Statistics for American Pie by Don McLean

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General Stats

This quiz has been taken 39 times
The average score is 16 of 73

Answer Stats

Number of words in answer	Answer	% Correct
5 words	a long long time ago	92%
12 words	i can still remember how that music used to make me smile	65%
11 words	bad news on the doorstep i couldn't take one more step	58%
6 words	so bye, bye miss American pie	58%
13 words	i can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride	54%
15 words	and i knew if i had my chance that i could make those people dance	50%
8 words	and maybe they'd be happy for a while	50%
11 words	drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry	50%
11 words	drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry	50%
11 words	but something touched me deep inside the day the music died	46%
10 words	but February made me shiver with every paper i'd deliver	38%
9 words	singing this will be the day that i die	31%
9 words	singing this will be the day that i die	31%
10 words	and can you teach me how to dance real slow	27%
6 words	if the bible tells you so	27%
17 words	in a coat he borrowed from James Dean and a voice that came from you and me	27%
7 words	man i dig those rhythm and blues	27%
9 words	well i know that you're in love with him	27%
14 words	and the three men i admire most the father, son, and the holy ghost	23%
16 words	bye, bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry	23%
16 words	bye bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry	23%
16 words	bye, bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry	23%
17 words	bye, bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry	23%
16 words	bye, bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry	23%
14 words	cause i saw you dancing in the gym you both kicked off your shoes	23%
15 words	did you write the book of love and do you have faith in god above	23%
8 words	the courtroom was adjourned no verdict was returned	23%
14 words	and in the streets the children screamed the lovers cried, and the poets dreamed	19%
4 words	and they were singing	19%
13 words	but i knew i was out of luck the day the music died	19%
12 words	but not a word was spoken the church bells all were broken	19%
14 words	but she just smiled and turned away i went down to the sacred store	19%
13 words	do you believe in rock and roll can music save your mortal soul	19%
16 words	i met a girl who sang the blues and i asked her for some happy news	19%
17 words	now for ten years we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a rolling stone	19%
17 words	singing this will be the day that i die this will be the day that I die	19%
17 words	singing this will be the day that i die this will be the day that i die	19%
17 words	singing this will be the day that i die, this will be the day that i die	19%
3 words	we started singing	19%
3 words	we were singing	19%
16 words	where i'd heard the music years before but the man there said the music wouldn't play	19%
12 words	and we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died	15%
17 words	but that's not how it used to be when the jester sang for the king and queen	15%
11 words	do you recall what was revealed the day the music died	15%
14 words	helter skelter in a summer swelter the birds flew off with a fallout shelter	15%
15 words	i was a lonely teenage broncin buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck	15%
10 words	no angel born in hell could break that satan's spell	15%
14 words	oh and while the king was looking down the jester stole his thorny crown	15%
9 words	them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye	15%
9 words	them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye	15%
9 words	them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye	15%
9 words	Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye	15%
13 words	they caught the last train for the coast the day the music died	15%
14 words	and as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite	12%
10 words	and them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye	12%
10 words	and them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye	12%
10 words	and them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye	12%
14 words	cause the players tried to take the field the marching band refused to yield	12%
3 words	he was singing	12%
11 words	i saw satan laughing with delight the day the music died	12%
16 words	the players tried for a forward pass with the jester on the sidelines in a cast	12%
13 words	we all got up to dance oh but we never got the chance	12%
16 words	with no time left to start again so come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick	12%
14 words	and while Lennon read a book on marx the quartet practiced in the park	8%
12 words	eight miles high and falling fast it landed foul on the grass	8%
3 words	i started singing	8%
13 words	Jack Flash sat on a candlestick cause fire is the devil's only friend	8%
8 words	they were singing bye, bye miss american pie	8%
17 words	oh and as i watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage	4%
14 words	oh and there we were all in one place a generation lost in space	4%
18 words	and singing this will be the day that i die this will be the day that i die	0%
18 words	and singing this will be the day that i die this will be the day that i die	0%
14 words	now the half time air was sweet perfume while sergeants played a marching tune	0%