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Bachman-Turner Overdrive Trivia Quiz

Writing this quiz was FUN because Bachman-Turner Overdrive is one of my favorite bands with a totally unique sound. Their songs are played regularly on classic rock stations. Enjoy the quiz and get educated on BTO!

A multiple-choice quiz by MtnGuy1954. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
MtnGuy1954

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
361,653

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) is from what country? Hint

United States

England

Sweden

Canada

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hardcore fans of Bachman-Turner Overdrive are affectionately known by what nickname? Hint

Airheads

Buttheads

Pinheads

Gearheads

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Bachman-Turner Overdrive's first song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1974? Hint

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

Joy to the World

Thriller

Thick as a Brick

4. What is the name of this famous Bachman-Turner Overdrive song with these lyrics?

"You can't see the mornin, but I can see the light...While you've been out runnin'
I've been waitin' half the night." Hint

Hey You

Let It Ride

Crying Tears Now

Take it Like a Man

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the title of this Bachman-Turner Overdrive song?

"They get up every morning from the alarm clock's warning
Take the eight-fifteen into the city.
There's a whistle up above and people push and people shove
And all the girls, who try to look pretty." Hint

Working Man Blues

Take It Like a Man

Chain Gang

Takin' Care of Business

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Question 6 of 10

6. Randy Bachman was lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of what well known band in the 1960s and early 1970s before founding Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1973? Hint

Wings

Crazy Horse

Three Dog Night

The Guess Who

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Question 7 of 10

7. From their "Four Wheel Drive" album, what BTO song are these lyrics from?

".... you say you wanna change the world
It's alright, with me there's no regret
It's my turn, the circle game has brought me here
And I won't let down 'til every song is set." Hint

Hey You

Blue

Hard Day's Night

Stairway to Heaven

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Question 8 of 10

8. Off their 1974 "Not Fragile" album, what BTO song are these lyrics from?

"We rented a truck and a semi to go
Travel down the long and winding road
Look on the map, I think we've been here before
Close the doors, let's roll once more." Hint

Roll On Down the Highway

Route 66

Convoy

California Dreamin'

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Question 9 of 10

9. The band Bachman-Turner Overdrive debuted in 1973. How many of their albums were sold just in the 1970s? Hint

7 million albums

1 million albums

500,000 albums

100 million albums

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Question 10 of 10

10. What 1973 Bachman-Turner Overdrive song are the following lyrics from:

"Walk your street
And I'll walk mine
And should we meet
Would you spare me some time
'Cause you should see my world
Meet my kind
Before you judge our minds."
Hint

The Way We Were

Send It on Down the Line

Takin' Care of Business

Blue Collar

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) is from what country?

Answer: Canada

The rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) is a Canadian rock group from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band is named after founding band members Randy Bachman and Fred Turner.

2. Hardcore fans of Bachman-Turner Overdrive are affectionately known by what nickname?

Answer: Gearheads

Fans of BTO are known as "gearheads" which is derived from the band's gear-shaped logo as depicted on their first album's cover released May 17, 1973. When I think "Overdrive" I think "car-transmission-shifting through the gears-top gear is overdrive". Hence, gears and Gearheads and Bachman-Turner Overdrive!

3. What was Bachman-Turner Overdrive's first song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1974?

Answer: You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" was written by Randy Bachman and performed by BTO on their album "Not Fragile." It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and the Canadian RPM chart the week of November 9, 1974, reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and won the Juno Award for best-selling single of 1974.

4. What is the name of this famous Bachman-Turner Overdrive song with these lyrics? "You can't see the mornin, but I can see the light...While you've been out runnin' I've been waitin' half the night."

Answer: Let It Ride

"Let It Ride" peaked at number twenty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974 and is the fourth track on the "Bachman-Turner Overdrive II" album. The song chorus is:

"And would you cry if I told you that I lied
And would you say goodbye or would you let it ride
And would you cry if I told you that I lied
And would you say goodbye or would you let it ride"

The phrase "Let It Ride" appears 18 times in the song!

5. What is the title of this Bachman-Turner Overdrive song? "They get up every morning from the alarm clock's warning Take the eight-fifteen into the city. There's a whistle up above and people push and people shove And all the girls, who try to look pretty."

Answer: Takin' Care of Business

"Takin' Care of Business" reached number twelve on the Billboard singles charts and number three on the Canadian RPM charts in 1974 and is one of BTO's most well known songs. Most people can sing along to the chorus which follows:

"And I've been takin' care of business everyday.
Takin' care of business every way.
I've been takin' care of business It's all mine.
Takin' care of business and working overtime."

6. Randy Bachman was lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member of what well known band in the 1960s and early 1970s before founding Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1973?

Answer: The Guess Who

Randy Bachman and Chad Allen were founding members of a band in 1960 which eventually morphed into The Guess Who in 1965. Bachman played lead guitar and wrote or co-wrote most of the Guess Who's music, to include their number one hit "American Woman". Randy Bachman quit the Who in 1970. Bachman and Allen teamed up again to form a new band that same year which eventually morphed into Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1973.

7. From their "Four Wheel Drive" album, what BTO song are these lyrics from? ".... you say you wanna change the world It's alright, with me there's no regret It's my turn, the circle game has brought me here And I won't let down 'til every song is set."

Answer: Hey You

"Hey You" is the third track on BTO's fourth album "Four Wheel Drive" released in 1975. This song reached number one on the singles chart in Canada and number twenty-one on the U.S. chart.

8. Off their 1974 "Not Fragile" album, what BTO song are these lyrics from? "We rented a truck and a semi to go Travel down the long and winding road Look on the map, I think we've been here before Close the doors, let's roll once more."

Answer: Roll On Down the Highway

"Roll On Down the Highway" is the third track on BTO's third album "Not Fragile" released in 1974. This album and song was released at the beginning of the trucking and CB craze which peaked with the number one hit "Convoy" by C.W. McCall in 1976 and the 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit."

9. The band Bachman-Turner Overdrive debuted in 1973. How many of their albums were sold just in the 1970s?

Answer: 7 million albums

During the 1970s, Bachman-Turner Overdrive scored five Top 40 albums with 14 Top 100 singles in Canada and eleven Top 100 singles in the U.S. The band sold seven million albums in the 1970s which were comprised of seven studio albums, one live album, one compilation album and had fifteen singles on the CAN/GER/NZ/US charts. Quite a record! (no pun intended!)

10. What 1973 Bachman-Turner Overdrive song are the following lyrics from: "Walk your street And I'll walk mine And should we meet Would you spare me some time 'Cause you should see my world Meet my kind Before you judge our minds."

Answer: Blue Collar

"Blue Collar" peaked at twenty-one on the Canadian single charts and sixty-eight on the U.S. single charts in 1973. This song is from BTO's first album, "Bachman-Turner Overdrive", and is 6:10 minutes long with instrumental interludes.

Source: Author MtnGuy1954

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