Quiz May 2005

[Carl 22]

This was a pretty good quiz, and an Aimee Mann prize pack was up for grabs along with the T-shirt. If you haven't heard her new CD, it's definitely worth a listen - The Forgotten Arm.

Louise from Birmingham, England wins the clean and comfortable T-shirt, as well as the Aimee Mann prize pack - her CD The Forgotten Arm and her live DVD.

Here are the answers:

• What famous band released 2 consecutive albums with titles that were 4-digit numbers?
  - Van Halen
  1984 and 5150
  
  
• What famous band that started in the '60s smashed their equipment after most of their shows?
  - The Who
  
  
• What hit from 2004 has the same name as a famous movie from the '50s.
  - "Vertigo" by U2
  
  
• What famous band changed the spelling of their name so they could get the domain name?
  - Linkin Park
  
  
• What musician has been in movies with Elizabeth Hurley, George Clooney, Jennifer Connelly and Jennifer Lopez?
  - Ice Cube
  
  
• What song is a tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson?
  - Nightshift by The Commodores
  
  
• Name a popular group for each of the following that has a hyphen (-) in their name:
  Girl group from the '60s
  Rock group from the '70s
  Rock group from the '90s and '00s.
  - The Shangri-Las, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive, Blink-182.
  This is where it gets a little subjective. We gave full credit for T-Rex, and partial credit for Sleater-Kinney. A lot of people got The Shangri-Las.
  
  
• What Jewish singer wrote a religious rock song that was a hit in the '70s?
  - Norman Greenbaum - "Spirit In The Sky"
  Cat Stevens and Bob Dylan were popular guesses.
  
  
• What acapella song became a hit when a dance beat was added to it 3 years later?
  - "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega
  
  
• What still-active British band lost their guitarist when he disappeared in 1995?
  - The Manic Street Preachers
  Richey Edwards disappeared, but his body was never recovered.
  
  

Thanks to everyone who took the quiz, and be sure to take the new one

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[circe_chiron 0]

no way!! i won?? really? yaaaaaaaaaaaay! goodness me! yaaaaaaay! excellent quiz!!

[Tenacious_Peaches 0]

I was so close...I didn't get "Tom's Diner" and I put Sleater-Kinney instead of Blink-182. I've never been that close...I think I deserve at least a bumper sticker.

[Malakin 0]

Those tie breakers kill ya! That's two months in a row that I've been at the top but lost to those..

[Foxy 0]

I'm never gonna win one of these damn quizzes....

[Carl 22]

Andy-

You were way too low on the tiebreaker. If you get all of them right on this one, we'll send you a shirt even if you don't get closest.

[Malakin 0]

Thanks Carl, but I've already gotten a T-Shirt.. Maybe a year and a half or so ago.. I was just trying to start the "I've got 2, 2! ha ha ha! songfacts t-shirts" club. I'll keep trying fair and square.

[_jr_ 0]

Aarrrrgh!!! I had them all right, except the Suzanne Vega one. Somebody told me it was The Macarena.

Doesn't matter anyway. I, once again, forgot to hand it in.

[Kevin 3]

Congradulations, Circe ! Although I've been around alot longer than yourself, I'm still in the Songfacts remedial classes ... you must be one of those accelerated students !

[regulardave 0]

9 again... curse you Bob Dylan for not writing a popular religious song...

[Malakin 0]

Heh, Kevin's post just made me notice that I've been registerd on the forums longer than Carl. ::

[Lambchop Flansburgh 0]

I can't believe I missed "Vertigo"! Argh. And Ice Cube! I knew I should've just checked imdb.com. Ah well, on to next month!

[Earth-Angel 0]

Hey! Look! It's Lambchop Flansburgh!

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[Levis 6]

I like Lambchop Flansburgh...and I like saying his name over and over in my head... Lambchop Flansburgh... Lambchop Flansburgh... funn ::

[_jr_ 0]

I like the name , too. You only get to see him after the answers to a quiz have been posted.

[SoulGirl 0]

i have a question though, do you pronounce the 'burgh' part like edinburgh (e.g. borough) or like hapsburg (e.g. burg) at least then i'll know how to pronounce it in my head when i read it!

[circe_chiron 0]

the prizes arrived this morning! ohh they're so lovely! thank you so much!

[_jr_ 0]

I would like to officially announce I will win this month.

I have all ten right, have guessed the exact number of participants, and even remembered to turn it in this month. You will see at the top of the list:

Dave, from Newark, De.

It's in the bank.

[_Laurie_ 9]

I would like to announce that I have attempted the quiz for my very first time....I have a question though....I did the quiz when the site was having some problems, so I'm not sure if it got through, so is there a way to find out? do I do the quiz again??? sorry to be a pain, but I've never done the quiz before....I dont think I did very good anyways

[Lambchop Flansburgh 0]

I would like to announce that I'm only going to get 9 right this month at the most, and also that it's pronounced "burg" as in "iceberg." It's the last name of one of the 2 lead singers in my favorite band.

[Earth-Angel 0]

^ ::

He makes me giggle!

[Tenacious_Peaches 0]

[SoulGirl 0]

I would like to officially announce I will win this month.

I have all ten right, have guessed the exact number of participants, and even remembered to turn it in this month. You will see at the top of the list:

Dave, from Newark, De.

how right he turned out to be!! although technically his name wasn't at the *top* of the list...!

It's in the bank.