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Rush 3 - Early Days Trivia Quiz

The third of my quizzes on the early days of Rush, covering up to the release of 'All the World's a Stage'.

A multiple-choice quiz by yyz2112. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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yyz2112

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
219,678

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
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Avg Score
11 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. Where was Rush's fourth album, '2112', recorded? Hint

Marquee Studios, London

Eel Pye Studios, Bray

Toronto Sound Studios

Le Studio, Morin Heights

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who produced '2112'? Hint

Rush and Terry Brown

Rush and Peter Collins

Rush and Peter Henderson

Rush and Rupert Hine

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Question 3 of 20

3. To whom was '2112' dedicated? Hint

Ray Danniels

Ayn Rand

Rod Serling

Isaac Asimov

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Question 4 of 20

4. According to the '2112' sleeve notes, who is the leader of the 'The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx'? Hint

Father Black

Father White

Father Brown

Father Green

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Question 5 of 20

5. According to the '2112' sleeve notes, what is the name of the Narrator's closest friend? Hint

Alan

Bilbo

Saul

Jon

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which song on '2112' was inspired by a 1960s TV show? Hint

Something For Nothing

Discovery

Lessons

The Twilight Zone

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who designed the cover for '2112'? Hint

John Constable

Hugh Syme

Vincent van Gogh

Pablo Picasso

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who wrote the story, based on the album story and featured in the '2112' tour book? Hint

Carol Clerk

Dante Bonutto

Geoff Barton

Mick Wall

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Question 9 of 20

9. Upon release, '2112' was considered a flop.

True

False

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Question 10 of 20

10. The whole of the '2112' suite has never been played live.

True

False

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Question 11 of 20

11. Where was 'All the World's a Stage' recorded? Hint

Madison Square Gardens, New York

The Agora, Cleveland

The Spectrum, Montreal

Massey Hall, Toronto

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Question 12 of 20

12. When was 'All the World's a Stage' released? Hint

August 1976

October 1976

September 1976

November 1976

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Question 13 of 20

13. What was the name of the radio station only sampler that Cliff Burnstein compiled in an effort to get Rush more radio play? Hint

This is Rush - Play It!

Rushian Roulette

Everything Your Listener's Wanted to Hear by Rush...But You Were Afraid to Play

Rush Hour

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which Marvel comic was dedicated to the members of Rush and featured a story line based upon '2112'? Hint

Superman (Volume 15, Number 8)

Batman (Volume 21, Number 12)

Spiderman (Volume 13, Number 3)

The Defenders (Volume 1, Number 45)

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Question 15 of 20

15. Rush made their first appearence outside of North America on June 1, 1977. At which venue did they play? Hint

City Hall, Sheffield, England.

Chateau Neuf. Oslo, Norway

Stadthaus, Munich, Germany

Pink Pop Festival, Geleen, Holland.

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who supported Rush on the UK leg of the 'All the World's a Stage' tour? Hint

Stray

Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush

Max Webster

Starcastle

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Question 17 of 20

17. How many countries did Rush visit on the European leg of the 'All the World's a Stage' tour? Hint

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which new song, which would appear on their next studio album, was debuted at the Sheffield City Hall show? Hint

Closer to the Heart

Cygnus X-1, Book 1

A Farewell to Kings

Xanadu

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who is the credited photographer on the 'All the World's a Stage' cover? Hint

David Bailey

Yosef Karsch

Patrick Lichfield

David Street

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Question 20 of 20

20. Where did the title of 'All the World's a Stage' originate? Hint

'The Hobbit' by J R R Tolkien

'The Jew of Malta' by Christopher Marlowe

'The Horse and His Boy' by C S Lewis

'As You Like It' by William Shakespeare

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was Rush's fourth album, '2112', recorded?

Answer: Toronto Sound Studios

All of Rush's first four albums, with the exception of a few sessions for their eponymous debut, were recorded at Toronto Sound.

2. Who produced '2112'?

Answer: Rush and Terry Brown

Terry Brown co-produced all Rush's albums between 'Fly By Night' and 'Signals'. At the time, he was often called 'the fourth member of Rush.'

3. To whom was '2112' dedicated?

Answer: Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand (1905-1982) was a writer who, through her novel 'The Fountainhead' and novella 'Anthem', greatly influenced Neil Peart.

