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Quiz about Well Known Janis Ian Lyrics
Quiz about Well Known Janis Ian Lyrics

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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Author
kazzspazz
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
205,286
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
176
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Question 1 of 10
1. What did Janis Ian do "At Seventeen"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What do "Stars" do? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Everyone knows "you can't reap what you don't sow", but where can't you plant? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Where is 'she' leaving the light on? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Lunch is at 'half-past noon' - when is dinner? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "I'll teach you how to sing and dance..." Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "And in the winter..." Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "She says I ____
___ ___ anymore, baby
____
___ ___ anymore" (same three words occur twice)
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is love? (The order is important) Hint


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



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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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