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Quiz about Ultimate STYX Quiz II
Quiz about Ultimate STYX Quiz II

Ultimate STYX Quiz II


Even TOUGHER than the original! Can you handle it? (Hint: If you have taken other STYX quizzes and read the extra info, you stand a better chance on SOME questions!)

A multiple-choice quiz by Chadler. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Chadler
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
135,699
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
13 / 25
Plays
449
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Question 1 of 25
1. Which of the following is NOT a band of which Tommy Shaw has been a member? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Which of the following songs does NOT appear on any STYX album? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Which Stygian (present or past) was classically trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Why did John Curulewski leave the band in 1975? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. What was the cause of Curulewski's eventual death? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. In what year did Curulewski pass on? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Which of the following female names does NOT appear in the title of any STYX song? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Which of the following "man" titles is not a title or sub-title for any STYX song? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. More "man" songs: Which of the following "man" titles is not a title or sub-title for any STYX song? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Tommy Shaw's grandfather once paid him a nickel to sing a song for him on the front porch. Tommy jokingly refers to this incident as what? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Where was Styx man Lawrence Gowan born? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Which of the following is NOT a group of which Glen Burtnik has been a member? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Which Stygian (present or past) co-wrote the hit song "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Of the following STYX songs, which was NOT written or co-written by Glen Burtrnik? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. What was unique about the "Brave New World" tour? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. At the release of "Cyclorama", how many STYX members had performed vocals (lead or back-up) on at least one studio album? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Which, of the following songs, appeared on the first pressing of "Man Of Miracles"? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Of albums on the official discography, how many times has "Miss America" appeared on a STYX album? (Live, and "Best Of" type albums DO count for this one!) Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. The "Miss America" lyrics "We love your body in that photograph; Your home state sure must be proud; The Queen of the United States; Or have you lost your crown?" make reference to former Miss America Vanessa Williams appearing nude in "Penthouse" magazine and subsequently being stripped of her crown.


Question 20 of 25
20. Which of the following is a track on the "Cyclorama" album? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. STYX seems to be very fond of putting Japanese lyrics on their albums. On "Cyclorama" the Japanese-Buddhist chant "Nam-Myo-Ho-Renge-Kyo" (There are severeal alternate spellings when using Roman characters) can be heard. Which Japanese-Buddhist sect uses this chant as their central practice? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Where did the "Paradise Theatre" track "State Street Sadie" get its name? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. As of the release of "Cylcorama", which of the following lists corrrectly identifies the members of STYX who had died, quit the group, or been asked to leave? (Note: The '84-'90 hiatus does not mean anyone QUIT the group. A mutual hiatus is just a break. All members of the group have always considered themselves Stygians during hiatus periods. Not being listed on live and studio album credits is what constitutes quitting or leaving.) Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Which of the following songs appears on both "STYX Greatest Hits" AND "STYX Classics"? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Before releasing "Cylcorama", STYX had released four "Best Of..." type compilation albums that are recognized on the official discography. There are no songs that have made all four albums. How many songs have made three of the four? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following is NOT a band of which Tommy Shaw has been a member?

Answer: Bad Company

Come on, did you really think Damn Yankees would be one of the options? Not that easy! Styx opened for Bad Company on the "Equinox" promotional tour. According to his biography on the official Tommy Shaw web site, Shaw has played in at least five bands other than Styx.

In addition to Damn Yankees, Vagabonds, Jive Rockets, and MS Funk, the biography cites a band Tommy briefly played with between his stint with MS Funk and his signing with Styx. The web site, however, does not give the name of this band.
2. Which of the following songs does NOT appear on any STYX album?

Answer: "Believe In The Supernatural"

Although the title has a very mystical, Wooden Nickel era feel to it, "Believe In The Supernatural" appears on the Air Supply album "Life Support". "Right Away" is from the '72 "Styx" album; "Best New Face" from '99's "Brave New World"; "Lies" from 1974's "Man Of Miracles".
3. Which Stygian (present or past) was classically trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music?

Answer: Lawrence Gowan

LG is a classically trained Pianist and devout Progressive Rock fan. The Royal Conservatory of Music is located in Toronto, Canada.
4. Why did John Curulewski leave the band in 1975?

Answer: He wanted to spend more time with his family

Although "time with family" was the main reason for JC's departure, according to his son, Jamie, money disputes from early recordings and differences of opinion with DeYoung were lesser contributing factors.
5. What was the cause of Curulewski's eventual death?

Answer: Brain aneurysm

Sadly, JC passed on in February of 1988 due to a brain aneurysm.
6. In what year did Curulewski pass on?

