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3 Beastie Boys quizzes and 30 Beastie Boys trivia questions.
1.
  Beastie Boys    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your Beastie Boys knowledge.
Tough, 10 Qns, acidclown, Nov 07 04
Tough
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  Beastie Boys General Quiz   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about the Beastie Boys.
Tough, 10 Qns, theprofet, May 07 02
Tough
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  Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some fresh white rappers, yo.
Difficult, 10 Qns, golfcart6, Aug 29 02
Difficult
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Beastie Boys Trivia Questions
1. Which track on 'To The 5 Buroughs' begins with the line "Now my name is Adrock I've got a story to tell"?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: Rhyme The Rhyme Well

All 3 MC's begin their rhymes on 'Rhyme The Rhyme Well' in this manner.

2. Who is not a member of the group?

From Quiz Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz

Answer: Q-Tip

Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest has appeared on Beastie cuts.

3. The second track on 'Hello Nasty' contains the line 'I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast, but I'm intercontinental when I eat French toast.' What Sugar Hill Gang song inspired that line?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: Rapper's Delight

The Beastie Boys are well known for taking lines from various songs and slightly changing them into their own lyrics.

4. Which New York rapper was a guest on the Beastie Boys classic 'Get It Together'?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: Q-Tip

Q-Tip was a member of one New York's greatest ever hip hop groups, A Tribe Called Quest.

5. Paul Revere is a what?

From Quiz Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz

Answer: horse

From "Paul Revere" off of "Licensed To Ill", their first album.

6. How many of the Beastie Boys' first nine albums (through 2000) have the word 'Ill' in the titles?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: 2

These are 'License to Ill' (1986) and 'Ill Communication' (1994).

7. Who sang lead vocals on 'Heart Attack Man'?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: Mike D

Michael Diamond (Mike D) handles the vocals on the majority of Beastie Boys hardcore songs. Adrock plays guitar, MCA plays bass, and AWOL handles the drums.

8. "We all dressed in black..." in order to do what?

From Quiz Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz

Answer: egg

From "Egg Man" off of "Paul's Boutique", their second album.

9. What is the name of Mike D's country music alter ego?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: Country Mike

'Who's Country Mike? I'm Country Mike. Yeehaww!!!'

10. On the 'License To Ill' track 'Girls', what kind of hairdo do the Beastie Boys say they want on their girls?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: New Wave

'Girls' is a very funny early song from the Beastie Boys. It's sexist nature is a direct contrast to their more recent politically correct themes.

11. In the music video for the song 'Alive,' what color of jumpsuit is MCA wearing?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: Yellow

12. What was the name of Adrock's band prior to joining the Beastie Boys?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: Young and the Useless

Adam Horovitz (King Adrock) played in the Young and the Useless until replacing John Berry in the Beastie Boys in the early 80's.

13. The original Beasties lineup produced an EP called what?

From Quiz Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz

Answer: Polly Wog Stew

Diamond and Yauch formed the Beastie Boys with drummer Kate Schellenbach (later of Lucious Jackson) and guitarist John Berry in 1981.

14. Which classic Beastie Boys music video is a spoof on 70's cop television shows?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: 'Sabotage'

Features a dummy falling from a bridge.

15. The Beastie Boys met keyboard player Money Mark when he was employed by them as what kind of tradesman?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: carpenter

Money Mark was employed to fix a gate at the G-Spot (the Beastie Boys LA home). When his musical skills were discovered, he soon became a regular member of the Beastie Boys crew.

16. What was the name of the prank call hip-hop single released way back in the early days?

From Quiz Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz

Answer: Cooky Puss & Cookie Puss

The revamped group (with Mike D, minus Schellenbach and Berry) released the rap record "Cooky Puss" as a twelve-inch single in 1983. Based on a prank phone call the group made to Carvel Ice Cream, the single became an underground hit in New York.

17. Which member of A Tribe Called Quest was featured on the song 'Get It Together'?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: Q-Tip

'Yo, Tip, what's up with the boots on your feet?'

18. Nathanial Hornblower is the alter ego of which Beastie Boy?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: MCA

Adam Yauch (MCA) has been using the character of Nathanial Hornblower for years, who he claims to be his Swiss uncle. Hornblower is credited for many Beastie Boys projects, including music videos.

19. What movie's soundtrack was "She's On It" on?

From Quiz Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz

Answer: Krush Groove

Terrible movie.

20. What legendary producer(s) provided the beats for nearly all of 'Paul's Boutique'?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: The Dust Brothers

They also did work for Young MC... ahhh, back in the day!

21. 'Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun' featues a shout out to which action movie star?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: Bruce Willis

"I'm a gonna die harder like my kid Bruce Willis" is a line in this song. There is also a reference to Sylvester Stallone's 'Rambo' character.

22. In 1985, the B-Boys opened for who?

From Quiz Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz

Answer: Madonna

That's an odd combo!

23. Which Beastie Boy does lead vocals on the song 'Remote Control'?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: Mike D

One of their best songs with a more 'punk' flavor.

24. Which track on 'Hello Nasty' begins with Mix Master Mike leaving a 'Tweak Scratch' message on MCA's answering machine?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: Three MC's And One DJ

'Three MC's And One DJ' is a showcase of Mix Master Mike's exceptional scratching ability.

25. Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) starred in what movie?

From Quiz Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz

Answer: "Lost Angels"

This film showed Adam's range as an actor.

26. Which Beastie Boy usually plays bass?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: MCA

Mike D plays drums and King-AD-Rock plays the electric guitar (in most cases).

27. The track 'Jimmy James' samples which rock legend?

From Quiz Beastie Boys

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

'Jimmy James' features a sample of 'Foxy Lady' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

28. Who has not been a producer or DJ for the B-Boys?

From Quiz Beastie Boys - Licensed To Quiz

Answer: Terminator X

You might know Terminator X as Public Enemy's DJ.

29. What song from 'Paul's Boutique' features samples from 'Jaws' and 'Psycho' being played simultaneously?

From Quiz Beastie Boys General Quiz

Answer: 'Eggman'

The album 'Paul's Boutique' probably has the most creative use of sampling out of any rap album EVER.

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