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Stir It Up! Trivia Quiz

Easy Bob Marley lyrics.

A multiple-choice quiz by agony. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
agony

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,795

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1884

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Just complete the lyric: "Ev'ry time I hear the crack of the whip...." Hint

I'm full of rage

I remember the slave ship

I run for cover

my blood runs cold

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I remember when we used to sit, in the government yard in ...." Hint

Nassau

Kingston

Trenchtown

our old home

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Now you see the light...." Hint

follow follow the light

stand up for your right

open to the light

can you feel the heat?

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I shot the sheriff..." Hint

but I swear it was in self defense

but I didn't shoot no deputy

and they say it is a capital offense

all of these

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Say you just can't live that ...." Hint

far from home

negative way

life of lies

close to the fire

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Question 6 of 10

6. "So won't you come with me; and I'll take you to ...." Hint

a place you've never been

a land of liberty

a home far away

the store

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Question 7 of 10

7. What song is this lyric from? "Some going east, some going west, some stand aside to try their best." Hint

Stop that Train

Who the Cap Fit

Chant Down Babylon

Roots Rock Reggae

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Question 8 of 10

8. "One love! One heart! Let's get together and...." Hint

open the door

feel all right

start to burn

change the world

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Question 9 of 10

9. "It's been a long long time...." Hint

and it's gonna be longer yet

and a long long way

since I've seen you baby

since I got you on my mind

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Question 10 of 10

10. "I'm just a .... in the heart of America" Hint

lonely voice

buffalo soldier

black man

friend of the poor

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Just complete the lyric: "Ev'ry time I hear the crack of the whip...."

Answer: my blood runs cold

"Slave Driver", from the first album, 1972's "Catch a Fire". Taj Mahal does a great version of this song on his 1974 album "Mo' Roots".

2. "I remember when we used to sit, in the government yard in ...."

Answer: Trenchtown

See, I told you these would be easy! "No Woman No Cry", released on 1975's "Natty Dread". The version most people are familiar with, however, is from "Live!" recorded at London's Lyceum Ballroom later that year.

3. "Now you see the light...."

Answer: stand up for your right

"Get Up, Stand Up", from the second album, "Burnin'", from 1973. "Get Up! Stand Up! Diary of a Reggaeophile", a book by Fikisha Cumbo, examines the lives of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, and is full of photographs, and interviews with family members.

4. "I shot the sheriff..."

Answer: all of these

"I Shot the Sheriff" was released on "Burnin'". Eric Clapton's version, in 1974, was a huge success, and went to number one on the US charts.

5. "Say you just can't live that ...."

Answer: negative way

"Positive Vibration", from the 1977 album "Rastaman Vibration".

6. "So won't you come with me; and I'll take you to ...."

Answer: a land of liberty

"400 Years", from "Catch a Fire". The Wailers at this time (1972) consisted of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny (Livingstone) Wailer.

7. What song is this lyric from? "Some going east, some going west, some stand aside to try their best."

Answer: Stop that Train

"Stop that Train" was written by Peter Tosh.

8. "One love! One heart! Let's get together and...."

Answer: feel all right

"One Love, One Heart" is usually paired with Curtis Mayfield's song "People Get Ready".

9. "It's been a long long time...."

Answer: since I got you on my mind

"Stir It Up". Johnny Nash's 1971 recording of this song was a modest hit, and helped pave the way for reggae's acceptance in the mainstream. Nash's 1965 song "Let's Move and Groove Together" had been a major hit in Jamaica, and when he went to the island on a promotional tour, he developed an interest in the music.

10. "I'm just a .... in the heart of America"

Answer: buffalo soldier

"Buffalo Soldier". Black soldiers fighting in the American West were nicknamed "buffalo soldiers" by the Cheyenne and Comanche.

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