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Quiz about The Music of Joni Mitchell
Quiz about The Music of Joni Mitchell

The Music of Joni Mitchell Trivia Quiz

A mixture of questions about a songwriter I have grown to like more and more over the years. Hope you enjoy playing this quiz as much as I do listening to her music!

A multiple-choice quiz by sal76. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
sal76
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
128,724
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
1252
Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (17/20), Guest 5 (18/20), Guest 174 (19/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Which song is the following lyric from? "And feather canyons ev'rywhere, I've looked at clouds that way." Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. Complete the Lyric. "You turn me on, I'm a ..." Hint


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3. Which song is the following lyric from? "They've paved paradise and put up a parking lot." Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. Complete the lyric. "In France they kiss _____________." Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. Which song contains the following lyric? "Come with me, I know the way she says. It's down, down, down the dark ladder." Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. Which song is this lyric from? "You've just picked up a hitcher; a prisoner of the white lines on the freeway." Hint


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Question 7 of 20
7. Which song did Joni write about her daughter? Hint


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Question 8 of 20
8. Complete the lyric. "I wish I had a _____ I could skate away on." Hint


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9. According to her 1994 album "Turbulent Indigo" what kills? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. A poem by which poet was the basis for the song "Slouching towards Bethlehem"? Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. "We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." Which song does this line come from? Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. Which song is this lyric from? "I heard it in the wind last night. It sounded like applause." Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. "I can keep my cool at poker but I'm a fool when love's at stake" is a line from which song? Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. "Acid, booze and ass. Needles, guns and grass. Lots of laughs." Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. Which jazz musician did Joni collaborate with to produce an album that bears his name? Hint


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Question 16 of 20
16. "Back in 1957 we had to dance a foot apart" is a lyric from which song? Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. "Some get the gravy and some get the gristle" is a line from which song? Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. This is a lyric from which song? "You could've been more than a name on the door on the thirty third floor in the air." Hint


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Question 19 of 20
19. "Mama thinks she spoilt me rotten, Papa knows somehow he set me free" is a line from which song? Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. What is Joni's first album known as? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which song is the following lyric from? "And feather canyons ev'rywhere, I've looked at clouds that way."

Answer: Both Sides Now
2. Complete the Lyric. "You turn me on, I'm a ..."

Answer: Radio

 "I'm a country station, I'm a little bit corny." From the album "For the Roses".
3. Which song is the following lyric from? "They've paved paradise and put up a parking lot."

Answer: Big Yellow Taxi

 Probably her most well known song! Can be found on the album "Ladies of the Canyon". This has been covered by a few artists but the original is still the best!
4. Complete the lyric. "In France they kiss _____________."

Answer: on Main Street

 "Amour, Mama, not cheap displays!" From the album "Hissing of Summer Lawns".
5. Which song contains the following lyric? "Come with me, I know the way she says. It's down, down, down the dark ladder."

Answer: Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire

 A dark song about drug use!
6. Which song is this lyric from? "You've just picked up a hitcher; a prisoner of the white lines on the freeway."

Answer: Coyote

 My first introduction to Joni Mitchell. She performed this at the farewell concert given by The Band, the film of which is known as "The Last Waltz" and was directed by Martin Scorsese.
7. Which song did Joni write about her daughter?

Answer: Little Green

 "Amelia" was written about Amelia Earhart, the aviatrix. "The Circle Game" was written for Neil Young. Chelsea Clinton was named after the song that her parents played lots at college!
8. Complete the lyric. "I wish I had a _____ I could skate away on."

Answer: river

 A beautiful song from the beautiful album "Blue" which was released in 1971.
9. According to her 1994 album "Turbulent Indigo" what kills?

Answer: Sex

 "Sex sells everything and sex kills."
10. A poem by which poet was the basis for the song "Slouching towards Bethlehem"?

Answer: WB Yeats

 It was based on "The Second Coming." "And where is this broad beast, its hour come at last. Slouching towards Bethlehem to be born."
11. "We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." Which song does this line come from?

Answer: Woodstock

 Joni's tribute to the festival!
12. Which song is this lyric from? "I heard it in the wind last night. It sounded like applause."

Answer: For the Roses
13. "I can keep my cool at poker but I'm a fool when love's at stake" is a line from which song?

Answer: Song for Sharon

 Sharon is/was a real person and one of Joni's friends. This song is from the album "Hejira".
14. "Acid, booze and ass. Needles, guns and grass. Lots of laughs."

Answer: Blue
15. Which jazz musician did Joni collaborate with to produce an album that bears his name?

Answer: Charles Mingus

 The album was simply titled "Mingus." Sadly Charles Mingus died shortly after its completion.
16. "Back in 1957 we had to dance a foot apart" is a lyric from which song?

Answer: Come in from the Cold

 This appeared on the 1991 album "Night Ride Home".
17. "Some get the gravy and some get the gristle" is a line from which song?

Answer: Banquet
18. This is a lyric from which song? "You could've been more than a name on the door on the thirty third floor in the air."

Answer: The Arrangement

 A song from the album "Ladies of the Canyon" which I listened to a lot at while studying! It calms frayed nerves!
19. "Mama thinks she spoilt me rotten, Papa knows somehow he set me free" is a line from which song?

Answer: Let the Wind Carry Me
20. What is Joni's first album known as?

Answer: Song to a Seagull

 The real title of the first album was just "Joni Mitchell" but it is also know as "Song to a Seagull." "Blue" was released in 1971, "Clouds" in 1967, and "Court and Spark" in 1974
Source: Author sal76

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