Strange Musical Inspirations

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1. The tragic and bizarre death of Renee Hartevelt, a Dutch woman studying in Paris in 1981, provided the inspiration for a song written by which Rock Group? The Doors. The Animals. The Rolling Stones. Cream.

2. Most people have heard the Arlo Guthrie song 'Alice's Restaurant Massacre,' released in 1967. The song is based on a series of events that happened to Guthrie early in his career. All the events are truthful, although some were embellished. In an ironic twist to this story, the police officer referred to in the song, Obanheim, a reservist, was in charge of the center to which Guthrie went for his induction into the US Army. True or False? True False

3. Billie Holiday had a signature tune for which she was well known, called 'Strange Fruit.' What served as the inspiration for this song? Lynchings in the southern US. Conditions on US controled fruit farms in Central America. Exploitation of migrant farm workers. None of these.

4. The Rolling Stones 1969 hit 'Midnight Rambler' was inspired by crimes committed by whom? Kurt Weil. Paul Bernardo. Steven Truscott. Albert DeSalvo.

5. The song 'Mack The Knife,' made famous by Bobby Darin's release of the song in 1959 was inspired by the crimes of which person? The Yorkshire Ripper. Jack The Ripper. None of these. The Boston Strangler.

6. Who provided the inspiration for the song 'Revolution Blues,' released by Neil Young in 1974? Fidel Castro. Che Guevara. Charles Whitman. Charles Manson.

7. The song 'Family Snapshot' released by Peter Gabriel in 1980 was inspired by what event? The assassination of John F. Kennedy. The assassination of Martin Luther King. The assassination of Malcolm X. The attempted assassination of George Wallace.

8. The Marilyn Manson song 'Get Your Gunn' released in 1994, was inspired by what tragic event? The murder of a civil rights activist. The murder of a police officer. The murder of a criminal trial judge. The murder of a medical doctor.

9. The song '25 Minutes To Go' recorded and released by Johnny Cash in 1968 refers to a man counting down the minutes to his scheduled hanging. Who provided the inspiration for this song? None of these. Richard 'Dick' Hickok . Tom 'Black Jack' Ketchum. Roger Casement.

10. Who provided the inspiration for the song 'Skinned' released by Blind Melon in 1995? Angelo Buono. Jeffrey Dahmer. Ed Gein. David Berkowitz.