American Pie quiz
Today a music-based quiz. Most people will be reasonably familiar with the song American Pie by Don McLean. Below are the first three verses of the song. Each numbered section has missing words – the XXXs indicate how many words are missing. One point for each time you get all of the missing words in a numbered section. No internet use of course to ensure fair play and good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. A long, long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to XXX XXX XXX make me smile
2. And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be XXX XXX XXX XXX happy for a while
3. But February made me shiver
With every XXX XXX XXX paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
4. I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his XXX XXX widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
5. So bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them XXX XXX XXX good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die ………………
6. Did you write the book of love
And do you have XXX XXX XXX XXX faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
7. Now do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to XXX XXX XXX dance real slow?
8. Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both XXX XXX XXX XXX kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
9. I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a XXX XXX pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
……………..
10. Now for ten years we've been on our own
And XXX XXX XXXX moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
11. When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from XXX XXX James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
12. Oh, and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his XXX XXX thorny crown
13. The courtroom was adjourned
XXX XXX No verdict was returned
14. And while Lenin read a XXX XXX XXX book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
15. And we sang XXX XXX XXX XXX dirges in the dark
The day the music died
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. A long, long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to XXX XXX XXX make me smile
2. And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be XXX XXX XXX XXX happy for a while
3. But February made me shiver
With every XXX XXX XXX paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
4. I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his XXX XXX widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
5. So bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And them XXX XXX XXX good ole boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die ………………
6. Did you write the book of love
And do you have XXX XXX XXX XXX faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
7. Now do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to XXX XXX XXX dance real slow?
8. Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both XXX XXX XXX XXX kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
9. I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a XXX XXX pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie
……………..
10. Now for ten years we've been on our own
And XXX XXX XXXX moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
11. When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from XXX XXX James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
12. Oh, and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his XXX XXX thorny crown
13. The courtroom was adjourned
XXX XXX No verdict was returned
14. And while Lenin read a XXX XXX XXX book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
15. And we sang XXX XXX XXX XXX dirges in the dark
The day the music died
