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A Whiter Shade of Procol Harum

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Introduction:
"Asteroid 14024 shares something with another rock - a progressive rock band known as Procol Harum. So skip the light fandango and have a go at this quiz! If you liked it, please rate it - if you didn't, please tell me why... Thanks!"


1. Gary Brooker and Robin Trower, founding members of Procol Harum, played together in another band in the early '60s. What was its name?
    The Paramounts
    The White Horses
    The Catacombs
    The Cartwheels


2. Procol Harum's best-known hit song is "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - but which came first, the band or the song?
    Answer: (Two Words - the band or the song)


3. From what source was the name Procol Harum derived?
    a Latin translation of "before the afterworld"
    from a random arrangement of Scrabble tiles
    Procol, from a drunken slurring of "protocol"; Harum from "harem"
    it was named for Reid's cat


4. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was heard and loved by many new fans, but on which radio station was it first heard in the UK?
    Wonderful Radio London
    Radio Caroline
    BBC 1
    Swinging Radio England


5. One member of the original Procol Harum lineup left the group after their third album, but rejoined it again in 1991 for three more years and three more albums. Who was that person?
    Ray Royer
    David Knights
    Matthew Fisher
    Keith Reid


6. On their eponymous debut album, Procol Harum's UK and US releases had one glaring difference: the inclusion of "A Whiter Shade of Pale". The song was released in the US but not in the UK - true or false?
    True
    False


7. Procol Harum changed labels for its second album release, 1968's "Shine On Brightly". Which label released this album, which included the 17-minute "In Held Twas In I"?
    BMG
    Asylum
    Island
    A&M


8. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was named joint winner of the Brit Awards' Best British Pop Single 1952-1977. Which other song shared the title?
    Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody"
    Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"
    The Beatles' "Yesterday"
    The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"


9. True or false: Procol Harum is the only band to play both the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival and the 2006 festival.
    True
    False


10. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was clearly inspired by a composer of times past. Which composer influenced the melody of the song?
    Johann Christian Bach
    Antonio Vivaldi
    George Frideric Handel
    Johann Sebastian Bach


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