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Quiz about Definitive 200 185  171
Quiz about Definitive 200 185  171

Definitive 200 (185 - 171) Trivia Quiz


This is the second part to the countdown of the National Association of Recording Merchandisers list of top 200 must-own albums of all time.

A multiple-choice quiz by BxBarracuda. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
BxBarracuda
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
290,024
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
15
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Avg Score
11 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. At number 185 on the list is "Illmatic". This is the debut album of a rapper whose real name is Nasir Jones and was released in 1994. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Spot number 184 is Anita Baker's second and last album on the list, which was released in 1986 and contains her most well known song "Sweet Love". Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. "Dangerously In Love" by this artist, who in 2008 married the artist who had the number 189 album from this list, is at number 183. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. We get the first hint of The Beatles at number 182, which is an offering by Paul McCartney and Wings. Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. The first of this band's two albums on the list is self titled and was released in 1975. Don't let the fact this band had previously released a self titled album with a different group of members trick you. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. This album by the group Sade was released in 1984 and comes in at number 180. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd has spot number 179 on the list with this album which features their most well known song "Freebird". Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Number 178 is this album by White Stripes. It is the band's third album and was released in 2001. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Number 177 on the list belongs to this musician for his album "Breezin". Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Live is on the list at number 176 with this album which features "Selling The Drama". Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Curtis Mayfield is at number 175 with this album done for a movie. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. At number 174 on the list is Al Green with this album from 1974 which has the song "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Number 173 is a soundtrack for a very popular movie starring Tom Hanks. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. This Colombian artist at number 172 is on the list for the album "Laundry Service". Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Number 171 on the list is "Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars" by this artist. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. At number 185 on the list is "Illmatic". This is the debut album of a rapper whose real name is Nasir Jones and was released in 1994.

Answer: Nas

Tracks from the album include "Represent", "One Love", and "N.Y. State of Mind".

His father is Jazz trumpeter Olu Dara, who was born Charles Jones and has worked with the David Murray Octet, as well as having two albums of his own.
2. Spot number 184 is Anita Baker's second and last album on the list, which was released in 1986 and contains her most well known song "Sweet Love".

Answer: Rapture

Other songs found on this album are "Caught up in the Rapture" and "Been So Long".

Anita was married on Christmas Eve and following this album's release she received the key to her hometown of Detroit.
3. "Dangerously In Love" by this artist, who in 2008 married the artist who had the number 189 album from this list, is at number 183.

Answer: Beyonce

Songs from this album include "Speechless", "Hip Hop Star, and "Daddy".

Tyra Banks is a model and talk show host. Kelly Rowland is an original member of Destiny's Child. Michelle Williams became a member of Destiny's Child in 2000.

The man she married, who also had album number 189, is rapper Jay-Z.
4. We get the first hint of The Beatles at number 182, which is an offering by Paul McCartney and Wings.

Answer: Band On The Run

Also to be found on this album are "Bluebird" and "Jet"

All wrong answers are parts of the lyrics from the song of the same name as the album title.

Many say this was the best album by one of the members of The Beatles after their breakup, though it is not the highest ranked album by member of The Beatles done after the breakup.

The cover for the album features Paul, band member and wife Linda, band member Denny Seiwell, as well as a famous Hollywood actor, a famous horror actor, a man with a famous grandfather who was a member of Parliament, a boxer, a journalist/T.V. show host and a singer/actor/comedian.
5. The first of this band's two albums on the list is self titled and was released in 1975. Don't let the fact this band had previously released a self titled album with a different group of members trick you.

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

Songs which can be found on this album are "Rhiannon", "Landslide" and "Over My Head".

All wrong answers are bands who did not have an album make it onto the list, but I personally thought these bands should have had an album make the list.

When Fleetwood Mac first started as a band their debut album was self titled. The band members then were Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, and John McVie. Bob Brunning was the only other musician on the album for only the song "Long Grey Mare".

