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How much do you know about The Tragically Hip? | Quiz

A fun quiz concerning Canada's greatest band, The Tragically Hip. Questions cover the band's history, members and references to songs.

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

Author
wlbcga

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,544

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
568

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. From what Canadian city does The Tragically Hip hail? Hint

Kingston, Ontario

Vancouver, BC

Ottawa, Ontario

Halifax, NS

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the derivation of the band's name? Hint

A comedy skit

Poem

Book title

Just an original name

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the band's first full length album? Hint

Up to Here

Road Apples

The Tragically Hip

Music @ Work

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Question 4 of 15

4. There are two members of the band named Gordon.

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. From what Ontario prison do the convicts escape from in the song "38 Years Old"? Hint

Warkworth

Millhaven

Kingston Pen

Don Jail

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Question 6 of 15

6. What type of bones are referred in the song "Little Bones"? Hint

Dog

Rib

Chicken

Ham

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Question 7 of 15

7. What famous member of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team is immortalized in the Hip song "Fifty Mission Cap"? Hint

Johnny Bauer

Bill Barilko

Dave Keon

Darryl Sittler

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Question 8 of 15

8. In the Hip song "Wheat Kings", they refer to a city called the "Paris of the Prairies". To what city are they alluding? Hint

Edmonton, AB

Saskatoon, SK

Winnipeg, MN

Calgary, AB

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Question 9 of 15

9. In the song "Yawning or Snarling" from 1994's "Day for Night", what does a busload of kids give you? Hint

A headache

A lift home

Time to cross

The finger

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Question 10 of 15

10. In the song "Grace, Too", also from "Day for Night", what is Grace's profession? Hint

School teacher

Prostitute

Waitress

Dancer

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Question 11 of 15

11. What tragic musician is reincarnated as a husky sled dog in the song "Don't Wake Daddy"? Hint

Buddy Holly

Jimi Hendrix

Elvis Presley

Kurt Cobain

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Question 12 of 15

12. The band's only live CD, "Live Between Us", released in 1997 was recorded in Canada.

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. A prominent Canadian artist is referred to in the song "Three Pistols". Who is it? Hint

A. Y. Jackson

Emily Carr

Lawren Harris

Tom Thomson

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Question 14 of 15

14. What guitar impresario does the narrator want to sing his eulogy in the fan favourite "At the Hundredth Meridian"? Hint

Ry Cooder

B. B. King

Jimmy Page

Eric Clapton

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Question 15 of 15

15. "Off the coast of _______, Dear". Which coast is this? Hint

Britain

France

Florida

Carolina

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From what Canadian city does The Tragically Hip hail?

Answer: Kingston, Ontario

The band was formed in 1983 and the band members and their families still reside in the greater Kingston, Ontario area.

2. What was the derivation of the band's name?

Answer: A comedy skit

The band got its name from skit contained in the movie "Elephant Parts" by former Monkee Michael Nesmith.

3. What is the name of the band's first full length album?

Answer: Up to Here

The band released their self-titled EP "The Tragically Hip" in 1987. "Up to Here" was released in 1989.

4. There are two members of the band named Gordon.

Answer: True

Gordon Downie who is the lead singer and writes most of the lyrics and Gord Sinclair, the band's bass player.

5. From what Ontario prison do the convicts escape from in the song "38 Years Old"?

Answer: Millhaven

The first line in the song is based on actual events that happened in the early '70's, but the remainder of the song is a flight of fancy, Gord imagining what it would have been like if this had happened in his family.

6. What type of bones are referred in the song "Little Bones"?

Answer: Chicken

"Baby eat that chicken slow, it's full up of them little bones."

7. What famous member of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team is immortalized in the Hip song "Fifty Mission Cap"?

Answer: Bill Barilko

Bill Barilko scored the Stanley Cup winning goal in overtime in 1951 for the Leafs. Later that summer, he perished in a plane crash on a fishing trip to Northern Ontario. His remains were not found until early 1962, ironically the next year the Leafs won the Cup.

8. In the Hip song "Wheat Kings", they refer to a city called the "Paris of the Prairies". To what city are they alluding?

Answer: Saskatoon, SK

The song tells the story of David Milgard, a Canadian teenager wrongly accused of murder in 1969. Milgard was released in 1994 after his mother's efforts proved he could not have committed the crime.

9. In the song "Yawning or Snarling" from 1994's "Day for Night", what does a busload of kids give you?

Answer: The finger

This song is also based on true events. It happened to the band while on tour in El Paso, Texas in the early 1990's.

10. In the song "Grace, Too", also from "Day for Night", what is Grace's profession?

Answer: Prostitute

Grace comes from downtown and was born ready for you. This song is often the first in the set of the band's live performances and is the author's personal favourite.

11. What tragic musician is reincarnated as a husky sled dog in the song "Don't Wake Daddy"?

Answer: Kurt Cobain

This song is from the album "Trouble at the Henhouse", an eclectic set released in 1996.

12. The band's only live CD, "Live Between Us", released in 1997 was recorded in Canada.

Answer: False

The CD is the result of a fantastic concert performed at Detroit's Cobo Arena in November, 1996. I saw the band the following week in Ottawa, Ontario and they rocked.

13. A prominent Canadian artist is referred to in the song "Three Pistols". Who is it?

Answer: Tom Thomson

"Tom Thomson came paddling past. I'm pretty sure it was him." Mr. Thomson drowned in Canoe Lake in Central Ontario. The cause of death was never proven, but some suspect he was murdered by a jealous husband.

14. What guitar impresario does the narrator want to sing his eulogy in the fan favourite "At the Hundredth Meridian"?

Answer: Ry Cooder

The 100th meridian of longitude passes through Canada in the eastern section of the province of Manitoba. I have driven over it twice and the trees literally stop and the prairies begin.

15. "Off the coast of _______, Dear". Which coast is this?

Answer: France

This song is often said to be based on the raid on Dieppe, which took place on August 19, 1942. Of the 6,100 personnel in the attack, 5,000 were Canadian. It is believed that almost 4,000 of the Canadian soldiers lost their lives that day. If it was not for Dieppe, D-Day may never have happened in 1944.

It has also been said to be based on the sinking of the German battleship, the "Bismarck".

Source: Author wlbcga

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