Eine Kleine Floydmusik :-) Trivia Quiz

This covers virtually the whole career of Pink Floyd, from their early days in 1966 to the present. I've tried to keep it simple enough, but there are a couple which only true fans might know. :-) ENJOY!

A multiple-choice quiz by --xKIWIx--. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Updated
Dec 03 21

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1. Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright met when all three were studying what? Hint

Art

English Literature

Music

Architecture

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2. From what famous story did the band get the title of their first album, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn'? Hint

The Lord Of The Rings

To Kill A Mockingbird

The Pied Piper Of Hamelin

The Wind In The Willows

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3. 'I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like, it's got a basket, a bell that rings, and things to make it look good, I'd give it to you if I could but I ________
__'

Answer: (Two Words: I didn't beg or steal it...)

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4. Who won a Grammy Award for his production work on the Floyd's 1973 mammoth album 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'? Hint

Brian Eno

Norman Smith

Alan Parsons

Roger Waters

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5. What are the three kinds of animals which are the subjects of Floyd's 1977 album 'Animals'? Hint

Dogs, Rats and Pigs

Dogs, Sheep and Cats

Sheep, Rats and Cats

Dogs, Pigs and Sheep

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6. Syd Barrett left the band in 1968 after the release of their first album and 3 singles. Why did he leave? Hint

Could not tour due to stage fright

Had an affair with another band member's wife

Developed mental problems after experimenting with drugs

Was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome

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7. What member of the band released solo albums named 'Radio KAOS', 'The Pros And Cons Of Hitch-hiking', and 'Amused To Death'? Hint

Nick Mason

Syd Barrett

Roger Waters

David Gilmour

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8. Name either of the Floyd's original managers. (First and last names if you can, otherwise surnames accepted.)

Answer: (Hmmm... you either know this one or you don't, I guess! LOL)

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9. Who played the title role in the 1982 film version of 'Pink Floyd: The Wall'? Hint

Mick Jagger

Roger Waters

Bob Geldof

David Bowie

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10. What Pink Floyd member kept early sketches of music and lyrics in a scrapbook called 'Roger's Songs'? Hint

David Gilmour

Richard Wright

Roger Waters

Syd Barrett

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11. What was the name of the band David Gilmour, played in the years before the formation of Pink Floyd? Hint

Aces, Deuces and Tens

Aces High

Jokers Wild

King of Spades

12. When Syd was ousted from the Floyd in early 1968, the band played a handful of gigs with a fill-in guitarist before David Gilmour joined as a full-time member. The guitarist's name was Davey O'List; what band was he from? Hint

Cream

Electric Light Orchestra

King Crimson

The Nice

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13. Which of these films was NOT scored by Pink Floyd? Hint

'The Valley'

'Zabriskie Point'

'More'

'2001: A Space Odyssey'

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14. Where did drummer Nick Mason see the title of what would become the band's first U.K chart-topping album, 'Atom Heart Mother', in 1970? Hint

Flashed across a TV screen during an advertisement

On the side of a bus

Newspaper headline

Graffiti scrawled on a London wall

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15. David Gilmour was responsible for launching this starlet's career when he sent in a demo-tape of her singing to his record company contacts. Hint

Celine Dion

Enya

Sheena Easton

Kate Bush

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright met when all three were studying what?

Answer: Architecture

Steve O'Rourke, the band's manager, has stated that if Roger Waters had not pursued a career in music, he would have become 'a very good architect'.

2. From what famous story did the band get the title of their first album, 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn'?

Answer: The Wind In The Willows

Chapter 7 of Kenneth Grahame's novel 'The Wind In The Willows' was called 'The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', and dealt with a meeting with the forest god, Pan.

3. 'I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like, it's got a basket, a bell that rings, and things to make it look good, I'd give it to you if I could but I ________ __'

Answer: borrowed it

Syd Barrett wrote 'Bike' in 1967 as a kind of odd love-song for his then-girlfriend, Jenny Spires.

4. Who won a Grammy Award for his production work on the Floyd's 1973 mammoth album 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'?

Answer: Alan Parsons

Alan Parsons went on to release his own spaced-out stories in aural form after early work in the production field, including 'Eye In The Sky' and the album 'Tales Of Mystery And Imagination', based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

5. What are the three kinds of animals which are the subjects of Floyd's 1977 album 'Animals'?

Answer: Dogs, Pigs and Sheep

Based on George Orwell's famous novel 'Animal Farm', 'Animals' uses the images of dogs, pigs and sheep to portray various human attributes.

6. Syd Barrett left the band in 1968 after the release of their first album and 3 singles. Why did he leave?

Answer: Developed mental problems after experimenting with drugs

Syd first took LSD at age 19 in the garden of his friend Nigel Gordon's home. This early experimentation led him down a path towards mental disintegration from which he has never recovered, and he has been described as 'an untreatable schizophrenic.'

7. What member of the band released solo albums named 'Radio KAOS', 'The Pros And Cons Of Hitch-hiking', and 'Amused To Death'?

Answer: Roger Waters

Waters has released sporadic solo efforts over the years, but since 1992's 'Amused To Death' has been largely silent.

8. Name either of the Floyd's original managers. (First and last names if you can, otherwise surnames accepted.)

Answer: Andrew King

Peter Jenner and Andrew King became the early management team behind Floyd's first incarnation, through the late 1960s to the early 70s.

9. Who played the title role in the 1982 film version of 'Pink Floyd: The Wall'?

Answer: Bob Geldof

The Boomtown Rat played this weird role with virtually no real scripting and 'made a lot of it up' as he went along.

10. What Pink Floyd member kept early sketches of music and lyrics in a scrapbook called 'Roger's Songs'?

Answer: Syd Barrett

Syd's actual given name is Roger Keith Barrett.

11. What was the name of the band David Gilmour, played in the years before the formation of Pink Floyd?

Answer: Jokers Wild

Gilmour and Barrett went busking in the south of France in early 1965.

Answer: The Nice

Davey O'List of The Nice deputised onstage for an errant Syd Barrett 6 times in early 1968.

13. Which of these films was NOT scored by Pink Floyd?

Answer: '2001: A Space Odyssey'

Pink Floyd were approached by American film-maker Stanley Kubrick to provide the score for his upcoming '2001', but interestingly enough, they turned down the offer.

14. Where did drummer Nick Mason see the title of what would become the band's first U.K chart-topping album, 'Atom Heart Mother', in 1970?

Answer: Newspaper headline

Mason was reading the newspaper one morning and came across a story about a young mother of two, who had just had an atomic heart implanted. The headline: 'Atom Heart Mother'.

15. David Gilmour was responsible for launching this starlet's career when he sent in a demo-tape of her singing to his record company contacts.

Answer: Kate Bush

Gilmour nurtured Bush's early career and helped her secure a record deal, and was present in the recording studio as she laid down tracks for what would become her first album (featuring the amazing 'Wuthering Heights'). However, he did not contribute musically to the album, or any of her subsequent releases.

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