How Well Do You Know When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky Lyrics Quiz
Question 1 |
What is burning in the fireplace?
Photographs | |
Love letters | |
Firewood | |
Letters to the singer | |
Dreams |
Question 1 Explanation:
The line "From the fireplace where my letters to you are burning" clearly states what's burning—his letters to her.
Question 2 |
How far has the narrator walked?
100 miles | |
50 miles | |
500 miles | |
200 miles | |
300 miles |
Question 2 Explanation:
The lyrics say, "Well, I've walked two hundred miles, look me over."
Question 3 |
What is in the person’s eye?
Tears | |
Ash | |
Smoke | |
Dust | |
Fear |
Question 3 Explanation:
“Smoke is in your eye, you draw a smile” directly describes it.
Question 4 |
What does sorrow cover the person like?
A blanket | |
A veil | |
A cape | |
A cloud | |
A wave |
Question 4 Explanation:
"Sorrow covers you up like a cape" is a metaphor from the second verse.
Question 5 |
What has the person been flirting with?
Hope | |
Fire | |
The narrator | |
Disaster | |
Trouble |
Question 5 Explanation:
“Only yesterday I know that you've been flirting / With disaster...”
Question 6 |
What phrase is repeated three times as the central theme?
“You’ll love me” | |
“Look me over” | |
“The night comes falling” | |
“You draw a smile” | |
“Smoke is in your eye” |
Question 6 Explanation:
The phrase is repeated in the chorus: “When the night comes falling from the sky.”
Question 7 |
What does the narrator compare the heartbeat to?
A thunderstorm | |
A train | |
A river | |
A clock | |
A drum |
Question 7 Explanation:
The line says: "I can hear your trembling heart beat like a river."
Question 8 |
What does the narrator claim he never asked the person to do?
Leave home | |
Lie | |
Forgive | |
Deliver more than possible | |
Set herself up for a fall |
Question 8 Explanation:
"I've never asked you to set yourself up for a fall."
Question 9 |
What does the narrator see in the teardrops?
A memory | |
A storm | |
His own reflection | |
The end | |
Her pain |
Question 9 Explanation:
“In your teardrops, I can see my own reflection.”
Question 10 |
What natural element is howling in her eye?
A storm | |
A flame | |
An icy wind | |
A hurricane | |
Thunder |
Question 10 Explanation:
“That icy wind that's howling in your eye.”
Question 11 |
What was she gambling for?
Power | |
Trust | |
Truth | |
Support | |
Control |
Question 11 Explanation:
“When you were gambling for support.”
There are 11 questions to complete.