The Quiz

Test your musical knowledge

section one: True or False

1. Suncrest is the label on which the group Nazareth records on in England.
*2. The group Neu!* has 3 members.**
3. Robert Plant did not write any songs on Led Zeppelin 1
*4. The English release of Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath* is on the Vertigo label.**
*5. Made in Japan* was recorded in Japan.**
6. Sarah Kernochan is German.
7. Mel Collins was at one time with King Crimson.
*8. Blue Oyster Cult* and Secret Oyster are one and the same group**
*9. The group Nektar* is French.**
*10. Conrad Plank* is the guitarist of the German group Gommorah .**
*11. House of the Holy is the only Led Zeppelin* LP titled other than numerically.**
12. Time fades into On the Run on Dark Side of the Moon.
*13. Paul McCartney* plays fuzz-bass on Peggy Lee's version of Eggman .**
14. The group Xhol made the album Polite Force .
*15. The Almanac Singers* and the original Weavers were the same group.**
*16. Mike Oldfield* creates all of his recordings without an orchestra.**
*17. Chuck Berry* was a member of the original Dueces .**
18. Engelbert Humperdink wrote Hansel and Gretel.
*19. Ramblin' Jack Elliot learned to play guitar from Woody Guthrie* .**
*20. Jan Hammer* left Mahavishnu Orch . to join a Polish rock band.**

section two: Matching
Match the best left to the best right
phrases. One answer per number

21. Nazareth a. Polish

22. Tir Na Nog b. British

23. Niemen c. Greek

24. Locomotiv GT d. Spanish

25. Barrabas e. Irish

26. Alice f. French

27. Nektar g. German

28. Focus h. Scottish

29. Aphrodite's Child i. Hungarian

30. Eloy j. Dutch

31. Fuse k. Turkish

32. Alex l. American

section three: Matching Bits and pieces to bits and pieces.
Pick the best phrase, word, number, time, space, attribute, facet, etc.
on the left and match it to the best corresponding answer on the right.

33. Christian Vander a. Night Woman

34. Jimmy Page b. Revolver

35. Greg Lake c. Florian Schneider

36. Triad d. Pink Floyd
37. Nik Turner e. "The Philosopher's Stone"

38. Flying Pink Pigs f. Perkins

39. John Aldiss Choir g. "Endless Enigma"

40. 10:57 h. Mekanik Destruktiv Kommandoh

41. WWA 005 i. Eli Radish

42. "No one gets out alive...." j. Anto of the Olympics

43. Rick Wakeman k. Silver Apples

44. Mort Garson l. Telafriend

45. David Ossman m. "Good Times, Bad Times"

46. "moonbeam" n. A. Bouchard

47. Rick Wakeman o. "Lucky Man"

48. "turn off your mind, relax" p. Jerry Hopkins

49. The Silkie q. Hide Your Love Away

50. Matchbox r. "Up and atom, Spaceman!!"

51. WW1 s. Baby Cake Walk

52. Oscillations t. 0:30

53. Song seperated by Fugue. v. Sabbra Cadabra

54. Orange Pylon w. Centre

section four:
Matching Group to Member.
Again pick the best answer, past or present.

55. Egg a. Bernie Schaab

56. Emerson,Lake& Palmer b. Nick Mason

57. Black Sabbath c. Al Bouchard

58. Deep Purple d. Keith Emerson

59. King Crimson e. Peter Hamill

60. Jethro Tull f. Alan White

61. Pink Floyd g. Dave Brock

62. Led Zeppelin h. Ralf Hutter

63. Magma i. Carl Palmer

64. Guru Guru j. Jan Akkerman

65. Eloy k. Bill Ward

66. Nektar l. Derek Moore

67. Neu! m. Jon Quetting

68. Kraftwerk n. Dave Stewart

69. Hawkwind o. Jamie Muir

70. Atlantis p. Mars Bonfire

71. Allman Brothers q. Michael Rother

72. Grobschnitt r. John Bonham

73. Atomic Rooster s. Chuck Leavell

74. Blue Oyster Cult t. Christian Vander

75. Steppenwolf u. Peter Hecht

76. Yes v. Frank Bornemann

77. Focus w. Dave Coverdale

78. Lucifer's Friend x. Inga Rumpf

79. Van Der Graf Generator y. Ian Anderson

section five:
Matching Lyrics to Group.
A group may be used more than once or not at all.

a. Black Sabbath h. Blue Oyster Cult o. Jethro Tull

b. Deep Purple i. E.L.P. p. Guru Guru

c. Led Zeppelin j. Nektar q. Arthur Brown

d. Hawkwind k. King Crimson r. Locomotiv GT

e. Yes l. Rolling Stones s. Beatles

f. Uriah Heep m. Allman Bros. t. Zappa

80. "I feel lost in the City"

81. "Said the straight man to the late man,
where have you been?"

