Love Story (Taylor Swift song) - Quiz
Love Story Taylor Swift song
  • 1. Who directed the music video for "Love Story"?
A) Trey Fanjoy
B) Taylor Swift
C) Justin Gaston
D) Sandi Spika
  • 2. Which historical eras inspired Taylor Swift for the video's style?
A) Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Regency
B) Victorian, Edwardian, and Baroque
C) Ancient Rome, Middle Ages, and Victorian
D) Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Regency
  • 3. How long did Swift spend searching for the male lead?
A) Two days
B) Fifteen minutes
C) Six months
D) One year
  • 4. Who was chosen to play the male lead in the music video?
A) Trey Fanjoy
B) Sandi Spika
C) Cumberland University dancer
D) Justin Gaston
  • 5. On which television series was Justin Gaston competing when he was recommended to Swift?
A) CMT Top 20 Countdown
B) American Idol
C) Nashville Star
D) The Voice
  • 6. In which state was the music video filmed?
A) Tennessee
B) Georgia
C) Kentucky
D) Texas
  • 7. How many days did it take to film the music video?
A) One week
B) Six months
C) Fifteen minutes
D) Two days
  • 8. In what month and year was the music video filmed?
A) September 2008
B) November 2008
C) August 2007
D) August 2008
  • 9. What is the name of the castle used as the video's setting?
A) Renaissance Castle
B) Nashville Castle
C) Castle Gwynn
D) Cumberland Castle
  • 10. In what year was Castle Gwynn built?
A) 1800
B) 1973
C) 2008
D) 1700
  • 11. Castle Gwynn is part of which annual event?
A) Nashville Star Showcase
B) Middle Ages Fair
C) Cumberland Dance Festival
D) Tennessee Renaissance Festival
  • 12. Who designed Swift's dress for the balcony scene?
A) Justin Gaston
B) Trey Fanjoy
C) Sandi Spika
D) Jacquard Fabrics
  • 13. Which company supplied most of the wardrobe for the video?
A) Sandi Spika Designs
B) CMT Wardrobe
C) Jacquard Fabrics
D) Nashville Star Apparel
  • 14. What was filmed on the first day of production?
A) Balcony and ballroom scenes
B) Ballroom scene and field scenes
C) Only the balcony scene
D) Balcony and field scenes
  • 15. Where did the 20 dancers in the ballroom scene come from?
A) Tennessee Renaissance Festival
B) Cumberland University
C) Nashville Star
D) Jacquard Fabrics
  • 16. How long before filming did Swift learn the choreography for the ballroom scene?
A) Two days
B) 15 minutes
C) Six months
D) One hour
  • 17. Who were invited to fly to Nashville and film the video with Swift?
A) Family members and friends
B) Contestants from Nashville Star
C) Dancers from Cumberland University
D) Fans who were university students from other states
  • 18. On what date did "Love Story" premiere?
A) September 12, 2008
B) September 12, 2007
C) November 12, 2008
D) August 12, 2008
  • 19. Which network premiered the music video?
A) VH1
B) CMT
C) Great American Country
D) MTV
  • 20. When was behind-the-scenes footage aired on Great American Country?
A) December 12, 2008
B) September 12, 2008
C) November 12, 2008
D) August 20, 2008
  • 21. What position did 'Love Story' debut at on the Billboard Hot 100?
A) Number 25
B) Number 16
C) Number four
D) Number five
  • 22. What position did 'Love Story' debut at on the Hot Country Songs chart?
A) Number 16
B) Number one
C) Number five
D) Number 25
  • 23. What peak position did 'Love Story' reach on the Billboard Hot 100?
A) Number one
B) Number four
C) Number 16
D) Number five
  • 24. How many weeks did 'Love Story' spend on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?
A) Two weeks
B) 49 weeks
C) 2009 weeks
D) Six weeks
  • 25. On what date did 'Love Story' reach number one on the Pop Songs chart?
A) January 17, 2009
B) September 27, 2008
C) October 2022
D) February 28, 2009
  • 26. Which Shania Twain song did 'Love Story' surpass as the highest-charting country crossover to pop radio?
A) Teardrops on My Guitar
B) Love Story
C) Radio Songs
D) You're Still the One
  • 27. What was the peak chart position of Shania Twain's 'You're Still the One' on pop radio?
