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The Sixpence None The Richer Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz all about the band Sixpence None the Richer. This quiz will be based on the music, and the members of the band.

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

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Author
Treasurehunter

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
259,382

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the C.S. Lewis' book that the name for the band came from? Hint

Chronicles of Narnia

Mere Christianity

The Pilgrim's Regress

Screwtape Proposes a Toast

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following was not a member of the band, when the band released its first album "This Beautiful Mess" in 1995? Hint

Steven Taylor

Tess Wiley

Leigh Bingham Nash

Matt Slocum

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the 1999 smash hit that peaked at number two on the U.S. Charts and earned the band a Gold Record? Hint

Dancing Queen

There She Goes

Kiss Me

Don't Dream It;'s Over

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following was not a song covered by the band Sixpence None the Richer? Hint

You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

All of these were covered by the band

Love is Blindness

Love Letters in the Sand

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the album released in 1999 that earned a Platinum Certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)? Hint

Sixpence None the Richer

The Beautiful Mess

Divine Discontent

The Fatherless and the Widow

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year did the group disband? Hint

2004

2006

2005

2003

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the 12 years the band performed together, how many songs hit the Adult Top 40 Charts in the United States? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. A Japanese version of "Kiss Me" was released exclusively in Japan.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these was not the name of a label that carried the group during their career? Hint

R.E.X. Music

Curb Records

Squint Entertainment

Reprise Records

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the original demo recorded by Nash and Slocum in the early 1990s? Hint

The Original Demos

Tickets for a Prayer Wheel

The Fatherless and the Widow

The Best of Sixpence None the Richer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the C.S. Lewis' book that the name for the band came from?

Answer: Mere Christianity

"Mere Christianity" was published in 1952 and was based on a series of radio lectures on BBC radio from 1941-1944.

2. Which of the following was not a member of the band, when the band released its first album "This Beautiful Mess" in 1995?

Answer: Steven Taylor

Other original members of the band include J.J. Plasencio, and Dale Baker. The band was formed by Nash and Slocum in 1993, in New Braunfels, Texas. Wiley left the band shortly the release of the album.

3. What was the name of the 1999 smash hit that peaked at number two on the U.S. Charts and earned the band a Gold Record?

Answer: Kiss Me

"Kiss Me" has been used in several teen movies and soaps, such as "Dawson's Creek," "She's All That," and "Not Another Teen Movie."

4. Which of the following was not a song covered by the band Sixpence None the Richer?

Answer: All of these were covered by the band

"You'rw a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was featured on the soundtrack for the feature film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000).

5. What was the name of the album released in 1999 that earned a Platinum Certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)?

Answer: Sixpence None the Richer

The bands' self titled album peaked at number one on the U.S. Heatseekers, and the U.S. Christian Music Charts.

6. In what year did the group disband?

Answer: 2004

Matt Slocum announced via letter to "Contemporary Christian" Magazine in February, 2004 that the group was going to disband.

7. In the 12 years the band performed together, how many songs hit the Adult Top 40 Charts in the United States?

Answer: 4

The La's cover "There She Goes" peaked at number seven. "Don't Dream It's Over" peaked at number nine. "Breathe Your Name" peaked at number 18, and of course "Kiss Me" which peaked at number two.

8. A Japanese version of "Kiss Me" was released exclusively in Japan.

Answer: True

In 2000 on the Colorectal Cancer Benefit Album, "Today Presents: the Best of Summer Concert Series," the Japanese version was featured as a bonus track.

9. Which of these was not the name of a label that carried the group during their career?

Answer: Curb Records

The band was carried on the R.E.X. Music Label from 1993 until the label closed in 1995. The band joined Squint Entertainment in 1995 where they stayed until their disbanding in 2004. During the release of the album "Divine Discontent" the group was also featured on the Reprise Records label.

10. What was the name of the original demo recorded by Nash and Slocum in the early 1990s?

Answer: The Original Demos

"The Original Demos" was recorded at Verge Music Works in Dallas, TX. "The Original Demos" were eventually made into an album titled "The Fatherless and the Widow" which was released on R.E.X. Music label in 1993.

Source: Author Treasurehunter

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