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Quiz about Impossible Weird Al
Quiz about Impossible Weird Al

Impossible Weird Al Trivia Quiz


Well, not impossible if you know your rare Al songs. This quiz is completely about the rare, unreleased and obscure Weird Al Yankovic songs that you may have not heard of before.

A multiple-choice quiz by WeirdAlLover. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
WeirdAlLover
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
322,637
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
15 / 25
Plays
2061
Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (8/25), Dreessen (13/25), misdiaslocos (3/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. What was Weird Al's parody of "Mistake #3", sung only in a few 1985 concerts? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Sung once in 1987, Weird Al's parody of "A Matter of Trust" was "A Matter of ____"

Answer: (One Word, no period)
Question 3 of 25
3. Which of the following songs, which were all submitted to Dr. Demento, actually got played on the air? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Which of the following songs was only played on the Dr. Demento show once in 1978, and never again? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. What song was Al's first recorded parody? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. On the matter of firsts, what was Weird Al's first recorded song ever, circa 1973?

Answer: (Three Words, second word "and")
Question 7 of 25
7. In what year did Al play at Knott's Berry Farm with Dr. Demento, where he played three different rare songs which were never to be played again, as well as one that was almost never played again? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Due to adjustments of the song to fit the location where Al was singing it, there have been three different parodies by him of the song "Electric Avenue".


Question 9 of 25
9. What song do the lyrics "And when I was going to be president, the minute the Congress would call my name" come from? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. In the song "Doctor Doctor", what is the name of Al's doctor? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. In what show/movie was the one-line "song" "If I Could Keep Time In A Thermos" sung? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. What color was Al's underwear according to what he said on his August 13, 1984 concert at the Kentucky Fair? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. How many times is the word "car" sung in "Dead Car Battery Blues"? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Which of these is not an Al song? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. What concert-only song (which Al no longer sings) did Al sometimes begin with a note sustained for about ten seconds (especially in the first few times he sung it)? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. What song was combined with Weird Al's song "eBay" to create one song, which won the number one slot on the May 8, 2005 Dr. Demento show? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. In "Hit Me With A Rock", what time did Al he had to be in the house by? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Which of the following songs is not from 1985? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. The rarer Single Version of the already somewhat rare song "School Cafeteria" has a line that the regular version doesn't. In this line, Al says that the cafeteria cook still hasn't gotten the hang of his job after how many years of work? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. As you probably know, Al had a food medley where he'd sing a bunch of songs together about food, which would change the songs it contained quite often. Some food medleys earned individual names. What song does the food medley "More Songs About Food" not contain? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. The song "Miniature Golf" was not written by Al, but he sang it with the band Barnes & Barnes. When Al is singing, he says miniature golf "gives him the blues," despite the fact that who likes it? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. What was Al's parody of "More Than A Feeling"?

Answer: (Four Words)
Question 23 of 25
23. What food is not mentioned in the unreleased song "We Got The Beef"? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. In "Free Delivery", what does Al say will go on and on if you eat too fast? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Okay, now to leave off, a really hard one: on the April 24, 1983, Al sung three very brief excerpts of different songs that weren't by him. What was the third such song?

Answer: (three words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was Weird Al's parody of "Mistake #3", sung only in a few 1985 concerts?

Answer: Make Me Steak #3

In the 1985 "Food Medley" (where Al would sing assorted songs about food), it would be preceded by "Doctor Doctor" and followed by "Burger King", both unreleased songs.
2. Sung once in 1987, Weird Al's parody of "A Matter of Trust" was "A Matter of ____"

Answer: Crust

"A Matter of Crust" was sung at the 72nd National Orange Show on May 16, 1987.
3. Which of the following songs, which were all submitted to Dr. Demento, actually got played on the air?

Answer: Crampton Comes Alive

"Crampton Comes Alive" aired a few times around 1979. "Dead Car Battery Blues", "Psycho", and "American Slob (Single Version)" were submitted but not aired. Copies of "Dead Car Battery Blues" still exist in the hands of collectors (this author has a copy himself), while copies of "Psycho" almost surely don't.

A copy of the single version of "American Slob" is owned by Dr. Demento, who played it at Alcon III in 2000. The less rare Band version, however, was played in 1978.
4. Which of the following songs was only played on the Dr. Demento show once in 1978, and never again?

Answer: Never Met A Person As Wonderful As Me

This song was played on January 8th, 1978. It was never played again, and never released on any album.
5. What song was Al's first recorded parody?

Answer: Dr. D Superstar

This song, "Dr. D Superstar" (which stands for Dr. Demento) was a parody of "Jesus Christ Superstar". A 17-second excerpt aired on the Dr. Demento show on two occasions in 1976, but never the whole thing.
6. On the matter of firsts, what was Weird Al's first recorded song ever, circa 1973?

Answer: Pico and Sepulveda

A version of the song "Pico and Sepulveda" was recorded for a 1973 Dr. Demento contest. Al did not win. Recordings of this song no longer exist, unfortunately.
7. In what year did Al play at Knott's Berry Farm with Dr. Demento, where he played three different rare songs which were never to be played again, as well as one that was almost never played again?

