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Post by pendlewitch on Feb 22, 2020 11:12:22 GMT -5
Having just written my very first screen scraper, to collect Beach Boys' lyrics, I thought, why not make a lyrics quiz for the lovely folks at EH?! So here's something for you to mull over this weekend. Hope you have a good time  A Weekend Lyrics Quiz!
- Name the two songs that each feature the following words:
(a) hamburger stand (that one's for Mr Ham Burgerstand)
(bonus: one more song has the word 'burger' in it - what is it?)
(b) Chuck Berry
(c) shackles
- Many tracks contain the names of the BBs. Place their names in order of most mentions to least mentions.
(clue: err, none feature Blondie or Ricky)
- Which four horoscope signs are mentioned?
- (a) Who knows where it's at?
(b) Who doesn't know where it's at?
- Birds (the feathered variety) feature a lot. I counted 11 (eleven!) different types. How many can you name?
- Which track has the fewest number of words, and what are they?
(Instrumental tracks with zero words aren't counted.)
- Which song contains the word 'hieroglyph'?
- Tie-breaker!! How many songs, out of the 350 in the list, have the word 'surf' in them?
(From the songs and lyrics as shown in www.azlyrics.com/b/beachboys.html
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Post by jk on Feb 23, 2020 5:54:13 GMT -5
Oooff! I'm not a lyrics person, pw, but I'll do my best to join in on this, particularly after all your hard work in setting it up.  If I start, perhaps others can then work on the questions I couldn't answer (or got wrong). Many questions require an encyclopaedic knowledge of BB lyrics and/or some ingenious search strategy, neither of which I possess. Anyway, here's a start (cool idea, by the way): 1) a) "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Finders Keepers" (bonus for "burger": "Bull Session"?) b) "Do You Remember" c) "Feel Flows" 2) Pass!  3) Leo and Capricorn ("Solar System"), Pisces ("Funky Pretty", "Pisces Brothers") and Scorpio ("Strange Things Happen") 4) Still out on this... 5) So far: Crow, Cuckoo, Woodpecker, Sparrow, Chicken, Rooster, Bluebird, Trumpeter Swan, Dove, Eagle... 6) At a guess: "Let's Go Trippin'" 7) "Funky Pretty" 8) Pass! |
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Post by jk on Feb 23, 2020 7:09:28 GMT -5
5) So far: Crow, Cuckoo, Woodpecker, Sparrow, Chicken, Rooster, Bluebird, Trumpeter Swan, Dove, Eagle... Add Owl to that list. The word "Swallow" occurs in "Cuckoo Clock" but not as a bird. And "Little Bird" is a little vague.  |
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Post by sneakypete77 on Feb 23, 2020 7:13:23 GMT -5
Off the top of me head:
1.(c) Breakaway
4.(b) My ol' man
5. "Little"? Bloody hell John, you beat me to it by about 30 seconds
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Post by jk on Feb 23, 2020 7:33:44 GMT -5
Off the top of me head:
1.(c) Breakaway
4.(b) My ol' man
5. "Little"? Bloody hell John, you beat me to it by about 30 seconds
Sorry about that, Peter!  And, I see now that "Shackles" is from "Long Promised Road"--I could hear Carl's voice singing it but went for the wrong song.  |
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Post by pendlewitch on Feb 23, 2020 9:32:41 GMT -5
Not a bad set of answers so far - thanks for playing! For (2) and (8), you probably need to access all those years or decades of BB fandom to see what feels right, possibly?
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Post by jk on Feb 23, 2020 10:10:40 GMT -5
Not a bad set of answers so far - thanks for playing! For (2) and (8), you probably need to access all those years or decades of BB fandom to see what feels right, possibly? Thank you! Oh, and the answer to 4 (a) is "Susie Cincinnati". As an afterthought, pw, I didn't resort to your azlyrics link but just googled stuff and consulted a thesaurus for the birds. |
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Post by pendlewitch on Feb 24, 2020 5:44:07 GMT -5
A Weekend Lyrics Quiz!
