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  Blue Oyster Cult Lyrics   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz inquires about the lyrics to songs from one of my favorite bands: Blue Oyster Cult. Enjoy the quiz!
Average, 10 Qns, Bruce007, Sep 24 06
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  Blue Oyster Cult    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Blue Oyster Cult was and still is one of the best heavy metal bands. Test your knowledge of them with this quiz. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, Herr Kafka, Mar 19 13
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  Lyrics from the Songs of Blue Oyster Cult   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Blue Oyster Cult has always been one of my favorite metal bands - back when "metal" meant something. I'll give you a lyric and you name the BOC song it is from.
Tough, 10 Qns, vig407, Feb 13 07
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  Blue Öyster Cult: The Golden Age of Leather    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
From early creative high to dogged perseverance, B.Ö.C. are a fascinating band. Here's some trivia. "On your feet or on your knees!"
Difficult, 15 Qns, thula2, Jan 01 12
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  Early Blue Oyster Cult    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What? Nobody's done a quiz on Blue Oyster Cult? OK, I'm game. This focuses on song names from the BOC's first three albums. If you're from the Class of 72-76 and were a rocker, you should love these flashbacks! Of course, they're all multiple choice
Average, 10 Qns, dwcdaid, Nov 27 04
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  Blue Oyster Cult Live    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz to test your knowledge of Blue Oyster Cult's live works, questions vary in difficulty. Requires thorough understanding of the band's live works.
Difficult, 15 Qns, mgars4, Sep 24 17
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mgars4
Sep 24 17
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trivia question Quick Question
Which song saw the band mention "Experiments that failed too many times", and "Transformations that were too hard to find"?

From Quiz "Blue Oyster Cult Lyrics"





Blue Oyster Cult Trivia Questions
1. What was the name of the DVD in the Legacy Edition of Blue Oyster Cult's "Some Enchanted Evening" live album?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Live

Answer: Some Other Enchanted Evening

The DVD performance was originally intended for non-commercial use, but in 2007 it was included as a bonus disc in the legacy edition of "Some Enchanted Evening".

2. Blue Öyster Cult were previously known as Soft White Underbelly. The name came from a quote. Who said it?

From Quiz Blue Öyster Cult: The Golden Age of Leather

Answer: Winston Churchill

Churchill was talking about Italy during World War II. Blue Öyster Cult's dark and cryptic lyrics have something akin to Poe's macabre fiction. Poe is often lauded for his contribution to the development science fiction, a genre much-loved by B.Ö.C., especially Eric Bloom (vocals/guitar).

3. "The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst, out at you from their hiding place". Which song is that from?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Lyrics

Answer: Astronomy

The song "Astronomy" was from BOC's 1974 album, "Secret Treaties". The song, in question, was from an under advertised album, that sold relatively slowly. The album peaked at number 54 in the US music charts, and stayed in the top 100 for 14 weeks.

4. "You raise the blinds say/Let's have light on life/Let's watch it fall apart" is found in which Blue Oyster Cult song?

From Quiz Lyrics from the Songs of Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: Tenderloin

This song can be found on the "Agents of Fortune" album.

5. Where was Blue Oyster Cult formed?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: Long Island

Blue Oyster Cult was called the 'American Black Sabbath' by some critics.

6. The classic line-up featured on the 1972 debut "Blue Oyster Cult" album included which members?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Live

Answer: Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Allen Lanier

When the band formed in 1967 as Soft White Underbelly Eric Bloom was hired as the roadie. After the band fired Les Braunstein, Eric Bloom was the new lead vocalist.

7. Who is credited with suggesting adding the umlaut to Blue Öyster Cult?

From Quiz Blue Öyster Cult: The Golden Age of Leather

Answer: Allen Lanier (keyboards/guitar)

It is generally accepted that Lanier suggested using the umlaut, although B.Ö.C. associate and lyricist Richard Meltzer has laid claim to having thought of it. At that time Pearlman welcomed all kinds of gimmicks to draw attention to the band. Many heavy metal bands have since used the umlaut to give a Teutonic edge to their image, including Motörhead, Queensrÿche, The Accüsed and Deströyer 666.

