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Quiz about The Man Who Sold The World Lyrics
Quiz about The Man Who Sold The World Lyrics

The Man Who Sold The World Lyrics Quiz

A quiz about this lesser-known, but excellent, Bowie album. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by holl_poll. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
holl_poll
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
109,345
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
899
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Question 1 of 10
1. "My libido's split on me, give me some good old lobotomy..." Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. "She sucked my dormant will" Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. "I searched for form and land, For years and years I roamed" Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. "The world held his hand, Gave their pledge, So he told them his scheme for a..." Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. "There's no room for anger, We're all very small (Oh, by jingo)"

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10
6. "Some say the view is crazy but you may adopt another point of view" Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. "I count the corpses on my left, I find I'm not so tidy" Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. "How many songs are on 'The Man Who Sold The World'?" Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. "Which band covered 'The Man Who Sold The World' in their famous 'Unplugged in New York' session?"

Answer: (The drummer now has his own band.)

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Question 10 of 10
10. "Zane, zane, zane. Ouvre ma chien." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "My libido's split on me, give me some good old lobotomy..."

Answer: All The Madmen

 This song was inspired by David Bowie's elder half-brother, Terry, who had mental problems and later committed suicide.
2. "She sucked my dormant will"

Answer: She Shook Me Cold
3. "I searched for form and land, For years and years I roamed"

Answer: The Man Who Sold The World

 Copied by Nirvana- not very well. Kurt Cobain could at least have learnt the right words!
4. "The world held his hand, Gave their pledge, So he told them his scheme for a..."

Answer: Saviour Machine

 This song is about a scientist with an interesting idea to save the world.
5. "There's no room for anger, We're all very small (Oh, by jingo)"

Answer: After All

 This song is the quietest on the album, and a contrast to the other songs, which tend to be roughly classed as an early form of heavy metal.
6. "Some say the view is crazy but you may adopt another point of view"

Answer: Black Country Rock

 "Heroes" isn't from this album. It's from 'Heroes', surprisingly.
7. "I count the corpses on my left, I find I'm not so tidy"

Answer: Running Gun Blues

 This seems to have been inspired by a current event of the time- the Vietnam War.
8. "How many songs are on 'The Man Who Sold The World'?"

Answer: 9

 Quite a short album, but not as short as 'Station To Station', which only had six tracks.
9. "Which band covered 'The Man Who Sold The World' in their famous 'Unplugged in New York' session?"

Answer: Nirvana

 They took away some of the folk-rock sound of the original, in favour of their own grungey sound.
10. "Zane, zane, zane. Ouvre ma chien."

Answer: All The Madmen

 Certainly mad. Does anyone know what it means? Something about a dog, I think...
Source: Author holl_poll

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