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60s/70s/80s Album Artwork Trivia Quiz

A famous quote: Don't judge a book by its cover. Unfortunately, many people do this, so you've got to give some credit to the artwork design. Here's a quiz on some interesting cover art. (North American covers; originals, not 'special-edition')

A multiple-choice quiz by BorisTheSpider. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
BorisTheSpider

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
348,125

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Pink Floyd's 1973 album 'The Dark Side of the Moon' was known for its simple, but bold album artwork. What was the object featured on the cover? Hint

Percussion Triangle

Pyramid

Cow

Prism

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Question 2 of 10

2. On The Who's 1971 album 'Who's Next', the band members are pictured facing away from a large concrete block in the middle of a coal heap. What does it appear that they've done to the block? Hint

They'd tried chiseling away at it

Absolutely nothing

They'd just urinated on it

They'd spray painted it green

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of the Beatles' albums has featured John, Ringo, Paul, and George crossing a crosswalk on the road of the same name as the album. What is the name of the road/album? Hint

Abbey Road

Yellow Brick Road

Apple Road

Walrus Road

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of Led Zeppelin's albums made a tenement building on St. Mark's Street in New York a lot more noticeable after it appeared on the album sleeve. In each window of the building there was a letter put in to spell the album's name. Which album was it? Hint

Led Zeppelin III

In Through the Out Door

Houses of the Holy

Physical Graffiti

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jean-Michel Jarre's 1976 electronic album 'Oxyg�ne' had a cover that featured a painting of the Earth's crust peeling from what? Hint

None of the above

An orange

A skull

A lightbulb

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Question 6 of 10

6. A lot of well-known album covers from bands including Genesis, The Alan Parsons Project, and AC/DC were designed by a specific British art group that also designed Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon', that was mentioned earlier. What is the name of the art group? Hint

Exodus

The Light Side of Pluto

Banana

Hipgnosis

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dire Straits' best-selling album 'Brothers In Arms' had a picture facing the sky of a guitar. The guitar photographed was a fairly different type of guitar, however. What type of guitar was it? Hint

Resonator

8-Stringed

Banjo

Gudok

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Question 8 of 10

8. Supertramp's 1979 album 'Breakfast in America' featured cover art that was made to look like the view from an airplane looking at a large American city modelled out of various breakfast items. What city this supposed to look like? Hint

San Francisco, CA

Anchorage, AK

Washington, DC

New York City, NY

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these progressive rock albums donned a cover depicting a drawing of a small planet with a wooden airship of some sort gliding across it on the front cover, with another drawing of the same planet breaking up on the back cover? Hint

None of these

'Octopus' by Gentle Giant

'Fragile' by Yes

'Aqualung' by Jethro Tull

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Question 10 of 10

10. Mike Oldfield released an instrumental album in 1973, whose name is plural of the instrument on the cover bent to form a triangular shape. What is the instrument on the cover? Hint

A french horn

A saxophone

A tubular bell

A didgeridoo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Pink Floyd's 1973 album 'The Dark Side of the Moon' was known for its simple, but bold album artwork. What was the object featured on the cover?

Answer: Prism

An estimated 50 million copies of 'The Dark Side of the Moon' have been sold, being the second most-selling record ever sold, after Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. All four band members easily agreed on this design.

2. On The Who's 1971 album 'Who's Next', the band members are pictured facing away from a large concrete block in the middle of a coal heap. What does it appear that they've done to the block?

Answer: They'd just urinated on it

There were earlier versions of album covers for this album, including one that featured drummer Keith Moon in drag.

3. One of the Beatles' albums has featured John, Ringo, Paul, and George crossing a crosswalk on the road of the same name as the album. What is the name of the road/album?

Answer: Abbey Road

Because of this album, this particular crosswalk on Abbey Road has become a very popular tourist attraction, with many people getting themselves photographed while crossing it.

Answer: Physical Graffiti

The designer of the album was looking for a building with an interesting architecture to photograph for the album. In the basement below the building, there is a clothing shop called Physical Graffiti after the album.

5. Jean-Michel Jarre's 1976 electronic album 'Oxyg�ne' had a cover that featured a painting of the Earth's crust peeling from what?

Answer: A skull

The cover was painted by Michael Granger. The album was well-received and has sold around 15 million copies worldwide.

Answer: Hipgnosis

Hipgnosis was formed in 1968 when Pink Floyd asked future members of the art group to design the album 'A Saucerful of Secrets'. The group dissolved in 1983.

Answer: Resonator

Resonator guitars are acoustic guitars that produce their sounds from metal resonators instead of the wooden acoustic sound. The same guitar was also shown on the the cover of one of Dire Straits' greatest hits albums, 'Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits'.

Answer: New York City, NY

Another feature to the album cover showed actress Kate Murtagh dressed as a waitress while holding a glass of orange juice on a plate, made to look like the Statue of Liberty holding the torch.

Answer: 'Fragile' by Yes

The album was released in 1971 and featured the well-known song 'Roundabout'. The cover was designed by Roger Dean.

10. Mike Oldfield released an instrumental album in 1973, whose name is plural of the instrument on the cover bent to form a triangular shape. What is the instrument on the cover?

Answer: A tubular bell

'Tubular Bells' has sold around 17 million copies. Oldfield performed parts of the album at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Source: Author BorisTheSpider

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