A) Number four
B) Number three
C) Number one
D) Number 16
  • 28. What peak position did 'Love Story' reach on the Adult Contemporary chart?
A) Number ten
B) Number three
C) Number four
D) Number one
  • 29. Which earlier song by Taylor Swift was paired with 'Love Story' to make her the first artist in the 2000s decade to have two titles reach the top 10 of four airplay charts?
A) Love Story
B) Teardrops on My Guitar
C) You're Still the One
D) Radio Songs
  • 30. Which year-end chart did 'Love Story' top in 2009?
A) Radio Songs chart
B) Hot Country Songs
C) European Hot 100 Singles
D) Billboard Hot 100
  • 31. By what month and year was 'Love Story' the first country song to sell three million downloads?
A) October 2022
B) February 2009
C) February 2021
D) September 2008
  • 32. How many times was 'Love Story' certified platinum by the RIAA in 2015?
A) Fifteen-times platinum
B) Four-times platinum
C) Double platinum
D) Eight-times platinum
  • 33. What was 'Love Story' considered in the United States by October 2022 regarding Taylor Swift?
A) Her lowest-charting crossover
B) Her first country song
C) Her highest-selling single in the nation
D) Her first number-one single
  • 34. In which country was 'Love Story' Taylor Swift's first number-one single?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) United Kingdom
D) Canada
  • 35. How was 'Love Story' certified by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)?
A) Four-times platinum
B) Fifteen-times platinum
C) Double platinum
D) Eight-times platinum
  • 36. What was the peak chart position of 'Love Story' in Japan?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) One
  • 37. What was the peak chart position of 'Love Story' in Canada?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Three
D) Two
  • 38. What peak position did 'Love Story' reach on the European Hot 100 Singles chart?
A) Number four
B) Number ten
C) Number seven
D) Number six
  • 39. What peak position did 'Love Story' reach in Norway?
A) Number four
B) Number six
C) Number ten
D) Number seven
  • 40. How was 'Love Story' certified in the United Kingdom?
A) Eight-times platinum
B) Fifteen-times platinum
C) Double platinum
D) Four-times platinum
  • 41. How was 'Love Story' certified in Canada?
A) Platinum
B) Eight-times platinum
C) Double platinum
D) Four-times platinum
  • 42. What rank was 'Love Story' among the most-downloaded singles of 2009?
A) Sixth
B) First
C) Tenth
D) Fourth
  • 43. What were the estimated worldwide sales of 'Love Story' by February 2021?
A) 6.2 million copies
B) 6.5 million copies
C) 3 million units
D) 18 million units
  • 44. What genre of music is 'Love Story' classified as?
A) Country pop
B) Hip hop
C) Electronic dance
D) Hard rock
  • 45. What is the tempo of 'Love Story'?
A) 120 beats per minute
B) 90 beats per minute
C) 105 beats per minute
D) 140 beats per minute
  • 46. What time signature is the song in?
A) 128 time
B) 68 time
C) 44 time
D) 34 time
  • 47. What key is 'Love Story' set in initially?
A) D major
B) A major
C) C major
D) G major
  • 48. Who described the single as 'pure pop with a minimalist vibe'?
A) Deborah Evans Price
B) Iris H. Tuan
C) Jon Bream
D) Kristen He
  • 49. According to The New York Times, the song could easily be what kind of music?
A) A traditional bluegrass tune
B) An emo rocker
C) A classical opera
D) A heavy metal ballad
  • 50. How are Taylor Swift's vocals described in the song?
A) With heavy auto-tune
B) With an operatic vibrato
C) With a deep jazz growl
D) With a slight twang
  • 51. Whose perspective is the song narrated from, save for the final refrain?
A) An omniscient narrator's perspective
B) Juliet's father's perspective
C) Romeo's perspective
D) Juliet's perspective
  • 52. Whose disapproval causes challenges in Romeo and Juliet's courtship in the song?
A) Friar Laurence
B) The local town mayor
C) Juliet's father
D) Romeo's mother
  • 53. Which literary work is referenced by the lyric 'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter'?
A) Bram Stoker's Dracula
B) Herman Melville's Moby-Dick
C) Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
D) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
  • 54. What did Taylor Swift say was her favorite lyric in the song?
