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  Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The late 1970s and early 80s saw a number of great female rock singers; Pat Benatar was one of the best. This quiz is about her life and music.
Average, 10 Qns, bigtim64, Mar 17 13
Average
bigtim64 gold member
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  Pat Benatar Best Shots    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See how much you know about the Queen of 1980's Modern Rock!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Zeppo11, Jan 30 09
Very Difficult
Zeppo11
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  We Belong to Pat Benatar    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
So you think you know a lot about Pat Benatar - well, before you get all fired up, let me hit you with my best shot!
Difficult, 15 Qns, ocedoce, Sep 21 10
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ocedoce
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'I told the man at the video store cancel my membership, I won't be needing it no more'. What song is this line from?

From Quiz "We Belong to Pat Benatar"





Pat Benatar Trivia Questions
1. What was Pat Benatar's birth name?

From Quiz Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night

Answer: Patricia Mae Andrzejewski

Born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, her parents were a Polish sheet-metal worker and an Irish beautician.

2. Pat was born on what date?

From Quiz Pat Benatar Best Shots

Answer: January 10, 1953

Though they were born before her, Pat shares a birthday with musicians Rod Stewart and Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan).

3. What is the name of Pat's first daughter?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: Haley

Pat's first daughter Haley looks like she's following in Mom's footsteps. She recently started an all girl band.

4. Where did Pat Benatar get the last name Benatar?

From Quiz Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night

Answer: It was her married name from her first marriage

She married her high school sweetheart, Dennis Benatar, in 1972. They divorced in 1979.

5. In 1981 Pat broke up with her then live-in boyfriend. Who was he?

From Quiz Pat Benatar Best Shots

Answer: Neil Giraldo

In late 1981 Pat and her guitarist called it quits. A few months later in 1982 they got back together and married in Hawaii.

6. What is the name of the club where Pat got discovered?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: Catch a Rising Star

Catch A Rising Star also happens to be the place where some great comics got their start like Robin Williams and Richard Belzer.

7. Pat Benatar trained as a singer prior to her career in rock and roll. In what type of music was she trained?

From Quiz Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night

Answer: Opera

She trained for what is known as a "coloratura", a singer that specializes in elaborate melodies. She initially planned to attend Julliard early in her life.

8. In 1986 Pat sang on this controversial song with a bunch of other artists.

From Quiz Pat Benatar Best Shots

Answer: Sun City

Rockers and Rappers combined forces known as Artists United Against Apartheid to protest segregation in South Africa. The line-up also included Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, George Clinton, Eddie Kendrick...and dozens of others.

9. Pat lived in Virginia for a while before she got famous. What did she do for a living there?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: bankteller

At that time she was married to Dennis Benatar. After they divorced she got to keep the name.

10. What was Pat Benatar's record label for most of her career?

From Quiz Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night

Answer: Chrysalis

Her first recording, "Day Gig", was recorded in 1974 for Trace Records. It was another five years before The Pat Benatar Band signed with Chrysalis.

11. Nick Gilder had a #1 song in 1978 with "Hot Child in the City". He also wrote one of the songs on Pat's first album, "In the Heat of the Night". What song was it?

From Quiz Pat Benatar Best Shots

Answer: Rated X

Nick Gilder also had writing credits on "Don't Walk Away" which was on Pat's 1988 "Wide Awake in Dreamland" album. He also co-wrote "The Warrior" for Scandal.

12. What was the name of Benatar's first album?

From Quiz Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night

Answer: In the Heat of the Night

"In the Heat of the Night" was released in 1979 and featured the hit singles "We Live For Love" and "Heartbreaker". It reached number 12 on the US Billboard album charts and was certified platinum.

13. Pat performed in an original musical by Harry Chapin. Can you name the musical?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: The Zinger

This was somewhat the beginning of Pat's transformation into a Rock n Roll performer. Before this she was doing lounge classics.

14. What instrument does Neil Giraldo play in Pat Benatar's band?

From Quiz Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night

Answer: Guitar

Neil Giraldo is also Pat's husband; they were married on 20 February 1982 in Hana, Hawaii and have two daughters.

15. During the recording sessions for which song did Pat learn that she was pregnant with her first child?

From Quiz Pat Benatar Best Shots

Answer: We Belong

In the video for "We Belong" Pat wears a very loose fitting blouse to cover her pregnancy.

16. Pat did a cover of a Beatles song. What song was it?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: Helter Skelter

This is on the album 'Precious Time'. Pat show's us her talent to take a song and make it her own.

17. In what year did Pat Benatar win her first Grammy?

From Quiz Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night

Answer: 1980

She won the Grammy for Best Female Rock Performance each year from 1980 to 1983. She was nominated for this award eight times in the 1980s.

18. Pat covered songs by such diverse artists as Smokie, The Beatles, The Rascals, Paul Revere & the Raiders. Which song was originally recorded by the Motown group The Four Tops?

From Quiz Pat Benatar Best Shots

Answer: 7 Rooms of Gloom

She performed the song on the 1985 MTV Awards show, complete with a long blonde "fright" wig.

19. Pat did a cover of the classic R n B tune 'Rescue Me' for what movie soundtrack?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: Speed

20. What was Benatar's first Top 40 (Billboard US Hot 100) single?

From Quiz Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night

Answer: Heartbreaker

"Heartbreaker" was the third single released from Benatar's first album, "In the Heat of the Night". It reached number 23 on the Billboard (US) Hot 100.

21. Pat fought constantly with her record company over her image. One argument ended when Pat slapped the executive. Which album cover was the fight about?

From Quiz Pat Benatar Best Shots

Answer: Get Nervous

The Chrysalis Executive reportedly told Pat "You don't think people actually come to listen to you sing?"

22. Pat did a cover of a song by Kate Bush. Can you name the song?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: Wuthering Heights

Pat and husband Neil heard the song in a Paris restaurant back in 1980. Pat's been a Kate Bush fan since.

23. Most people know that the first video to air on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. What Pat Benatar video was second?

From Quiz Promises in the Shadows of the Dark Night

Answer: You Better Run

"You Better Run" was a single from the 1980 album "Crimes of Passion". It reached number 42 on the Billboard (US) Hot 100 singles chart.

24. In 1993 this song rose to #3 on Billboard Magazines Rock Tracks Chart, yet the record company refused to release it as a single.

From Quiz Pat Benatar Best Shots

Answer: Everybody Lay Down

This was the final straw. The song was on its way to becoming a major hit. When the financially strapped Chrysalis refused to release it, Pat and Neil decided to leave the company.

25. What is Pat Benatar's real birth name?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: Patricia Mae Andrzejewski & Patricia Andrzejewski

26. Pat recorded several songs for various movie soundtracks. Which one was featured in a revisionist version of the 1926 classic "Metropolis"?

From Quiz Pat Benatar Best Shots

Answer: Here's My Heart

The soundtrack also featured Freddie Mercury, Bonnie Tyler, and Loverboy. The silent film was re-released into theaters.

27. 'Ooh you're giving me the fever tonight. I don't wanna give in. I'd be playing with fire'. What song is this line from?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: Fire and Ice

28. 'Walking the sun down I search in vain, waiting on the wind that whispers out your name'. What song is this line from?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: Painted Desert

29. 'And so you put up your guard and you try to be hard but your heart says try again'. What song is this line from?

From Quiz We Belong to Pat Benatar

Answer: Promises in the Dark

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