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The Most Challenging Classic Rock Quiz You Will Take Today
Turn down the Nazareth. Get off the crazy train. Because I have more than a feeling that you won’t be able to name all of these songs based on a few lines of lyrics.
4 min readJan 20, 2023
It’s time for you to start takin’ care of business. See how well you handle performing under pressure. These are lyrics from classic rock hits. Scroll down to the very bottom of the article to see the answers. Then check your score to see how well you did.
- “Lately things they don’t seem the same
Actin’ funny, but I don’t know why
Excuse me while I kiss the sky” - “We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler machine gun hand” - “I was caught
In the middle of a railroad track
I looked ‘round
And I knew there was no turning back” - “Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?” - “I’ve paid my dues
Time after time
I’ve done my sentence
But committed no crime” - “What you say about his company
Is what you say about society
Catch the witness, catch the wit
Catch the spirit, catch the spit” - ‘Mama told me when I was young…