Answer: 1981

He played on June 12, 1981, and was opening for a larger act. On three separate shows, collectively, he played "Dueling Accordions," "12th Street Rag," the almost never again played "More Than a Filling," and a certain song that is considered to possibly be the holy grail of rare Al songs, but whose title possibly shouldn't be mentioned here due to its slightly inappropriate title. Look it up if you really want to know.
8. Due to adjustments of the song to fit the location where Al was singing it, there have been three different parodies by him of the song "Electric Avenue".

Answer: False

There are only two. His unreleased parody of "Electric Avenue" was "Flatbush Avenue," but he changed the lyrics to "Fairfax Avenue" when in California because it was thought California citizens might not be familiar with the Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.
9. What song do the lyrics "And when I was going to be president, the minute the Congress would call my name" come from?

Answer: Hit Me With A Rock

"Hit Me With A Rock" was a song recorded in 1977, and although submitted to Dr. Demento, never got played. It is a parody of "Love Me Like A Rock".
10. In the song "Doctor Doctor", what is the name of Al's doctor?

Answer: Bernie

The first line is "Doctor doctor, and his name is Bernie, Bernie."
11. In what show/movie was the one-line "song" "If I Could Keep Time In A Thermos" sung?

Answer: The Big Al Show

"The Big Al Show" was a short-lived show, featuring a different celebrity each episode. The word "Al" in the title would be replaced by the name of the celebrity hosting the show at the time.

The lyrics to the song were exactly the same as the title, with no more words.
12. What color was Al's underwear according to what he said on his August 13, 1984 concert at the Kentucky Fair?

Answer: Blue

At the Starlight Amphitheater in Burbank, California, on August 13th, 1984, he comically said "now I know what you want to know: 'what color is Al's underwear?'" After a 40 second drumroll, he said "blue."
13. How many times is the word "car" sung in "Dead Car Battery Blues"?

Answer: 6

This song was recorded in 1977.
14. Which of these is not an Al song?

Answer: I Will Survive/Beverly Hillbillies

"Beverly Hillbillies/Miss you" was an early unreleased version of the released "Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies". "Let's Go Crazy/Beverly Hillbillies" was an even earlier (unrecorded) version.
15. What concert-only song (which Al no longer sings) did Al sometimes begin with a note sustained for about ten seconds (especially in the first few times he sung it)?

Answer: Avocado

This song was written in 1979. The last known play of it was on July 17, 1996.
16. What song was combined with Weird Al's song "eBay" to create one song, which won the number one slot on the May 8, 2005 Dr. Demento show?

Answer: I Need Your Loving

This portmanteau of songs was played on a few separate occasions on the Dr. Demento show, often as a top five pick, but managed to land number one on May 8th of 2005.
17. In "Hit Me With A Rock", what time did Al he had to be in the house by?

Answer: 7:00

The exact words were: "She said I had to be in the house by 7:00."
18. Which of the following songs is not from 1985?

Answer: The Joe Franklin Song

The "Joe Franklin Song" is from 1986. The rest are from 1985.
19. The rarer Single Version of the already somewhat rare song "School Cafeteria" has a line that the regular version doesn't. In this line, Al says that the cafeteria cook still hasn't gotten the hang of his job after how many years of work?

Answer: 63

The line is:

"After 63 years in the business, our cook still hasn't got the knack. And all the food in the school cafeteria, comes from care packages that were sent back."
20. As you probably know, Al had a food medley where he'd sing a bunch of songs together about food, which would change the songs it contained quite often. Some food medleys earned individual names. What song does the food medley "More Songs About Food" not contain?

Answer: Spameater

"More Songs About Food", which aired on the November 18th, 1979 Dr. Demento show, contains "Feel Like Throwin' Up", "Throw Gravy On You", "Take Me To The Liver", and "Fatter", in that order.
21. The song "Miniature Golf" was not written by Al, but he sang it with the band Barnes & Barnes. When Al is singing, he says miniature golf "gives him the blues," despite the fact that who likes it?

Answer: His girlfriend

This was first played on the Dr. Demento show on August 17, 1980, and was played a few times after.

The exact line mentioned was:

"Miniature golf gives me the blues, although it keeps my girlfriend amused."
22. What was Al's parody of "More Than A Feeling"?

Answer: More Than A Filling

This was sung at Knott's Berry Farm as part of the food medley.
23. What food is not mentioned in the unreleased song "We Got The Beef"?

Answer: Broth

He mentions stew, but not broth.
24. In "Free Delivery", what does Al say will go on and on if you eat too fast?

Answer: Heartburn

"But just don't eat too fast, or your heartburn will go and on."
25. Okay, now to leave off, a really hard one: on the April 24, 1983, Al sung three very brief excerpts of different songs that weren't by him. What was the third such song?

Answer: Too Fat Polka

The song was written by Arthur Godfrey, who sang the song in its entirety during this show. Weird Al was in the studio, and sung a line of it afterwards.
Source: Author WeirdAlLover

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