Weird Al Yankovic Trivia

1. The song starts with Al telling us "I wanna ha I wanna ha I wanna ha, I wanna really wanna really really wanna ziggy ziggy ah!" Which Spice Girls song is he singing here?

From Quiz Polka Power! - "Weird Al" Boils Down the Late 90s

Answer: Wannabe

"Wannabe" was the Spice Girls' debut single. Recorded in less than an hour, the song topped the UK Singles Chart for seven weeks and the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. It would go on to be the number one song in 37 countries and in 2014 a study conducted by the University of Amsterdam with more than 12,000 participants chose the song as the most easily recognisable pop song of the previous 60 years.

From Quiz Fill in the Weird Al Lyrics

Answer: Right

The lyrics are from the song "Fat". The song was first released in 1988 on the album "Even Worse". The lyric is from the first stanza of the song.

From Quiz Mandatory Fun

Answer: Communist Propaganda

"Mandatory Fun" was the last album to be released on Al's contract with RCA Records. Al indicated that he wasn't planning to stop recording however; he believed his craft was better suited to quick releases on the Internet. Al had occasionally remarked about the "obligations" of recording contracts, and perhaps the "Mandatory Fun" title was a swipe at them. The album art featured a Soviet-style propaganda theme with pictures of Al posed like Che Guevara and Mao Zedong.

From Quiz Another One Rides the Bus

Answer: My Bologna

"My Bologna" is a parody of "My Sharona" by The Knack, from the album "Weird Al Yankovic" (1983). "Livin' In The Fridge" is a parody of "Livin' on the Edge" by Aerosmith from the album "Alapalooza" (1993). "Lasagne" is a parody of "La Bamba" by Los Lobos/Ritchie Valens, from the album "Even Worse" (1988). "Addicted To Spuds" is a parody of "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer, from the album "Polka Party" (1986).

From Quiz All About the "Ebay Song"

Answer: Weird Al

Of course Weird Al can take all the credit for this song.

From Quiz "Skipper Dan" by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Answer: Julliard

According to the song, he was first in his class at Julliard. "Skipper Dan" is an original Weird Al song, not a parody. The song appeared on "Internet Leaks" (2009).

From Quiz Impossible Weird Al

Answer: Make Me Steak #3

In the 1985 "Food Medley" (where Al would sing assorted songs about food), it would be preceded by "Doctor Doctor" and followed by "Burger King", both unreleased songs.

From Quiz Weird Al: "Internet Leaks"

Answer: It's Al's first EP where all the songs were available exclusively as downloads

Al said that he released each song independently as a download because he wanted to have his music available to the public and make "each release sort of a mini-event". Thus, he took advantage of companies like iTunes to make his songs available for download. Source: bullz-eye.com, 11/02/2008.

From Quiz Weird Al's "Trapped in the Drive-Thru"

Answer: Straight Outta Lynwood

Other songs from this album include "Confessions, Part III" and "White and Nerdy". The album "Straight Outta Lynwood" was released in 2006.

From Quiz The Palindromes of Weird Al's "Bob"

Answer: a German am I

The L at the end of "regal" is the center of the palindrome. An artist named Scott Chaseling designed a vase named after this palindrome. The Scott Jacobson Gallery described it thus: "Blown vessel with yellow interior layered with clear glass, then layered with red and finished off with brown, sand blasted cameo exposing all the colors." It's quite a vibrant piece.

From Quiz Are you "White and Nerdy"?

Answer: 10,5

You have to pause the video to see this. When he throws the dice in the video, pause it, and you can make out 10 and 5 as the numbers shown on the dice.

From Quiz The Music of Weird Al

Answer: 50 miles

He crossed the state line at about 6:39 and saw a big sign that said 'Twine Ball Exit 50 miles.'

From Quiz Another "Straight Outta Lynwood" Quiz

Answer: Confessions Part III

27 is Al's number, mentioned on every album he has, whether on the cover, in a song, or both. Another song he has mentioned it in is "Hardware Store" on "Poodle Hat". He also had it on the cover of his "Running With Scissors" album, where he is pretending to be a track runner with scissors in his hand with the number "27" on his chest.

From Quiz "Virus Alert" Music Video

Answer: Does he work here?

A guy leans over from the other cubicle and shows the guy on the other side. Once the other guy had read it, he shrugged and the video continued.

From Quiz The Life and Music of "Weird Al " Yankovic

Answer: Yankovic

Weird Al's full name is Alfred Matthew Yankovic. He was raised in Lynnwood, California.

From Quiz Confessions Part Three

Answer: Her nosehair trimmer

"I borrowed your chapstick from you I tried out your nose hair trimmer too."

