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2 quizzes and 25 trivia questions.
1.
  Better Than Ezra Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A quiz on the lyrics of the Louisiana-based band Better Than Ezra. Unless I state otherwise, I give you the lyric and you give me the song it comes from.
Average, 15 Qns, SuperRo, Nov 26 04
Average
SuperRo
361 plays
2.
  Better Than Ezra, it was Good    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You think you like the band, but do you know them, do you know them better than I do? See for yourself.
Difficult, 10 Qns, rozaleigha, Mar 20 09
Difficult
rozaleigha
376 plays

Better Than Ezra Trivia Questions
1. "We're all a scene in Mona's dream."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Je Ne M'En Souviens Pas

Better Than Ezra consists of Kevin Griffin (guitar and vocals), Travis McNabb (drums), and Tom Drummond (bass). "Je Ne M'en Souviens Pas" means "I Don't Remember It," in French.

2. What is the name of the first album released by Better Than Ezra?

From Quiz Better Than Ezra, it was Good

Answer: Surprise

"Surprise" was the first album they put out released on tape format only. It is rare to find a real copy of this tape.

3. "White light, descending like the color of rain..."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Southern Gurl

Better Than Ezra are actually from Baton Rouge, Lousiana, although they'd like people to believe they're from New Orleans. The band claims that they wrote this song when they were in California and homesick for Lousiana. Their lead singer, Kevin Griffin, said that they just wanted something that reminded them of home, and that desire resulted in the song "Southern Gurl."

4. What is the name of Better Than Ezra's original drummer?

From Quiz Better Than Ezra, it was Good

Answer: Carey Bonnecaze

Carey left in 1996.

5. "In the words you are feigning, do you even care?"

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Porcelain

Better Than Ezra got their start playing at fraternities and bars. "Porcelain" is about unrequited love and obsession. Kevin says, "This is a song about being completely and totally infatuated with someone to the point where you follow them home and watch them go back and forth in front of their window."

6. Who replaced the original drummer?

From Quiz Better Than Ezra, it was Good

Answer: Travis McNabb

Travis stepped in while the band was making "Friction Baby".

7. "And Ramen noodles at 4:30 in the morning when we barely could survive..."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Under You

Better Than Ezra was originally Kevin, Tom, and Cary Bonnecaze. Bonnecaze left the band on amiable terms and was replaced by Travis McNabb. Although Deluxe the band refers to "Deluxe" as their first album, in 1990 they had released a self-produced cassete only album called "Surprise." "Surprise" is now considered to be very rare and is almost impossible to find.

8. What sound track have Better Than Ezra Not been on?

From Quiz Better Than Ezra, it was Good

Answer: Can't Hardly Wait

9. "I remember running through the wet grass and falling a step behind..."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Desperately Wanting

10. What city is Better Than Ezra based in?

From Quiz Better Than Ezra, it was Good

Answer: New Orleans

They are from New Orleans, or the New Orleans area, (they started out in Baton Rouge) one of their songs is "King of New Orleans".

11. "All that wasted talent, but uh, ain't that how it always goes?"

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Allison Foley

"Allison Foley," the fifth track off "How Does Your Garden Grow?" is about a spoiled rich girl who really had no goals in life because she's always had everything handed to her.

12. What is the name of Better Than Ezra's studio?

From Quiz Better Than Ezra, it was Good

Answer: Fudge Studio

13. "Here we are, foreign to their world..."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: At the Stars

Another huge hit for Ezra, this got a LOT of airplay on alternative and pop stations. A lot of people have heard this song and don't realize that it's by Better Than Ezra.

14. "When the lights go up, and the sun has nearly gone down."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: King of New Orleans

15. Who is the fourth musician who plays with Better Than Ezra?

From Quiz Better Than Ezra, it was Good

Answer: Jim Payne

Yes, Jim is often seen at concerts as well as being given credits for being the bands 'spiritual adviser' in album liner notes for "How Does Your Garden Grow".

16. "Well, it's the way we shake and sway. Oh, and it's the passion that you play..."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: In the Blood

"In The Blood" was the first track off of "Deluxe," Better Than Ezra's first album.

17. What lable was Better Than Ezra signed to at the release of "How Does Your Garden Grow"?

From Quiz Better Than Ezra, it was Good

Answer: Elektra

18. "If you walk real fast, and you stay down low..."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Rosealia & Rosalia

"What has he done, my senorita? His kind of love is going to kill you. Do you fake a smile when you dodge the blows? So many times, so many chances, this one could be your last." As the lyrics suggest, "Rosealia" is supposed to be about a woman in a bad situation with her boyfriend (i.e. domestic abuse). Kevin Griffin says, "Rosealia is a very good friend in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and everyone goes through some bad times and this person happened to be in a bad situation, bad relationship and got out of it, like a lot of people I know. And it was like, it was more of a mentally-abusive relationship, and you know...it's a song about her." Rosealia was a big hit for the band: it got a lot of airplay on alternative stations and there was a music video for it.

19. What song is this lyric from? "Past the road to your house That you never called home Where they turned out your lights Though they say you'll never know"

From Quiz Better Than Ezra, it was Good

Answer: Desperately Wanting

From "Friction, Baby".

20. "You come alive to see another's end..."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: One More Murder

This song was featured on the soundtrack for "The X-Files" movie. Other bands featured on that album include The Cure, The Foo Fighters, Sting and Aswad, and The Cardigans.

21. "Sweeter than sour, but getting thinner by the hour."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Extra Ordinary

22. "Low dress blowing in the wind..."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Like It Like That

23. "Rather it be me than go without it. So don't think about it right now."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Long Lost

24. "Pieces of note fall down, but the letter said..."

From Quiz Better Than Ezra Lyrics

Answer: Good

"Good" was really Better Than Ezra's breakthrough. It was their first hit, and it was huge when it came out in 1995. As of 2002, they've had other singles, but none have been able to duplicate the huge success of "Good."

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