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Golden Earring Multiple Choice Quiz | 10 Questions

This is a quiz about the Dutch rock group Golden Earring. They have made many a great album from the middle '60s onwards.

A multiple-choice quiz by alanmusichare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
alanmusichare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,050

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1. What was Golden Earring's biggest hit in the UK in the 1970s? Hint

Sonic Love

Radar Love

All Out of Love

Midnight Love

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2. Name the double album that Golden Earring released in 1969. Hint

Eight Miles High

Miracle Mirror

On the Double

To the Hilt

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3. What was the group's biggest US hit in 1982? Hint

Twilight Zone

Radar Love

Devil Made Me Do It

Smoking Cigarettes

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4. Golden Earring released a covers album in 1995. What was it called? Hint

Face It

Love Sweat

Keeper of the Flame

Bloody Buccaneers

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5. What famous song by The Byrds did Golden Earring record in 1969? Hint

You Ain't Going Nowhere

Chestnut Mare

Eight Miles High

Turn Turn Turn

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6. Which Golden Earring album, released in 1973, had song titles written in braille on the back cover? Hint

Moontan

Hearing Earring

Together

Seven Tears

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7. What famous drinks company did Golden Earring sing about in 1966 on a song called "Things Go Better"? Hint

Jack Daniels

Pepsi

Coca-Cola

Fosters

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8. Which of the following albums, released in 1992, was Golden Earring's live unplugged album? Hint

The Naked Truth

Live

Something Heavy Going Down

Second Live

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9. Released in 2000, what was the name of the band's four-CD box set? Hint

The Devil Made Us Do It: 35 Years

Live

Last Blast of the Century

Love Sweat

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10. In 2003, the band recorded an album called "Millbrook U.S.A.". Which state is Millbrook in? Hint

New York

Florida

California

Texas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Golden Earring's biggest hit in the UK in the 1970s?

Answer: Radar Love

"Radar Love" reached number seven in 1973 in the UK charts. Bill Lamb, from About.com Guide, rated it the best "driving song" in 2010.

2. Name the double album that Golden Earring released in 1969.

Answer: On the Double

This album was a mix of '60s pop and progressive rock. It was quite an ambitious thing to record a double album in the late '60s, when not many groups had done it.

3. What was the group's biggest US hit in 1982?

Answer: Twilight Zone

"Twilight Zone" reached number ten on the US Billboard Hot Hundred chart. The song was released off the album "Cut" (1982). According to Wikipedia, the idea for the song came from the TV series "The Twilight Zone".

4. Golden Earring released a covers album in 1995. What was it called?

Answer: Love Sweat

"Love Sweat" was an album of great song covers by artists like Chris Spedding, Bob Seger, Love, The Beach Boys, and many more. It was released off the Columbia music label.

5. What famous song by The Byrds did Golden Earring record in 1969?

Answer: Eight Miles High

"Eight Miles High" is an epic long track which took up one side of the album (also titled "Eight Miles High"). It has been used in their live sets for decades.

6. Which Golden Earring album, released in 1973, had song titles written in braille on the back cover?

Answer: Hearing Earring

"Hearing Earring" was the first album to be released on the Track label. It was a compilation of two previous albums, "Seven Tears" and "Together".

7. What famous drinks company did Golden Earring sing about in 1966 on a song called "Things Go Better"?

Answer: Coca-Cola

The song was titled "Things Go Better/Rum and Coca Cola". In the '60s, the Coca-Cola company would use many artists to sing jingles, including Roy Orbison, The Box Tops, Freddie and the Dreamers, The Moody Blues, and Neil Diamond.

8. Which of the following albums, released in 1992, was Golden Earring's live unplugged album?

Answer: The Naked Truth

"The Naked Truth" was their acoustic unplugged album. In the '90s a lot of artists were recording unplugged albums; it was a common trend. Golden Earring carried on with this, releasing "Naked 2" in 1997 and "Naked 3" in 2005.

9. Released in 2000, what was the name of the band's four-CD box set?

Answer: The Devil Made Us Do It: 35 Years

This four CD box set covered a lot of great tracks from the 1960s to 2000. It also included some rare singles and solo songs.

10. In 2003, the band recorded an album called "Millbrook U.S.A.". Which state is Millbrook in?

Answer: New York

The album was called "Millbrook U.S.A.", because that was where Golden Earring recorded the album. It was recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios, from 2002-2003.

Source: Author alanmusichare

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