A Challenging Quiz

My friend Malcolm challenged me to take the latest quiz on his blog, its about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  I think I failed, it was tough!  I know that many of you (myself included) are not to fond of the RRHOF because its just plain silly who they nominate each year, but those feelings aside, I challenge you to take the quiz over at "Pop Culture Dish".   Its a good one!


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Songfacts Quiz

How many of you look at Songfacts? I do from time to time and just took this quiz over there. If you take it let me know how you do.

I was a bit disappointed with my score:

Final Score: 15
There are holes in your knowledge, but you have a lot of potential.

This was fun:

I took this off Facebook where my buddy Pete had tagged me. What you do is, using only song names from ONE ARTIST, answer these questions. Try not to repeat a song title.

Since Pete already used my favorite artist, I will use a different one.

Pick Your Artist: U2

Are you male or female: Wild Irish Rose

Describe yourself: Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes

How do you feel about yourself: Mysterious Ways

Describe where you currently live: In God's Country

If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Van Deimen's Land

Your favorite form of transportation: Fast Cars

Your best friend is: Grace

Your favorite color is: Red light

What's the weather like: It's a Beautiful Day

Favorite time of the day: 11 o'clock Tick Tock

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called: Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

What is life to you: Everlasting Love

What is the best advice you have to give: Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own

If you could change your name, what would it be: Desire

Your favorite food is: Crumbs from Your Table

Thought for the day: Love and Peace or Else

My motto: Walk On

Match the Guitar Player to the Band

1. Kerry Livgren
2. Tom Johnston
3. Michael Shenker
4. Buck Dharma
5. Robert Fripp
6. Michael Monarch
7. Martin Barre
8. Phil Collen
9. Rod Price
10. Paul Kossoff

a) King Crimson
b) Foghat
c) Blue Oyster Cult
d) Kansas
e) Steppenwolf
f) Jethro Tull
g) Free
h) Def Lepard
i) Doobie Brothers
j) Scorpians

I have a new Jeff Beck CD to give away to whoever gets them right first (no cheating!)

(I've met one of these guys and wrote about it here - does anyone know, or want to guess, which one?)

Recognize These Lyrics:

I haven't done this in a while.  I heard a few of these songs today, can you guess what they are by these lines from they lyrics?


1.  "Mama told me not to look into the eyes of the sun, but Mama, that's where the fun is."

2.  "Alvin Tostig has a son today"

3.  "Now me and my mate were back at the shack, we had Spike Jones on the box
She said, I can't take the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk."

4.  "To find a queen without a king
They say she plays guitar and cries and sings."

5.  "How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget  ."

Bonus points:  Song 2 has a connection to something about song 3, do you know what it is?

Test Your Knowledge of Discography Chronologicality

There's a site called Am I Wrong that has literally thousands of quizzes related to music and pop culture.  I put a few here for you.  You drag the album covers into chronological order, so pick a band and let me know how you do.  There are other bands to choose from on the site as well.  (Chronologicality is not a word, I made it up)

Queen 

Rolling Stones 

Who 

AC/DC 

U2

Bob Dylan

Winner of Aerosmith Quiz

Thanks to all of you who gave a try at the Aerosmith quiz I posted last week. We have a winner who got almost every question right! (and there were some tough ones)

Congrats to KRISTOPHER!

the answers can be found HERE

Dude Looks Like a Lady....An Aersosmith Quiz

I've been listening to Aerosmith, so decided so decided to put together a little quiz about them. Some of these questions are easy, some may not be. Please don't be tempted to cheat! Maybe I'll come up with some groovy prize for the winner :)

Please email me your answers by Friday and I will post the winner next weekend, email: bll127925@yahoo.com

1. What city are they from? (1 point)  Boston

2. What year did they record their first album? (2 points)1973

3. What was the first album that got them well known? (3 points)Toys in the Attic

4. Two band members left the band between 1980 - 1984, which ones left and why? (4 points for the names, 1 point for the reason) Joe Perry and Brad Whitford left for "drug addictions and internal conflicts)

5. What was the title of their 1979 album, hint: its a clever play on words. (1 point) Night in the Ruts

6. Name three of their albums before 1985, and three from after. (10 points)
Get your Wings
Toys in the Attic
R*O*C*K*S
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Done With Mirrors
Pump
Permanent Vacation

7. Which one of these three songs reached the highest level on the "charts":
Dream On, Walk This Way, Janie's Got a Gun, Ragdoll, Jaded, Sweet Emotion, Crazy (4 points)

8. Every member of the band went through drug rehab: true of false. (1 point)

9. Which Aerosmith song did Run DMC record? (2 points)Walk This Way

10. Name all five band members. (5 points)
Steven Tyler-vocals
Joe Perry-guitars
Brad Whitford-guitar
Tom Hamilton-bass
 Joey Kramer-drums
11. Aside from "Come Together" what Beatles song did they record? (10 points)  I apologize, I must have been dreaming on cause I don't know the answer to this or if there is an answer!)

