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Last Week's Quiz

Created by Eli Robinson
Edited by Jonpaul Guinn

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  • Submit your answers by 2:35pm ET 5/13/26
  • Don't cheat. Cheating is bad. Using Google/AI/ChatGPT/Gemini IS cheating.
  • Trivia graders don't care about spelling (but try your hardest)
  • No negative points for incorrect responses (so guess to your heart's content)
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With Mother’s Day just around the corner, it seems only fitting that we’d honor some of the more notable moms out there.



It turns out that there are so many mothers mentioned in song, but not by name! We’ll give you a description of the song and a clip mentioning the artists’ mother, you tell us either the title of the song or the artist.

Q1. 1975 single from the album “A Night at the Opera” that unfolds as a fragmented confession of guilt and consequence, famously structured as a multi-section suite with no repeating chorus and shifting between ballad, opera, and hard rock.



Q2. 2011 lead single from an album of the same name. It delivers a message of self-acceptance and identity affirmation, built around a four-on-the-floor dance beat and notable for debuting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.



Q3. 1984 lead single from the soundtrack of a fictional concert biopic that examines romantic conflict and emotional detachment. It’s distinguished by a sparse arrangement that famously omits a bass line, and by being the year’s top-selling single in the United States.



Q4. 1988 debut single from the artist’s self-titled debut. It tells a first-person story of economic hardship and attempted escape through a relationship, presented as a stripped-down acoustic narrative.



Q5. 1969 single recorded in Memphis. It traces a cycle of poverty and violence through a third-person narrative about a child born in Chicago. It’s notable for its socially conscious lyrics and orchestral arrangement that marked a stylistic shift in its performer’s late-career work.



Q6. 2012 track from the album “Red.” It reconstructs a past relationship through specific recalled moments and emotional aftermath, structured as a linear narrative. It was later expanded into a ten-minute version that details the same story with additional verses.



Q7. 1994 debut single from the major label debut of an East Bay punk trio. It depicts aimlessness, boredom, and self-destructive habits in suburban life. It’s notable for its prominent opening bass line and serving as the band’s first major breakthrough on alternative radio.



Q8. 2019 single from the album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” It subverts pop bravado by pairing deadpan vocals with minimalist production and an abrupt tempo shift.



Q9. 1971 lead single from an album of the same name. It addresses war, environmental concerns, and social unrest from a questioning, empathetic perspective, notable for its layered vocal tracks and for helping establish the modern concept album in soul music.



Q10. 2002 single written for the film “8 Mile” that follows a fictionalized rapper confronting a career-defining opportunity. It’s driven by a steadily escalating structure and notable for becoming the first hip-hop song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.



TIEBREAKER In the 2015 song “7 Years” by Lucas Graham, he mentions a number of different ages under the rhetorical structure “ ______ years old.” If you sum each age mentioned, counting each one only once, how many years do you get?

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