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The Band Known as War Trivia Quiz

The funk band War officially formed in 1969 in California. This quiz celebrates the band War.

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

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workisboring

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the original lead singer of the band War? Hint

Ray Davies

Carl Douglas

Pete Townshend

Eric Burdon

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Question 2 of 10

2. The first hit by the band War was inspired by an accident which saw the band's keyboard player spill a drink on equipment in the recording studio. What was the name of the song? Hint

Spill the Wine

Drop Your Drink

Don't Spill the Water

Oops! I Spilled My Beer!

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Question 3 of 10

3. War released a second album with their original lead singer in 1970. What was name of the only single released from this album? Hint

Black on Black in Black

They Can't Take Away Our Music

Out of Nowhere

Beautiful New Born Child

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1972, War released a song about being at the wall of sanity and insanity. What was the name of this song? Hint

Slippin' into Darkness

Dropin' Outta Sight

Fallin' off the Wall

Jumpin' of the Wagon

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of War's album which was named the top selling album of 1973? Hint

Goats Head Soup

Brothers and Sisters

The World is a Ghetto

Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which 1972 song by War was based on a 1950s television show? Hint

Leave It to Beaver

The Lone Ranger

The Cisco Kid

I Love Lucy

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Question 7 of 10

7. War released another commercially successful studio album in 1973 titled "Deliver the World". What were the name of the two hit singles from the album? Hint

Me and Baby Brother and Deliver the World

Deliver the World and H2Overture

Gypsy Man and H2Overture

Gypsy Man and Me and Baby Brother

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which War song was played by NASA to link Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts during the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project?

Hint

Blowin' in the Wind

Give Peace a Chance

Why Can't We Be Friends?

War

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which 1975 War song was about cruising around in a popular type of car? Hint

Little Red Corvette

Pink Cadillac

Little Deuce Coupe

Low Rider

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Question 10 of 10

10. War released a greatest hits compilation album in 1976. The group recorded a song celebrating "their time of year". What was the name of the hit single recorded for this album?

Hint

Summer

Spring

Autumn

Winter

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the original lead singer of the band War?

Answer: Eric Burdon

Record producer Jerry Goldstein and singer Eric Burdon formed the band War in 1969. The musicians in band were discovered by Goldstein and Burdon as they were the backing band for Deacon Jones at the Rag Doll in North Hollywood, California. In April of 1970, the band released the album "Eric Burdon Declares "War"".

2. The first hit by the band War was inspired by an accident which saw the band's keyboard player spill a drink on equipment in the recording studio. What was the name of the song?

Answer: Spill the Wine

The 1970 song "Spill the Wine" was the first single released from the War's album "Eric Burdon Declares "War"". The song was War's hit single as it charted in the top five in the United States, Canada, Australia and Mexico. The song was inspired by a recording studio accident by the band's keyboard player Lonnie Jordan.

3. War released a second album with their original lead singer in 1970. What was name of the only single released from this album?

Answer: They Can't Take Away Our Music

Eric Burdon and War released the album "The Black-Man's Burdon" in 1970 before Burdon left the group. The album spawned only one single. The song was titled "They Can't Take Away Our Music" which charted in Canada and the United States.

4. In 1972, War released a song about being at the wall of sanity and insanity. What was the name of this song?

Answer: Slippin' into Darkness

"Slippin' into Darkness" was a single from War's 1971 album "All Day Music".
The single was a top twenty his in the United States. This was the band's first hit single without Eric Burdon as lead singer. The song was about being at the wall of sanity and insanity while trying not to slip into a dark place.

5. What was the name of War's album which was named the top selling album of 1973?

Answer: The World is a Ghetto

"The World Is a Ghetto" was War's fifth studio album. The album spawned two top ten singles on the United States Billboard Hot 100. Billboard magazine awarded "The World Is a Ghetto" as "Album of the Year" as the top selling album of 1973.

6. Which 1972 song by War was based on a 1950s television show?

Answer: The Cisco Kid

The 1972 song "The Cisco Kid" was the highest charting single for the band War. The song peaked at number one in Canada and number two on the United States Billboard Hot 100. The song was based on the adventures of the two main characters from the television show "The Cisco Kid" which ran from 1950 through 1956.

7. War released another commercially successful studio album in 1973 titled "Deliver the World". What were the name of the two hit singles from the album?

Answer: Gypsy Man and Me and Baby Brother

War released the Gold album "Deliver the World" in 1973. The two singles from the album, "Gypsy Man" and "Me and My Brother", both hit the top fifteen on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

8. Which War song was played by NASA to link Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts during the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project?

Answer: Why Can't We Be Friends?

"Why Can't We Be Friends?" was the title track to War's 1975 studio album. The song was a top ten hit in Canada and the United States. The theme of the song was unity and friendship. The song was played by NASA to link Soviet cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts during the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

9. Which 1975 War song was about cruising around in a popular type of car?

Answer: Low Rider

"Low Rider" was a single released from War's 1975 album "Why Can't We Be Friends?". The single was about cruising around in a popular hydraulically hot-rodded car called a low rider. The top ten hit was used in the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused" and the 1978 film "Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke".

10. War released a greatest hits compilation album in 1976. The group recorded a song celebrating "their time of year". What was the name of the hit single recorded for this album?

Answer: Summer

The single "Summer" was recorded for War's 1976 "Greatest Hits" compilation album. The single went gold and was a top ten hit on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

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