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Quiz about Weird Al The Parodies
Quiz about Weird Al The Parodies

Weird Al: The Parodies Trivia Quiz


Half of Weird Al's oeuvre consists of parodies of works by other artists. This quiz is about these songs.

A multiple-choice quiz by asutbone. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
asutbone
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
132,512
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
14 / 25
Plays
5795
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (11/25), seymourbuts (25/25), Guest 68 (22/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. Which of the following artists was not parodied on Al's first album, "Weird Al Yankovic", released in 1983? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. "I Love Rocky Road" is a parody of "I Love Rock 'n Roll" by which female artist? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. On to Al's second album, "In 3-D", released in 1984. The third track on this album, "The Brady Bunch", is a parody of which song? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. "In 3-D" marked the first appearance of one of Al's hallmarks, the polka medley of popular songs. This polka is called "Polkas On 45." Which of the following songs can not be found in this polka? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Al's third album, released in 1985, was "Dare To Be Stupid." One of the songs he parodied on the album was Huey Lewis and the News' "I Want A New Drug." Al changed the song to "I Want A New..." Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which of the following from "Dare To Be Stupid" is NOT a parody? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. The song "Dare To Be Stupid" is a Weird Al original, but it is described as a style parody of a certain 80s band. Which band is it? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Al released his fourth album in 1986, titled "Polka Party!" True to form, the album included four parodies of popular songs. Which artist did not have a song parodied? (Hint - we're not talking about polkas here.) Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. "Polka Party!" featured a polka called...well..."Polka Party!" Which song was not included in the medley? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Al followed up the commercial flop that was "Polka Party!" in 1988 with his fifth album, "Even Worse." Michael Jackson was the subject of an Al parody for the second time in his career (a record that still stands). His song "Bad" became what?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 11 of 25
11. Which Billy Idol cover did Al parody on "Even Worse"? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. In the summer of 1989, Al released his motion picture masterpiece, "UHF." It was pronounced dead on arrival at the box office. Along with it, Al released a soundtrack album that actually contained six songs and skits from the movie, and seven other tracks. Which of these parodies was in the movie? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Al's polka offering on this album was a medley of tunes by one band, The Rolling Stones, called "Hot Rocks Polka." Which of the following Rolling Stones tunes was not included in the medley? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Al jump started his sagging career in 1992 with "Off The Deep End." It featured a parody of a song by a band that was fast making a name for itself and popularizing grunge music in the process. What was that band called?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 15 of 25
15. Which early nineties superstar(s) did not have a song parodied by Al on "Off The Deep End"? (Again - we're not talking about polkas.) Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. "Trigger Happy" was another original by Al that was a style parody of another band. Which sixties group was parodied this time? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Album number 8 for Weird Al was released in 1993, titled "Alapalooza." "Bedrock Anthem" was Al's ode to the Flintstones, set to two songs by which artist(s)? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Al's polka on "Alapalooza" was, for the first time in his career, a setting of an entire song to a polka beat. What song was it? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. 1996 saw the release of Al's 9th album, "Bad Hair Day." One artist or band parodied on this album was publicly upset with Al's treatment of his/her/their song. Who was it? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. "Cavity Search" was based on which song by U2? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. In 1999, Al released his 10th studio album, "Running With Scissors." The album featured a Star Wars based parody called "The Saga Begins," based on a classic rock song called... Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Which of the following artists did not have a song parodied on "Running With Scissors"? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Al's polka on "Running With Scissors" was entitled "Polka Power!" Which of the following songs was not included in the medley? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. In 2003, twenty years after his first release, "Weird Al" Yankovic offered his eleventh album, "Poodle Hat." It featured a parody of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, which Al renamed... Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. "Poodle Hat" also featured an original called "Bob", a style parody of a famous singer/songwriter. Who? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following artists was not parodied on Al's first album, "Weird Al Yankovic", released in 1983?

Answer: Michael Jackson

"Weird Al" first parodied Michael Jackson on his second album, "In 3-D" with his first career defining hit, "Eat It." On his self-titled debut, he parodied Toni Basil's "Mickey" with a tribute to "I Love Lucy" entitled "Ricky"; Queen's "Another One Bites The Dust" with "Another One Rides The Bus"; and The Knack's "My Sharona" with "My Balogna", which was also his first single.
2. "I Love Rocky Road" is a parody of "I Love Rock 'n Roll" by which female artist?

Answer: Joan Jett

"Weird Al" didn't go after Madonna until "Like A Surgeon" on his third album, "Dare To Be Stupid." Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty's "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" was parodied on this album in "Stop Draggin' My Car Around." Pat Benatar has never been parodied by Al, but she was included in this question because that's who Britney Spears thinks recorded "I Love Rock 'n Roll."
3. On to Al's second album, "In 3-D", released in 1984. The third track on this album, "The Brady Bunch", is a parody of which song?

