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 Rolling Stones. Cream. The Animals. The Doors.

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? Exploitation of migrant farm workers. Lynchings in the southern US. Conditions on US controled fruit farms in Central America. None of these.

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

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? Jack The Ripper. The Yorkshire Ripper. The Boston Strangler. None of these.

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

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

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

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? Tom 'Black Jack' Ketchum. Roger Casement. Richard 'Dick' Hickok . None of these.

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