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The R.E.M. Alphabet of Songs Trivia Quiz

Ok, I give you the lyric, you give me the song it is taken from. The song titles are in alphabetical order. The first one begins with a number. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Bazalinhio. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Bazalinhio

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,291

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

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2039

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Question 1 of 25

1. Ok, to start with I shall use the one that begins with a number as opposed to a letter. "Take in one symphony now, we've just begun to battle" Hint

85-1

1,000,000

7 Chinese Brothers

9-9

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Question 2 of 25

2. Letter A: "You're gonna be a star!" Hint

Airportman

All The Way to Reno

At My Most Beautiful

All I Have To Do Is Dream

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Question 3 of 25

3. B: "She took the child, held tight, opened the window" Hint

Beat A Drum

Bang and Blame

Belong

Be Mine

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Question 4 of 25

4. C: "It's 9 o'clock, don't try to turn it off" Hint

Camera

Catapult

Circus Envy

Chorus and the Ring

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Question 5 of 25

5. D: "Tie another one to the racks, baby"

Answer: (One word)

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Question 6 of 25

6. E: "Loyal to the Bank of America" Hint

Endgame

Everybody Hurts

Exhuming McCarthy

E-Bow The Letter

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Question 7 of 25

7. F: "A fortune for the undertow" Hint

Fall on Me

Falls To Climb

Find the River

Finest Worksong

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Question 8 of 25

8. G: "Sleep, sleep, sleepy head" Hint

Gardening at Night

Groovy Train

Green Grew The Rushes

Get Up

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Question 9 of 25

9. H: "Watch the decline from a hazy distance" Hint

Harborcoat

Half a World Away

Hope

How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us

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Question 10 of 25

10. I: "Like a Friday fashion show teenager" Hint

I'll Take The Rain

Ignoreland

Imitation of Life

I Believe

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Question 11 of 25

11. J: "Carla read it in the news"

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 12 of 25

12. K: "I'm not your magazine" Hint

Kings

King of the Road

King of Comedy

King of Birds

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Question 13 of 25

13. L: "I've been laughing fast and slow" Hint

Low

Leave

Laughing

Losing My Religion

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Question 14 of 25

14. M: "See you in Heaven if you make the list" Hint

Man On The Moon

Me In Honey

Moral Kiosk

Monty Got A Raw Deal

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Question 15 of 25

15. N: "I am not an animal"

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 16 of 25

16. O: "Spread your conscience overseas"

Answer: (Two words, and a drink)

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Question 17 of 25

17. P: "Try to put that on your sleeve" Hint

Pilgrimage

Parakeet

Perfect Circle

Pretty Persuasion

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Question 18 of 25

18. R: "Look into my eyes, listen!" Hint

Rotary Ten

Radio Song

Radio Free Europe

Revolution

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Question 19 of 25

19. S: "I'm not bound to follow suit" Hint

Sad Professor

Sitting Still

So. Central Rain

Star 69

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Question 20 of 25

20. T: "Ugly girls know their fate" Hint

Tongue

Texarkana

Talk About The Passion

Try Not To Breathe

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Question 21 of 25

21. U: "I am in the place where I should be"

Answer: (One word)

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Question 22 of 25

22. V: "The pure tenor quality of the voice"

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 23 of 25

23. W: "Contradiction only makes it harder" Hint

We Walk

What's The Frequency, Kenneth?

Why Not Smile

Walk Unafraid

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Question 24 of 25

24. Y: "Eviscerate your memory" Hint

You

Year After Year

You're In the Air

You Are The Everything

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Question 25 of 25

25. Z: OK, no lyrics, name the instrumental from the "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" album.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Ok, to start with I shall use the one that begins with a number as opposed to a letter. "Take in one symphony now, we've just begun to battle"

Answer: 7 Chinese Brothers

This is one of the songs from "Reckoning", a mostly overlooked album.

2. Letter A: "You're gonna be a star!"

Answer: All The Way to Reno

This is a cracking tune, the second single to be released from the "Reveal" album.

