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5 Modest Mouse quizzes and 80 Modest Mouse trivia questions.
1.
  Super Modest Mouse    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Ever heard of Modest Mouse? Good! Take my quiz and have fun!
Average, 20 Qns, hemmingway, Oct 08 06
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  The Lonesome Crowded West    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz for Modest Mouse's "The Lonesome Crowded West" CD.
Average, 15 Qns, Blue_Cadet3, Dec 11 06
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  Modest Mouse Quiz #1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ok, this will be the first of many Modest Mouse quizzes because there is only one on here now...
Tough, 10 Qns, Blue_Cadet3, May 17 10
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  "This Is A Long Drive..." Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz about the Modest Mouse CD "This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About".
Average, 15 Qns, blue_cadet3, Nov 30 06
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  Modest Mouse Quiz #2    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is to tease the mind of the Modest freak.
Average, 20 Qns, blue_cadet3, Jan 05 18
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Jan 05 18
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trivia question Quick Question
In the song "Tiny City Made of Ashes" Isaac says he got a phone call from the Lord telling him to do what?

From Quiz "Modest Mouse Quiz #2"





Modest Mouse Trivia Questions
1. What record company released "The Lonesome Crowded West" CD for Modest Mouse?

From Quiz The Lonesome Crowded West

Answer: Up Records

This CD was done by Up Records in 1997, which is a good follow up to the "Long Drive" full length CD.

2. What happens when "cat comes home"?

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #2

Answer: mice don't feel very free to walk around

This is from the song "Mice Eat Cheese" which was recorded the same time as "Blue Cadet 3, Do You Connect?" but we didn't really see it until "Sad Sappy Sucker".

3. What was the first record that Modest Mouse did?

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #1

Answer: Blue Cadet 3, Do you Connect?

"Blue Cadet 3, Do you Connect?" was pressed in 1994 by K records, "Long Drive" was recorded in 1996 by UP records, "Fruit That Ate Itself" was recorded in 1997 by K records and "Good News" was recorded in 2004 by Epic.

4. Finish this lyric from "The Lonesome Crowded West": "Here's the man with________"

From Quiz The Lonesome Crowded West

Answer: teeth like God's shoeshine

This is a line from the song "Teeth Like God's Shoeshine" and line reads "Here's the man with teeth like God's shoeshine He sparkles shimmers shines".

5. "This one's a doctor, this one's a lawyer", who is the last one?

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #2

Answer: this one's a cash fiend

This is from the song "Doin' the Cockroach" off the "Lonesome Crowded West" CD recorded in 1997 on UP records.

6. What CD and song is this quote from? "Standing in the tall grass, thinking nothing, you know we need oxygen to breath..."

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #1

Answer: "Lonesome Crowded West" / "Cowboy Dan"

This is from "Cowboy Dan" off of the "Lonesome Crowded West" CD pressed in 1997 by UP records.

7. Finish the lyrics..."Whenever I breathe out...."

From Quiz Super Modest Mouse

Answer: You're breathing in

From the song of the same name. Another great song on "Building Something Out Of Nothing".

8. What song is not on the full length version of "The Lonesome Crowded West"?

From Quiz The Lonesome Crowded West

Answer: Baby Blue Sedan

Trick question! "Baby Blue Sedan" is only on the LP version of this album, which was released December 9, 1997.

9. In what year was this CD released in the USA?

From Quiz "This Is A Long Drive..." Quiz

Answer: 1996

This was in fact released in 1996.

10. What is going to happen once we get to the promised land?

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #2

Answer: we're gonna shake the eyes hand

This is a line from the song "Third Planet" off the "Moon and Antartica" CD recorded in 2000 on Epic records.

11. Who does most of the singing for the band?

From Quiz Super Modest Mouse

Answer: Isaac Brock

Scott Swayze does some guitar work, Jeremiah Green is on drums, and Chris Setton does some singing, but Isaac Brock is the Main Mouse.

12. Who recorded this CD?

From Quiz "This Is A Long Drive..." Quiz

Answer: UP Records

This was completed by the guys at UP Records, and as previously stated it was released in 1996 and done in Moon studios in Olympia, Washington.

13. Fill in the rest of this quote from "Here It Comes", "Speak about the future..."

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #2

Answer: in the past tense

"Here It Comes" is a great song from "Everywhere and His Nasty Parlor Tricks" recorded in 2001 with Epic.

