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Dan Fogelberg Take 2 Trivia Quiz

Okay, so you played the first one, you racked your lyrical brain. Here's another Fogelberg challenge.

A multiple-choice quiz by malizma. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
malizma

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,751

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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541

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This song Fogelberg jokingly calls his 'Disco song.' The chorus says, 'If I had you beside me, then I might just sleep through the night, your love is the promise that guides me all of the days of my life...' Name this 1984 hit. Hint

'Windows and Walls'

'Longer''

'Missing You'

'Heart Hotels'

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which member of the Eagles sang back up on the song 'Hard To Say'? Hint

Joe Walsh

Timothy B. Schmidt

Glenn Frey

Don Henley

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Question 3 of 10

3. What crisis was the song 'Face the Fire' written about ? Hint

Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster

Watergate

Love Canal

The Vietnam War

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Question 4 of 10

4. What well-known figure is the song 'Is That All There Is' written about ? Hint

Donald Trump

Ross Pierot

Irving Azoff

Ronald Reagan

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the subject of the song 'Windows and Walls'? Hint

Alcoholism

Loneliness

Cocaine Use

Criminals

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of his 1987 album that he jokingly calls his 'Divorce' album ? Hint

'The Phoenix'

'Exiles'

'Windows and Walls'

'The Wild Places'

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the Traveling Salesman's love in the song, '_____ and the Traveling Salesman'? Hint

Cherry

Magnolia

Rose

Daisy

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Question 8 of 10

8. True or False: Joni Mitchell sang back up on the song 'The Nexus' from 'The Innocent Age.'

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the song 'To the Morning,' who might send mail ? Hint

an old friend or even a lover

a former girlfriend that is far away

your mother and father

a lost sister or brother

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the song 'The Last Nail' from 'Captured Angel', He sings that his former lover is now married and raising a child and lives somewhere in what northern state ? Hint

Vermont

New York

Pennsylvania

Maine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: 'Missing You'

Dan Fogelberg jokingly called 'Missing You' his disco song. It went as high as number nine on the charts.

2. Which member of the Eagles sang back up on the song 'Hard To Say'?

Answer: Glenn Frey

This would be Glenn Frey. you can hear his tenor singing the line 'It's Hard To Say' on the second chorus.

3. What crisis was the song 'Face the Fire' written about ?

Answer: Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster

This song appeared on 1979's 'Phoenix' Album and is about the Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster. Fogelberg used the song also to promote solar energy.

4. What well-known figure is the song 'Is That All There Is' written about ?

Answer: Donald Trump

The song is dedicated to Millionaire, Donald Trump. Fogelberg sings, 'Sitting pretty in your trophy room.. Just reminds you of the wasted time and the lateness of the year.'

5. What is the subject of the song 'Windows and Walls'?

Answer: Loneliness

This is a song about loneliness in the elderly population. The song is about a widow who rarely gets out and rarely has contact with others. It is a very sad reality for many seniors who's loved ones have either passed on or moved away.

6. What is the name of his 1987 album that he jokingly calls his 'Divorce' album ?

Answer: 'Exiles'

It would be 'Exiles.' Most songs on this album are about the loss of love. It spawned two top 20 hits including 'She Don't Look Back' and 'Seeing You Again.'

7. What is the name of the Traveling Salesman's love in the song, '_____ and the Traveling Salesman'?

Answer: Magnolia

It would be Magnolia. The song is a sweet southern twinged ballad of unrequited love. ' I spend a night now and then passing through town on my travels, but some day, I'm gonna come back to stay, Magnolia, I'm coming home.'

8. True or False: Joni Mitchell sang back up on the song 'The Nexus' from 'The Innocent Age.'

Answer: True

This is true. Joni Mitchell sang back-up on 'The Nexus' as did the Heart of Darkness Chorale. It is a terrific piece if you are not familiar with it.

9. In the song 'To the Morning,' who might send mail ?

Answer: an old friend or even a lover

'Waiting for mail, maybe a tale, from an old friend or even a lover' is the lyric to this very early recording. 'To The Morning' appeared on Fogelberg's first album 'Home Free.'

10. In the song 'The Last Nail' from 'Captured Angel', He sings that his former lover is now married and raising a child and lives somewhere in what northern state ?

Answer: Pennsylvania

'I hear you've taken on a husband and child, and live somewhere in Pennsylvania' sings Fogelberg. The song talks about regret and lost love.

Source: Author malizma

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