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.

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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.

1. “Lately things they don’t seem the same
   Actin’ funny, but I don’t know why
   Excuse me while I kiss the sky”
2. “We got a thousand points of light
   For the homeless man
   We got a kinder, gentler machine gun hand”
3. “I was caught
   In the middle of a railroad track
   I looked ‘round
   And I knew there was no turning back”
4. “Did they get you to trade
   Your heroes for ghosts?
   Hot ashes for trees?
   Hot air for a cool breeze?”
5. “I’ve paid my dues
   Time after time
   I’ve done my sentence
   But committed no crime”
6. “What you say about his company
   Is what you say about society
   Catch the witness, catch the wit
   Catch the spirit, catch the spit”
7. ‘Mama told me when I was young…