Answer: 1988

There is at least one internet web site misrepresenting this information as 1984. The correct date, however, is 1988. JC's son Jamie said he was ultimately glad his father left Styx because "I got to spend many quality years with my father."
7. Which of the following female names does NOT appear in the title of any STYX song?

Answer: Hannah

Hannah is referred to in "Sing For The Day" from the "Pieces Of Eight" album, but the name does not appear in the song's title. "Jennifer" is a track on the "Crystal Ball" album; "State Street Sadie" appears on "Paradise Theatre"; "Carrie Ann" was released on "Edge Of The Century".
8. Which of the following "man" titles is not a title or sub-title for any STYX song?

Answer: "Wanted Man"

"Wanted Man" is actually a lyric from the song "Renegade". Some believe the title to be "Renegade (The Wanted Man)", but it is simply "Renegade". More recognizable "man" songs from Styx include "Man Of Miracles", Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man), "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)", but that would be too easy for an "ULTIMATE" Styx quiz!
9. More "man" songs: Which of the following "man" titles is not a title or sub-title for any STYX song?

Answer: "New World Man"

"New World Man" is a Rush song from their "Signals" album. "Fanfare For The Common Man" is actually a sub-title/sub-track of "Movement For The Common Man" from the "Styx" album.
10. Tommy Shaw's grandfather once paid him a nickel to sing a song for him on the front porch. Tommy jokingly refers to this incident as what?

Answer: His "first paying gig"

This story is briefly covered in the biography section of the official Tommy Shaw web site.
11. Where was Styx man Lawrence Gowan born?

Answer: Glasgow, Scotland

Gowan was born in Scotland and later moved to Canada.
12. Which of the following is NOT a group of which Glen Burtnik has been a member?

Answer: Bon Jovi

Although Glen was asked to join Bon Jovi, he declined the offer. He has also played in The Sides and Cats On A Smooth Surface. His web site reports that "The Boss" himself, Bruce Springsteen, would show up almost every Sunday and play with the "Cats".
13. Which Stygian (present or past) co-wrote the hit song "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"?

Answer: Glen Burtnik

Glen co-wrote the song with Patty Smyth. Patty and Don Henley recorded it and, in 1992, it reached #1 on the pop charts.
14. Of the following STYX songs, which was NOT written or co-written by Glen Burtrnik?

Answer: "Best New Face"

"Little Suzie" and "It Takes Love" both appeared on "Styx Greatest Hits Part-2". "Edge Of The Century" is the album for which Glen wrote the title track. It was also his Styx debut. "Best New Face" is from the "Brave New World" album. Glen was not a member of Styx when the album was cut because Shaw was back with the group, and Chuck Panozzo was still playing full-time. Glen was reinducted into the group for the "Brave New World" tour.
15. What was unique about the "Brave New World" tour?

Answer: Two of the five members who performed on the album were not regulars on the tour

DeYoung and Chuck Panozzo were not regulars on the tour. Both men were too ill to go on the road. DeYoung wanted the other members to wait for him, while Chuck gave the other Stygians his blessing to tour without him. DeYoung was later asked to leave the group, while Panozzo is still a part-time member to this day; even showing up occassionally on tour to play a few songs - especially in and around Chicago.
16. At the release of "Cyclorama", how many STYX members had performed vocals (lead or back-up) on at least one studio album?

Answer: 9 - All of them

Sucherman and the Panozzo brothers are the only Stygians never to perform leads. Although Chuck Panozzo did not do vocals on every album he appeared on, some albums do credit him with vocal work. According to Sucherman's web site, everyone who performed on the song "KYAGB" from the "Cyclorama" album lent vocals to the "You go first!" line.
17. Which, of the following songs, appeared on the first pressing of "Man Of Miracles"?

Answer: Best Thing

Although it originally appeared on the "Styx" album, "Best Thing" was re-released on "Man Of Miracles". It was soon replaced by "Lies". When RCA re-released "Man Of Miracles" as "Miracles", "Lies" was replaced with "Unfinished Song". Still later re-releases of the album with the original title and artwork restored had "Lies" back in place of unfinished song.
18. Of albums on the official discography, how many times has "Miss America" appeared on a STYX album? (Live, and "Best Of" type albums DO count for this one!)

Answer: 6

"The Grand Illusion", "Caught In The Act - Live", "Styx Classics", "Styx Greatest Hits", "Return To Paradise", "Styxworld Live- 2001".
19. The "Miss America" lyrics "We love your body in that photograph; Your home state sure must be proud; The Queen of the United States; Or have you lost your crown?" make reference to former Miss America Vanessa Williams appearing nude in "Penthouse" magazine and subsequently being stripped of her crown.

