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Quiz about The Trews House of Ill Fame Opening Lines
Quiz about The Trews House of Ill Fame Opening Lines

The Trews "House of Ill Fame" Opening Lines Quiz


This quiz is on my favourite band of all-time, The Trews. It is based on the opening lyrics from songs on their first full-length CD, "House of Ill Fame".

A multiple-choice quiz by marchmadness. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
marchmadness
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
205,995
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
129
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Question 1 of 10
1. What song begins with: "Crawling with cancerous thoughts on my mind, there's so many things I could say but it's not the time."? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Mr. Richard Jones, skull and two crossbones, can't be bought or sold, detached and lost and cold" is the beginning of which song? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The beginning of which song starts with: "I lost all faith in reason, when no reason took a love from me. So I'll ask you my friend, if the stories were pretend, you said 'I love you, and I always will'."? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "It's never ending, as far as I know, but there's a doubt you feel, between us both. You're grounded daily, I'm on a cloud. I float up every night as you come down" is the beginning of which song? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Celebratin' childhood dreamin', taking in these waterfalls. Before the world got so deceiving, before you thought you knew it all. The beauty of scene was hidden, by every year gone by."
Which song are these lyrics found in?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Love is an awkward rhyme, spoken poorly all the time, needing that one perfect line to have it all make sense."
Which song can these lyrics be found in?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which song begins: "Apocalypse horizon, dead trees on rough terrain. With rocks to keep your eyes on, dark clouds threaten rain."? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "You make sense of pain through constant motion, like a soldier on the front, you need devotion. Peace cry everything is just the ocean, and all ideas like waves are just these notions."
Which song opens with these lyrics?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "You try to think of a human civilization, and everybody's cryin'. How are we to explain things? Easy, easy."
Which song are these lyrics from?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Which song begins with these lyrics: "I am wired and fading, looking blind and blaming. Following and trailing words you might be saying."? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What song begins with: "Crawling with cancerous thoughts on my mind, there's so many things I could say but it's not the time."?

Answer: Every Inambition

"Every Inambition" was the first single off of "House of Ill Fame", and officially put The Trews on the map.
2. "Mr. Richard Jones, skull and two crossbones, can't be bought or sold, detached and lost and cold" is the beginning of which song?

Answer: Black Halo

The Trews are made up of Colin, John-Angus, Jack and Shawn. The band is Canadian, from Niagara Falls.
3. The beginning of which song starts with: "I lost all faith in reason, when no reason took a love from me. So I'll ask you my friend, if the stories were pretend, you said 'I love you, and I always will'."?

Answer: When You Leave

The Trews also relased a smaller seven song album called "The Trouser" in 1999.
4. "It's never ending, as far as I know, but there's a doubt you feel, between us both. You're grounded daily, I'm on a cloud. I float up every night as you come down" is the beginning of which song?

Answer: Not Ready To Go

"Not Ready To Go" was the second single off of "House of Ill Fame", and is probably the most well-known song on the album. It also earned The Trews a Canadian Radio Music Award in 2005 for Best New Rock Group.
5. "Celebratin' childhood dreamin', taking in these waterfalls. Before the world got so deceiving, before you thought you knew it all. The beauty of scene was hidden, by every year gone by." Which song are these lyrics found in?

Answer: Hopeless

My personal favourite song off the album, it is said to be about a gambler who took his life by jumping over a waterfall. I highly recommend this song to any fan of rock.
6. "Love is an awkward rhyme, spoken poorly all the time, needing that one perfect line to have it all make sense." Which song can these lyrics be found in?

Answer: Stray

There was also a special edition of "House of Ill Fame", which included a live CD along with regular CD. Songs on the live CD include "When You Leave", "Black Halo", "Fleeting Trust", "Tired of Waiting", and "Hollis and Morris. It also features a small cover of the ending of The Beatles song "Hey Jude", and a previously unreleased song, "So She's Leaving".
7. Which song begins: "Apocalypse horizon, dead trees on rough terrain. With rocks to keep your eyes on, dark clouds threaten rain."?

Answer: Why Bother

The Trews also released a CD in 2002, containing "Confessions", "Fleeting Trust", "You're So Sober", and "So Take What You Can".
8. "You make sense of pain through constant motion, like a soldier on the front, you need devotion. Peace cry everything is just the ocean, and all ideas like waves are just these notions." Which song opens with these lyrics?

Answer: Fleeting Trust

Vocalist Colin and lead guitarist John-Angus are brothers. Sean, the drummer, is their cousin, and Jack, the bassist, is a friend of all the members.
9. "You try to think of a human civilization, and everybody's cryin'. How are we to explain things? Easy, easy." Which song are these lyrics from?

Answer: Confessions

The group was first known as One I'd Trouser when they began in Antagonish, Nova Scotia. They changed their name to The Trews after another band had the same name as them.
10. Which song begins with these lyrics: "I am wired and fading, looking blind and blaming. Following and trailing words you might be saying."?

Answer: Tired of Waiting

"Tired of Waiting" was the third single off of "House of Ill Fame", and was highly played on Canadian radio stations in 2005.
Source: Author marchmadness

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