Answer: "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats

"I Lost On Jeopardy" was a parody of "Our Love's In Jeopardy." "King Of Suede" lampooned "King Of Pain", and "Theme From Rocky XIII (The Rye Or The Kaiser)" came from "The Eye Of The Tiger."
4. "In 3-D" marked the first appearance of one of Al's hallmarks, the polka medley of popular songs. This polka is called "Polkas On 45." Which of the following songs can not be found in this polka?

Answer: "Whip It" by Devo

The Devo song included in the polka is actually "Jocko Homo." Other songs included in this polka are "Sex (I'm a...)" by Berlin, "Hey Jude" by The Beatles, "L.A. Woman" by The Doors, "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix, "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner, "Every Breath You Take" by The Police, "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones, and "My Generation" by The Who.
5. Al's third album, released in 1985, was "Dare To Be Stupid." One of the songs he parodied on the album was Huey Lewis and the News' "I Want A New Drug." Al changed the song to "I Want A New..."

Answer: Duck

"I want a new duck / One that won't steal my beer / One that won't stick his bill in my mail /One that knows 'The duck stops here' /One that won't drive me crazy /Waddling all around /One who'll teach me how to swim /And help me not to drown /And show me how to get down / How to get down, baby (get it?)"
6. Which of the following from "Dare To Be Stupid" is NOT a parody?

Answer: George Of The Jungle

"George Of The Jungle" is actually a cover of the theme song to the cartoon of the same name. "Yoda" is a parody of "Lola" by the Kinks. "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch" is a parody of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", and "Like A Surgeon" is Al's comedic rendition of Madonna's "Like A Virgin."
7. The song "Dare To Be Stupid" is a Weird Al original, but it is described as a style parody of a certain 80s band. Which band is it?

Answer: Devo

Not only does the song make fun of Devo's musical stylings and lyrical oddities, but the video has Al and his band running around in yellow jumpsuits and funky hats, a la Devo. Al would later mock Oingo Boing with "You Make Me" on "Even Worse," and They Might Be Giants with "Everything You Know Is Wrong" from "Bad Hair Day".
8. Al released his fourth album in 1986, titled "Polka Party!" True to form, the album included four parodies of popular songs. Which artist did not have a song parodied? (Hint - we're not talking about polkas here.)

Answer: Rolling Stones

"Toothless People" was a parody of a Mick Jagger solo single, "Ruthless People", not The Rolling Stones. "Living With A Hernia" was a parody of James Brown's "Living In America," while Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love" got altered to "Addicted To Spuds", and El DeBarge's "Who's Johnny?" was changed to "Here's Johnny."
9. "Polka Party!" featured a polka called...well..."Polka Party!" Which song was not included in the medley?

Answer: "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel

The Peter Gabriel song featured in "Polka Party!" was "Sledgehammer." Other songs featured were "Sussudio" by Phil Collins, "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie, "Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin, "What You Need" by INXS, "Harlem Shuffle" by Rolling Stones, "Venus" by Shocking Blue, "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco, and "Shout" by Tears for Fears.
10. Al followed up the commercial flop that was "Polka Party!" in 1988 with his fifth album, "Even Worse." Michael Jackson was the subject of an Al parody for the second time in his career (a record that still stands). His song "Bad" became what?

Answer: Fat

The video featured Al morphing into a fat guy in Michael Jackson's leather jacket, and dancing with a gang of fat guys in the subway.
11. Which Billy Idol cover did Al parody on "Even Worse"?

Answer: Mony Mony

"Mony Mony" was originally performed by Tommy James and The Shondells, but Al based his parody, called "Alimony", on Billy Idol's cover.
12. In the summer of 1989, Al released his motion picture masterpiece, "UHF." It was pronounced dead on arrival at the box office. Along with it, Al released a soundtrack album that actually contained six songs and skits from the movie, and seven other tracks. Which of these parodies was in the movie?

Answer: "Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies"

"Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" is featured in a dream sequence as Al's character imagines being on "The Beverly Hillbillies". Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, the original artists of "Money For Nothing", played guitar on the track. "Isle Thing" is a Gilligan's Island themed parody of Tone Loc's "Wild Thing." "She Drives Like Crazy" is based on Fine Young Cannibals' "She Drives Me Crazy." "Spam" comes from REM's "Stand."
13. Al's polka offering on this album was a medley of tunes by one band, The Rolling Stones, called "Hot Rocks Polka." Which of the following Rolling Stones tunes was not included in the medley?

Answer: "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" had already been used in a polka, way back on "In 3-D". Other Rolling Stones songs included were "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Honky Tonk Women", "Under My Thumb", "Ruby Tuesday", "Miss You", "Get Off Of My Cloud", "Shattered", and "Let's Spend The Night Together."
14. Al jump started his sagging career in 1992 with "Off The Deep End." It featured a parody of a song by a band that was fast making a name for itself and popularizing grunge music in the process. What was that band called?

