Monkeys On My Shoulders Trivia Quiz

Answer: Seagulls

A Flock of Seagulls formed in 1980 in Liverpool, England. "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" was a top ten hit single for the band in 1982. According to lead singer, Mike Score, the band's name was taken from a song by the band The Stranglers called "Toiler on the Sea".

"And when we reached the land
We went aground on the rocks
Became a wreck in the sand
Became a home for a flock
We ventured overland
Fought with the aliens
The young ones used their hands
Pointed the way to a flock
A flock of seagulls!
A flock of seagulls!"

Answer: Bat

Bat For Lashes is a solo project by English songstress Natasha Khan. As Bat For Lashes she released four albums between 2006 and 2016 of which the first two "Fur and Gold" (2006) and "Two Suns" (2009) were certified gold. She won the "Best Alternative Act" award at the 2010 UK Asian Music Awards and "Best Contemporary Song" at the Ivor Novello Awards in that same year.

Answer: Dog

Three Dog Night are an American rock band formed in 1967. According to official commentary on the CD set "Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1964-1975", the band name originated from an article wherein which it was described that indigenous Australians would sleep in a hole in the ground while hugging a wild dog.

A slightly colder night would warrant two dogs and a really cold night was a "three dog night". The band released eleven albums between 1968 and 1983. Three of their songs reached top position on the US charts, "Mama Told Me Not to Come", "Joy to the World" and "One".

Answer: Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys were formed in England in 2002. This foursome have won numerous Brit awards for "Best British Group" and "Best British Album" and have also been nominated for Grammy awards a number of times. Their debut album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not", was ranked at position thirty on Rolling Stone magazine's "Greatest Debut Albums of All Time" list in 2013.

They have released five albums from 2006 to 2013, all five of which have charted at first place on the UK album charts.

Answer: Toad

Formed in 1986, Toad the Wet Sprocket are an alternative rock band from the US. The origin of the band's name is a Monty Python comedy sketch called "Rock Notes" written by Eric Idle. According to Idle, he just wrote down a few words that combined would be so silly that no-one would ever use it, or think to use it.

The band released five albums between 1989 and 1997. They broke up in 1998 to pursue solo projects, but reformed the band in 2006. Their sixth album, "New Constellation" was released in 2013.

Answer: Butterfly

Iron Butterfly is an American rock band formed in 1966. They are best known for the hit single "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" released in 1968 from the album of the same name. The band has formed and disbanded a number of times and reformed in 2015 and released six studio albums in between 1968 and 1975 with the album "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" (1968) and "Ball" (1969) reaching fourth and third spot respectively on the US charts.

Answer: Crows

Counting Crows was formed in 1991 in California, USA. Their debut album "August and Everything After"(1993), containing the wildly popular song "Mr. Jones" did very well on the charts, reaching a second position on the US Heatseeker chart. "Mr. Jones" reached second place on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream charts.

The song "Accidentally In Love" received an Academy Award nomination in 2004 after being included on the soundtrack to the film "Shrek 2".

Answer: Cats

Stray Cats were formed in 1979 and were a popular rockabilly group from the US. Started by vocalist Brian Setzer, who formed the Brian Setzer Orchestra in the late 1990s, the band had a number of hits from the ten albums released between 1981 and 2004. "Rock This Town" from the 1981 album "Stray Cats / Built For Speed" was listed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll.

Answer: Snake

Whitesnake formed in the late 1970s in England by David Coverdale, formerly of the band Deep Purple. Over the years, the band has had over forty different members, with vocalist Coverdale being the only consistent member. Twelve albums have been recorded by the band from 1978 to 2015 and their two most popular songs "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love" charted in the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at first and second place respectively.

Answer: Buffalo

Buffalo Springfield formed in 1966 in Los Angeles. Two of the original members, Stephen Stills and Neil Young, went on to form Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with David Crosby, formerly of The Byrds, and Graham Nash from The Hollies. The band released three studio albums, "Buffalo Springfield" in 1966, "Buffalo Springfield Again" in 1967 and "Last Time Around" in 1968 all three of which charted in the top 100.

The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.