A) 'I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress'
B) 'We were both young when I first saw you'
C) 'This love is difficult, but it's real'
D) 'Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone'
  • 55. Whose perspective is the final refrain narrated from?
A) Juliet's father's perspective
B) A narrator outside the story
C) Romeo's perspective
D) Juliet's perspective
  • 56. What event does Romeo tell of in the final refrain after seeking her father's approval?
A) His plan to run away to another country
B) His marriage proposal to Juliet
C) His decision to challenge Juliet's father to a duel
D) His intention to leave town forever
  • 57. Who agreed with Tuan about the song's resonance while adding that 'one doesn't have to be a lovestruck teen' to enjoy it?
A) Jon Bream
B) Katie Barclay
C) Deborah Evans Price
D) Kristen He
  • 58. Who is the singer-songwriter of "Love Story"?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Nathan Chapman
C) Taylor Swift
D) Justin Gaston
  • 59. On which album is "Love Story" released as the lead single?
A) Fearless
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) Lover
D) Taylor Swift
  • 60. Which record label released "Love Story"?
A) Sony Music
B) Big Machine Records
C) Universal Music Group
D) Columbia Records
  • 61. Who produced the song alongside Taylor Swift?
A) Nathan Chapman
B) Justin Gaston
C) Trey Fanjoy
D) Dolly Parton
  • 62. Which artist is the only other person to top the Hot Country Songs chart with both the original and re-recorded versions of a song?
A) Dolly Parton
B) Shania Twain
C) Faith Hill
D) Reba McEntire
  • 63. Which Taylor Swift single made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a Hot Country Songs number-one single?
A) "Fearless"
B) "Lover"
C) "Love Story"
D) "Our Song"
  • 64. Who dominated the 2000s country-music market before Swift's success?
A) Teenage female artists
B) British rock bands
C) Adult male musicians
D) Pop music producers
  • 65. At what point in the production of Fearless did Swift develop "Love Story"?
A) After the album was already released
B) Before she moved to Nashville
C) Late into the production
D) At the very beginning
  • 66. Did Taylor Swift ever date the boy who inspired the song?
A) No, she never dated him
B) Yes, they dated for two years
C) Yes, they were secretly married
D) They were childhood friends who dated briefly
  • 67. What was the reaction of Swift's family and friends when she introduced the boy to them?
A) They suggested they get married
B) They loved him immediately
C) They all said they didn't like him
D) They remained completely neutral
  • 68. Which studio album by Taylor Swift is about her first experience of very real love?
A) Fearless
B) Taylor Swift
C) Red
D) Lover
  • 69. At which studio was the song's album version recorded?
A) Republic Studios
B) Abbey Road Studios
C) MasterMix Studios
D) Blackbird Studio
  • 70. What specific microphone did Taylor Swift choose to use for recording her vocals?
A) Neumann U87
B) Avantone CV-12
C) Shure SM58
D) AKG C414
  • 71. Who built the Avantone CV-12 multi-pattern tube microphone used by Swift?
A) Hank Williams
B) Ray Kennedy
C) Chad Carlson
D) Nathan Chapman
  • 72. How many acoustic guitars did Nathan Chapman play and overdub on the track?
A) Three
B) Twelve
C) Five
D) Nine
  • 73. Who recorded the track using Pro Tools?
A) Drew Bollman
B) Justin Niebank
C) Richard Edgeler
D) Chad Carlson
  • 74. What console was used by Justin Niebank to mix the track?
A) SSL Duality console
B) Trident A Range console
C) Solid State Logic 9080 K series console
D) Neve 88RS console
  • 75. What studio monitors were used during the mixing process?
A) KRK Rokit studio monitors
B) Genelec 1032 studio monitors
C) Yamaha NS-10 studio monitors
D) Adam Audio studio monitors
  • 76. Who mastered 'Love Story' along with the rest of Fearless?
A) Chad Carlson
B) Justin Niebank
C) Hank Williams
D) Nathan Chapman
  • 77. At which studio was Fearless mastered?
A) MasterMix Studios
B) Blackbird Studio
C) Republic Studios
D) Abbey Road Studios
  • 78. What software did Nathan Chapman use to edit Niebank's mix for US pop radio?
