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That Sounds Awfully Mean Trivia Quiz

Lyrics sometimes are not all that 'politically correct,' especially when heard out of context. Pick the name of the songs--all of them are at least forty years old--containing these cruel and sassy lines.

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

Author
fritzer

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
40,712

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1357

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'And she's broad, where a broad, should be broad' Hint

'Too Fat Polka'

'My Funny Valentine'

'Sweet Eloise'

'Honey Bun'

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'The gentle sex was made for man to marry; to tend his needs and see his food is cooked' Hint

'Band of Gold'

'With a Little Bit of Luck'

'That's Life'

'Let Me Call You Sweetheart'

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Old girl you're through; sit there and count your little fingers' Hint

'Get Out of Town'

'I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen'

'Little Girl Blue'

'Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now'

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Git a little drunk an' you land in jail' Hint

'Scotch and Soda'

'There Is a Tavern in the Town'

'Beer Barrel Polka'

'Ol' Man River'

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'My brother isn't working and my sister doesn't care'

Answer: (One Word, and it's Spanish)

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead' Hint

'Be a Clown'

'People'

'Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief'

'A Worried Man'

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Use your mentality, wake up to reality' Hint

'Sleepy Time Gal'

'Wake Up, Little Susie'

'I've Got You Under My Skin'

'Pick Yourself Up'

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'When they said you was high classed, well, that was just a lie'

Answer: (Two Words -- and the vocalist has left the building)

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'How you laughed when I cried' Hint

'Love Letters in the Sand'

'The Night We Called It a Day'

'Gone with the Wind'

'Young Love'

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'And her beauty was sold for an old man's gold' Hint

'A Bird in a Gilded Cage'

'Honeysuckle Rose'

'Mabellene'

'My Heart Cries for You'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'And she's broad, where a broad, should be broad'

Answer: 'Honey Bun'

From Rodgers and Hammerstein in 'South Pacific'.

2. 'The gentle sex was made for man to marry; to tend his needs and see his food is cooked'

Answer: 'With a Little Bit of Luck'

from Lerner and Loewe in 'My Fair Lady'.

3. 'Old girl you're through; sit there and count your little fingers'

Answer: 'Little Girl Blue'

Richard Rodgers again, and this time the lyricist is Lorenz Hart, in 'Jumbo'.

4. 'Git a little drunk an' you land in jail'

Answer: 'Ol' Man River'

Again the words are by Oscar Hammerstein, with Jerome Kern, in 'Show Boat'.

5. 'My brother isn't working and my sister doesn't care'

Answer: manana

written by singer Peggy Lee with bandleader Dave Barbour.

6. 'If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead'

Answer: 'Be a Clown'

Cole Porter -- he could be pretty cruel and sexy with his lyrics.

7. 'Use your mentality, wake up to reality'

Answer: 'I've Got You Under My Skin'

Yep, it's Cole Porter again.

8. 'When they said you was high classed, well, that was just a lie'

Answer: Hound Dog

One of the early hits by The King.

9. 'How you laughed when I cried'

Answer: 'Love Letters in the Sand'

A Pat Boone standard from the early fifties.

10. 'And her beauty was sold for an old man's gold'

Answer: 'A Bird in a Gilded Cage'

A real oldie, from about 1900.

Source: Author fritzer

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