Dark Side of the Moon Trivia Quiz

Quiz on Pink Floyd's classic album.

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

Author
gosteelers

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
200,146

Updated
Dec 27 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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5580

Awards
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1. Who wrote the majority of the lyrics for "The Dark Side of the Moon?"

Answer: (first and last name, or last name only)

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2. Who was the engineer of "The Dark Side of the Moon?" Hint

Alan Parsons

Pink Floyd

Roger Waters

George Martin

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3. Before "The Dark Side of the Moon" was chosen as the title, what was the working name of the album? Hint

Us and Them

Eclipse

Brain Damage

On the Run

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4. There is something very odd about the song "Money". What is so odd? Hint

David Gilmour does not play on the song

Nick Mason wrote the music

The time signature

It took two years to write the song

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5. "The Dark Side of the Moon" has one of the most recognizable album covers ever. What is on the cover? Hint

A pyramid

A prism

An eclipse of the sun

The moon

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6. What is the subject of the song "Us and Them"? Hint

War

Death

Love

Greed

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7. The album starts and ends with the same sound. What is the sound? Hint

Clocks ticking

A heartbeat

Wind blowing

An explosion

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8. How many years did "The Dark Side of the Moon" initially spend on the Billboard album chart? Hint

Approximately nine years

Approximately thirteen years

Approximately fourteen years

Approximately ten years

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9. This record came out before the days of the compact disc. Vinyl records had two sides. What was the first song on side two?

Answer: (One word.)

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10. How many takes, or tries, did it take David Gilmour to get the guitar solo right for the song "Time"? Hint

Six

One

Fifteen

Thirty-six

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote the majority of the lyrics for "The Dark Side of the Moon?"

Answer: Roger Waters

Roger Waters took over the lyric writing after Syd Barret had a mental breakdown and stopped working with the band.

2. Who was the engineer of "The Dark Side of the Moon?"

Answer: Alan Parsons

Alan Parsons went on to record his own mega selling album, titled "I Robot."

3. Before "The Dark Side of the Moon" was chosen as the title, what was the working name of the album?

Answer: Eclipse

As you know, there is no dark side of the moon. It's all dark.

4. There is something very odd about the song "Money". What is so odd?

Answer: The time signature

The first part of the song is in 7/8 time, then changes to 4/4 during the guitar solo, then back to 7/8 for the finish. David Gilmour can be heard explaining this on the "Classic Album Dark Side of the Moon" DVD.

5. "The Dark Side of the Moon" has one of the most recognizable album covers ever. What is on the cover?

Answer: A prism

When the band was given the choices of album covers, all members instantly picked the prism.

6. What is the subject of the song "Us and Them"?

Answer: War

It's amazing how a song about something as terrible as war can be so beautiful.

7. The album starts and ends with the same sound. What is the sound?

Answer: A heartbeat

When listening to this album you will hear many, many sounds and spoken words in the background.

8. How many years did "The Dark Side of the Moon" initially spend on the Billboard album chart?

Answer: Approximately fourteen years

This album holds the all time record for time spent on the Billboard chart at 741 weeks.

9. This record came out before the days of the compact disc. Vinyl records had two sides. What was the first song on side two?

Answer: Money

The record starts with "Speak to Me". The last song on side one is "The Great Gig in the Sky".

10. How many takes, or tries, did it take David Gilmour to get the guitar solo right for the song "Time"?

Answer: One

Gilmour says that most of the time he does solos in one take. He says after the first time he ends up just repeating himself.

Source: Author gosteelers

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