What’s That Next Lyric? A Love Songs Quiz

With Valentines Day almost here I thought it’d be fun to have a quiz all about lyrics of famous love songs. If you’d like to play, the object of the game is simple: to guess correctly the line of lyrics that follows the song snippets provided.

To play: get out a sheet of paper and pen or pencil. Number your paper 1-20 and scroll down to the Questions section. Here you will find the song titles and a snippet of lyrics from each individual song, plus four possible next line of lyrics from the song. Select the next line you feel is right, mark it on your paper and move to the next Question.

The Answers section will be found further down the page, where you will check to see how well you did. Each correctly answered Question is worth 10 points, for a potential final score of 200.

Good luck and have fun!

1. From Love Story (composed by Johnta Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Mariah Carey and Manuel Lonnie Seal, Jr., recorded by Mariah Carey):

“Boy meets girl and looks in her eyes, time stands still and”-

a. the instinct rises

b. two worlds collide

c. two hearts catch fire

d. their drool catches flies

2. From Something (composed by George Harrison, recorded by The Beatles):

“Something in the way she moves” –

a. tells me she’s so close by

b. assures me she’s here to stay

c. attracts me like no other lover

d. makes me run for cover

3. From L-O-V-E (composed by Milt Gabler and Bert Kaempfert, made famous by Nat King Cole):

"L is for the way you LOOK at me,

O is for the Only one I see,

V is"-

a. the sweet VISION of thee

b. VERY, VERY extraordinary

c. the VIBRANT harmony

d. the VERY painful way you broke my knee

4. From Love Me Tender (composed by Vera Matson and Elvis Presley):

“Love me tender, love me sweet, never”-

a. go away

b. let me go

c. say goodbye

d. let me pick my nose

5. From Wicked Game (composed and made famous by Chris Isaak):

“What a wicked game you play, to”-

a. make me feel this way

b. run, run so far away

c. to tell me you want to stay

d. to cheat at Go Fish today

6. From Layla (composed by Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon and Eric Patrick”:

“You’ve got me on my knees, Layla, I’m begg’in darl’in please, Layla”-

a. wrap you arms around me, Layla.

b. wrap your legs around me, Layla.

c. Darling won’t you ease my worried mind?

d. Darling won’t you pay my bail?

7. From Happy Together (composed by Garry Bonner and Allan Lee Gordon, made famous by The Turtles):

“I think about you day and night, it’s only right to think about the girl you love and”-

a. hold her tight

b. kiss her all night

c. hold her with all your might

d. give her cat a bite

8. From I Honestly Love You (composed by Peter W. Allen and Jeff Barry, made famous by Olivia Newton John):

“I’m not trying to make you feel uncomfortable, I’m not”-

a. asking to you leave anything behind

b. trying to make you anything at all

c. wanting you to feel obligated

d. asking you to take a shower

9. From Return to Me (composed by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight, made famous by Dean Martin):

“Return to me, oh dear I’m”-

a. so lonely

b. lost without you

c. counting the hours

d. in need of a cooked meal

10. From Crazy (composed by Willie Nelson, made famous by Patsy Cline):

“I’m crazy for trying, and crazy for crying and crazy for”-

a. trusting you

b. wanting you

c. loving you

d. dating online

11. From Truly (composed and recorded by Lionel Richie):

“Now I need to tell you this”-

a. there’s no other love like your love

b. you have made my life complete

c. you truly captured my heart

d. I wrecked your car and lost your dog

12. From Faithfully (composed by Jonathan Cain, made famous by Journey):

“They say that the road ain’t no place to”-

a. bring your hopes

b. look for love

c. start a family

d. pick up hitchhikers

13. From Love Song (made famous by Adele):

“Whenever I’m alone you make me feel”-

a. like I’m home again

b. tingly from head to toe

c. like I’m in a dream

d. the need for antiseptic

14. From Diary (composed by David Gates, recorded by Bread):

“I found her diary underneath a tree”-

a. and the words made me weep

b. and started reading about me

c. and I fell in love with her then

d. and I highlighted all the misspellings

15. From Ring of Fire (composed by June Carter and Merle Kilgore, made famous by Johnny Cash):

“Love is a burning thing, and it makes a fiery ring, bound by”-

a. a vow of truth

b. wild desire

c. earth and sky

d. a father’s shotgun

16. From All My Love (composed by Robert Anthony and John Paul Jones, made famous by Led Zeppelin):

“Should I fall out of love, my fire in the light to chase”-

a. a feather in the wind

b. a shadow in the dark

c. the promise on her lips

d. an ambulance like a lawyer

17. From Loving You (made famous by the late great vocalist, Minnie Ripperton):

“Lovin you is easy ‘cause you’re”-

a. beautiful

b. an angel true

c. genuine

d. so well-endowed

18. From Love is Blue (composed by Pierre Cour and Charles Jean Andre, recorded by many artists):

“Red, red, my eyes are red,”-

a. over the words that we last said

b. crying for you alone in my bed

c. now that I see that your love is dead

d. now that my dad you’ve gone and wed

19. From Always (composed by Jon Bon Jovi and recorded by Bon Jovi):

“I'll be there till the stars don't shine Till the heavens burst, and”-

a. the words don’t rhyme

b. the dreams are sublime

c. tomorrow is behind

d. the water floods the sewer line

20. From Only You (composed by Andre Rand and Buck Ram):

“When you hold my hand I understand”-

a. the magic that you do

b. the meaning of your look

c. the treasure that I’ve found

d. why the other guys call you "gator skin"

Scroll down to find the Answers

1. c. two hearts catch fire

2. c. attracts me like no other lover

3. b. VERY, VERY extraordinary

4. b. let me go

5. a. make me feel this way

6. c. Darling won’t you ease my worried mind?

7. a. hold her tight

8. b. trying to make you anything at all

9. a. so lonely

10. c. loving you

11. a. there’s no other love like your love

12. c. start a family

13. a. like I’m home again

14. b. and started reading about me

15. b. wild desire

16. a. a feather in the wind

17. a. beautiful

18. b. crying for you alone in my bed

19. a. the words don’t rhyme

20. a. the magic that you do

And for you romantics at heart, here are some memorable silver screen kisses serenaded by Bon Jovi's "Always"

This Hub ©February 4, 2014 by Beth Perry