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Quiz about The Who Lyrics I
Quiz about The Who Lyrics I

The Who Lyrics I Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | Music

I'll give you the lyrics, you give me the name of the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by usnbaseball. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
usnbaseball
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
128,005
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
19 / 25
Plays
2450
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Question 1 of 25
1. "Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue, The things you've said, well maybe they're true." Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. "I can do anything, right or wrong, I can talk anyhow and get along." Hint


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Question 3 of 25
3. Easy one:
"I hope I die before I get old." Hint


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Question 4 of 25
4. "I know if I go things would be a lot better for her, I had things planned, but her folks wouldn't let her." Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. "I told you why I changed my mind, I got bored by playing with time." Hint


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Question 6 of 25
6. "You think we look pretty good together, You think my shoes are made of leather." Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. "One girl was called Jean Marie, Another little girl was Felicity." Hint


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Question 8 of 25
8. "Now he's dropped on to the floor, Heading for my bedroom door." Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. "The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key, So they rode on his head on their furry donkey." Hint


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Question 10 of 25
10. "I used to wake up in the morning, I used to feel so bad." Hint


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Question 11 of 25
11. "I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise, I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes." Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. "See that girl who's smiling so brightly, Well I reckon she's cool and I reckon rightly." Hint


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Question 13 of 25
13. "Every day I get in the queue, To get on the bus that takes me to you." Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. "He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine." Hint


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Question 15 of 25
15. "If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high, you'd laugh and say nothing's that simple." Hint


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Question 16 of 25
16. "I've looked under chairs, I've looked under tables." Hint


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Question 17 of 25
17. "I'm a'gonna raise a fuss, I'm a'gonna raise a holler." Hint


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Question 18 of 25
18. "My life's in jeopardy, Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be." Hint


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Question 19 of 25
19. "Out here in the fields I fight for my meals." Hint


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Question 20 of 25
20. "The best I ever had." Hint


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Question 21 of 25
21. "No one knows what it's like to be hated, to be fated, to telling only lies." Hint


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Question 22 of 25
22. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. "You don't answer my call with even a nod or a wink." Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. "Welcome to the camp, I guess you all know why we're here. My name is Tommy, and I became aware this year." Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. Ok, this question isn't about lyrics...
Who played the role of Uncle Ernie in the movie version of "Tommy"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue, The things you've said, well maybe they're true."

Answer: I Can't Explain

 "I Can't Explain", with backing vocals by The Ivy League, reached number 8 in the UK and number 97 in the US. Despite the popular rumor, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page had nothing to do with the performance of this song.
2. "I can do anything, right or wrong, I can talk anyhow and get along."

Answer: Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere

 "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere", featuring Nicky Hopkins on the piano, reached number 10 in the UK but was almost never played live between 1965 and 1999.
3. Easy one: "I hope I die before I get old."

Answer: My Generation

 "My Generation" reached number 2 in the UK but only number 74 in the US. It has become quite possibly The Who's most popular song.
4. "I know if I go things would be a lot better for her, I had things planned, but her folks wouldn't let her."

Answer: The Kids Are Alright

 In the video for "The Kids Are Alright", The Who is shown performing beside Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park.
5. "I told you why I changed my mind, I got bored by playing with time."

Answer: A Legal Matter

 "A Legal Matter" was released by The Who's old label to compete with their new single, "Substitute." It only reached number 32, while "Substitute" released number 5.
6. "You think we look pretty good together, You think my shoes are made of leather."

Answer: Substitute

 "Substitute" reached number 5 in the UK but completely flopped in the US. Many fans consider it the best Who single of all time.
7. "One girl was called Jean Marie, Another little girl was Felicity."

Answer: I'm a Boy

 Another US flop, "I'm a Boy" reached number 2 in the UK but did not chart in the US.
8. "Now he's dropped on to the floor, Heading for my bedroom door."

Answer: Boris the Spider

 "Boris the Spider" was the first song bassist John Entwistle wrote for The Who.
9. "The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key, So they rode on his head on their furry donkey."

Answer: Happy Jack

 "Happy Jack" was the first The Who single to reach the Top Forty in the US.
10. "I used to wake up in the morning, I used to feel so bad."

Answer: Pictures of Lilly

 I really don't know any interesting info about this song...but I can do The Robot.
11. "I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise, I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes."

Answer: I Can See For Miles

 Pete Townshend:
"To me it [I Can See For Miles] was the ultimate Who record yet it didn't sell. I spat on the British record buyer."
(http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/)
"I Can See For Miles" reached number 10 in the UK.
12. "See that girl who's smiling so brightly, Well I reckon she's cool and I reckon rightly."

Answer: Call Me Lightning

 Pete Townshend:
"[Call Me Lightning] is a very clear example of how difficult it was for me to reconcile what I took to be Roger's need for macho, chauvinist lyrics and Keith Moon's appetite for surf music and fantasy sports car love affairs."
(http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/)
13. "Every day I get in the queue, To get on the bus that takes me to you."

Answer: Magic Bus

 "Magic Bus", which reached number 25 in the US and number 26 in the UK, is one of the most commonly performed encores in The Who's concert catalog.
14. "He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine."

Answer: Pinball Wizard

 This song was written to influence Nik Cohn, an influential rock journalist who just happened to love pinball.
15. "If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high, you'd laugh and say nothing's that simple."

Answer: I'm Free

 The inspiration for "I'm Free" came from the "weird time/shape" (in Townshend's words) of The Rolling Stones' hit "Street Fighting Man."
16. "I've looked under chairs, I've looked under tables."

Answer: The Seeker

 Pete Townshend:
"I suppose I like this least of all the stuff. It suffered from being the first thing we did after Tommy, and from being recorded a few too many times."
(http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/)
17. "I'm a'gonna raise a fuss, I'm a'gonna raise a holler."

Answer: Summertime Blues

 This cover of an Eddie Cochran song reached number 27 in the US.
18. "My life's in jeopardy, Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be."

Answer: My Wife

 "My Wife" is John Entwistle's only writing contribution to the album "Who's Next."
19. "Out here in the fields I fight for my meals."

Answer: Baba O'Riley

 "Baba O'Riley" was released as a single everywhere in the world except in the UK and the US.
20. "The best I ever had."

Answer: Bargain

 Pete:
"This song is simply about losing one's ego as a devotee of Meher Baba."
21. "No one knows what it's like to be hated, to be fated, to telling only lies."

Answer: Behind Blue Eyes

 "Behind Blue Eyes" was meant as the theme song for the villain in The Who's movie, "Lifehouse," and reached number 34 on the Billboard charts.
22. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

Answer: Won't Get Fooled Again

 "Won't Get Fooled Again" reached number 8 in the UK and number 15 in the US.
23. "You don't answer my call with even a nod or a wink."

Answer: Smash the Mirror

 Original lyrics: "Why do you stare into that mirror? You seem to see yourself but not us all. I know what I'm going to do with that mirror, fix you once and for all. Smash it!"
24. "Welcome to the camp, I guess you all know why we're here. My name is Tommy, and I became aware this year."

Answer: We're Not Gonna Take It

 Pete:
"It was about the rabble in general, how we, myself as part of them, were not going to take fascism, were not going to take dreary, dying politics; were not going to take things the way they were, the way they always had been and that we were keen to change things."
(http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/)
25. Ok, this question isn't about lyrics... Who played the role of Uncle Ernie in the movie version of "Tommy"?

Answer: Keith Moon

 "Tommy" starred Roger Daltrey in the title role and Ann-Margret as his mother.
Source: Author usnbaseball

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