13. What song is rumored to be about "a promiscuous cheerleader who leads a schoolboy through his first sexual experience"? (3 points)Walk This Way

14. What poplular TV Show did they make a guest appearance in? (3 points)The Simpsons

15. Which actress found fame after starring in a few Aerosmith videos?Alicia Silverstone

16. Which Aerosmith song did Guns & Roses cover in 1992? (5 points)Mama Kin

17. Fill in the blanks for these titles (1 point each):

Last Child

Just Push Play

Adam's Apple

The Other Side

What  it Takes


18. Aerosmith officially has two lead guitar players, the are Joe Perry and Brad Whitford . (4 points)

19. They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, yes or no. (2 points)

20. Put these songs in chronological order (10 points if you get them all right):

Amazing

Angel

Back in the Saddle

Come Together

Crazy

Cryin'

Dream On

Dude Looks Like a Lady

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

Jaded

Janie's Got a Gun

Last Child

Love in an Elevator

Walk This Way

1Dream On
2Last Child
3Walk This Way
4Back in the Saddle
5Come Together
6Dude Looks Like a Lady
7Love in an Elevator
8Janie's Got a Gun
9Angel
10Amazing
11Crazy
12Cryin'
13I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
14Jaded

 

A Challenging Rock and Roll Quiz!

Ok People....I didn't do so great on this, but it was difficult! My score was....29

Let me know how you do, takes at least 5 minutes.

Rolling Stone`s Rock & Roll Quiz 58 questions that will separate the music aficionados from the novices. Tip: the questions do get progressively easier.

Lyrics Quiz (with HINTS)

No one seems to ever get the lyrics I post so this time I added some nice HINTS.

You think you’re so illustrious, you call yourself intense (hint: from the chorus, band called The ____)

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Tap on my window, knock on my door, I want to make you feel beautiful (hint: name of band has a color and a number, not a classic rock band)

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When you were young and on your own, how did you feel to be alone (hint: first line of song by Canadian with initials NY)

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Give me light, give me life, keep me free from birth (hint: by a former Beatle)

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One man caught on a barbed wire fence, one man he resist, one man washed on an empty beach.
one man betrayed with a kiss (hint: by my favorite band)

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No more speed I’m almost there, gotta keep cool now, gotta take care, last car to pass here I go
and the line of cars goes down real slow (hint, this was their one big hit)

POINTS:

The name of the band: 2 points
The name of the song: 4 points
Both: 8 points
Bonus: if you can figure out one thing all these songs have in common: 100 points!

What you win: Nothing! But I you get to have the highest score :) No cheatin'.

Lyrics Quiz

There's an eclectic mix here. Some old, some new, some rock, some not so much....but sort of. Some of them are hard, others are too easy :)

Which song/artist each of these lyrics came from?

There's something happening here, and what it is ain't exactly clear

I get home at five o'clock
And I take myself out a nice, cold beer
Always seem to be wonderin'
Why there's nothin' goin' down here

A singer in a smokey room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on

Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive

Look like nothing's gonna change
Everything still remains the same
I can't do what ten people tell me to do
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes

Read between the lines
What's fucked up and everything's alright
Check my vital signs
To know I'm still alive and I walk alone

I have my books
And my poetry to protect me
I am shielded in my armor
Hiding in my room
Safe within my womb
I touch no-one and no-one touches me

How Well Do You Know Your Guitar Players

I challenge you to beat my score on the first try! (ok, I cheated, I took it three times...but hey! I still don't have one figured out)

I scored 92 - Full Shred! - on the

Name the Guitarist Quiz Can you recognize the guitars of famous guitarists ?

by Ibanez Guitars blog

Thankful Lyrics

In honor of Thanksgiving here in the USA, help me think of songs, titles, lyrics and or band names with any form of the word "Thanks" in the title, including words such as grateful, thank you, etc. etc.