82. "But if you really want me to answer."

83. "Sorrow, there's no tomorrow, and the answer,
to every man's question, is it real or just deception?"

84. "Like the last remnants of a stately home."

85. "And today is only yesterday's tomorrow."

86. "A gold covered mattress on which he was layed."

87. "My ears will melt and then my eyes."

88. "Wake up Mama, turn your lamp down low."

89. "Snot running down his nose,
greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes."

90. "loss, ioss, ioss dowerhi."

91. "See the blind man shooting at the world."

92. "I am the god of hellfire."

93. "I'm perfect are you?"

94. "Ringaszd el magad!!"

95. "When all are one and one is all."

96. "Marmelade. I like Marmelade..."

97. "as we lay in our sleep the appointment to keep."

98. "well I just had to laugh."

99. "But what we really need is a lot more heartjuice.."

100. "Something I can't speak of right away..."

section six: multiple choice
multiple choice questions
101.In what year was Mani Neumeier born?
102.What color pylon is on the inside of Kraftwerk's double LP?
103.What is the only song on Sticky Fingers done only by the five members of the group?
104.Which of the following is the longest song by Pink Floyd?
105.Which of the following guitarists is left-handed?
106.Which of the following plays an 11 string guitar?
107.Which of the following Deep Purple albums doesn't have seven songs on it?
108.Black Sabbath's home town is:
109.How many months did it take to record Brain Salad Surgery?
110.Which of the following groups did not record the song Heartbreaker?

section seven: Trivia Questions

111. On what note does Mike Harrison's Smokestack Lightining begin? 112. Name all the Pink Floyd albums out on American labels. 113. Who is Good Night Little Arlo sung and written by? 114. What country is the composer of Toccata from? 115. What is the name of the picture in the fold-out of Led Zeppelin's fourth album? 116. What is Buck Dharma's real name? 117. What instruments does Dr. Mabuse play with Roto Rooter GTCB? 118. Which U.S. city has the worst reputation for rowdy concert crowds? 119. How many years has Tom Rush been recording? How many albums? 120. What famous guitarist's father was shot by a hitch-hiker? 121. Who are the original members of Hawkwind? 122. What language does Magma sing in? 123. Urian Heep was originated by what author? 124. Who rode with Howard Hughs on Whirlybird? 125. What was the bird's name in Peter and the Wolf? 126. On what date was the first Triad radio broadcast? 127. What song is nine seconds long and who is it by? 128. Chicago promoter who booked the Beatles twice on their first tour? 129. What Texan living in Italy refused the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar? 130. What two members of Focus have solo albums out? 131. How many free rock publications are ther in Chicago? 132. What group did Roy Buchanan refuse to join? 133. Who coined the term Brain Salad Surgery? 134. What group recorded In the Land of Grey and Pink? 135. The name of the game in Nilsson's "Point"? 136. What year did Buddy Holly die? 137. Who wrote a famous ode to a Russian mathematician? 138. How old is Papa John Creach? 139. The number of years elapsed since Neil Sedaka's latest release? 140. Who recorded "Turn the Record Over"? 141. Name three Chicago groups who have recorded nationally. 142. What organization produces the 4th Tower of Inverness? 143. What Beatle single never made it to No. 1 on the U.S. charts? 144. Who did Billy Cobham play with before Mahavishnu Orch.? 145. Where was 500% More Man first recorded? 146. What group did Pete Seeger sing with before the Weavers? 147. Who first recorded Rudolf the Red Nosed Raindeer? 148. Who is Peggy Lee's new singing partner? 149. Paul Butterfield first backed what famous singer? 150. What record released recently has 3 sides (on one disc)?