8. "All our times have come, here but now they're gone". Which song did that line come from?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Lyrics

Answer: (Don't Fear) The Reaper

"(Don't Fear) The Reaper", was the Blue Oyster Cult's most successful song. Coming off of BOC's 1976 album, "Agents of Fortune", the song was sung by Buck Dharma, the usual guitarist. The song peaked at number 12 in the US music charts. The album also marked one of the most successful for the Cult, as they stayed in the top 200 album sales for a total of 35 weeks. The song was very well known, due to a sketch from "Saturday Night Live" spoofing the use of the cowbell.

9. What BOC song contains the following line: "With satan's hog no pig at all, and the weather getting dry."?

From Quiz Lyrics from the Songs of Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: Transmaniacon M.C.

"Transmaniacon M.C." has the distinction of being the very first cut on Blue Oyster Cult's first eponymous album. All of the other incorrect choices are also songs from that first album.

10. Blue Oyster Cult had a succesful song called "Burnin' for You". What album was "Burnin' for You" off of?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: Fire of Unknown Origin

"Curse of the Hidden Mirror" is Blue Oyster Cult's most recent album (2001) which featured the original line-up except for the Bouchard brothers.

11. Which live album did Blue Oyster Cult add seven unreleased bonus tracks to?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Live

Answer: Some Enchanted Evening

The original 1978 release was meant to have fourteen tracks but was limited to seven. In the 2007 CD remaster the seven unreleased songs were added in as bonus tracks.

12. Blue Öyster Cult were briefly known as Stalk Forrest Group and dealt with Elektra records. What did they release under this name in 1969?

From Quiz Blue Öyster Cult: The Golden Age of Leather

Answer: A single, "What Is Quicksand?"

Elektra put out a promo single, "What Is Quicksand?" by Stalk Forrest Group, but dropped them as radio stations weren't plugging it. They went on to Columbia/CBS records, with the new name, Blue Öyster Cult, and released a string of fourteen albums. You can hear "What Is Quicksand" and "Donovan's Monkey" as demos for Columbia on the CD re-release of their debut album. For the other recordings, look out for "St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings" (2001).

13. What song features the following lyric: "It doesn't matter if we turn to dust; Turn and turn and turn we must."?

From Quiz Lyrics from the Songs of Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: Dancin' in the Ruins

This song was one of the few that got any real airplay (or videoplay) from the "Club Ninja" album.

14. Who usually does the lead vocals for Blue Oyster Cult?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: Eric Bloom

"Buck Dharma" is the lead guitarist, Allen Lanier primarily is keyboardist, and Albert Bouchard was the main percussionist (Albert's brother Joe was the bassist for the Cult in the early days as well).

15. "Before the Kiss" what?

From Quiz Early Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: A Redcap

"Before the Kiss a Redcap." From the first album, "Blue Oyster Cult."

16. Which song in the "Live in Paris" 1975 broadcast did Blue Oyster Cult perform the "five guitars" segment in?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Live

Answer: ME 262

From around 1974-1975 the band would perform "ME 262" and include the "five guitars" segment in it. After "Agents of Fortune" released in 1976 the band would then perform "five guitars" after "This Ain't the Summer of Love".

17. Who did Blue Öyster Cult's drummer Albert Bouchard perform with in The Brain Surgeons?

From Quiz Blue Öyster Cult: The Golden Age of Leather

Answer: Ross the Boss (Manowar/Dictators)

Brain Surgeons were together 1994-2006, and put out nine studio albums. The band's name proved unfortunate when guitarist Billy Hilfiger (fashion designer Tommy's brother) died of brain cancer. Dee Dee Ramone wasn't from New York, but moved there as a teenager. He died of a drug overdose in 2002. Kane was born in the Bronx. Sadly, he died of leukemia in 2004. On a lighter note, fellow New Yorker Lenny Kaye was still performing in the early 2000s. B.Ö.C have a long association with The Patti Smith Group.

