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5 Midnight Oil quizzes and 50 Midnight Oil trivia questions.
1.
  Burning the Midnight Oil    
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
Find the Midnight Oil Songs
I will give you ten Midnight Oil songs and six songs by other bands, and you pick out the songs that Midnight Oil recorded.
Easier, 10 Qns, blake_aus_nsw, Oct 23 24
Easier
blake_aus_nsw gold member
Oct 23 24
174 plays
2.
  Blue Sky Mining    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a lyric quiz for Midnight Oil, all songs from the album "Blue Sky Mining."
Average, 10 Qns, bookworm78, Dec 18 23
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bookworm78
Dec 18 23
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3.
  Early Midnight Oil    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these questions relate to the Oil's first two albums.
Average, 10 Qns, Eraserhead, Jan 21 03
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Eraserhead
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4.
  Midnight Oil    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Midnight Oil - a rock band that has a lot of credibility and longevity - produced some big hits from the late 70s to late 80s. This quiz has a few lines song titles to be completed, as well as matching the song with the album.
Tough, 10 Qns, buguru, Apr 01 06
Tough
buguru
811 plays
5.
  Midnight Oil Songs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you the name of a song. Can you guess which album it was first released on? All questions are multiple choice, so it shouldn't be too hard.
Tough, 10 Qns, psb1969, Feb 21 04
Tough
psb1969
563 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What is the title of Midnight Oil's first album?

From Quiz "Early Midnight Oil"




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Midnight Oil Trivia Questions
1. From which song would you find the lyric: "Don't want to talk about Elvis Presley. Don't want to see his white shoes walkin' around and around and around and around over here."?

From Quiz Blue Sky Mining

Answer: Stars of Warburton

Midnight Oil consisted of mainly Robert Hirst, James Moginie and Peter Garrett until 2002 when Garrett left the group. (Also included are Dwayne "Bones" Hillman, Martin Rotsen, Andrew James and Peter Gifford.)

2. Which album was the song 'Kosciusko' first released on?

From Quiz Midnight Oil Songs

Answer: Red Sails in the Sunset

'Kosciusko' is the 8th song on the the album. 'Red Sails in the Sunset' is The Oil's 6th album.

3. On which station does Peter Garrett find himself at 2am, on Midnight Oil's first album?

From Quiz Early Midnight Oil

Answer: Town Hall

Town Hall Station is a main railway station on Sydney's underground railway.

4. The hit 'The Power and the Passion' appeared on which album?

From Quiz Midnight Oil

Answer: '10 to 1'

This song features a unique drum solo in which Rob Hirst uses not just the normal drum kit but some other, unusual objects, some of which don't come through the experience in one piece.

5. "Who'd like to change the world? Who wants to shoot the curl? Who gets to work for bread? Who wants to get ahead?" These questions and more come from which song?

From Quiz Blue Sky Mining

Answer: One Country

The original band was called The Farm- formed in 1971.

6. Which album was the song 'Antartica' first released on?

From Quiz Midnight Oil Songs

Answer: Blue Sky Mining

'Antartica' is the last song on the the album. 'Blue Sky Mining'is Midnight Oil's 9th album.

7. What is the alternate title for the song "Section 5" on the "Head Injuries" album?

From Quiz Early Midnight Oil

Answer: Bus to Bondi

Although the members of the band hailed from Sydney's Northern Beaches, Bondi is a Southern Beach in Sydney.

8. 'My father went down with the curse of ... ...' What are the final two words of this line?

From Quiz Midnight Oil

Answer: big cities

From the song 'In the Valley' on the 'Earth and Sun and Moon' album.

9. In what song would you hear "Who can remember, we've got to remember!" sung?

From Quiz Blue Sky Mining

Answer: Forgotten Years

Though Midnight Oil is largely considered an 80's and 90's group, their first album was released in 1978.

10. 'Armistice Day' was first released on which album?

From Quiz Midnight Oil Songs

Answer: Place Without a Postcard

'Armistice Day' is the 3rd song on the album. 'Place Without a Postcard' is their 4th album.

