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Styx Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz for the true STYX fan. Enjoy.

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

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Author
superOZmania

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,260

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
569

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (6/10), dcjam (6/10), Guest 73 (9/10).

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1. What was STYX' original name? Hint

Twiggs

Trade Winds

Panozzo

Windy City

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2. What instrument did Dennis originally play? Hint

Accordian

Guitar

Banjo

Bass

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3. Which three members of STYX were teachers? Hint

Dennis DeYoung, John Curulewski, and Tommy Shaw

Dennis DeYoung, Glen Burtnik, and James Young

Chuck Panozzo, John Curulewski, and John Panozzo

Dennis DeYoung, Chuck Panozzo, and John Curulewski

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4. Which member of STYX has a degree in Mechanical Engineering? Hint

Tommy Shaw

James Young

John Panozzo

Todd Sucherman

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5. For which event was "Suite Madame Blue" written? Hint

The Bicentennial

Columbus "discovering" America

The 4th of July

Susan B. Anthony's birthday

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6. In what year did Tommy Shaw join STYX? Hint

1976

1977

1974

1975

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7. What was the name of the band Tommy Shaw was in prior to joining STYX? Hint

The Tommy Shaw Experience

Crystal Ball

Tommy and the MS Funkers

MS Funk

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8. What song are these lyrics from?
"Ships sailed their courses, and heros ride horses" Hint

Unfinished Song

Don't Wait for Heros

Come Sail Away

Aku, Aku

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9. Which is NOT a Dennis DeYoung solo album? Hint

Back to Chicago

Desert Moon

Boomchild

10 on Broadway

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10. What song does NOT contain a reference to Chicago? Hint

The Best of Times

Earl of Roseland

Shooz

Borrowed Time

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was STYX' original name?

Answer: Trade Winds

After they found out that there was a band already called Trade Winds, they changed it to TW-4. They stuck with TW-4 even after they added a fifth member. They finally changed their name to STYX after they signed with Wooden Nickel.

2. What instrument did Dennis originally play?

Answer: Accordian

Dennis played the accordian, John played the drums, and Chuck had originally played the guitar, then switched to bass.

3. Which three members of STYX were teachers?

Answer: Dennis DeYoung, Chuck Panozzo, and John Curulewski

Dennis was a music teacher and Chuck taught art. John was a band teacher.

4. Which member of STYX has a degree in Mechanical Engineering?

Answer: James Young

JY got his degree from Northwestern University.

5. For which event was "Suite Madame Blue" written?

Answer: The Bicentennial

"Suite Madame Blue" appeared on the 1975 album "Equinox" and was a tribute to America's Bicentennial in 1976.

6. In what year did Tommy Shaw join STYX?

Answer: 1975

Tommy joined STYX on the 1975 tour in support of "Equinox" and first recorded with them in 1976 on the "Crystal Ball" album.

7. What was the name of the band Tommy Shaw was in prior to joining STYX?

Answer: MS Funk

STYX' road manager had seen Tommy play in MS Funk in Chicago and by the time they wanted to audition him he had gone back to Alabama. Good thing they finally found him.

8. What song are these lyrics from? "Ships sailed their courses, and heros ride horses"

Answer: Unfinished Song

"Unfinished Song", written by Dennis, appeared on the RCA re-release of "Man of Miracles" titled "Miracles" in 1980.

9. Which is NOT a Dennis DeYoung solo album?

Answer: Back to Chicago

"Back to Chicago" was the title of a song from the "Edge of the Century" album.

10. What song does NOT contain a reference to Chicago?

Answer: The Best of Times

"Borrowed Time" names the streets that the band members lived at. "Shooz" has the line "Way down there in Chicago, down along Division Street"; Roseland was the part of Chicago in which Dennis and the Panozzo brothers grew up.

Source: Author superOZmania

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May 01 2023 : Guest 50: 6/10
Apr 05 2023 : dcjam: 6/10
Apr 03 2023 : Guest 73: 9/10

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