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Violent Femmes "Kiss Off" Trivia Quiz

The best part of "Kiss Off" is the count of reasons to kiss off. Do you know it?

A multiple-choice quiz by bookworm78. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bookworm78

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,653

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
649

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "I take one, one, one cause you ____ me..."
Which word fills the blank? Hint

hate

need

left

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Question 2 of 10

2. "...and two, two, two for ______..."
Which two words complete this line? Hint

your malice

my family

my brother

next Tuesday

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Question 3 of 10

3. "...and three, three, three for my _____..."
From what ailment does the singer suffer for three? Hint

headache

backache

misery

heartache

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Question 4 of 10

4. "...and four, four, four for my _____..."
Do you know what the singer suffers for four?

Answer: (One Word, eight letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. "...and five, five, five for my..." what? Hint

melancholy

anger

pain

lonely

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Question 6 of 10

6. "...and six, six, six for my _____..."
What does the singer feel for six? Hint

suffering

stupidity

singing

sorrow

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Question 7 of 10

7. "...and seven, seven, n-n-n-no _____..."
What will there not be for seven? Hint

love

forgiveness

heaven

tomorrow

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Question 8 of 10

8. "... and eight, eight _________..."
What does the singer say about eight? Hint

I forget what eight was for

I decided to skip eight

I forgot about the eight

I think eight should be ignored

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Question 9 of 10

9. "...and nine, nine, nine for a ______..."
Which two words complete the line for nine? Hint

lost world

lost god

new day

kiss off

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Question 10 of 10

10. "...and ten, ten, ten, ten for ______!"
What is the ultimate reason to kiss off?

Answer: (One Word, ten letters, word repeated four times in the song)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "I take one, one, one cause you ____ me..." Which word fills the blank?

Answer: left

Violent Femmes formed in Milwaukee with singer/guitarist Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie and percussionist Victor DeLorenzo in 1982.

2. "...and two, two, two for ______..." Which two words complete this line?

Answer: my family

Brian Ritchie came up with the band's oxymoronic name, using the word "femme" - a slang term for wimps.

3. "...and three, three, three for my _____..." From what ailment does the singer suffer for three?

Answer: heartache

"Kiss Off" was written by Gordon Gano.

4. "...and four, four, four for my _____..." Do you know what the singer suffers for four?

Answer: headache

"Kiss Off" comes from the band's 1993 self-titled debut album.

5. "...and five, five, five for my..." what?

Answer: lonely

"Kiss Off" can also be found on "Triple J Live at the Wireless" (1991), "Add it Up" (1993), "Sedated in the Eighties Vol 2" (1994), "MTV's 120 Minutes Live" (1998), "Viva Wisconsin" (1999) and the "Violent Femmes Deluxe Edition" (2002).

6. "...and six, six, six for my _____..." What does the singer feel for six?

Answer: sorrow

"Kiss Off", the original version, is only 2 minutes, 56 seconds.

7. "...and seven, seven, n-n-n-no _____..." What will there not be for seven?

Answer: tomorrow

"Kiss Off" has been covered by The Caravans, Cracktorch, Richard Davies, Tim Friese-Greene, Heligoland, Icicle Works, Nine Men's Morris, Oo Oo Wa, The Promise, Wally Shoup and Swindle.

8. "... and eight, eight _________..." What does the singer say about eight?

Answer: I forget what eight was for

The chorus of the song is "You can all just kiss off into the air, behind my back I can see them stare. They'll hurt me bad, but I won't mind. They'll hurt me bad, they do it all the time."

9. "...and nine, nine, nine for a ______..." Which two words complete the line for nine?

Answer: lost god

From allmusic.com: "There's sort of a justified paranoia here, in that the singer expects to be treated with undisguised contempt, and often is. Yet in the midst of all this pain and confusion, he draws a curious strength from his acceptance of (or, perhaps, resignation to) the torment."

10. "...and ten, ten, ten, ten for ______!" What is the ultimate reason to kiss off?

Answer: everything

Also from allmusic.com: "The famous count-off chant in the middle, a tremendously catchy lyrical gimmick, makes clear that the singer's feelings about his status are still quite conflicted. Each number corresponds to something wrong with his life, except eight which, in the middle of an otherwise gloomy recitation, he playfully 'forgets'. That flash of humor and spirit, popping up almost randomly in an oppressively bleak world, sums up the appeal of "Kiss Off" in a nutshell."

Source: Author bookworm78

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