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1.
  Big Country    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
For the hardcore Big Country fan. I would like to believe there are a few in this world, although I have yet to make their acquaintance personally. In my opinion, they're the best band in the world, hands down..
Tough, 20 Qns, cptdave, Jul 23 09
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  Big Country - Identify Song From Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Big Country are such a great band with such great lyrics to go with their excellent music! And I had to make this quiz when I saw there is only one other quiz about them. See if you know which songs the following lyrics come from.
Tough, 15 Qns, Doug_from_nz, Sep 16 05
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  Big Country "Steeltown" (album)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some questions about Big Country's second album, 1984's "Steeltown".
Tough, 10 Qns, taumpytom, May 29 20
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Big Country Trivia Questions

1. The first song on Steeltown is "Flame of the West", a song that makes reference to a "stranger" in whose "eyes was the flame of the west". What contemporary political figure was the song in reference to?

From Quiz
Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Stuart was inspired to write the song after Reagan's first visit to the UK - and while the lyrics can also broadly apply to many political figures, the references to Reagan's acting career and nuclear program in the lyrics make the specific reference clear!

2. Easy one here. What was the name of Big Country's first U.S. top 40 song?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: In A Big Country

3. From which "Steeltown" song do the following lyrics come from? "And you seemed so bright and hard / Like a bloody edge of sword / But if you're an enemy / Then you look a lot like me"

From Quiz Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: Tall Ships Go

Many of Stuart Adamson's songs include ship and sailor imagery - the band frequently wrote songs about characters who were working class everymen.

4. See if you know this movie-inspired one... "Hey ma, hey pa Look at me standing tall Brother, sister Look at them bad guys fall."

From Quiz Big Country - Identify Song From Lyrics

Answer: John Wayne's Dream

Another easy one. Unfortunately, I've run out of generosity so the next few questions will require having actually heard the songs.

5. Big Country released their debut album in

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: Summer, 1983

6. The single "East of Eden" had a b-side that was a cover of what Roxy Music song?

From Quiz Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: Prairie Rose

"Prairie Rose" was included on the 1996 reissue of "Steeltown", as well as the B-sides "Bass Dance", "Belief in the Small Man", "Winter Sky", and a 12" version of "Wonderland".

7. What was Big Country's debut single?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: Harvest Home

The song was released in September, 1982

8. What prolific 80s producer was involved with "Steeltown"?

From Quiz Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: Steve Lilywhite

Peter Wolf was not involved with "Steeltown". He was however a producer for the band's 1988 album "Peace In Our Time".

9. Who is the lead singer for Big Country?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: Stuart Adamson

10. In the song "Just a Shadow", what does the narrator think is like being just a shadow, "that the world will never see"?

From Quiz Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: a garden in the forest

Stuart Adamson uses the construction "like (blank) in the forest the world will never see" again in the song "Remembrance Day" on Big Country's next album, "The Seer" - though in that song it's "some flower" instead of "a garden".

11. Stuart Adamson previously was a member of what post-punk combo?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: The Skids

The Skids recorded three albums in 1979-1980.

12. Which "Steeltown" song includes the lyrics "Why care about the weather? It always ends in dark"?

From Quiz Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: East of Eden

While sharing the same name, the song was not intended to explicitly reference the John Steinbeck novel.

13. What was the name of Big Country's debut album?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: The Crossing

14. What color eyes does the girl from the song "Girl With (this color) Eyes" have?

From Quiz Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: Grey

Stuart refers to an Alexandra in the song lyrics - a clear nod to his then wife Sandy.

15. Pity lyrics never let one hear the music or feel the song's atmosphere... "The eagle soars above the clouds The deer ran into the hills And I may walk in cities Where the wolf once had his fill."

From Quiz Big Country - Identify Song From Lyrics

Answer: Eiledon

A very nice song with some nice music. I originally thought "Eiledon" was the name of a girl, or a name for the eagle in the song, or even a place in Scotland. But in fact it means something entirely different. I did some internet research and found the following: First, there is Eildon, a historically notable "beauty spot" whose ancient inhabitants opposed the Roman occupation... Second, there is the word "eidolon" which suggests something which is seen but not quite real. This word can connote something dark and ominous, as in Poe's verse (and in Stuart's warning that "reckoning is drawing near"), but can also mean an ideal, an imaginary thing which is yearned for by the writer. By combining these two distinct words -- Eildon and eidolon -- into "Eiledon", Stuart creates his own ideal "place to call my own". Eiledon is an imaginary place, but it still provides "strength... to see the future through." It sounds plausible enough.

16. Who produced Big Country's first two albums?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: Steve Lillywhite

The other three produced later Big Country efforts.

17. While always included on the remastered bonus track versions of "Steeltown", which song was actually originally from its own EP, released in the same year of 1984?

From Quiz Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: Wonderland

"Heart & Soul" is from "The Crossing" B-sides, and appeared on the "In a Big Country" single. "Song of the South" was the b-side for "One Great Thing" from The Seer sessions. And "Promised Land" was from the "Peace in Our Time" era.

18. In the song "Come Back to Me", who is the point-of-view narrator?

From Quiz Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: The wife of a soldier who has died in war

This song is a poignant look at the loss of life in wartime, from the point of view of someone who could not go to fight.

19. Quite a depessing song, nevertheless very enjoyable. I sound contradictory, I know. "He came like a hero from the factory floor With the sun and moon as gifts But the only son you ever saw Were the two he left you with."

From Quiz Big Country - Identify Song From Lyrics

Answer: Chance

I guess this is Stuart and co's way off saying be careful whom you love. If a baby is suddenly on the way, will your newfound "hero" stick around?

20. What does that line in 'In A Big Country' say?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: Stay Alive

21. And finally, what record label was "Steeltown" released on?

From Quiz Big Country "Steeltown" (album)

Answer: Mercury

Big Country was with Mercury through their first three albums: "The Crossing", "Steeltown", and "The Seer".

22. Tough one. What was the U.K.-only fourth single from 'The Crossing'?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: Chance

23. How many Grammy nominations did Big Country garner for 'The Crossing'?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: Two

The other answers would be accurate in a fair world, in my humble opinion. The band also was named Best New Artist in Rolling Stone's year-end poll.

24. Another song better heard with the music too. "Who saw the fences falling Who broke the ploughman's bread Who heard the winter calling Who wore the tailors thread."

From Quiz Big Country - Identify Song From Lyrics

Answer: Harvest Home

I'm not entirely sure what this song's about, but it's beat and music are so good I just had to include it in my quiz!

25. Big Country's album, 'The Seer', was released in what year?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: 1986

26. This song on the other hand is just as good without the music. "[Song Title] will you show to me The bond between the land and sea? For I am new to mystery I want everything laid out for me."

From Quiz Big Country - Identify Song From Lyrics

Answer: Teacher

If I'd said the song title in the lyrics it would give the answer away...

27. Which phrase would most accurately represent the bulk of Big Country's more popular work?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: Celtic-influenced

28. What was the name of Big Country's second full-length album?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: Steeltown

29. What record label did Big Country record for in the 80's?

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: MercuryPolygram

30. 'In a big country, dreams stay with you, like....'

From Quiz Big Country

Answer: a lover's voice fires the mountainside

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