Classic Rock Trivia Quiz # 14
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Classic Rock Lyrics - 'I see your waist is slender, your fingers they are small your cheeks too red and rosy to face the cannonball.'
The correct answer is 'Grateful Dead'
From the song 'Jack A Roe' on the live album 'Reckoning' which was released in 1981, this traditional song was also done by Bob Dylan.
Classic Rock Question 2
Classic Rock Characters I - In a song of apology for his recently estranged girlfriend, Jimi Hendrix tells us how the wind cries the name of what person?
The correct answer is 'Mary'
His girlfriend's name was actually Kathy Mary Etchingham, but the song is "The Wind Cries Mary". She left him briefly after a fight over her cooking.
Classic Rock Question 3
Bil's Classic Rock Trivia #5 - Jimi Hendrix learned how to play the guiar left handed with left handed stringing.
The correct answer is 'False'
Once he learned that he had learned how to play the guitar incorrectly, he taught himself to play it correctly. He could then play any guitar handed to him with little difficulty no matter what the string arrangement was.
Classic Rock Question 4
Odd One Out - Classic Rock Trivia - We'll start with an easy one, but they do get tougher as they go along. Which musician is the odd one out?
The correct answer is 'Eric Clapton'
The other three are most noted for playing the piano. Clapton, of course, is recognized as one of the greatest guitarists ever.
Classic Rock Question 5
Opening Lines of Classic Rock Songs - "Generals gathered in their masses,
Just like witches at black masses,
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death's construction."
Whose opening lyrics are these?
Just like witches at black masses,
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death's construction."
Whose opening lyrics are these?
The correct answer is 'Black Sabbath'
Whisper it gently; I'm not a huge fan of fellow Brummies, Black Sabbath but "War Pigs" is just an awesome number. It was track one on their second album "Paronoid". Many people rate "Iron Man" on the same album as Sabbath's best track but "War Pigs" does it for me.
Classic Rock Question 6
Classic Rock Lyrics - Which choice finishes the lyric? "There was this long lovely dancer in a little club downtown."
The correct answer is 'I loved to watch her do her stuff.'
"Mainstreet", by Bob Seger, on the "Night Moves" album.
Classic Rock Question 7
Classic Rock Lyrics Part 2 - 'One Morning, I woke up and I knew you were really gone.'
The correct answer is 'Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young'
from 'Carry On'
Classic Rock Question 8
Classic Rock Trivia - Did Creedence Clearwater Revival write the song "I Heard It Through The GrapeVine"?
The correct answer is 'No'
N.Whitfield & B. Strong wrote it.
Classic Rock Question 9
Bil's Classic Rock Trivia #1 - What is Elton John's real name?
The correct answer is 'Reginald Dwight'
Elton John's godson is Sean Lennon, John Lennon's youngest son.
Classic Rock Question 10
Hard Core Van Halen - What was the name of Eddie and Alex's first band, that played classic rock music?
The correct answer is 'The Trojan Rubber Company'
This was their first ever name. They weren't with the boys from Van Halen, they were with a bassist named Dennis Traverse. Ed handled lead vocals as well as guitar.