Answer: False

"Miss America" was released in 1977, years before the Miss America scandal of the early eighties, making these now prophetic lyrics some of the eeriest in Rock 'N' Roll history.
20. Which of the following is a track on the "Cyclorama" album?

Answer: "Genki Desu Ka"

Because of the pronounciation, many media outlets misspell the song as "Genki Des Ka". It is common in the Japanese language to drop the last vowel sound of certain words, especially when chanting. (Kind of like Americans pronouncing the word "going" as "goin'".) The album utilizes the correct Japanese Romanji spelling in listing the track as "Genki Desu Ka".
21. STYX seems to be very fond of putting Japanese lyrics on their albums. On "Cyclorama" the Japanese-Buddhist chant "Nam-Myo-Ho-Renge-Kyo" (There are severeal alternate spellings when using Roman characters) can be heard. Which Japanese-Buddhist sect uses this chant as their central practice?

Answer: Nichiren Shu

Did Tommy Shaw's "7 Deadly Zens" throw you off? Zen primarily focuses on meditation. Jodo Shu and Jodo Shinsu are both chanting sects, but they chant "Namo Amida Butsu" ("I take refuge in Amida Buddha"). The chant heard on "Cyclorama" is the central practice of the Nichiren Shu and Nichiren Shoshu sects of Buddhism. Translations vary, but two that are very common are "I bow to the law of cause and effect (Karma)" or "I take refuge in (or bow to) the Lotus Sutra".
22. Where did the "Paradise Theatre" track "State Street Sadie" get its name?

Answer: It was the name of a movie that played at the real Paradise Theatre in Chicago

"State Street Sadie" was a 1928 talking movie from Warner Bros. that actually did play at the real Paradise Theatre.
23. As of the release of "Cylcorama", which of the following lists corrrectly identifies the members of STYX who had died, quit the group, or been asked to leave? (Note: The '84-'90 hiatus does not mean anyone QUIT the group. A mutual hiatus is just a break. All members of the group have always considered themselves Stygians during hiatus periods. Not being listed on live and studio album credits is what constitutes quitting or leaving.)

Answer: John Curulewski, Tommy Shaw, Glen Burtnik, John Panozzo, Dennis DeYoung

Tommy Shaw was replaced by Glen Burtnik for "Edge Of The Century". He actually had to be talked into rejoining the group later. Glen Burtnik, who relpaced Shaw, was out upon Shaw's return to the group, despite collaborations for the "Greatest Hits Part-2" album. (Shaw appeared on "Lady '95" and was back for the "Return To Paradise" tour.) Burtnik is now relpacing Chuck Panozzo.

Although Chuck Panozzo has been replaced, he is still a part-time member, appearing on every album. John Curulewski left in 1975 and died in 1988. John Panozzo passed on in 1996. Dennis DeYoung was asked to leave the group after being left off '99's "Brave New World" tour.

At the release of "Cyclorama", Shaw and Burtnik shared the dubious honor of being the only two Stygians to be both "current" and "former" band members. (Dennis DeYoung was fired and re-hired in 1979, but this only lasted about a week, and he didn't miss any albums. So TECHNICALLY Dennis was also a "current" and "former" member at one point.)
24. Which of the following songs appears on both "STYX Greatest Hits" AND "STYX Classics"?

Answer: "Renegade"

"Show Me The Way" was released three years after "Styx Classics". "Lorelei" Appears on "Greatest Hits", but not "Classics", as is the case with "Lady '95". Only "Renegade" appears on both albums.
25. Before releasing "Cylcorama", STYX had released four "Best Of..." type compilation albums that are recognized on the official discography. There are no songs that have made all four albums. How many songs have made three of the four?

Answer: 0

Because "Best Of Styx" was a Wooden Nickel release, no songs from that album except "Lady" being re-recorded as "Lady '95" have made any of the three A&M compilations. Because "Styx Greatest Hits" and "Styx Greatest Hits Part-2" have no songs in common, the most appearances any Styx song had made on compilation albums (prior to 2003) is two. "Styx Classics" is the other A&M compilation. Because "Cyclorama" was the first studio album to be released on CMC, there had been no CMC compilations at the time "Cyclorama" was released.

2005 Update: Since this quiz was first published, STYX has also released "Rockers", "Come Sail Away: The STYX Anthology", and "The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings", bringing the compilation total to seven albums. This question still only deals with the pre-"Cyclorama" compilations.
Source: Author Chadler

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