I will start off with the most obvious:

Thank You by Led Zeppelin
The Grateful Dead
"I just want to THANK YOU for letting me be myself" (from song by Sly & the Family Stone")

Free CD - "Dreamboat Annie Live" by Heart

Shout Music was nice enough to give me a copy of the new CD and DVD of this incredible performance. Ann and Nancy were asked to do "Dreamboat Annie" in its entirety this past year and its now available on CD and DVD seperately. I am keeping the DVD - its a MUST HAVE for any Heart fan, but would like to give the CD away. Just to make it fun, here are a few trivia questions about Heart. The first person to get the majority of them correct (without cheating by looking up the answers!) can have the CD. I will leave this open for a few days.

1. Name three instruments each that both Ann and Nancy play.

2. What were many of the songs on Dreamboat Annie inspired by:
a) a boat
b) a man Nancy was in love with
c) the feminist movement
d) Anne's boyfriend
e) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
f) the Viet Nam war

3. When Mushroom Records heard them play they wanted to sign one of the sisters but not the rest of the band....she said no unless they signed all of them. Who did they want to sign?

4. Name three popular songs off Dreamboat Annie?

5. Who is older, Ann or Nancy?

6. Name a band that were a major influence on them in their early years.

7. Do you know what the song "Crazy on You" is about? If so, what.

Remember - you don't have to get them ALL right to win. Good luck, its a great CD!

Song Fallacies

According to my scores on this quiz, I "know enough to be dangerous".

Album Cover Quiz

Found some quizzes that ask you to click and drag the album cover into the correct order (by release date). Take your pick or do them all (there are even more on the site this directs you to!)

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

AC/DC

Bob Dylan

U2

Time for a Quiz!

I like the quizzes over at Dave White's "About Rock" site so I picked one out to share with you. I did pretty bad on this one, only got 50% right! So expect another one soon. I am going to take all of them till I get a high score, just to make myself feel better!! This album cover is the topic of one of the questions, I got it wrong :(

Here is the quiz.

"Celestial Beings"

Can you recognize these five songs? The title and who recorded them? Don't peak on Google. Hint: all the titles have one word in common.....

No I'm no stranger to the dark
Let me rock your cradle
Let me start a fire with your spark
Oh come on baby
Come and let me show you my tattoo

Sure enough this morning came unto me
Silver wings silhouetted against the child's sunrise
And my angel she said unto me,
"Today is the day for you to rise
Take my hand, you're gonna be my man,
You're gonna rise
(Where did you go?)

She keeps a lock of hair in her pocket
She wears a cross around her neck
The hair is from a little boy
And the cross is someone she has not met, not yet

Blue light on the avenue
God knows they got to you
An empty glass, the lady sings
Eyes swollen like a bee sting
Blinded you lost your way
Through the side streets and the alleyway
Like a star exploding in the night
Falling to the city in broad daylight

She took her life
Within her hands
She took her life
Within her own two hands
And no-one can tell her
What to do now

And I believed in you
I believed in you
Like Elvis Presley
Singing live from Las Vegas

Name that tune:

I put this on my other blog today and for kicks I thought I'd put it here for you experts to take a shot at:

Here are some lyrics from popular songs (of my era, but all these bands are well known). See how many you know without looking them up!

Name the Band/Artist, the song and for bonus "points" the album they were on. Maybe I'll send out prizes (CDs of the songs?) to the people who get the most right. I know some of you will get all of them.

1. And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
2. Don't you draw the Queen of Diamonds, boy, she'll beat you if she's able. You know, the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet.
3. All lies and jest, still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
4. Fathers be good to your daughters, daughters will love like you do. Girls become lovers, who turn into mothers, so mothers be good to your daughters, too.
5. Heard ten thousand whispering and nobody listening. Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughing. Heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter.
6. I don't need no money, fortune, or fame. I got all the riches baby, one man can claim.
7. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
8. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
9. Nobody wants him, he just stares at the world. Planning his vengeance, that he will soon unfold.
10. Send me dead flowers to my wedding and I won't forget to put roses on your grave.
11. So tonight you better stop and rebuild all your ruins, because peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing.
12. We learned more from a three minute record than we ever learned in school

Classic Rock Quiz

I fixed the link to the weird song titles Quiz!

...and just to make myself feel better after getting such a horrible score on that last quiz, I am adding this quiz which I scored 90% on (missed one darn it!)

Try it here. Its pretty easy if you know classic rock.