Answer: Nirvana

Al called lead singer Kurt Cobain up on the set of Saturday Night Live to get permission to do the parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit." When Cobain asked if it was a song about food, Al had to admit that it was about how no one could understand the lyrics. Cobain let him do it anyway.
15. Which early nineties superstar(s) did not have a song parodied by Al on "Off The Deep End"? (Again - we're not talking about polkas.)

Answer: Vanilla Ice

It's interesting that one of Al's most memorable albums contained parodies of "The Right Stuff" by New Kids On The Block ("The White Stuff"), "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer ("I Can't Watch This"), "Baby Don't Forget My Number" and "Blame It On The Rain" by Milli Vanilli ("The Plumbing Song"), as well as "Rico Suave" by Gerardo ("Taco Grande"). "Ice Ice Baby", by Vanilla Ice, was included in "Polka Your Eyes Out", but not parodied.
16. "Trigger Happy" was another original by Al that was a style parody of another band. Which sixties group was parodied this time?

Answer: The Beach Boys

"Trigger Happy" features the happy style of music used by the Beach Boys in songs like "Surfin' USA", "Surfin' Safari", and "Fun Fun Fun."
17. Album number 8 for Weird Al was released in 1993, titled "Alapalooza." "Bedrock Anthem" was Al's ode to the Flintstones, set to two songs by which artist(s)?

Answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Bedrock Anthem" was a combination of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under The Bridge" and "Give It Away." Billy Ray Cyrus got reamed by Al in "Achy Breaky Song." Richard Harris' "MacArthur Park" got turned into a song about the recently released "Jurassic Park." Aerosmith's "Livin' On The Edge" became "Livin' In The Fridge."
18. Al's polka on "Alapalooza" was, for the first time in his career, a setting of an entire song to a polka beat. What song was it?

Answer: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

The "Bohemian Polka" did not skip or change a word of the original, just sped it up and put in a polka background. I really want to hear a "Stairway To Heaven" polka, though.
19. 1996 saw the release of Al's 9th album, "Bad Hair Day." One artist or band parodied on this album was publicly upset with Al's treatment of his/her/their song. Who was it?

Answer: Coolio

Coolio got upset because he claimed that Al had asked for permission, he said no, and Al did the song anyway. Al claims that he heard from his record company that Coolio said yes. As far as I know, the Presidents didn't mind "Gump" being based on "Lump", Soul Asylum didn't care that "Syndicated, Inc." was based on "Misery," and TLC had no problems with "Phony Calls" being based on "Waterfalls."
20. "Cavity Search" was based on which song by U2?

Answer: "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"

"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" was originally released as a single associated with the Batman Forever soundtrack. It remains the only U2 song Al has ever been associated with (that includes parodies and polkas.)
21. In 1999, Al released his 10th studio album, "Running With Scissors." The album featured a Star Wars based parody called "The Saga Begins," based on a classic rock song called...

Answer: "American Pie" by Don McLean

Al compiled this song based on internet spoilers about "The Phantom Menace", which was the big anticipated movie of that summer. Only a few things had to be changed in the song, and the album was released barely a month after the movie.
22. Which of the following artists did not have a song parodied on "Running With Scissors"?

Answer: The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Al's foray into the neo-swing genre was "Grapefruit Diet", based on "Zoot Suit Riot" by Cherry Poppin' Daddies. He parodied Puff Daddy with "It's All About The Pentiums" (based on "It's All About The Benjamins"), The Offspring with "Pretty Fly For A Rabbi" (based on "Pretty Fly For A White Guy"), and Barenaked Ladies with "Jerry Springer" (based on "One Week").
23. Al's polka on "Running With Scissors" was entitled "Polka Power!" Which of the following songs was not included in the medley?

Answer: "All Star" by Smash Mouth

Smash Mouth did have a song in the polka, but it was "Walking On The Sun." Other songs included were "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger, "Ghetto Superstar" by Pras Michel Gibb, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by The Backstreet Boys, "Intergalactic" by The Beastie Boys, "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba, "Ray of Light" by Madonna, "Push" by Matchbox Twenty, "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind, "Dope Show" by Marilyn Manson, and "Sex and Candy" by Marcy Playground.
24. In 2003, twenty years after his first release, "Weird Al" Yankovic offered his eleventh album, "Poodle Hat." It featured a parody of "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, which Al renamed...

Answer: "Couch Potato"

Eminem denied Al the right to make "Couch Potato" into a video, fearing he'd lose respect as an artist. However, he still allowed Al to produce the song. "Trash Day" was based on Nelly's "Hot In Herre". "Ode To A Superhero" was based on Billy Joel's "Piano Man." "EBay" was based on The Backstreet Boy's "I Want It That Way."
25. "Poodle Hat" also featured an original called "Bob", a style parody of a famous singer/songwriter. Who?

Answer: Bob Dylan

Al sings the lyrics in a Bob Dylan voice, but it's really the lyrics that make the song. Every line is a palindrome, something that can be read both forwards and backwards. The effect sounds just like a Bob Dylan song.
Source: Author asutbone

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