The UJT Music Trivia Quiz!
I am not aware of any government studies that confirm it, but I believe that music is the universal language of humanity. If we spent more time appreciating what our music was trying to tell us we would live in a much less dangerous place. We would find our common humanity and appreciate the differences between us more. In my experience music (with the possible exceptions of Disco, Opera, and Rap) teaches us tolerance and contemplation. All kidding aside, we could do worse than pay attention to the details of the sounds that soothe us and help us grow.
In that light, I have initiated the UJT Musical Trivia Quiz. About once each month, I will assemble a numbered list of musical trivia items (a factoid about the music or bit of lyric or some other detail you should know if you were paying attention to) and a lettered list of songs and artists associated with that musical item. Your mission is to match the items to their owners and songs. The key will be provided at the bottom of the page, much like we do the Vocabulary Word Quiz.
This is intended to be fun and thought-provoking. A challenge to our minds (as opposed to Google!) in connecting details you have probably witnessed with those that created them. Whether you succeed or not is not really the point. Remember, we should try to enjoy the journey.
Musical Trivia Quiz for April 27, 2023
It has been a while since I put one of these together. I thought I would work a theme. Lets test your Bruce Springsteen trivia.
Trivia Item:
1. What was Bruce Springsteen’s band’s name?
2. What is the title of Bruce’s first album?
3. What song is,” Bless your children, give them names ” from?
4. What song is,” Can’t see nothing in front of me Can’t see nothing coming up behind Make my way through this darkness” from?
5. What song lyrics include, “ Ain’t no angel gonna greet me It’s just you and I my friend” ?
6. What song lyrics include, “I get up in the evenin’ And I ain’t got nothin’ to say I come home in the mornin’ I go to bed feelin’ the same way””?
7. What song begins with, ”Hey little girl, is your daddy home?Did he go and leave you all alone? Mhmm”?
8. What song is “Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack I went out for a ride and I never went back” from?
9. What song lyrics include, “Think I’m going down to the well tonight And I’m going to drink ’til I get my fill”?
10. What song begins with, “Well I stood stone-like at midnight Suspended in my masquerade”?
Answers:
A Hungry Heart
B The Rising
C. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
D. Glory Days
E. Growing’ Up
F. Streets of Philadelphia
G. Greetings from Ashbury Park, N.J.
H. E Street
I. I’,m on FIre
J. Dancing in the Dark
DON”T Peek!!!
Key:
1. H)
2/ G) Released in in 11973
3. C) Greetings from Ashbury Park, N. J.
4. B) Title cut of Bruce’s album released after 9/11/201
5. F) Released in 1993 and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and 4 Grammy awards
6. J) Born in the USA
7. I) Born in the USA
8. A) The River
9. D) Born in theUSA
10. E) Greetings from Ashbury Park, N. J.