14. Finish the lyrics..."I'm trying to drink away the part of the day...."

From Quiz Super Modest Mouse

Answer: That I cannot sleep away

From the song "Polar Opposites" off of the album "The Lonesome Crowded West", another must-have for fans.

15. Finish this lyric from "The Lonesome Crowded West": " And I shout that you're all ____".

From Quiz The Lonesome Crowded West

Answer: fakes

This is a quote from "Trailer Trash". One of my top Modest Mouse songs! The full line is: "And I shout that you're all fakes And you should have seen the look on your face And I guess that's what it takes When comparing your bellyaches."

16. What was the exact release date for this CD in the USA?

From Quiz "This Is A Long Drive..." Quiz

Answer: April 16 1996

This was hopefully a harder one for you! This was originally released on April 16 1996 and is also available in LP vinyl version with some bonus tracks on it.

17. Finish this line from the song "Whenever I Breath Out", "Whenever I breath out_______,"

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #2

Answer: you're breathing it in

This is a quote from "Whenever I Breath Out" from a couple of albums Modest Mouse put out, "Broke" and "Interstate 8".

18. What song is this line from "A fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam"?

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #1

Answer: Float On

This is from "Float On" which is on the "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" CD.

19. Which song from the full length version of "The Lonesome Crowded West" CD has the quote in it: "She was talking with syllable lisp, And everybody she knew was gonna get the twist"

From Quiz The Lonesome Crowded West

Answer: Lounge (Closing Time)

This is an epic song that has great lyrics! The rest of this line goes as follows: "And they all went down and did the porcupine And everybody was feeling high".

20. Going on with the LP vinyl version. What are the names of the bonus tracks on that version of this album?

From Quiz "This Is A Long Drive..." Quiz

Answer: Edit The Sad Parts/ A Manic Depressive Named Laughing Boy

These are great songs that should have been on the CD version of this album, but that was not my call to make.

21. Who does Isaac consider a "Pretty Good Read"?

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #2

Answer: Charles Bukowski

This is from the song "Bukowski" off the "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" CD.

22. Where was the band formed?

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #1

Answer: Issaquah, Washington

It was here that Isaac lived in a shed next to his mother's house, and this is where they say that he started to write the songs that would become Modest Mouse.

23. Finish the lyrics: "Look at your face like you're ..."

From Quiz Super Modest Mouse

Answer: killed in a dream

From the song "Dramamine" off of the album "This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About". I think many of us got our first glimpse of their brilliance when we heard this song back in 1996.

24. Where did Isaac get the name Modest Mouse from?

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #1

Answer: The Mark On The Wall

This is a short story that was written by Virgina Woolf. "The Mark on the Wall" has a line in it that says "I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest mouse-colored people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises."

25. According to Modest Mouse, what are the stars?

From Quiz Super Modest Mouse

Answer: projectors

"The stars are projectors, projecting our lives down to this planet earth."

26. What song on the full length version of "The Lonesome Crowded West" album has this quote in it: "In this life that we call home the years go so fast and the days go so slow."

From Quiz The Lonesome Crowded West

Answer: Heart Cooks Brain

"Heart Cooks Brain" has an amazing guitar riff in it that goes great with its powerful lyrics. The full line reads: "On the way to God don't know my brain's the burger and my heart's the coal,in this life that we call home the years go fast and the days go so slow."

27. In what song do we learn that TV stained Isaac's memories?

From Quiz "This Is A Long Drive..." Quiz

Answer: Novocaine Stain

This is a great quote from "Novocaine Stain" it reads: "When I can work out how it was, Then I'll tell you, TV stained my memories, yeah"

28. Finish this line from "The Stars are Projectors", "The Stars are Projectors, project our lives down to the..."

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #2

Answer: planet Earth

This is a line from the song "The Stars Are Projectors" off "The Moon and Antarctica" recorded in 2000 with Epic.

29. Tell me what CD this song is from: "3 Inch Horses, Two Faced Monsters".

From Quiz Modest Mouse Quiz #1

Answer: Everywhere and His Nasty Parlor Tricks

This is from the EP that they put out in 2001 with Epic Records, "Everywhere and His Nasty Parlor Tricks", which were unreleased tracks produced by Brian Deck.

30. Who was the main producer of "The Lonesome Crowded West"?

From Quiz The Lonesome Crowded West

Answer: Calvin Johnson

Yep Calvin Johnson was the main producer, Isaac Brock and Scott Swayze also helped produce this CD.

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