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  Golden Earring Multiple Choice Quiz    
Multiple Choice
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This is a quiz about the Dutch rock group Golden Earring. They have made many a great album from the middle '60s onwards.
Average, 10 Qns, alanmusichare, Oct 10 18
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Oct 10 18
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  The Ultimate Golden Earring Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the Dutch rockband Golden Earring. Have fun!
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Thomas_Magnum
Oct 10 18
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trivia question Quick Question
For which Dutch musician did Golden Earring write songs?

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Golden Earring Trivia Questions
1. What was the name of the lead singer of Golden Earring that followed Frans Krassenburg?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: Barry Hay

The lead singer of Golden Earring was Barry Hay. Before Barry it was Frans Krassenburg. George Kooymans also sings, but he is mainly a guitarist.

2. What was Golden Earring's biggest hit in the UK in the 1970s?

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Answer: Radar Love

"Radar Love" reached number seven in 1973 in the UK charts. Bill Lamb, from About.com Guide, rated it the best "driving song" in 2010.

3. What was the name of the album that Golden Earring released in 2016?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: The Hague

The album is "The Hague", this album is available both on CD and on record. On the album cover is a picture of an old moped. This moped was very common in The Hague "back in the days".

4. Name the double album that Golden Earring released in 1969.

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: On the Double

This album was a mix of '60s pop and progressive rock. It was quite an ambitious thing to record a double album in the late '60s, when not many groups had done it.

5. What was the name of the drummer of Golden Earring?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: Cesar Zuiderwijk

The drummer is Cesar Zuiderwijk. His real name is Cor Zuiderwijk, but he preferred to be called Cesar.

6. What was the group's biggest US hit in 1982?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: Twilight Zone

"Twilight Zone" reached number ten on the US Billboard Hot Hundred chart. The song was released off the album "Cut" (1982). According to Wikipedia, the idea for the song came from the TV series "The Twilight Zone".

7. Golden Earring released a covers album in 1995. What was it called?

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Answer: Love Sweat

"Love Sweat" was an album of great song covers by artists like Chris Spedding, Bob Seger, Love, The Beach Boys, and many more. It was released off the Columbia music label.

8. Golden Earring was the second name of the band. What was the first name?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: Golden Earrings

First the band was called Golden Earrings In 1969 the band got rid of the s. The new name was an indication that the band started to have some serious successes with a solid team of four band members.

9. What famous song by The Byrds did Golden Earring record in 1969?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: Eight Miles High

"Eight Miles High" is an epic long track which took up one side of the album (also titled "Eight Miles High"). It has been used in their live sets for decades.

10. Who played keyboard and was a member of the band for a short time?

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Answer: Robert Jan Stips

Although his musical skills were very much appreciated, the band decided to go on without a keyboard player. Nowadays the bass player Rinus Gerritsen plays bass on a keyboard sometimes.

11. Which Golden Earring album, released in 1973, had song titles written in braille on the back cover?

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Answer: Hearing Earring

"Hearing Earring" was the first album to be released on the Track label. It was a compilation of two previous albums, "Seven Tears" and "Together".

12. What famous drinks company did Golden Earring sing about in 1966 on a song called "Things Go Better"?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: Coca-Cola

The song was titled "Things Go Better/Rum and Coca Cola". In the '60s, the Coca-Cola company would use many artists to sing jingles, including Roy Orbison, The Box Tops, Freddie and the Dreamers, The Moody Blues, and Neil Diamond.

13. How long were did Golden Earring play as a band?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: Over 50 years

The band has been playing for over 50 years. They celebrated this with a special concert in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. The band has been playing since 1965.

14. For which Dutch musician did Golden Earring write songs?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: Anouk

Barry Hay and George Kooymans wrote a couple songs for Anouk. Anouk is a famous Dutch singer, who started with songs written by the Golden Earring.

15. Released in 2000, what was the name of the band's four-CD box set?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: The Devil Made Us Do It: 35 Years

This four CD box set covered a lot of great tracks from the 1960s to 2000. It also included some rare singles and solo songs.

16. Which band member always wore sunglasses?

From Quiz Golden Earring

Answer: Barry Hay

The lead singer Barry always wore sunglasses, it's part of his image. In old recordings he sometimes doesn't wear them, but nowadays he wears them all the time.

17. In 2003, the band recorded an album called "Millbrook U.S.A.". Which state is Millbrook in?

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Answer: New York

The album was called "Millbrook U.S.A.", because that was where Golden Earring recorded the album. It was recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios, from 2002-2003.

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