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The Piano Man Trivia Quiz

Match the Billy Joel lyrics with the song they come from.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author alayna

A matching quiz by ertrum. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ertrum

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
7,948

Updated
Jan 16 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
367

Last 3 plays: Guest 5 (10/10), Guest 73 (8/10), Guest 165 (2/10).

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. "Seen the lights go out on Broadway. I saw the Empire State laid low."		An Innocent Man
2. "Friday night, I crashed your party, Saturday, I said I'm sorry, Sunday came and trashed me out again."		Leningrad
3. "And cold war kids were hard to kill, under their desks in an air raid drill."		The Downeaster Alexa
4. "Tell my wife I am trolling Atlantis and I still have my hand on the wheel"		Only the Good Die Young
5. "Some people find that it's easier to hate than to wait anymore ..."		We Didn't Start the Fire
6. "That stained glass curtain you're hiding behind never let in the sun."		And So It Goes
7. "Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray"		Captain Jack
8. "I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard"		Miami 2017
9. "And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows"		You May Be Right
10. "You can't understand why your world is so dead. Why you've gotta keep in style, and feed your head."		Just the Way You Are

Select each answer

1. "Seen the lights go out on Broadway. I saw the Empire State laid low."

2. "Friday night, I crashed your party, Saturday, I said I'm sorry, Sunday came and trashed me out again."

3. "And cold war kids were hard to kill, under their desks in an air raid drill."

4. "Tell my wife I am trolling Atlantis and I still have my hand on the wheel"

5. "Some people find that it's easier to hate than to wait anymore ..."

6. "That stained glass curtain you're hiding behind never let in the sun."

7. "Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray"

8. "I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard"

9. "And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows"

10. "You can't understand why your world is so dead. Why you've gotta keep in style, and feed your head."

Most Recent Scores

Oct 26 2024 : Guest 5: 10/10
Oct 23 2024 : Guest 73: 8/10
Oct 16 2024 : Guest 165: 2/10
Oct 11 2024 : triviabore: 5/10
Oct 11 2024 : Guest 72: 5/10
Oct 10 2024 : Guest 173: 3/10
Oct 07 2024 : Guest 98: 8/10
Oct 04 2024 : DAU60: 10/10
Sep 30 2024 : ret0003: 10/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Seen the lights go out on Broadway. I saw the Empire State laid low."

Answer: Miami 2017

"Miami 2017" was first released on Billy Joel's 1976 "Turnstiles" album.
Billy Joel has performed the song at several benefit concerts, including after 9/11/2001 and after Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

2. "Friday night, I crashed your party, Saturday, I said I'm sorry, Sunday came and trashed me out again."

Answer: You May Be Right

"You May Be Right" was the second single released from Billy Joel's 1980 album "Glass Houses". It did well, peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. However, the next single from that album, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me", did much better, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.

3. "And cold war kids were hard to kill, under their desks in an air raid drill."

Answer: Leningrad

"Leningrad" tells the parallel stories of Billy Joel and Viktor Razinov, a Soviet-era clown, whom Joel met during a tour of the Soviet Union in 1987. "Leningrad" was released as a single from Joel's album "Storm Front", though it failed to chart in the US.

4. "Tell my wife I am trolling Atlantis and I still have my hand on the wheel"

Answer: The Downeaster Alexa

Though Billy Joel was born to upper middle-class parents, he identified with the working class captain of "The Downeaster Alexa", as well as the coal miners he sings about in "Allentown".

"The Downeaster Alexa" was released as a single from Joel's album "Storm Front". It peaked at 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1980. Itzhak Perlman performed the violin solo for the song.

5. "Some people find that it's easier to hate than to wait anymore ..."

Answer: An Innocent Man

Joel's "An Innocent Man" was the title track and first single from his 1983 album. The single reached number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100, and topped the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

"An Innocent Man" was an album of tributes to the songs and styles that Billy Joel grew up with, notably do-wop, soul, and Motown. This tune is a tribute to Ben E. King and the Drifters.

6. "That stained glass curtain you're hiding behind never let in the sun."

Answer: Only the Good Die Young

"Only the Good Die Young" was one of four singles from Joel's 1977 album "The Stranger". It reached number 24 on the US Billboard hot 100.

7. "Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray"

Answer: We Didn't Start the Fire

"We Didn't Start the Fire" was released in 1989, and reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 charts that year.
"We Didn't Start the Fire" refers to over 100 people, places or events covering the period from the end of WWII through the 1980s.

8. "I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard"

Answer: Just the Way You Are

Billy Joel's album, "The Stranger", was released in 1977. It reached number two on the US Billboard 200, and won the Grammy for Record of the Year. "Just the Way You Are", which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, won the Grammy for Song of the Year.

9. "And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows"

Answer: And So It Goes

Billy Joel wrote "And So It Goes" in 1983, though it was not released on an album until "Storm Front" in 1989. The song was inspired by the breakup of his relationship with Elle Macpherson.

10. "You can't understand why your world is so dead. Why you've gotta keep in style, and feed your head."

Answer: Captain Jack

"Captain Jack" was, in some ways, Billy Joel's breakthrough song. It received a lot of airplay on Philadelphia radio station WMMR, which brought him to the attention of Columbia Records execs, who signed him to a contract. "Captain Jack" was released on Billy Joel's first Columbia album, "Piano Man" in 1973.

Source: Author ertrum

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The Piano Man Trivia Quiz

Match the Billy Joel lyrics with the song they come from. This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author alayna

Match the Billy Joel lyrics with the song they come from.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author alayna