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2 Rick Springfield quizzes and 30 Rick Springfield trivia questions.
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  The Music of Rick Springfield    
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Rick Springfield has had a storied music career. This quiz will cover a number of his albums and songs including his most commercially successful hits of the 1980s!
Average, 10 Qns, skevino, Oct 10 18
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Oct 10 18
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  Rick Springfield    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
For true fans of Rick Springfield! Probably hard for anyone else.
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Mar 29 20
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Rick Springfield Trivia Questions
1. What incident occurred to Rick Springfield just prior to his 'Rock of Life' tour that caused him to cancel the tour?

From Quiz Rick Springfield

Answer: He got into an ATV accident.

Rick got into an ATV accident when his foot slipped and was pulled under one of the rear wheels of the ATV he was riding. He broke his collar bone which made it impossible for him to hang a guitar off his shoulder.

2. What's Rick's wife's name?

From Quiz Rick Springfield

Answer: Barbara

Rick's wife's name is Barbara. They met at a recording studio where she worked and he was recording.

3. Rick was nominated for a number of Grammys during his career. However, the only Grammy he ever won was for "Best Rock Male Vocal Performance" for this song which appeared on his "Working Class Dog" album. Can you name this well-known song?

From Quiz The Music of Rick Springfield

Answer: Jessie's Girl

"Jessie's Girl" was Rick's most successful single. Written by Rick himself, the song hit number one in both the United States and Australia. At a concert in Dallas, Rick shared that the original title of the song was going to be called "Gary's Girl". Sounds a little strange today!

4. What soap opera was Rick a regular on in the early 1980s?

From Quiz Rick Springfield

Answer: General Hospital

Rick played Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital.

5. Who wrote 'I've Done Everything For You', one of the songs on Rick's album, Working Class Dog?

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Answer: Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar wrote the song, 'I've Done Everything For You' and it appeared on one of his albums. Rick re-did the song and made it even more popular.

6. Rick Springfield has continued to tour and release new material. He released an album in 1999 that was his first album of new material in over ten years. Like some of his other albums, it did have a dog on the cover. Can you name this album?

From Quiz The Music of Rick Springfield

Answer: Karma

Rick co-produced the album along with Bill Drescher. Some of the tracks on the album included "It's Always Something" and "Religion of the Heart". The album failed to achieve the commercial success of many of his releases in the 1980s.

7. What country is Rick originally from?

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Answer: Australia

Rick was born and grew up in Australia.

8. One of Rick's best selling albums of his career was released in 1982. This album spawned several hits including "Don't Talk to Strangers" and "What Kind of Fool am I". Both songs received heavy airplay on MTV. Name this album.

From Quiz The Music of Rick Springfield

Answer: Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet

Recorded in California, "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet" also featured the hit song "I Get Excited." One of the tracks, "April 24, 1981" was a tribute to his father. "Born in the U.S.A" was an album by Bruce Springsteen in 1984.

9. What famous actress did Rick date in the 1970s?

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Answer: Linda Blair

Rick dated Linda Blair for a couple of years in the 70s. They both claim that they were each other's first loves.

10. How many children does Rick have?

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Answer: 2

Rick has two children, both boys.

11. Rick loved to mention girl's names in the title of his songs. One of his songs off of "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet" was a minor hit. Part of the chorus was Rick pleading with the young woman "take me away, take me away with you". Name the song.

From Quiz The Music of Rick Springfield

Answer: Kristina

The song was "Kristina". Rick advises her that he "can make love a work of art". "Alyson" is a track from "Living in Oz" whereas "Inside Sylvia" was on his 1981 release "Working Class Dog". "The Ballad of Annie Goodbody" was from much earlier in Rick's career off of "Beginnings" in 1972.

12. What was the name of the first band Rick was in?

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Answer: Rock House

Rick's first band was Rock House, a blues band formed in the late 1960'.

13. Rick actually recorded a song that has a man's name for the title. It appeared on the album "Beautiful Feelings" which was released in the US in 1984. Name the song.

From Quiz The Music of Rick Springfield

Answer: Bruce

"Bruce" was a humorous look at the rumor that sometimes Rick Springfield was confused with Bruce Springsteen. Although "Beautiful Feelings" was released in the US in 1984, the album was actually recorded in 1978. The album was released in 1984 to capitalize on Rick's commercial success in the early 1980s.

14. What is Rick's real last name?

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Answer: Springthorpe

15. Rick has released several albums over the last 40 plus years. His album release in 2016 was ironically his 16th studio album. It sounds like something you might study if you wanted to work for NASA. What is the name of this album?

From Quiz The Music of Rick Springfield

Answer: Rocket Science

Released on the Frontiers Records label, "Rocket Science" featured the songs "Pay It Forward" and "All Hands on Deck". Rick co-produced the album with Matt Bissonette". The album did not chart in the United States.

16. What was the name of Rick's first solo album?

From Quiz Rick Springfield

Answer: Beginnings

Rick's first album was titled, Beginnings' with his first solo song, Speak to the Sky.

17. What was the name of the cartoon Rick starred in and wrote songs for during the 1970s?

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Answer: Mission Magic

Rick had his own cartoon called Mission Magic during the 70s which he wrote songs for and starred in.

18. What was the name of the 1984 movie Rick starred in where he played a rock star in love named James Roberts?

From Quiz Rick Springfield

Answer: Hard to Hold

Rick starred in Hard to Hold.

19. What was the name of the movie Rick played in with Cliff Robertson and Susan Blakely in 1991?

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Answer: Dead Reckoning

20. What song did Rick win a Grammy Award for during the 1980s?

From Quiz Rick Springfield

Answer: Jessie's Girl

Rick won the Grammy and dedicated the award to his mother.

21. What year did "Jessie's Girl" make Number One on the charts?

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Answer: 1981

22. What is the name of the album Rick's released in 2000-01?

From Quiz Rick Springfield

Answer: Karma

Rick's latest CD is titled, 'Karma'.

23. What is the name of the band Rick performed in in 1997?

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Answer: Sahara Snow

Rick and two of his buddies created a band called 'Sahara Snow' and made a CD with the same title.

24. Where was Rick living in the late 1990s and early 2000s?

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Answer: California

25. What rumor almost ruined Rick's musical carreer in the 1970s?

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Answer: That record companies were paying people to buy his albums.

The rumor was that the record companies had paid people to buy his albums. DJ's boycotted his albums because of this.

26. What pet does Rick feature on the cover of his "Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet" album?

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Answer: dog

Rick had his own dog on the cover of this album and his Working Class Dog album.

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