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Emerson, Lake and Palmer Quiz for Experts | Music

Think you know ELP? Well here's a little brain twister on the 70's musical powerhouse. Good luck!

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

Author
fourstring

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,914

Updated
Feb 26 22

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Which artist did the artwork for the "Brain Salad Surgery" cover? Hint

H.R. Giger

Robert Mapplethorpe

Peter Max

Leroy Neiman

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Question 2 of 10

2. What famous guitarist was considered for the band? Hint

Eric Clapton

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Page

Jeff Beck

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Question 3 of 10

3. What group was Carl Palmer in before ELP? Hint

The Yardbirds

Asia

King Crimson

Atomic Rooster

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Question 4 of 10

4. What brand of cymbals is used by Carl Palmer? Hint

Zildjian

Paiste

Sabian

Premiere

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Question 5 of 10

5. What rock festival did ELP headline in 1974? Hint

Woodstock

California Jam

Isle of Wight Festival

US Festival

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the weapon of choice used by Emerson on stage? Hint

cannon

gun

knives

sword

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Question 7 of 10

7. One member of the band was banned from performing.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. During Keith's years with The Nice, which American composer was not happy with their version of one of his pieces? Hint

Aaron Copeland

Leonard Bernstein

Henry Mancini

Burt Bacharach

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the record label started by ELP? Hint

Casablanca

Atlantic

Cotillion

Manticore

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Question 10 of 10

10. What drummer was originally wanted by the band? Hint

Keith Moon

Ginger Baker

Mitch Mitchell

John Bonham

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which artist did the artwork for the "Brain Salad Surgery" cover?

Answer: H.R. Giger

Giger was also responsible for the creature in the movie "Alien".

2. What famous guitarist was considered for the band?

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

A jam session was actually going to be set up with Hendrix but he died before it could happen.

3. What group was Carl Palmer in before ELP?

Answer: Atomic Rooster

Before Atomic Rooster, Carl was in The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown.

4. What brand of cymbals is used by Carl Palmer?

Answer: Paiste

Carl has used Paiste since 1970.

5. What rock festival did ELP headline in 1974?

Answer: California Jam

The festival held in Ontario, California also included Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Black Oak Arkansas and Earth, Wind and Fire ( odd choice I think ) among others. Emerson did his famous "flying piano" stunt here.

6. What was the weapon of choice used by Emerson on stage?

Answer: knives

He used the knives to hold down certain keys on his organ. Incidently, The knives were given to him by none other than Lemmy from Motorhead who used to roadie for The Nice, Keith Emerson's previous band!

7. One member of the band was banned from performing.

Answer: True

Keith Emerson while with The Nice, was banned from playing at the Royal Albert Hall for burning the American flag. 24 years later he would end up playing there again with ELP.

8. During Keith's years with The Nice, which American composer was not happy with their version of one of his pieces?

Answer: Leonard Bernstein

Bernstein tried to stop the group from releasing it's instrumental version of the song "America" from "West Side Story". He complained that the group never asked his permission to revamp his piece.

9. What was the name of the record label started by ELP?

Answer: Manticore

The manticore is featured in the artwork for the album "Tarkus".

10. What drummer was originally wanted by the band?

Answer: Mitch Mitchell

Mitchell turned down the offer to play with Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix considered playing with the band but died before an audition could be held.

Source: Author fourstring

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