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Quiz about Pink Floyd
Quiz about Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd Multiple Choice Quiz | Music


This quiz has a variety of questions from information on Pink Floyd's studio albums to live performances. Have fun and good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by YourMomma711. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
YourMomma711
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
203,529
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
1696
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Question 1 of 15
1. At the very beginning of "In the Flesh?" and at the very end of "Outside the Wall" the same accordion melody can be heard. If you listen closely, a short phrase is said during these sections of the two songs. What is the phrase that is said in these parts that links the album together? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who plays bass on the song "One Of These Days" off of the 1971 album "Meddle"? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Roy Harper sang on the track "Have a Cigar" on the 1975 album "Wish You Were Here."


Question 4 of 15
4. Who played guitar with Pink Floyd during their 1977 "Wish You Were Here/Animals" tour and on their 1980-81 "The Wall" tour?

Answer: (Two words, first and last name, also played with Thin Lizzy)
Question 5 of 15
5. What song was played live for the last time on May 9th, 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. When was "The Dark Side of the Moon" released in the United States? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What is the longest known complete performance of "The Dark Side of the Moon"? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What happened during a live Pink Floyd concert on Monday, March 5th, 1973? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. "The Wall" live shows were truly an experience, rather than just a concert. They included a giant 30 foot wall, many stage props, and animations. True or false- Pink Floyd played two songs in concert with a separate "surrogate" band, playing the exact same music as Pink Floyd themselves.


Question 10 of 15
10. During a photo shoot for the "Animals" album cover, the giant inflatable pig hanging above the Battersea Power Station broke free and sailed into the sky.


Question 11 of 15
11. What was the "lost" Pink Floyd album called? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Before it became the 17 minute "Dogs" that appeared on "Animals", "Dogs" appeared under a different name, with slightly altered lyrics. What was the name of the song?

Answer: (3/4 Words, think of the first few lines to "Dogs")
Question 13 of 15
13. Who says the line "There is no dark side of the moon, really...matter of fact, it's all dark"? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What was "The Dark Side of the Moon's" working title? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What is on the cover of the 1971 album "Meddle"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. At the very beginning of "In the Flesh?" and at the very end of "Outside the Wall" the same accordion melody can be heard. If you listen closely, a short phrase is said during these sections of the two songs. What is the phrase that is said in these parts that links the album together?

Answer: Isn't this where we came in?

At the end of "Outside the Wall" on the second disc, the first part of the phrase is said- "isn't this where..." and then at the very beginning of "In the Flesh?" the line "...we came in" is said.
2. Who plays bass on the song "One Of These Days" off of the 1971 album "Meddle"?

Answer: Roger Waters and David Gilmour

David Gilmour and Roger Waters both play bass on "One Of These Days", if you listen closely, the bass parts are on panned differently, one in the right speaker and one in the left. The second bass comes in during the intro.
3. Roy Harper sang on the track "Have a Cigar" on the 1975 album "Wish You Were Here."

Answer: True

Roy Harper provided the vocals.
4. Who played guitar with Pink Floyd during their 1977 "Wish You Were Here/Animals" tour and on their 1980-81 "The Wall" tour?

Answer: Snowy White

Snowy White played on tour with Pink Floyd, playing rhythm guitar and harmonies. He played lead guitar on "Have a Cigar" and an added second solo to Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2). Snowy White also recorded an extended version of Pigs on the Wing, which included both parts linked together by a Snowy White guitar solo.
5. What song was played live for the last time on May 9th, 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum?

Answer: Careful With That Axe, Eugene

The instrumental "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" was played as the second encore on May 9th, 1977. Touring guitarist Snowy White was told of the band's intentions on playing the song just before they were to go back on to play the encore. Snowy White had not even head of the song. It would be the first and last time he would ever play the song.
6. When was "The Dark Side of the Moon" released in the United States?

Answer: March 10th, 1973

"The Dark Side of the Moon" was released on March 10th, 1973, 4 days after David Gilmour's 27th birthday (March 6th).
7. What is the longest known complete performance of "The Dark Side of the Moon"?

Answer: 64 minutes and 30 seconds

The longest known performance of "The Dark Side of the Moon" is 64 minutes and 30 seconds long. The shortest is 38 minutes.
8. What happened during a live Pink Floyd concert on Monday, March 5th, 1973?

Answer: Pyrotechnics that were set off during "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" blew up the PA system

All of these events actually happened. The pyrotechnics blew up the PA on March 5th, 1973, the pyramid was blown away on June 20th, 1975, the sound effects for "Money" broke down on January 20th, 1972, and the PA stack failed and Rick Wright's organ went out of tune on July 5th, 1975.
9. "The Wall" live shows were truly an experience, rather than just a concert. They included a giant 30 foot wall, many stage props, and animations. True or false- Pink Floyd played two songs in concert with a separate "surrogate" band, playing the exact same music as Pink Floyd themselves.

Answer: True

This is true. In fact, Pink Floyd didn't even play the concert opener, "In the Flesh?". The separate, "surrogate" band played it, wearing masks molded to the faces of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, and Nick Mason. The audience doesn't realize this until after the song, where the surrogate band in frozen and lowered out of place. Later, during "In the Flesh" in the second half of the show, the surrogate band plays behind Pink Floyd, wearing the same clothes as Pink Floyd had on earlier in the show, while the Floyd wore satin shirts with the marching hammers symbol on them.
10. During a photo shoot for the "Animals" album cover, the giant inflatable pig hanging above the Battersea Power Station broke free and sailed into the sky.

Answer: True

Roger Waters wanted the cover for "Animals" to be an actual photo, instead of a computerized picture, so the tied up a giant inflatable pig to the Battersea Power Station in London. On the second day of shooting, the pig broke free and sailed into the sky, causing pilots and air traffic control to report a flying pig! In the end, the picture was a computer edited mixture between two pictures, one of the pig, and one of the power station.
11. What was the "lost" Pink Floyd album called?

Answer: The Massed Gadgets of Auximenies

"The Massed Gadgets of Auximenies" was never recorded as a studio album, yet it was played live in 1969. It was played in two parts- "The Man" and "The Journey". Many of the songs from this "album" were later brought back as tracks on other albums.
12. Before it became the 17 minute "Dogs" that appeared on "Animals", "Dogs" appeared under a different name, with slightly altered lyrics. What was the name of the song?

Answer: Gotta Be Crazy

"Gotta Be Crazy" and "Raving and Drooling" were both played live in 1974, three years before they would return on "Animals" as "Dogs" and "Sheep". Pink Floyd also played "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" during that same tour, which would later be featured a year later on Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".
13. Who says the line "There is no dark side of the moon, really...matter of fact, it's all dark"?

Answer: Jerry Driscoll (Abbey Road Doorman)

Peter Watts, Jerry Driscoll, Henry McCulloch, and other friends of the band were all asked questions written on notecards by Roger Waters. The answers to these questions were recorded and added as sound effects spread throughout the album. Paul McCartney's voice was recorded, but not used.
14. What was "The Dark Side of the Moon's" working title?

Answer: Eclipse

"The Dark Side of the Moon" was originally titled Eclipse (A Piece For Assorted Lunatics), as well as containing the song Eclipse.
15. What is on the cover of the 1971 album "Meddle"?

Answer: A human ear

The cover of "Meddle" actually shows a human ear with water droplets that represent sound waves. Turn the cover on it's side to visualize the ear better.
Source: Author YourMomma711

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