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MUSIC: FIRST LINES

Identify the song title by its first line(s). (e.g., “Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want.” Answer: “Wannabe.”)

Freshman level

1. “And now the end is near. And so I face the final curtain.”

2. “Hello darkness, my old friend.”

3. “Is this the real life? Is this just a fantasy?”

Graduate level

4. “Wise men say only fools rush in.”

5. “Memories light the corners of my mind.”

6. “When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me.”

Ph.D. level

7. “Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you.”

8. “What about sunrise? What about rain?”

9. “There’s a fire starting in my heart.”

Answers: 1. “My Way.” 2. “The Sound of Silence.” 3. “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 4. “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” 5. “The Way We Were.” 6. “Let It Be.” 7. “My Heart Will Go On.” 8. “Earth Song.” 9. “Rolling in the Deep.”

— North America Syndicate