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Quiz about They Might Be Giants The Pink Album

They Might Be Giants - The Pink Album Quiz

A quiz about TMBG's first album. Each question is a lyric, you just tell me which song it's from. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by hoteldetective. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hoteldetective

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,986

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 20

Plays
615

Last 3 plays: colbymanram (19/20), turaguy (20/20), Guest 174 (20/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. "Bacharach and David used to write his favourite songs." Hint

Don't Let's Start

Hide Away Folk Family

Chess Piece Face

Youth Culture Killed My Dog

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Question 2 of 20

2. "And sadly the cross-eyed bear's been put to sleep behind the stairs." Hint

Absolutely Bill's Mood

The Day

Hide Away Folk Family

Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head

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Question 3 of 20

3. "Speak softly, drive a Sherman tank, laugh hard, it's a long way to the bank." Hint

She's An Angel

Don't Let's Start

Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head

Rhythm Section Want Ad

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Question 4 of 20

4. "The words I'm singing now mean nothing more than meow to an animal." Hint

Hope That I Get Old Before I Die

Don't Let's Start

32 Footsteps

Youth Culture Killed My Dog

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Question 5 of 20

5. "It's a mighty zombie talking of some love and posterity." Hint

Boat Of Car

Alienation's For The Rich

Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head

Rabid Child

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Question 6 of 20

6. "I'm just tired for my wife served the banquet of my life." Hint

(She Was A) Hotel Detective

She's An Angel

Hope That I Get Old Before I Die

Chess Piece Face

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Question 7 of 20

7. "'Hammer down' and 'rabbit ears' are the only words they know." Hint

The Day

Hide Away Folk Family

Toddler Highway

Rabid Child

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Question 8 of 20

8. "The trees all waved their giant arms." Hint

The Day

Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes

Number Three

32 Footsteps

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Question 9 of 20

9. "But I'm working to make it better with a six of Miller High Life." Hint

Absolutely Bill's Mood

Hope That I Get Old Before I Die

Alienation's For The Rich

Everything Right Is Wrong Again

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Question 10 of 20

10. "I was trying to get somewhere but now I'm following the traces of your fingernails." Hint

Boat Of Car

The Day

Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes

Number Three

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Question 11 of 20

11. "Take your Close'n'Play." Hint

She's An Angel

Toddler Highway

(She Was A) Hotel Detective

Rhythm Section Want Ad

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Question 12 of 20

12. "The secretary says he's on another line, Can I hold for a long, long time?" Hint

Boat Of Car

She's An Angel

Everything Right Is Wrong Again

Don't Let's Start

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Question 13 of 20

13. "I went to the President and I asked old what's-his-name." Hint

Toddler Highway

Number Three

Youth Culture Killed My Dog

Alienation's For The Rich

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Question 14 of 20

14. "All the people are so happy now, their heads are caving in." Hint

Everything Right Is Wrong Again

Hide Away Folk Family

Rhythm Section Want Ad

Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes

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Question 15 of 20

15. "Don't you want to know the reason why the cupboard's not appealing?" Hint

Absolutely Bill's Mood

The Famous Polka

Boat Of Car

Everything Right Is Wrong Again

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Question 16 of 20

16. "I don't know where he lives or if he knows to sail." Hint

Chess Piece Face

She's An Angel

Rabid Child

Hope That I Get Old Before I Die

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Question 17 of 20

17. "My room is comfortably small with rubber lining the walls." Hint

Alienation's For The Rich

Absolutely Bill's Mood

Hideaway Folk Family

Rabid Child

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Question 18 of 20

18. "27, 28, 29, 30, 31..." Hint

32 Footsteps

Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head

She's An Angel

Number Three

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Question 19 of 20

19. "Come on and swing with me from the top of a tree." Hint

Hope That I Get Old Before I Die

(She Was A) Hotel Detective

Youth Culture Killed My Dog

Absolutely Bill's Mood

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Question 20 of 20

20. To finish off, a general album question (fill in the blank):
A sign on the front of the album offers "Truth or ______________." Hint

Beauty

Love

Eggplant

Sandwiches

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Bacharach and David used to write his favourite songs."

