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Well Known Janis Ian Lyrics Trivia Quiz

This is a basic quiz of Janis Ian's more well known song lyrics; if you know a bit of her music you should do ok!

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

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kazzspazz

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,286

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What did Janis Ian do "At Seventeen"? Hint

Fell in love

Learned the truth

Lost my love

Learned to sing

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Question 2 of 10

2. What do "Stars" do? Hint

Come and go

Light my fire

Put on a show

Fall from the sky

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Question 3 of 10

3. Everyone knows "you can't reap what you don't sow", but where can't you plant? Hint

In shallow ground

In ground that's dead

In deadened soil

In fallow ground

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where is 'she' leaving the light on? Hint

The stairs

Outside

The landing

For you

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lunch is at 'half-past noon' - when is dinner? Hint

Late at night

Prompt at seven

Prompt at five

After dark

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Question 6 of 10

6. "I'll teach you how to sing and dance..." Hint

If you'll be mine

With a song and dance routine

So sing and dance with me

I'll put you deep into a trance

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Question 7 of 10

7. "And in the winter..." Hint

I feel I'm getting old

I pull the blankets tight

I hold you tight and close

Extra blankets for the cold

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Question 8 of 10

8. "She says I ____
___ ___ anymore, baby
____
___ ___ anymore" (same three words occur twice) Hint

Don't love you

Can't hear you

Don't need you

Can't see you

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is love? (The order is important) Hint

Blind, Full of sorrow, Not my thing

Blind, Only sorrow, No tomorrow

Not my thing, Only sorrow, No tomorrow

No tomorrow, Blind, Only sorrow

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Will you dance? Will you dance?
Smell of..." Hint

Lavender and Oranges

Rosemary and Thyme

Cinnamon and Frangipani

Caviar and Roses

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did Janis Ian do "At Seventeen"?

Answer: Learned the truth

"At Seventeen"
2005 is the 30th aniversary of the release of "At Seventeen".

2. What do "Stars" do?

Answer: Come and go

"Stars"
Janis was once asked by a member of her family, "What is it you actually do?"

3. Everyone knows "you can't reap what you don't sow", but where can't you plant?

Answer: In fallow ground

"Days Like These"
Janis turned down the opportunity to play at Woodstock music festival in 1969, and now regards it as a 'monumental mistake'.

4. Where is 'she' leaving the light on?

Answer: The stairs

"Jesse"
Janis did in fact turn down Woodstock although, she reasons, borrowing the quote "If you remember the sixties, you weren't really there", "Maybe I was there and just don't remember..."

5. Lunch is at 'half-past noon' - when is dinner?

Answer: Prompt at five

"Tea and Sympathy"
It is stated on Janis's official website (in the 'incorrect assumptions and information' section) that her favourite reading material is science fiction.

6. "I'll teach you how to sing and dance..."

Answer: With a song and dance routine

"When the Party's Over"
Janis learned ballet for five years with Dora Krannig (Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Company).

7. "And in the winter..."

Answer: Extra blankets for the cold

"In the Winter" Janis once managed to handcuff herself to a rack of rubber fetish costumes after losing a contact lens and wandering into an 'adult' shop. She tells the story in her article in the 'Performing Songwriter', November 1998: "I am chained to a rack of rubber fetish costumes for almost an hour, while the owner searches for the handcuff keys and patrons wander by, asking if I can be rented for their next party.

The only reading within reach is a back issue of some magazine called "Debbie Does Dallas Redux", and a field guide to various uses for long cylindrical objects that can be found in any produce section."

8. "She says I ____ ___ ___ anymore, baby ____ ___ ___ anymore" (same three words occur twice)

Answer: Can't see you

"Society's Child"
2005 is the 40th anniversary of the writing of "Society's Child".

9. What is love? (The order is important)

Answer: Blind, Only sorrow, No tomorrow

"Love Is Blind"
Janis once participated in a re-enactment of The Last Supper, in an attempt to teach her godson about different religions.

10. "Will you dance? Will you dance? Smell of..."

Answer: Caviar and Roses

"Will You Dance?"
Janis discovered at age 16 that she is allergic to cocaine.

Source: Author kazzspazz

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