A) Pro Tools
B) Apple Logic
C) Ableton Live
D) FL Studio
  • 79. What tool did Chapman use to overlay the original drums with an electronic drum loop for the pop version?
A) Amplitube Stomp I/O
B) Ultrabeat
C) Solid State Logic console
D) Genelec monitors
  • 80. Through what equipment were the additional electric guitars for the pop version recorded?
A) Amplitube Stomp I/O
B) Genelec 1032
C) Avantone CV-12
D) Pro Tools HD
  • 81. Who described the electric guitars on the pop version as 'suitably gargantuan'?
A) Justin Niebank
B) Hank Williams
C) Keith Harris
D) Chad Carlson
  • 82. For which publication did Keith Harris write his description of the electric guitars?
A) Rolling Stone
B) Music Week
C) Pitchfork
D) Billboard
  • 83. The UK release of 'Love Story' came out how long prior to the international edition of Fearless?
A) A month prior
B) A week prior
C) Two weeks prior
D) A day prior
  • 84. What position did Blender place 'Love Story' on its 2008 year-end list?
A) 2
B) 73
C) 48
D) 15
  • 85. Which publication placed 'Love Story' at number 48 on its Pazz & Jop critics' poll?
A) Billboard
B) USA Today
C) Slant Magazine
D) The Village Voice
  • 86. Who from the St. Petersburg Times selected 'Love Story' as an album highlight?
A) Rob Sheffield
B) James Reed
C) Sean Daly
D) Jonathan Keefe
  • 87. Which critic from AllMusic selected the track as an album highlight?
A) Stephen Thomas Erlewine
B) Deborah Evans Price
C) Elysa Gardner
D) Fraser McAlpine
  • 88. Which critic from The Boston Globe deemed 'Love Story' an example of Swift's songwriting abilities at a young age?
A) Roisin O'Connor
B) Hannah Mylrea
C) Nate Jones
D) James Reed
  • 89. Who from USA Today appreciated the song for earnestly portraying teenage feelings rather than being a mouthpiece for older pros?
A) Sean Daly
B) Stephen Thomas Erlewine
C) Elysa Gardner
D) Rob Sheffield
  • 90. What was the title of Swift's 2006 debut country-music single mentioned in the text?
A) Fearless
B) Blank Space
C) Love Story
D) Tim McGraw
  • 91. Which reviewer found the references to Romeo and Juliet 'point-missing' and The Scarlet Letter 'inexplicable'?
A) James E. Perone
B) Jon Bream
C) Fraser McAlpine
D) Jonathan Keefe
  • 92. Who regarded 'Love Story' as evidence of Swift's status as 'the twenty-first-century's most popular songwriter of failed love affairs'?
A) Annie Zaleski
B) Robert N. Watson
C) Alexis Petridis
D) Roisin O'Connor
  • 93. Which music journalist wrote that 'Love Story' deserves to be 'a love story for the ages'?
A) Deborah Evans Price
B) Annie Zaleski
C) Hannah Mylrea
D) Jane Song
  • 94. In which year was 'Love Story' included in Taste of Country's 'Top 100 Country Songs'?
A) 2016
B) 2008
C) 2022
D) 2020
  • 95. Where did Hannah Mylrea from NME rank 'Love Story' out of 160 Swift songs in 2020?
A) Eleventh
B) Fifth
C) First
D) Fifteenth
  • 96. Where did Jane Song from Paste rank 'Love Story' out of 158 songs in 2020?
A) 13th
B) 53rd
C) 11th
D) 15th
  • 97. Where did Nate Jones from Vulture rank 'Love Story' out of 245 songs in 2024?
A) 11th
B) 15th
C) 5th
D) 13th
  • 98. Who placed 'Love Story' second on a 2019 ranking of Swift's 44 singles?
A) Alexis Petridis
B) Jon Bream
C) Jonathan Keefe
D) Fraser McAlpine
  • 99. Which song was ranked first above 'Love Story' on Alexis Petridis's 2019 ranking of Swift's singles?
A) The Scarlet Letter
B) Fearless
C) Blank Space
D) Tim McGraw
  • 100. In what year was Swift's single 'Blank Space' released, according to the text?
A) 2006
B) 2016
C) 2008
D) 2014
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