18. "Well I'm up there beside the magic man, and he layed some tricks for me." Which song did the lyrics chosen come from?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Lyrics

Answer: Shooting Shark

"Shooting Shark" came off of Blue Oyster Cult's 1983 album, "The Revolution By Night". The song was about a man confused about his life, and how he sought out to find help from a magic man. The style was different than what was usually heard form the band, but it did remain one of the more popular songs from the album.

19. "He counts the times he's dreamt himself to be the hero" was a key line in which Blue Oyster Cult tune?

From Quiz Lyrics from the Songs of Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: The Marshall Plan

"The Marshall Plan" was BOC's ode to the dreams of air guitarists everywhere, and featured a bit by former music guru Don Kirschner. It appeared on the album "Cultosaurus Erectus".

20. The most commonly heard Blue Oyster Cult song is a 1976 hit off of "Agents of Fortune". What is it?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: "Don't Fear the Reaper"

"Burnin' for You" and "Joan Crawford has Risen from the Grave" were off of "Fire of Unkown Origin" (see question 2) and "Godzilla" was off of "Spectres".

21. "She's a Beautiful as" what?

From Quiz Early Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: A foot

"She's as Beautiful as a Foot." Pedophiles? From the first album, "Blue Oyster Cult."

22. Who played drums on "Black Blade" and "Dominance and Submission" from the 1982 live album "Extraterrestrial Live"?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Live

Answer: Albert Bouchard

Rick Downey was the drummer on "Extraterrestrial Live" except for the two live songs recorded in 1980 which were "Black Blade" and "Dominance and Submission".

23. What film soundtrack did Blue Öyster Cult contribute to in 1992?

From Quiz Blue Öyster Cult: The Golden Age of Leather

Answer: Bad Channels

The sci-fi movie wasn't a huge success and was mostly remembered by B.Ö.C. fans for the soundtrack. "Don't Fear the Reaper" featured in John Carpenter's 1978 horror film "Halloween". "Bram Stoker's Dracula" came out in 1992, as did Abel Ferrara's "Bad Lieutenant", which featured Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" on the original soundtrack. The band said it hadn't been cleared, kicked up a fuss, and it was removed.

24. In which song did Buck Dharma say that he was "living for giving the devil his due"?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Lyrics

Answer: Burnin' For You

"Burnin' For You" was a hit song from the 1981 album, "Fire of Unknown Origin". The song was sang by the band's lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, like for the song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". This song also managed to peak in just under #10 in the US music charts.

25. "Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it" is a line from what BOC song?

From Quiz Lyrics from the Songs of Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: Veteran of the Psychic Wars

"Veteran of the Psychic Wars" first appeared on the soundtrack of the movie "Heavy Metal", and was later recorded for "Fire of Unknown Origin", which also featured several other songs that Blue Oyster Cult had written for the film.

26. On what album do you find the songs "Fireworks" and "Death Valley Nights"?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: "Spectres"

The most recognizable song off of "Spectres" is "Godzilla".

27. How many "Screaming Diz-Busters"?

From Quiz Early Blue Oyster Cult

Answer: 7

"7 Screaming Diz-Busters." From BOC's second album, "Tyranny and Mutation."

28. The live CD bootleg titled "Live in America 1981" was recorded on the band's "Fire of Unknown Origin" tour with most of the songs taken from the live bootleg "The Thing". Which two songs from "The Thing" were not put on "Live in America 1981"?

From Quiz Blue Oyster Cult Live

Answer: "E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence)", "Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll"

These two bootlegs were some of the last performances with drummer Albert Bouchard.

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