When questioned about the influence 'Anthem' had on '2112' he said, in a 1984 interview published by 'Modern Drummer', "Our album 2112 happened to be based around, in a coincidental way, the circumstances of one of her stories, I gave due credit to that. I realized that, as our story progressed about the re-discovery of creative music in the future, her story happened to be about the rediscovery of electricity in some totalitarian future. I didn't set out to adapt that story into a musical format. But the story of 2112 developed, and THEN I realized that it paralleled the circumstances of her story."

4. According to the '2112' sleeve notes, who is the leader of the 'The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx'?

Answer: Father Brown

Neil has never commented on this but it is clearly a salute to Terry Brown.

5. According to the '2112' sleeve notes, what is the name of the Narrator's closest friend?

Answer: Jon

No explanation has been given for this choice of name. Perhaps it was chosen because it is, generally, seen as the name of an ordinary man.

6. Which song on '2112' was inspired by a 1960s TV show?

Answer: The Twilight Zone

The song references three episodes from the classic series created by Rod Serling - 'Where is Everybody?' (in which a man wakes up in an empty town), 'Stopover in a Quiet Town' (in which a couple wake up in what appears to be a giant sized doll's house) and 'Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up' (in which a man takes off his hat to reveal a third eye in his forehead).

7. Who designed the cover for '2112'?

Answer: Hugh Syme

Hugh Syme also played keyboards on the Geddy Lee-written song 'Tears'.

8. Who wrote the story, based on the album story and featured in the '2112' tour book?

Answer: Geoff Barton

Geoff Barton, while writing for UK music paper 'Sounds', was an early champion of Rush in their early days, although he cooled towards them around the time of 'Hemispheres'. He later went on to edit heavy metal magazine 'Kerrang!'.

9. Upon release, '2112' was considered a flop.

Answer: False

'2112', despite record company misgivings, sold 100,000 copies in its first week of release. If that's a flop, I think most bands would like a flop of that sort!

10. The whole of the '2112' suite has never been played live.

Answer: False

For the most part, Rush played an abridged version of '2112', omitting most of 'Discovery' and 'Oracle: The Dream' before cutting down to 'Overture/The Temples of Syrinx'. However, on the 'Test For Echo' tour, '2112' was played in its entirity.

11. Where was 'All the World's a Stage' recorded?

Answer: Massey Hall, Toronto

The release of 'All the World's a Stage' set the precedent for Rush releasing four studio albums followed by a live album. The first release to break this sequence was 'Rush in Rio', their 22nd Album (excluding compilations).

12. When was 'All the World's a Stage' released?

Answer: September 1976

The mixing of the tapes, most of which came from the third night recorded, took over a month, not the five or six days the band expected.

13. What was the name of the radio station only sampler that Cliff Burnstein compiled in an effort to get Rush more radio play?

Answer: Everything Your Listener's Wanted to Hear by Rush...But You Were Afraid to Play

The track listing for the album was '2112' (edit); 'Something For Nothing'; 'Making Memories' and 'Bacchus Plateau'. The sampler is quite rare and highly prized among Rush collectors.

14. Which Marvel comic was dedicated to the members of Rush and featured a story line based upon '2112'?

Answer: The Defenders (Volume 1, Number 45)

Not being a comic book fan, I can really tell you anything about this issue. I just thought it was a nice piece of trivia.

15. Rush made their first appearence outside of North America on June 1, 1977. At which venue did they play?

Answer: City Hall, Sheffield, England.

Geddy mentioned this fact when they played at Sheffield Arena on the 'Roll the Bones' tour in 1992.

16. Who supported Rush on the UK leg of the 'All the World's a Stage' tour?

Answer: Stray

Stray seemed to have been consigned to the 'where are they now?' file. If anyone who can give any information on them, I'd be grateful.

17. How many countries did Rush visit on the European leg of the 'All the World's a Stage' tour?

Answer: 2

The tour included seven UK shows at Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Newcastle, Glasgow and Liverpool as well as one Swedish date in Stockholm. I know some Scots will say that the answer should be three, recogniosing Scotland as a seperate country, but the official tour book calls it a UK tour so I'm sticking with that.

18. Which new song, which would appear on their next studio album, was debuted at the Sheffield City Hall show?

Answer: Xanadu

And 'Xanadu' was a main highlight of their live set on the R30 tour.

19. Who is the credited photographer on the 'All the World's a Stage' cover?

Answer: David Street

A stunning array of photographs from the Massey Hall were provided.

20. Where did the title of 'All the World's a Stage' originate?

Answer: 'As You Like It' by William Shakespeare

JAQUES:
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts"

Source: Author yyz2112

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