# Song lyric trivia **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166 "2005-08-08T19:49:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![lhovis73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecd19e/32.png) [@lhovis73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lhovis73)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/61 "2005-08-09T09:36:15Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > 1. What happened between Roland and Van Owen? That son of a bitch Van Owen blew off Roland’s head… Here’s a few more: 1. Name a dog who’s dark green, wears sunglasses, and is only two inches tall. 2. What happened after the river took Emmie Lou? 3. What’s a good method for getting some cat skins for nothing? 4. If my news of the world comes from Sports Illustrated, who’s my hero? And for 10 extra bonus points, 5) According to Nick Cave, what was the best thing at the birthday party? ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/62 "2005-08-09T12:28:13Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > 1. “Uncle Albert & Admiral Halsey”: What non-musical instrument is heard in this song? Rain, thunder, a telephone, and Linda McCartney. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/63 "2005-08-09T12:36:26Z")
> [@lhovis73](#): > > 1. If my news of the world comes from Sports Illustrated, who’s my hero? Probably not the answer you want - But you may look up to the protagonist in the David Buskin/Modern Man song entitled ESPN. His wife divorced him for being glued to 24 hr a day sports programming. The straw that broke the camel’s back was finding him drinking a martini @ 3AM watching “guys on horses jumping over those little brick deals” > [@](#): > > And for 10 extra bonus points, > 5) According to Nick Cave, what was the best thing at the birthday party? That wunderbar, beautiful, fabulous, immaculate, darling, dog chair. Me, I liked the sword and bike better ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/64 "2005-08-09T12:44:56Z")
1. Where and with whom would I like to tour? 2. What floor will the grey men be diving from? 3. Where did the bookkeeper’s son cross his old man and how much dynamite does he have? 4. What plant will soon be blooming in Annandale? 5. What is the color of the dress of the women in the picture I keep with the letter she sent? ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/65 "2005-08-09T13:10:30Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > 1. Where and with whom would I like to tour? > 2. What floor will the grey men be diving from? > 3. Where did the bookkeeper’s son cross his old man and how much dynamite does he have? > 4. What plant will soon be blooming in Annandale? > 5. What is the color of the dress of the women in the picture I keep with the letter she sent? 1. - 2. The 14th 3. - 4. Oleander 5. Blue dress blue ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/66 "2005-08-09T14:29:21Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > 1. Where did the bookkeeper’s son cross his old man and how much dynamite does he have? In Oregon. A case (but don’t recall there being a specific quantity). ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/67 "2005-08-09T14:37:54Z")
JBW1: What do the latest rejects of the Muppet Show shake as they lip synch on screen? JBW2: There’s a brash cowpunk who wants both airplay and to ‘do some sin’ with an MTV VJ. Who is the cowpunk and who was the object of his crude desires? ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/68 "2005-08-09T14:48:17Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > 1. Piccadilly Circus > Hint: one answer has yet another London location in its title.) Mother Goose. I can’t place any of the other 7, but is Hempstead Fair a section of (or located in) London? ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/69 "2005-08-09T14:53:23Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > 1. Which remixed song by Poe includes narration from her brother’s book? Who is her brother and what’s the book’s title? Just a hunch, but @ the end of Haunted(?) there’s a remixed version of ‘Hey, Pretty’ with a very sexy opening dialogue intro - I have no idea if that’s the track you’re referring to or if it’s in her brother’s book ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/70 "2005-08-09T14:59:20Z")
> [@lhovis73](#): > > 1. What happened after the river took Emmie Lou? Big John’s been drinking since then. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/71 "2005-08-09T15:03:36Z")
Who’s the evil anti-Elvis? ---
**Author:** ![Bomzaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Bomzaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bomzaway)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/72 "2005-08-09T15:08:47Z")
> [@Hentor the Barbarian](#): > > Yes. Damn, you all are good. Be careful, or I’ll be pulling out the arcane Rush quotes! Did someone say arcane Rush quotes? R1 - What would I do if I could wave my magic wand (two possible answers) R2 - We used to love the flowers, now what do we do? R3 - What happened in the wake of the endless flood? R4 - What did the fly on the wheel say? ---
**Author:** ![Bomzaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Bomzaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bomzaway)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/73 "2005-08-09T15:11:11Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Who’s the evil anti-Elvis? I believe that would be Michael J. Fox If you aint got Mojo Nixon then your store store could use some fixin’! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/74 "2005-08-09T15:15:40Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Who’s the evil anti-Elvis? Michael J. Fox has no Elvis in him (but maybe he has a touch of Joe Cocker). Elvis is also in Joan Rivers, baby - but he’s trying to get out ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/75 "2005-08-09T15:29:36Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > Mother Goose. I can’t place any of the other 7, but is Hempstead Fair a section of (or located in) London? Hampstead, where the Fair is held, is indeed in London, and is mentioned in both “Mother Goose” and another song on the same album that is the answer to a different place-name on my list. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/76 "2005-08-09T15:59:48Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > JBW2: There’s a brash cowpunk who wants both airplay and to ‘do some sin’ with an MTV VJ. Who is the cowpunk and who was the object of his crude desires? Mojo Nixon; Martha Quinn ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/77 "2005-08-09T16:16:00Z")
> [@lhovis73](#): > > 1. According to Chuck Berry, what happened to the Venus de Milo’s arms? She lost them in a wrestling match (but she won a 'Brown-Eyed Handsome Man") ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/78 "2005-08-09T16:53:03Z")
> [@lhovis73](#): > > That son of a bitch Van Owen blew off Roland’s head… And later, Roland blew Van Owen’s body from Mombasa to Johannesburg. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/79 "2005-08-09T17:02:33Z")
> [@Bomzaway](#): > > Did someone say arcane Rush quotes? > > R1 - What would I do if I could wave my magic wand (two possible answers) > R2 - We used to love the flowers, now what do we do? > R3 - What happened in the wake of the endless flood? > R4 - What did the fly on the wheel say? Wow - very good. R1. set everybody free and make everything alright R2. Now we ask the price of the land R3. (I’m at a loss, but give me a bit…) R4. Watch me choose my own direction Here’s a few in return: 1. What are the four things that we are to each other? 2. What were the scientists who were pacing the floor seeking to do? 3. Who forges their creativity closer to the heart? 4. Who hears the echoes of old applause? ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166/80 "2005-08-09T17:02:56Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > Mojo Nixon; Martha Quinn I didn’t dare ask the bonus (unique bad rhyme) question in this family-friendly forum: What should Music Television be covered in? Oh, and 42Fish - email me if and/or when you have a moment, have a q I wanna bounce off of you) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric-trivia/316166.md?page=5)