FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Vangelis  Keyboardist Extraordinaire
Quiz about Vangelis  Keyboardist Extraordinaire

Vangelis - Keyboardist Extraordinaire Quiz


Evangelos Odysseas Papathanasiou, or Vangelis as he was known in the music industry, was a one-man orchestra. He experimented and achieved greatness using an array of synthesizers and keyboards.

A multiple-choice quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 4 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Music Trivia
  6. »
  7. Music T-Z
  8. »
  9. V

Author
gme24
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
397,285
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
110
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. In which country was Vangelis born, in 1949?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Vangelis and friends formed in 1962 a group named Forminx. In ancient Greece what was the phorminx? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In the late 1960s Vangelis moved to Paris, France where he formed which group together with Demis Roussos? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1975 Vangelis moved to London and created Nemo Studios. What was the name of Vangelis' third studio album, the first one produced at Nemo Studios? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1979 Vangelis released an album named after the largest country in population at that time. What was the name of the album? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In 1979 he began collaboration under the name of Jon and Vangelis. The first album out of this project was called "Short Stories". What was Jon's name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Vangelis won an Oscar for the score of which film that was based on a true story at the 1924 Olympics? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 1982 Vangelis wrote the soundtrack for which film by Costa-Gavras starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Vangelis wrote the score for "Blade Runner" in 1982. Ten years later he wrote the music for which other Ridley Scott epic? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In 2016 Vangelis released the album "Rosetta". What was Rosetta? Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In which country was Vangelis born, in 1949?

Answer: Greece

Vangelis was born in the then village of Agria, which was about seven kilometres away from the port of Volos and since 2011 a municipality of the city. Vangelis showed great musical aptitude from the age of four and performed in public his own compositions at the age of six.
2. Vangelis and friends formed in 1962 a group named Forminx. In ancient Greece what was the phorminx?

Answer: Musical instrument

The phorminx was a stringed musical instrument that had between two and seven strings. It was mainly used by the singers of Homer's epics. In the group Vangelis was on keyboards. The group had a big hit in Greece with the song "Jeronimo Yanka". The group split up in early 1966.
3. In the late 1960s Vangelis moved to Paris, France where he formed which group together with Demis Roussos?

Answer: Aphrodite's Child

Vangelis played keyboards and flutes, Demis guitars and vocals, Loukas Sideras was on drums and vocals and Silver Koulouris on guitar. The group split up in 1972 after releasing their concept album "666" based on St. John's Revelation. The music for it was written by Vangelis and the lyrics by Costas Ferris who penned a concept book as well. In parallel with his work with the group Vangelis wrote music for both TV and films.
Pyx Lax was also a Greek rock band, Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant and Aphrodite's slipper is an orchid.
4. In 1975 Vangelis moved to London and created Nemo Studios. What was the name of Vangelis' third studio album, the first one produced at Nemo Studios?

Answer: Heaven and Hell

The album was released in December 1975 well before Black Sabbath's album with the same name.
Apart from synthesisers and piano, Vangelis also played percussion on the album. The album also featured the English Chamber Choir conducted by Guy Protheroe. The album charted at 31 in the UK album charts. One of the tracks of the album became the theme for Carl Sagan's TV documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage".
The other three options are albums by the English band Yes.
5. In 1979 Vangelis released an album named after the largest country in population at that time. What was the name of the album?

Answer: China

Up to that time Vangelis had never visited China but he was very impressed by the achievements of the people both in technology as well as in music and arts. The album was a mixture of electronic and acoustic sounds. Some of the tracks were "Chung-Kuo", "The Dragon", "The Plum Blossom" and "The Tao of Love". On the cover of the album there was the figure of a man swimming under water and the inner red sleeve displayed the yin-yang symbols.
6. In 1979 he began collaboration under the name of Jon and Vangelis. The first album out of this project was called "Short Stories". What was Jon's name?

Answer: Jon Anderson

Vangelis met Jon when he had auditioned in 1974 for keyboardist with Yes after the departure of Rick Wakeman from the group. He was not hired for various reasons but the two worked together on the album "Heaven and Hell", Jon providing the vocals on the track "So Long Ago, So Clear". Together they produced three more albums the last one of which was released in 1991.
7. Vangelis won an Oscar for the score of which film that was based on a true story at the 1924 Olympics?

Answer: Chariots of Fire

Vangelis released an album with the same name in April 1981 which was a great success gaining top spot in the US Billboard 200. The opening track of the album, "Titles", was released as a single and also topped the charts on US Billboard 100.
The other three options were also films about the Olympics. "Foxcatcher" was about wrestlers in the 1988 Summer Games, "Olympia" about the Berlin 1936 Games and "Miracle" about the US hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
8. In 1982 Vangelis wrote the soundtrack for which film by Costa-Gavras starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek?

Answer: Missing

The film was based on the true story of an American journalist who disappeared in Chile after the coup by Pinochet that toppled Allende. The soundtrack of the film was never officially released but Vangelis has used parts of the soundtrack on some of his albums. The 1989 album "Themes" by Vangelis includes the track "Main Theme" from the film "Missing".
9. Vangelis wrote the score for "Blade Runner" in 1982. Ten years later he wrote the music for which other Ridley Scott epic?

Answer: 1492: Conquest of Paradise

The soundtrack of the film was released by Vangelis in 1992. The track "Conquest of Paradise" was released as a single. Both album and single enjoyed great success: the single topped the chart in various countries including Austria, Germany and Netherlands and the album was certified Gold.
All four options were films by Ridley Scott. "Gladiator" was released in 2000, "Robin Hood" in 2010 and "Prometheus" in 2012.
10. In 2016 Vangelis released the album "Rosetta". What was Rosetta?

Answer: Space probe

Rosetta was built by the European Space Agency with a mission to explore the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The probe was launched in 2004. Ten years later the probe went into orbit around the comet. In November of the same year the module Philae soft landed on the comet.

The probe ended the journey by landing on the comet in September 2016. The album follows the various stages of the journey with tracks such as "Origins", "Celestial Whispers","Rosetta" and "Philae's Descent". The album consisted of thirteen tracks in total and was dedicated to "Everyone who made the mission possible". Rosetta Cattaneo was a sprinter and Rosetta Smith a slave trader.
Source: Author gme24

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor agony before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
3/28/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us