Q 01/05

In Mitski's Two Slow Dancers, two old lovers reunite and reflect in which setting from their youth?

A) A summer camp cabin

B) A drive-in movie lot

C) A school gymnasium

D) A church basement

Answer · why

C) A school gymnasium

A school gymnasium is where the pair dance, trying to relive a moment they cannot get back. Mitski said they know they will have to go home and return...

Q 02/05

Mitski's I Don't Smoke comes from Bury Me at Makeout Creek, an album title quoting which animated series?

A) The Simpsons

B) South Park

C) King of the Hill

D) Family Guy

Answer · why

A) The Simpsons

The Simpsons supplied it: the title is a quote from the episode Faith Off, spoken after Milhouse is hit by a truck he took for a dog.

Q 03/05

In My Love Mine All Mine, Mitski asks which heavenly body to keep her love after she dies?

A) The Sun

B) The North Star

C) The Milky Way

D) The Moon

Answer · why

D) The Moon

The Moon is asked to hold her love and shine it back down to Earth. The song became Mitski's first Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at number 26 in 20...

Q 04/05

Mitski's 2015 cover of Fireproof, her reply to indie-rock elitism about young girls' pop, is a song by which boy band?

A) Backstreet Boys

B) One Direction

C) Jonas Brothers

D) 5 Seconds of Summer

Answer · why

B) One Direction

One Direction's fans were the point: Mitski said her cover answered people who dismiss music loved mostly by young girls.

Q 05/05

Which former US president put Mitski's The Only Heartbreaker on his annual list of favorite songs for 2021?

A) Bill Clinton

B) George W. Bush

C) Barack Obama

D) Jimmy Carter

Answer · why

C) Barack Obama

Barack Obama shares a list of favorite songs every year. The Only Heartbreaker also gave Mitski her first chart number one, on US adult alternative ra...