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A Fire In The Sky Trivia Quiz

Lyrics to 'Smoke on the Water'

This quiz features a well-known song by the band Deep Purple. Can you fill in all the blanks correctly? Good luck!

by Kalibre. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Kalibre

Time
3 mins

Type

Quiz #
420,272

Updated
Jul 07 25

# Qns
24

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
23 / 24

Plays
50

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (15/24), Twotallgnome (22/24), awr1051 (24/24).

'We all came out to ,
On the Lake Geneva shoreline,
To make records with a
We didn't have much time.
and the Mothers
Were at the best place around,
But some with a flare
Burned the to the ground.

Smoke on the water,
A fire in the sky.
Smoke on the water.

They burned down the .
It died with an sound.
Uh, Claude was running and
Pulling kids out the .
When it all was over,
We had to another place,
But time was running out.
It seemed that we would the race.

Smoke on the water,
A fire in the sky.
Smoke on the water.

We ended up at the Grand Hotel.
It was , , and bare,
But with the Rolling Stones thing just outside,
Making our there.
With a few , a few [old
We a place to sweat.
No matter what we get of this
, I know, I know we'll never forget.'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer:

The song 'Smoke on the Water' is perhaps the most well-known single by the British Rock band Deep Purple, which was formed in London, England, in 1968. It was released as a single from their 1972 album 'Machine Head'. It reached number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1973. It wasn't released in the UK until 1977 and reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song is based on an event which actually occurred when the band was in Montreux, Switzerland, to record their 'Machine Head' album at the Montreux Casino. The band Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention were in concert there, during which a fan fired a flare gun. This caused the heating system to explode, setting the building on fire.

Fortunately, no one was killed as they were evacuated safely. However, the Casino itself was completely destroyed by the fire.

The band watched the inferno from their hotel and the smoke from it over Lake Geneva, and later, the members were inspired to write 'Smoke on the Water' as a result of this. Bassist Roger Glover came up with its title. It, as I previously said, must surely be one of, if not their most, well-recognised songs. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2017.

Source: Author Kalibre

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