- Name the two songs that each feature the following words:
(a) hamburger stand
Fun Fun Fun & Finders Keepers
(bonus: one more song has the word 'burger' in it - what is it?)
Bull Session With 'Big Daddy'
(b) Chuck Berry
Do You Remember & Pacific Coast Highway
(c) shackles
Long Promised Road & Breakaway
- Many tracks contain the names of the BBs. Place their names in order of most mentions to least mentions in separate songs.
Brian (13), Mike (7), Dennis (5), Carl (3), Al (3), Bruce (1), Dave (1)
+ 1 other Dave which probably isn't Marks in Disney Girls (1957)
- Which four horoscope signs are mentioned?
Capricorn, Pisces, Leo, Scorpio
- (a) Who knows where it's at?
Susie Cincinnati
(b) Who doesn't know where it's at?
My Ol' Man
- Birds (the feathered variety) feature a lot. I counted 11 different types. How many can you name?
eagle, crow, bluebird, chicken, seagull, dove, cuckoo, robin, sparrow, swan, rooster, swallow, woodpecker, owl
14 in the end, although woodpecker is in a title (not lyrics), and there's a legitimate swallow (bird) in Goin' South' that I missed in my first count. Also owl from Winter Symphony for completeness. No, we are not including 'little' !
- Which track has the fewest number of words, and what are they?
jk WINS with Let's Go Trippin' (3)
(words are: let's, go, trippin')
This wasn't on the list I scraped so I didn't catch it. My answer was:
Stoked (6)
(words are: stoked, stoked, stoked, stoked, stoked, stoked)
- Which song contains the word 'hieroglyph'?
Funky Pretty
- Tie-breaker!! How many songs, out of the 350 in the list, have the word 'surf' in them?
27! (not really that many, uh?)
(From the songs and lyrics as shown in www.azlyrics.com/b/beachboys.html) Surely you've all been waiting with excitement for the answers?! See above, where they're in pink if the players didn't catch them, although jk wins on the fewest words question. 🎁 'Bye now. |
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Post by pendlewitch on Feb 24, 2020 5:54:01 GMT -5
Oh, yes, and sorry, jk, I couldn't find 'owl'. I'm sure it must be somewhere...
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Post by jk on Feb 24, 2020 6:28:50 GMT -5
Oh, yes, and sorry, jk, I couldn't find 'owl'. I'm sure it must be somewhere... It's in "Winter Symphony" (I only found out yesterday!): "Hear the winter winds howl Pierced by the hoot of an owl" What prizes have you got lined up for us, pw? |
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Post by Emdeeh on Feb 24, 2020 9:29:33 GMT -5
Pendlewitch wrote:
"+ 1 other Dave which probably isn't Marks in Disney Girls (1957)"
That would be David Nelson from the Ozzie and Harriet Show.
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Post by pendlewitch on Feb 24, 2020 9:32:14 GMT -5
Pendlewitch wrote: "+ 1 other Dave which probably isn't Marks in Disney Girls (1957)" That would be David Nelson from the Ozzie and Harriet Show.
Thanks, Emdeeh! Must be an ancient (from 1957?) American programme!
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Post by pendlewitch on Feb 24, 2020 9:33:48 GMT -5
Oh, yes, and sorry, jk, I couldn't find 'owl'. I'm sure it must be somewhere... It's in "Winter Symphony" (I only found out yesterday!): "Hear the winter winds howl Pierced by the hoot of an owl" What prizes have you got lined up for us, pw? Have added in the owl. Well, your present is up above, and here's one for Sneaky: 🎁. Be sure to tell me what's inside, won't you? |
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Post by jk on Feb 24, 2020 10:04:00 GMT -5
Have added in the owl. Well, your present is up above, and here's one for Sneaky: 🎁. Be sure to tell me what's inside, won't you? Ah--so that's the present!  It's not very big, is it? I hope it's something edible. (l'll open it later.) |
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