"I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary."

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Billy Joel Quiz: How Well Do You Know The Piano Man?

Q: Which Billy Joel album did fans find easiest to identify?

52nd Street — 78% got it right! — Fans had zero trouble spotting this Grammy-winning classic, while decoy options like 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' didn't fool a single person.

Q: How well did fans know Billy Joel's 1985 supermodel marriage?

85% correctly said Christie Brinkley! — This was a crowd-pleaser — Billy's supermodel romance clearly lives rent-free in fans' memories, with almost no one falling for the other glamorous decoys.

How well do you know Billy Joel? Take this Billy Joel quiz to challenge your knowledge of songs, albums, lyrics and career milestones.

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Fun Facts

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Fans nailed Billy Joel's New York roots with a perfect 100% score, yet stumbled hard on his own lyrics — only 45% correctly identified his famous quote about competence, revealing a fascinating gap between knowing the man and knowing his words.

Nearly half of fans — 49% — wrongly believed John Lennon IS name-dropped in 'We Didn't Start the Fire,' making him the ultimate phantom presence in a song he never actually appeared in.

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Q:Which Billy Joel album did fans find easiest to identify?

A:52nd Street — 78% got it right!

Fans had zero trouble spotting this Grammy-winning classic, while decoy options like 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' didn't fool a single person.

Q:How well did fans know Billy Joel's 1985 supermodel marriage?

A:85% correctly said Christie Brinkley!

This was a crowd-pleaser — Billy's supermodel romance clearly lives rent-free in fans' memories, with almost no one falling for the other glamorous decoys.