Answer: Youth Culture Killed My Dog

According to the Johns they erased a searing guitar section to make room for the accoustic guitar that is in this version.

2. "And sadly the cross-eyed bear's been put to sleep behind the stairs."

Answer: Hide Away Folk Family

The backwards singing in this track is not backwards, but the Johns performing a carefully rehearsed imitation.

3. "Speak softly, drive a Sherman tank, laugh hard, it's a long way to the bank."

Answer: Rhythm Section Want Ad

The Pink album is a conglomeration of TMBG's 1985 cassette, demos, and dial-a-song recordings with extra recordings and mixing.

4. "The words I'm singing now mean nothing more than meow to an animal."

Answer: Don't Let's Start

There is also an original version of this song on "Then: The Earlier Years."

5. "It's a mighty zombie talking of some love and posterity."

Answer: Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head

The spoken part in this song is said to be the product of interesting decisions made in the wee hours of the night.

6. "I'm just tired for my wife served the banquet of my life."

Answer: Hope That I Get Old Before I Die

This song is an example of the Johns' use of synths, drum machines and samplers which were not commonly used at the time.

7. "'Hammer down' and 'rabbit ears' are the only words they know."

Answer: Rabid Child

Another product of TMBG's dial-a-song, which originally consisted of segments of songs which you could hear by calling Flans' answering machine.

8. "The trees all waved their giant arms."

Answer: The Day

TMBG's love of Phil Ochs' work is not only evident in this song, but also by the fact that they covered one of his songs, titled "One More Parade".

9. "But I'm working to make it better with a six of Miller High Life."

Answer: Alienation's For The Rich

This is not the only TMBG song to refer to alcohol. Others include "Your Own Worst Enemy" and "Road Movie to Berlin".

10. "I was trying to get somewhere but now I'm following the traces of your fingernails."

Answer: Boat Of Car

The sample at the start is Johnny Cash singing "Daddy'll sing bass."

11. "Take your Close'n'Play."

Answer: Toddler Highway

Apparently this is a true story about a toy shop that used to let the local kids play with the shop toys on Saturday mornings.

12. "The secretary says he's on another line, Can I hold for a long, long time?"

Answer: She's An Angel

This song was originally supposed to include an accordion bass but the Johns say they got distracted and forgot to put it in.

13. "I went to the President and I asked old what's-his-name."

Answer: Number Three

This song includes a saxophone section recorded at 45 rpm and replayed at 33 rpm.

14. "All the people are so happy now, their heads are caving in."

Answer: Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes

This was first recorded as the last song on TMBG's original demo.

15. "Don't you want to know the reason why the cupboard's not appealing?"

Answer: Everything Right Is Wrong Again

This song may be based on the movie "The Long Trailer" starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

16. "I don't know where he lives or if he knows to sail."

Answer: Chess Piece Face

Chess Piece Face also features in the songs "Rabid Child" and "Hey, Mr DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal" from "Then: The Earlier Years" and "Miscellaneous T."

17. "My room is comfortably small with rubber lining the walls."

Answer: Absolutely Bill's Mood

The guitar solo for this song was phoned in by guitarist Eugene Chadbourne.

18. "27, 28, 29, 30, 31..."

Answer: 32 Footsteps

This abortive coundown at the end of the song is said to be another late-night decision by the Johns.

19. "Come on and swing with me from the top of a tree."

Answer: (She Was A) Hotel Detective

This song was the first song on the second side of the original record.

20. To finish off, a general album question (fill in the blank): A sign on the front of the album offers "Truth or ______________."

Answer: Sandwiches

Also features such funny signs as "Almost Yours Rentalworld" and "Dreams Realized Teen Shop."

Source: Author hoteldetective

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