For the 1975 release which made the list the band consisted of Fleetwood, McVie, Christine McVie, as well as Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, for whom this was the first album that they appeared with the band.
6. This album by the group Sade was released in 1984 and comes in at number 180.

Answer: Diamond Life

This album contains the immensely popular songs "Smooth Operator" and "Your Love Is King".

Lead singer Sade Adu has a unique singing voice which has been described many ways, I tend to lean to the side of her voice being sultry. Due to her unique singing voice, you have to listen closely to hear all the lyrics properly.
7. Lynyrd Skynyrd has spot number 179 on the list with this album which features their most well known song "Freebird".

Answer: Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd

The aforementioned "Freebird" as well as "Tuesday's Gone" and "Gimme Three Steps" are on this album.

For 12 years following a plane crash in 1977 which took the life of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, the lives of other band members, and injuring other band members, "Freebird" had been played as an instrumental only.

I always think of the Jay and the Americans song "Come A Little Bit Closer" when I here "Gimme Three Steps". Both find a man in a bar stuck in a similar situation, reacting in the same way.
8. Number 178 is this album by White Stripes. It is the band's third album and was released in 2001.

Answer: White Blood Cells

Songs which can be found on this album are "Fell In Love With A Girl", "Hotel Yorba" and "I Think I Smell A Rat".

The members are married couple Jack and Meg White. Jack, born John Gillis, uncommonly took Meg's last name when they got married in 1996.
9. Number 177 on the list belongs to this musician for his album "Breezin".

Answer: George Benson

"So This Is Love", "Affirmation" and "Lady" can be found on this album along with the song from the title.

George Benson is a top notch jazz guitarist who was able to crossover and gain popular appeal with his music. George has also played historic Carnegie Hall and recorded an album there.
10. Live is on the list at number 176 with this album which features "Selling The Drama".

Answer: Throwing Copper

This album happens to be one I own, it contains the other songs "Lighting Crashes", "I Alone" and a lesser known favorite of mine "Iris".

'American Idol' contender Chris Daughtry did a cover version of the Johnny Cash song "I Walk The Line"; the version he did was the same way Live had done a cover version of the song. Daughtry didn't state on air the version he did was Live's version, so the judges thought he had made the style changes to the song himself. On the final show of 'American Idol' in 2006 Daughtry did the song "Mystery" with Live.
11. Curtis Mayfield is at number 175 with this album done for a movie.

Answer: Superfly

Songs from the album are "Freddie's Dead", "Pusherman" and "Think".

Whereas the movie the album is done for has received a lot of criticism for how it depicts some of the characters, Mayfield's hard hitting lyrics and look into urban society have been viewed as groundbreaking.
12. At number 174 on the list is Al Green with this album from 1974 which has the song "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".

Answer: Call Me

"Stand Up", "You Ought To Be With Me" and "Jesus Is Waiting" are featured on this album.

Al Green became a pastor in 1976, he became more religious after an experience where he was badly burned in an attack by a friend who had a mental breakdown and subsequently killed herself.
13. Number 173 is a soundtrack for a very popular movie starring Tom Hanks.

Answer: Forrest Gump

Willie Nelson, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, The Supremes and Jefferson Airplane all have songs on the two disc soundtrack.

There are no greatest hits compilations on the list. So I find it odd that a soundtrack of previously released hits is on here.
14. This Colombian artist at number 172 is on the list for the album "Laundry Service".

Answer: Shakira

Songs from the album include "Eyes Like Yours", "Whenever, Wherever", and "Rules".

Shakira speaks Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, English, Arabic, Italian and French. Her famous dance moves have a base in belly dancing. She also is involved in charity work in Colombia and she is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
15. Number 171 on the list is "Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars" by this artist.

Answer: David Bowie

You can find a few songs with the word star in the title as well as "Suffragette City" and "Hang Onto Yourself" on the album.

This is a concept album involving a Martian with a message who himself falls prey to the rock and roll lifestyle before he can do what he set out to do.
Source: Author BxBarracuda

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