11. What is the title of Midnight Oil's first album?

From Quiz Early Midnight Oil

Answer: Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil could regularly be found playing at the Royal Antler Hotel in Narrabeen before making it 'BIG'.

12. What 1969 hit song was covered by Midnight Oil in 2000?

From Quiz Midnight Oil

Answer: The Real Thing

Originally performed by Russell Morris, The Real Thing was written by Johnny Young and produced by Molly Meldrum.

13. What location is spoken about in the following lyrics: "So how stands the city on this winter's night? The city on the hill or so they said."?

From Quiz Blue Sky Mining

Answer: Bedlam Bridge

Midnight Oil is from Australia- though you probably already knew that if you are a fan.

14. 'The Dead Heart' was first released on which album?

From Quiz Midnight Oil Songs

Answer: Diesel and Dust

'Diesel and Dust' is their 8th album. 'The Dead Heart' is the 6th song on the album.

15. What type of change were the band excited about on the first track of "Head Injuries"?

From Quiz Early Midnight Oil

Answer: Cold Cold

"Cold cold change, we were so excited, we smiled all the while, we were taken in."

16. 'Beds are Burning' appeared on which album?

From Quiz Midnight Oil

Answer: 'Diesel and Dust'

'Beds are Burning' was the Oil's biggest hit. In 2001 it was voted one of the top ten Australian songs of 1925 to 2000.

17. 'Koala Sprint' was first released on which album?

From Quiz Midnight Oil Songs

Answer: Head Injuries

'Head Injuries' is Midnight Oil's 2nd album. 'Koala Sprint' is the 5th song on the album.

18. What did the band go surfing with on their first album?

From Quiz Early Midnight Oil

Answer: A spoon

The band started out as a good time surfer band before becoming more political.

19. 'Who can Stand in the ...' What is the final word in this song title?

From Quiz Midnight Oil

Answer: Way

From 'Red Sails in the Sunset', this song has some hard-hitting lyrics about the modern Australian lifestyle.

20. Where are you if you are "light-years away"?

From Quiz Blue Sky Mining

Answer: Mountains of Burma

Midnight Oil is often compared to 2 other great bands, R.E.M. and U2.

21. Which album was 'A Crocodile Cries' first released on?

From Quiz Midnight Oil Songs

Answer: Capricornia

'Capricornia' is their 16th album. 'A Crocodile Cries' is the 6th song on the album.

22. What do the band find themselves back on in a song title from "Head Injuries"?

From Quiz Early Midnight Oil

Answer: The Borderline

Did you know that most of the band have university degrees?

23. Which Oils song is also the name of a continent?

From Quiz Midnight Oil

Answer: Antarctica

This song is the last track on the album 'Blue Sky Mining'.

24. 'Surf's Up Tonight' was first released on which album?

From Quiz Midnight Oil Songs

Answer: Breathe

'Breathe' is their 12th album. 'Surf's Up Tonight' is the 2nd song on the album.

25. What is the name of the record label the band's first albums were recorded on?

From Quiz Early Midnight Oil

Answer: Powderworks

The label's logo is Peter Garrett's famous outstretched palm.

26. What album did 'Comfortable Place on the Couch' appear on?

From Quiz Midnight Oil

Answer: 'Redneck Wonderland'

Another song that has a poke at the modern Australian lifestyle and world view.

27. "Yeah the storm is breaking now, Yes the storm is crashing down." In which song would you find these lyrics?

From Quiz Blue Sky Mining

Answer: Shakers and Movers

"Blue Sky Mining" contains many songs about preserving the environment. Midnight Oil have given concerts for Greenpeace and Save the Whales!

28. 'Outside World' was first released on which album?

From Quiz Midnight Oil Songs

Answer: 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.

'10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1' is Midnight Oil's 5th album. 'Outside World'is the 1st song on the album.

29. On their first album, what song finds the band "on the whiskey flying"?

From Quiz Early Midnight Oil

Answer: Run By Night

"I'm on the whiskey flyin' and I'll run by night."

30. Which female vocalist did Peter Garrett sing a duet with on the album 'Breathe'?

From Quiz Midnight Oil

Answer: Emmy-Lou Harris

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