From Quiz The Wacky World of Weird Al

Answer: colored tapestry

From the 1996 "Bad Hair Day" album, this is my theme song on days where I just don't feel like going to work. Other lyrics from the song include: "When I'm sick of taking abuse, I just think up some lame excuse. Freedom is just seven digits away." and "I could sit and count my hair. I could burp my Tupperware. I'm not busy now anyway."

From Quiz "Weird Al's" "Fat" video

Answer: Burger World

Al says he's been "oh, you know,... around".

From Quiz Weird Al Lyric Competition

Answer: "Boy, this oughta bug your parents"

The video has the same atmosphere as the original, with added humor: like the janitor finding a tutu in his bucket, and dancing around in it. There are also a couple of farm animals thrown in. Name of song: "Smells Like Nirvana" Parody of: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Original By: Nirvana Found on CDs: Off The Deep End, Greatest Hits 2, & Al-In-The-Box

From Quiz Straight Outta Lynwood

Answer: Give it a hickey

In "Virus Alert", Weird Al tells of a computer virus. You can get this virus by answering an e-mail with the subject "Stinky Cheese".

From Quiz White and Nerdy: Music and Video by Weird Al

Answer: Eat It

"White and Nerdy" reached Number nine on Billboard's Top 100, but the video did even better, reaching Number one on VH1's Top 20 video countdown.

From Quiz Are You "Straight Outta Lynwood"?

Answer: "White and Nerdy"; "Ridin' Dirty" by Chamillionaire

"I've been browsin', inspectin' X-Men comics, you know I collect 'em; the pens in my pocket, I must protect 'em; my ergonomic keyboard never leaves me bored..."

From Quiz Are you an eBay Couch Potato?

Answer: Wilma and Betty

The Flintstones is the first of many TV shows that are mentioned in the song. "Poodle Hat" was the winner of the Grammy for Best Comedy Album of 2003! This was Al's third Grammy win (the others being Best Comedy Recording in 1984 for "Eat It" and Best Concept Video in 1988 for "Fat").

From Quiz Weird Al: General Knowledge

Answer: October 23, 1959

We wouldn't have any of his great songs if he wasn't born then.

From Quiz Weird Al Yankovic - "eBay"

Answer: bathrobe

This can be found in the first line of the song.

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "It's All About The Pentiums"

Answer: Puff Daddy

Released in 1997 on the album "No Way Out", "It's All About The Benjamins" was credited to Puff Daddy & The Family. A movie of the same title starring Ice Cube was released in 2002. The song title refers to money. Specifically, "Benjamins" refers to U.S. $100 notes, which carry an image of Benjamin Franklin. Interestingly, according to zap2it.com, "Scientists concede that particles in $100 bills are present in everything in the universe. These particles are now tentatively being called "Puffitrons" - after Puff Daddy".

From Quiz Weird Al Chronicles (Part 2)

Answer: food

In 1991, Al was trying to come up with a song to parody in order to market his album. He heard that Michael Jackson was coming out with a new album, but then he thought, "No, I can't do that again." But then he saw Nirvana perform on "Saturday Night Live", and this inspired him to make "Smells Like Nirvana". Kurt Cobain thought the song was going to be about food, but actually, it's about how no one can understand someone's lyrics.

From Quiz Weird Al Chronicles (Part 1)

Answer: My Sharona

Originally, Al could not do a studio recording of this song, so he recorded it in the bathroom across from the studio. A remake of "My Bologna" was made for Al's 1983 debut album. The original recording of "My Bologna" can be found on Al's "Permanent Record" box set.

From Quiz It's Polka Time!

Answer: Polkas On 45

"In A Gadda Da Vida," by Iron Butterfly, was included in Al's first polka effort, "Polkas on 45," off his "In 3-D" album.

From Quiz Cool quiz on "Weird Al"

Answer: 62

Yes it's true. I counted them myself. Some of them include Toilet Seats and Electric Heaters.

This is category 4426
Last Updated Oct 26 2024 5:45 AM

= Top 5% Rated Quiz, Top 10% Rated Quiz, Top 20% Rated Quiz, A Well Rated Quiz
= added recently, = Editor's Pick = FunTrivia Editor = Gold Member
Teachers / educators: FunTrivia welcomes the use of our website and quizzes in the classroom as a teaching aid or for preparing and testing students. See our education section. Our quizzes are printable and may be used as question sheets by k-12 teachers, parents, and home schoolers.

 ·  All questions, answers, and quiz content on this website is copyright FunTrivia, Inc and may not be reproduced without permission. Any images from TV shows and movies are copyright their studios, and are being used under "fair use" for commentary and education.