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Quiz about B52s General Trivia
Quiz about B52s General Trivia

B-52s General Trivia Trivia Quiz


This is a general trivia quiz about the post-punk/new wave band, The B-52s. Some easy questions, some harder. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by SillyJeff. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
SillyJeff
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
342,415
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
240
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Question 1 of 10
1. The B-52s first two albums showed the band members standing, some sitting, one member kneeling, and both covers had simple backgrounds. The background colors of those first two albums were, respectively: Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The B-52s released albums and singles for the most part, but in 1982 they released an "EP", which is shorter than an album (LP). What was the name of their first EP in both the US and UK? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The "Love Shack" video features a great party at a great shack, somewhere down the Atlanta highway. Fred sings that he's got a car as big as a whale, and the video shows the front of a car, with a well-known US car brand emblazoned on the hood. The brand of car named in the song, and the brand of car depicted in the video are, respectively: Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the "Love Shack" video, two animals make brief appearances. The second is a goat, between the words "Tin roof" and "rusted". The first is a duck, and this duck is actually the first to do what after the music starts? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The B-52s hail from Athens, Georgia. They played together for the first time after they: Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The B-52s named the band after a... Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Until 2008, The B-52s were formerly know as The: Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Mesopotamia" was produced with help from the lead singer of: Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The B-52s first official LIVE album was released in: Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How many members were in the original B-52s? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The B-52s first two albums showed the band members standing, some sitting, one member kneeling, and both covers had simple backgrounds. The background colors of those first two albums were, respectively:

Answer: yellow, red

The 1979 debut album, entitled "The B-52's" had a yellow cover designed by Tony Wright, though the album itself credits Sue Ab Surd.

"Wild Planet" was their second album, in 1980.

It was a while before they released a third album of all new music.
2. The B-52s released albums and singles for the most part, but in 1982 they released an "EP", which is shorter than an album (LP). What was the name of their first EP in both the US and UK?

Answer: Mesopotamia

Their third release, "Dance Re-Mix", was not released as an EP in the US or UK, only Australia. In the US and UK, the B-52s one and only EP was "Mesopotamia".
3. The "Love Shack" video features a great party at a great shack, somewhere down the Atlanta highway. Fred sings that he's got a car as big as a whale, and the video shows the front of a car, with a well-known US car brand emblazoned on the hood. The brand of car named in the song, and the brand of car depicted in the video are, respectively:

Answer: Chrysler/Chrysler

The car in the video was big. But it did not seat about 20.
4. In the "Love Shack" video, two animals make brief appearances. The second is a goat, between the words "Tin roof" and "rusted". The first is a duck, and this duck is actually the first to do what after the music starts?

Answer: shake its butt

Kate Pierson lived in a cabin with a tin roof, which was the inspiration for the song.
5. The B-52s hail from Athens, Georgia. They played together for the first time after they:

Answer: shared a Flaming Volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant

Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by a flaming volcano.
6. The B-52s named the band after a...

Answer: hairdo

B-52 is southern slang for a bouffant.
7. Until 2008, The B-52s were formerly know as The:

Answer: B-52's

Nothing screams "marketing genius" quite like dropping an apostrophe.
8. "Mesopotamia" was produced with help from the lead singer of:

Answer: The Talking Heads

David Byrne is also credited with playing bass, guitar and synthesizer on the record.
9. The B-52s first official LIVE album was released in:

Answer: 2011

The album is named "With The Wild Crowd - Live In Athens, GA."
10. How many members were in the original B-52s?

Answer: 5

Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson. Ricky died in 1985.
Source: Author SillyJeff

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