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Quiz
How well do you remember these May songs?
Yesterday was Motörhead Day.
YESTERDAY, 8 MAY, marked Motörhead Day – a nod to the band’s iconic track Ace of Spades (eighth of May… ace of spades… get it?).
While it doesn’t directly reference the month of May, plenty of other songs do, or at least have some connection to it.
So, we thought we’d test your knowledge about these May songs.
Ace of Spades by Motörhead comes from their studio album of the same title. What year was the album released?
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1977
1980
2002
1992
In the Bee Gees song First of May, which time of year is mentioned in the opening line?
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Christmas
Halloween
St Patrick's Day
New Year's Eve
In NSYNC’S It’s Gonna Be Me, who sings the line that’s often heard as ‘It’s gonna be May’?
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Lance Bass
JC Chasez
Chris Kirkpatrick
Justin Timberlake
In April Come She Will by Simon & Garfunkel, several months are mentioned, including May.
Which of the following months is NOT referenced in the song?
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March
September
July
August
Finish the lyric from traditional song May Morning Dew: "Like the red rose they ___ in the May morning dew"
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Bloomed
Grew
Withered
Stood
'I say may-be, I don't really wanna know," is the opening line of which Oasis song?
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Don't Look Back in Anger
Live Forever
Supersonic
Half the World Away
The Lusty Month of May comes from what Broadway musical?
(Hint: Julie Andrews was in the original cast in her early acting days.)
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Les Misérables
Fiddler on the Roof
Camelot
My Fair Lady
What US state is Fifth of May by Zach Bryan set?
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Texas
Kentucky
Ohio
Florida
Finish the lyric from Maggie May by Rod Stewart: 'The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your ___"
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Age
Eyes
Smile
Beauty
In End of May by Michael Bublé, how does he describe the day?
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Beautiful
Ordinary
Awful
Average
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You scored out of !
Woohoo!
Full marks, well done
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You scored out of !
You know your stuff
You're nearly there
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You scored out of !
Halfway there
Not too bad
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You scored out of !
Time to catch up
Better luck next time
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You scored out of !
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