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Quiz about ZZ Top Trivia
Quiz about ZZ Top Trivia

ZZ Top Trivia Trivia Quiz


Some trivia for you ZZ Top fans out there. True fans should find this one easy.

A multiple-choice quiz by mario64151. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
mario64151
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
193,285
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
1795
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: dairyman2 (4/10), Guest 71 (6/10), Guest 108 (0/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What two members of ZZ Top were in a band together before ZZ Top? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who named Billy Gibbons as their favorite guitar player on "The Dick Cavett Show" in 1969? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the song "Tube Snake Boogie" in reference to? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The song "Apologies to Pearly" is in reference to what? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What type of car is featured on the cover of 1983's "Eliminator" album as well as the videos from that album? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of ZZ Top's first album? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In which of the following movies did ZZ Top make a cameo appearance? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Complete the opening lyric to "Bad Girl" from "Eliminator": "See the girl with the red dress on..." Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What Texas honor was bestowed on the band in 1986? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following things has ZZ Top not done? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What two members of ZZ Top were in a band together before ZZ Top?

Answer: Dusty Hill and Frank Beard

Dusty (bass) and Frank (drums) were members of the Dallas based band American Blues. Billy was in the band Moving Sidewalks out of Houston.
2. Who named Billy Gibbons as their favorite guitar player on "The Dick Cavett Show" in 1969?

Answer: Jimi Henrdrix

Billy was still with Moving Sidewalks at the time and they were the opening act for several Jimi Hendrix Experience concerts. Rumor has it Jimi and Billy would jam together way into the night after gigs.
3. What is the song "Tube Snake Boogie" in reference to?

Answer: Surfing

In their liner notes for "ZZ Top's Greatest Hits", the band claim that a tube snake is a surf board. Imagine a surfer on their board inside a tube of water, riding the wave. Makes sense, doesn't it?
4. The song "Apologies to Pearly" is in reference to what?

Answer: Billy's guitar

Pearly was a vintage 1959 Sunburst Les Paul guitar Billy named "Pearly Gates". He used her on every song the second album, "Rio Grande Mud", except on this instrumental tune, hence his apologies.
5. What type of car is featured on the cover of 1983's "Eliminator" album as well as the videos from that album?

Answer: 1933 Ford

It's a 1933 Ford 3 window coupe with suicide doors. Their stage set for the Eliminator tour was a replica of the dashboard.
6. What is the name of ZZ Top's first album?

Answer: ZZ Top's First Album

Orignal idea, huh? It was released in 1970. Next came "Rio Grande Mud" in 1972 and "Tres Hombres" in 1973.
7. In which of the following movies did ZZ Top make a cameo appearance?

Answer: Back to the Future 3

They were in the band at the party in town back in the Old West part of the film. The ZZ Top song "Doubleback" is the movie's theme.
8. Complete the opening lyric to "Bad Girl" from "Eliminator": "See the girl with the red dress on..."

Answer: She can do it all night long

"Ain't it a shame when a girl goes bad? It's enough to drive you mad".
9. What Texas honor was bestowed on the band in 1986?

Answer: Official Texas Heroes

In 1986 the House of Representatives of the Texas Legislature made the band "Official Texas Heroes." They join the likes of Davy Crockett and former Houston Oiler Earl Campell in receiving the honor.
10. Which of the following things has ZZ Top not done?

Answer: Perform before the Emperor of Japan

ZZ Top joined James Brown and the Blues Brothers during the halftime show at Superbowl XXXI in New Orleans. They also had "The Best Little Ball in D.C." as part of George W. Bush's inaguration in January 2001. ZZ Top's infamous "Worldwide Texas Tour" stage set in the mid-1970's included live cattle, rattlesnakes, vultures and other live animals.
Source: Author mario64151

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