

4. "I don't need to be anything other than a prison guard's son. I don't need to be anything other than specialist's son." What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: I Don't Want to Be

"I Don't Want to Be," "In Love with a Girl," and "Follow Through" are by Gavin DeGraw, and "Are You Gonna Go My Way" is by Lenny Kravitz. "I Don't Want to Be" has been certified Double Platinum.

5. "Run and tell all of the angels. This could take all night. Think I need a devil to help me get things right." Are these lyrics by the Foo Fighters?

Answer: Yes

"Run and tell all of the angels. This could take all night.
Think I need a devil to help me get things right.
Hook me up a new revolution. This one is a lie.
We sat around laughing and watched the last one die."

This song is "Learn to Fly," which is, as said before, by the Foo Fighters. The music video for this song features only three actors, but with 15 parts being played.

6. "Just a city boy born and raised in South Detroit. He took the midnight train going anywhere." What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: Don't Stop Believing

"Don't Stop Believing," "Wheel in the Sky," and "Any Way You Want It" are by Journey, and "Carry On Wayward Son" is by Kansas. Though "Don't Stop Believing" only reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 when it was released in 1981, VH1 ranked it as number eleven of the 100 greatest songs of the 20th century.

7. "When we live such fragile lives. It's the best way we survive. I go around a time or two just to waste my time with you." What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: Dirty Little Secret

"Dirty Little Secret," "Gives You Hell," and "Move Along" are by the All-American Rejects, and "The Anthem" is by Good Charlotte. The music video for "Dirty Little Secret" actually features people giving their dirty little secrets.

8. "Nothing compares to a quiet evening alone. Just the one two I was just counting on. That never happens, I guess I'm dreaming again. Let's be more than this." What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: Crushcrushcrush

"Crushcrushcrush, "Misery Business," and "That's What You Get" are by Paramore, and "You Oughta Know" is by Alanis Morissette. "Crushcrushcrush" was the third single from Paramore's album, "Riot", after "Misery Business" and "Hallelujah."

9. "It's just the end of the world. Back to the street where we began. Feeling as good as love, you could, you can." What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: Nine in the Afternoon

"Back to the streets where we began.
Feeling as good as lovers can you know. Yeah we're feeling so good.
Picking up things we shouldn't read.
It looks like the end of history as we know. It's just the end of the world.
Back to the street where we began.
Feeling as good as love, you could, you can."

"Nine in the Afternoon, "Mad as Rabbits," and "We're So Starving" are by Panic! at the Disco, and "Burning Down the House" is by the Talking Heads. "Nine in the Afternoon" was placed on "Rock Band 2," and was thus one of the most popular songs by Panic! at the Disco.

10. "I'm two quarters and a heart down. And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds. These words are all I have so I'll write them. You need them just to get by." What song are these lyrics from?

Answer: Dance, Dance

"Dance, Dance" and "Sugar We're Going Down" are by Fall Out Boy, and "I Don't Wanna Be In Love" and "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" are by Good Charlotte. The music video for "Dance, Dance" won the Viewer's Choice Award at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.

Source: Author hipeople

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