3. B: "She took the child, held tight, opened the window"

Answer: Belong

Track 7 from their second album for Warner, entitled "Out of Time". This was really their breakthrough album in the UK. The verses are spoken rather than sung.

4. C: "It's 9 o'clock, don't try to turn it off"

Answer: Catapult

One of their very early singles. Taken from the 1983 album "Murmur". This is an excellent track.

5. D: "Tie another one to the racks, baby"

Answer: Drive

Surely this was easy. The first UK single from the classic "Automatic for the People" album.

6. E: "Loyal to the Bank of America"

Answer: Exhuming McCarthy

One of the tracks from REM's final album for the IRS label, "Document".

7. F: "A fortune for the undertow"

Answer: Find the River

"Find the River" is the beautiful closing track of "Automatic for the People". "The river to the ocean goes, a fortune for the undertow. None of this is going my way". This is probably my favourite REM song.

8. G: "Sleep, sleep, sleepy head"

Answer: Get Up

"Get Up" is to be found on "Green", the band's first album after the move to Warner.

9. H: "Watch the decline from a hazy distance"

Answer: How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us

This is the opening track of the "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" album. If you know it then you will be familiar with the strange, almost jazz-like piano solo in the middle. I'm amazed that even with that the song still sounds great. Should have been a single.

10. I: "Like a Friday fashion show teenager"

Answer: Imitation of Life

The first single from the excellent "Reveal" album. This tune is rather pop-like, bringing back images of "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite".

11. J: "Carla read it in the news"

Answer: Just a Touch

Taken from "Life's Rich Pageant".

12. K: "I'm not your magazine"

Answer: King of Comedy

This song is nothing special, one of the "Monster" fillers really.

13. L: "I've been laughing fast and slow"

Answer: Low

"Low" is a fine track taken from the "Out of Time" album. The song is driven by the bass initially but the guitar builds up and it becomes a very good song.

14. M: "See you in Heaven if you make the list"

Answer: Man On The Moon

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah". No excuses for getting that one wrong. A classic REM track and no mistake.

15. N: "I am not an animal"

Answer: New Test Leper

This is a fabulous tune from "New Adventures in Hi-Fi". If you don't know this tune then hurry up and check it out.

16. O: "Spread your conscience overseas"

Answer: Orange Crush

Orange Crush was a single from "Green". Along with "Stand" it laid the groundwork for REM to build on with the following album and particularly "Losing My Religion".

17. P: "Try to put that on your sleeve"

Answer: Pretty Persuasion

"Pretty Persuasion" was an early single taken from "Reckoning".

18. R: "Look into my eyes, listen!"

Answer: Radio Song

The opening track from "Out of Time". A new style for REM with the rapper and such, but it all worked out pretty well in the end.

19. S: "I'm not bound to follow suit"

Answer: So. Central Rain

"So. Central Rain" is a fabulous song. One of the singles from the "Reckoning" album. This song and "Rockville" are true REM classics, yet neither get the full attention they deserve.

20. T: "Ugly girls know their fate"

Answer: Tongue

A lovely single from "Monster". Michael really pushes his voice to its limits on this track.

21. U: "I am in the place where I should be"

Answer: Undertow

Undertow was recorded live during the "Monster" tour and touched up in the studio to be put on "New Adventures in Hi-Fi". It still has that live feel to it, though.

22. V: "The pure tenor quality of the voice"

Answer: Voice of Harold

This was an outtake from the "Reckoning" sessions. It became available on "Dead Letter Office". It is also the only REM song I could find that begins with the letter V.

23. W: "Contradiction only makes it harder"

Answer: Walk Unafraid

Easily my favourite song from the "Up" album, both lyrically and musically.

24. Y: "Eviscerate your memory"

Answer: You Are The Everything

"You are the Everything" is a beautiful Mandolin track from "Green". If you don't know this song then go listen to it now, it's very much worth it.

25. Z: OK, no lyrics, name the instrumental from the "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" album.

Answer: Zither

Ok, I hope you enjoyed this quiz and I hope it brought to your attention some classic REM tunes that you had forgotten about or were unaware of. Thanks for playing.

Source: Author Bazalinhio

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