grw@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Wichman) (05/02/84)
[Why do I find it hard to write the next line?]
Welcome to my latest "21 lines" quiz. This one is a bit different.
My intention with this quiz is to allow for more educated guessing, so
even if you don't know who did the songs, you can play the quiz. The
21 lines are divided into: PartI: 3 lines, Part II: 10 lines, part III:
8 lines.
I won the trip to Hawaii given away in the last quiz. This time
I'm not going to play, so first prize is up for grabs. First prize this
time around is a free copy of one of my more imaginative poems sent to
you by the miracle of electronic mail! Void where prohibited, taxed or
licensed.
Part one: Anagrammophones. This section contains Anagrams of the opening
lines of three very famous rock songs. Decipher the line, and tell me
what you know about the song (title, artist, album). If you need some
hints, I have some here, rot13'd:
Hint #1: Nyy guerr fbatf ner ol Oevgvfu Negvfgf
Hint #2: V oryvrir nyy guerr fbatf znqr ahzore bar
Desperation Hint: Gur fbatf ner ol: Yrq Mrccryva, Orngyrf, Rygba Wbua
1. How odd -- this street rat let a guy hassle all girls
2. Take the jam due Dinbody
3. Oo! Come win her a new toy dugong
Part two: match the lines. Below are 10 lines to songs, label 1-10.
Below that are 10 more lines, labeled A-J. each line in the second
section follows a line from the first section. Just match the lines
that go together. Please send the answers in the form of
a list like this:
1-C
2-F
3-H
etc. Extra credit is given for the standard info (song, artist, album)
that the lines are from.
1. Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine calls her on the phone
2. We have all the friends that money can by so we'll never have to be alone
3. I could never know the way to serve Him on my own
4. She loves that Rock and Roll and she plays it all night long
5. Grow some funk of your own
6. Nobody tell you, you end up knowing
7. They made a harp of her breast bone
8. In the suburbs of Omaha, it's where they keep the red phone
9. I'll go my way alone, grow my own
10. What they want ain't cheap, 's a pity
A. There's a sign says "Peace is our Proffesion", but it's a no lone zone
B. Whose sound would melt a heart of stone
C. My own seeds shall be sown in New York City
D. Bad habits: you should sleep alone
E. We no like to with the gringo fight
F. That's all she ever tells me when I call her on the telephone
G. I want to be a clone
H. But who am I to upset their dreams?
I. And we keep getting richer but we can't get our picture on the cover
of the Rolling Stone
J. Can I take you out to the pictures, Joan?
Part three: line trivia. Following are eight lines from songs. Name the
title, artist, and album. Following each line is a trivia question about
the song. Answer it as well.
1. I'd jump up and down and hope you'd toss me a carrot
Although this song is credited to a duo, one of the two was
not involved in making the song at all. Which one and why?
2. We'll groove on that groovy beat, it'll be boss keen neat
What does this group have none of that most rock groups have
at least one of?
3. Now you can make your own H-Bomb, Right in the kitchen with your mom
This guitarist organized a concert for a brand-new country. What was that
country \formerly/ called?
4. In the morning it's manna hotcakes, we snack on manna all day
What does this artist have in common with Jim Croce & Buddy Holly?
Extra Credit: who played harmonica on this album?
More extra credit: What was very unusual about the selling of this
album?
5. Cars don't talk back, they're just four-wheeled friends now
What famous rock star joined this group for one song? What song?
6. You get your inspiration from a vending machine
What is this band's nickname?
7. Everybody's gonna love me if my laundry turns out bright
What fruit is prominently displayed on the cover of this group's
album "World of Sand"
8. You're so pusillanimous, Oh, yeah...
A TV-movie featuring this song used the talents of members of two
famous comedy troupes, and one rocker mentioned earlier in this
quiz. Name them.
Well, that's it, enjoy. Answers and winners will be
posted in a couple weeks.
Still no cute signoff!
-Glenn