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Greatest Albums Ever

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Greatest Albums Ever game quiz

	"Everyone is familiar with the countless polls listing the top 10 or 20 best albums of all time that regularly appear in magazines or on the internet. This quiz concentrates on the albums that regularly appear in these same polls."
15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit

1. Everyone knows that the Beatles almost always come top in these polls: what is the name of the 1966 Beatles album that regularly tops best album polls?

'A Hard Day's Night'

'Revolver'

'Abbey Road'

'Please Please Me'

2. 'The Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall' both make regular appearances in top ten album polls. Obviously I'm not going to ask which group made them (that would be too easy). What I want to know is which one of the two is a double album?

Answer: ( Pick on of the two albums)

3. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was the name of Nirvana's famous Generation X grunge anthem. On which of their albums did it appear?

'Incesticide'

'In Utero'

'Nevermind'

'Bleach'

4. Here's a question that will be really easy for the Brits, and really hard for the Yanks; "(What's the Story) Morning Glory" was a smash hit album for mancunian band Oasis and is widely regarded as their finest hour, and this is regularly reflected in the polls. However, which of the following songs did NOT appear on this particular album?

'Live Forever'

'Champagne Supernova'

'Wonderwall'

'Roll With It'

5. 'OK Computer' is the name of the 1997 masterpiece by Oxford band Radiohead, perhaps known more famously for their earlier hit 'Creep'. Which of the following songs actually appeared on 'OK Computer'?

'The Bends'

'Ripcord'

'Everything In It's Right Place'

'Airbag'

6. Which Canadian singer had a smash hit album which included the tracks 'Ironic', 'Wake Up' and 'You Oughta Know'?

Madonna

Alanis Morrisette

Kate Bush

Britney Spears

7. In which year was 'The Beatles', affectionately refered to as 'The White Album', released?

1968

1963

1965

1967

8. 'The Queen Is Dead' was an amazing album released in 1986, which included such tracks as 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out', 'Cemetry Gates' and 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side'. What I want to know is: which UK band made this album?

The Stone Roses

The Smiths

Oasis

Joy Division

9. 'All Along The Watchtower', 'Gypsy Eyes' and 'Crosstown Traffic' are tracks that all feature on a certain 1968 album. What WAS this album, and who made it?

'Blonde on Blonde' by Bob Dylan

'Electric Ladyland' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience

'Abbey Road' by The Beatles

'The Dark Side of the Moon' by Pink Floyd

10. 'The Bends' is the name of the highly-rated 1995 album by Radiohead. With which mesmerising song does it draw to a close?

'Street Spirit (Fade Out)'

'Blow Out'

'The Tourist'

'Motion Picture Soundtrack'

11. Which of the following tracks did not appear on the Bob Dylan album 'Blonde on Blonde'?

'Blonde on Blonde'

'Pledging My Time'

'I Want You'

'4th Time Around'

12. The 1989 debut by the Stone Roses is often rated (at least in England) as the second best album of all time. Who was the singer in the Stone Roses?

Marc Almond

Mani

Ian Brown

Morrissey

13. 'Pet Sounds' by the Beach Boys was released in which year?

1966

1965

1967

1968

14. Complete the title of the following album: 'The Velvet Underground ... '

'... and Nico'

'... and Tiko'

'... and Rico'

'... and Jimbo'

15. Another Beatles question: which song on 'Sgt Pepper' contained the lyric 'I read the news today, oh boy'?

'A Day in the Life'

'Lovely Rita'

'Good Morning Good Morning'

'Within You Without You'

16. 'What's Going On' is the name of a highly regarded 1971 album. Who recorded it?

Marvin Gaye

Eric Clapton

George Harrison

The Four Tops

17. R.E.M.'s 'Automatic For The People' featured which smash hit song?

'Everybody Hurts'

'It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'

'Shiny Happy People'

'What's the Frequency, Kenneth?'

18. 'Comfortably Numb', 'In the Flesh?' and 'Young Lust' all feature on which Pink Floyd album?

'Animals'

'The Wall'

'Meddle'

'Wish You Were Here'

19. David Bowie released which one of the following albums in 1972?

'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars'

'Astral Weeks'

'Imagine'

'Let It Bleed'

20. Who released 'Exile on Main Street' in 1972?

Patti Smith

Paul McCartney

The Rolling Stones

The Who

21. 'Where The Streets Have No Name', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' and 'With Or Without You' all appeared on which U2 album?

'The Joshua Tree'

'Achtung Baby'

'Rattle and Hum'

'Boy'

22. The Sex Pistols released 'Never Mind the Bollocks' in which year?

1979

1980

1978

1977

23. 'The Fat of the Land' by the Prodigy did NOT include which track?

'Smack My Bitch Up'

'Firestarter'

'Poison'

'Breathe'

24. The Clash released an album called 'London Calling' in 1979.

True

False

25. Let's finish with one more Beatles question (because their albums always do so well). Which Beatles album featured the George Harrison-penned 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Something'?

'Rubber Soul'

'Abbey Road'

'The White Album'

'Let It Be'

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Compiled Jun 28 12