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4 Cat Stevens quizzes and 45 Cat Stevens trivia questions.

Cat Stevens Music popular trivia quiz

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A few questions about Cat Stevens' lyrics.

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The Cat is Back, a quiz on Cat Stevens great trivia quiz

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This is a quiz about Yusef Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, and his music. Enjoy!

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Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

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A quiz of some tidbits of Cat Stevens' music career of the Seventies.

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Cat Stevens

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Test your knowledge on Cat Stevens and his music from the 1970s.

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Cat Stevens Trivia Questions

1. What short Cat Stevens song from the "Tea for the Tillerman" album starts with the lyrics, "I don't want to work away, doing just what they all say"?

From Quiz Cat Stevens

Answer: But I Might Die Tonight

Cat Stevens was born Steven Demetre Georgiou. "I'm Gonna Die Tonight" is a made up song name, "Tea for the Tillerman" is the title cut off the album, and "The Path Was Dark and Borderless" is a lyric from the Cat Stevens song "18th Avenue"

2. One of Cat's most popular songs was inspired by his father's Greek ancestry (his father was Cypriot). What song is it?

From Quiz Cat Stevens Music

Answer: Rubylove

This melody has an obvious Greek style, it is played with typical Greek instruments, and part of the lyrics are sung in Greek.

3. What do the two songs "Freezing Steel" and "Longer Boats" have in common?

From Quiz The Cat is Back, a quiz on Cat Stevens

Answer: aliens

According to a 1970 interview with Cat Stevens, Longer Boats "Is a story about space ships." In the interview, he also says, "I think we have or will be contacted by some other force outside our own world. We must accept that we are not the only ones alive." Also, in the live versions of "Longer Boats," the lyrics, "Raise your mind up and look around You can see them, yes they're looking down From a lonely asteroid, in a vacant void. Dyin', but not destroyed," are added. The article can be viewed on the website, http://www.majicat.com/articles2/musicnow.htm

4. Cat Stevens is not his real name. What name was he given when he was born?

From Quiz Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

Answer: Steven Demetri Georgiou

Born in London, July 21, 1947 to a Greek father and a Swedish mother.

5. This strange lyric is from what Cat Stevens song? "Mary dropped her pants by the sand and let a parson come and take her hand."

From Quiz Cat Stevens

Answer: Longer Boats

Supposedly "Longer Boats" is about Extra-terrestrials. "Ready" is a song off Cat's "Buddha and the Chocolate Box" LP, "The Parsons Happy Day" is made up, and "Hard Headed Woman" is a song off the "Tea for the Tillerman" LP.

6. In 1967 Cat hit Number Two on the UK charts with his first big single, which was never a hit in the US. What was the song?

From Quiz Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

Answer: Matthew and Son

The Monkees' "I'm A Believer" kept that song from reaching Number One.

7. Who was Cat Stevens' main second guitarist for many years and on many albums?

From Quiz Cat Stevens

Answer: Alun Davies

Alun Davies played on "Tea for the Tillerman", "Teaser and the Firecat", "Catch Bull at Four", and "Buddha and the Chocolate Box" as well as others. I have no idea who the other three names are. I made them up.

8. In 1976 Cat Stevens performed a world tour, that included magicians and a totally innovative scenography for that time. A few months later, he decided to quit the music business. What was the name of that tour?

From Quiz Cat Stevens Music

Answer: Magikat

Each Cat Stevens tour was accompanied by a concert programme, a good quality book with photographs and biography, that is nowadays coveted among collectors.

9. In the song, "Tea for the Tillerman," what food is for the sun?

From Quiz The Cat is Back, a quiz on Cat Stevens

Answer: steak

"Tea for the Tillerman" is a very short song and is a bit gospel in the end. In this song, the lyrics go "Bring tea for the Tillerman, steak for the sun, and wine for the woman who made the rain come."

10. Over his career, other artists recorded many of his songs. One of the first was "Here Comes My Baby" in 1967. What English band took it to number four on the UK charts, and went to lucky Number 13 in the US?

From Quiz Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

Answer: The Tremeloes

Their offical name was Brian Poole and The Tremeloes.

11. What was Cat Stevens' most successful United States album release, spending three consecutive weeks at Billboard's Hot 100's number one spot?

From Quiz Cat Stevens

Answer: Catch Bull at Four

The title of this LP is taken from the Ten Bulls of Zen, which are a way to enlightenment.

12. Many other artists have made covers of Cat Stevens' songs. In 1977, Rod Stewart included on his album "A Night on the Town" a song that became a hit, probably more popular than the original version. What was the name of that song?

From Quiz Cat Stevens Music

Answer: The First Cut is the Deepest

Rod Stewart included on his 2006 album, "Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of our Time" a remake of Cat Stevens' "Father and Son".

13. Cat Stevens released two albums in the UK before his success in America. What where their titles?

From Quiz Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

Answer: "Matthew and Son" and "New Masters"

The two were not relased in America until after his success in the States.

14. In this song the author tells the story of a boy recently arrived in a big town who feels sad about not having a girl to share weekend nights with. What song is this?

From Quiz Cat Stevens Music

Answer: Another Saturday Night

"Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody. I have some money cause I just got paid. How I wish I had someone to talk to. I'm in an awful way".

15. According to the song "Moonshadow," "If I ever lose my eyes, I won't have to" do what anymore?

From Quiz The Cat is Back, a quiz on Cat Stevens

Answer: cry

This song, one of my favorites, is very optimistic. The lyrics are creatively written and talk about the positive views of losing your hands, eyes, legs and, mouth.

16. In April 1971, Cat had his first top twenty hit song in the US, which was...?

From Quiz Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

Answer: Wild World

Wild World reached number 11.

17. What was Cat's first song ever recorded, later included on his first album "Mathew and Son"?.

From Quiz Cat Stevens Music

Answer: I Love My Dog

In 1966, at the age of 18, he presented his first demo to Decca Records. The song was included in the album released in 1967, and both "I Love my Dog" and "Mathew and Son" became top 10 in Great Britain.

18. According to the song "Into White," what is the house built from?

From Quiz The Cat is Back, a quiz on Cat Stevens

Answer: rice

The first couple lines to this song are: "I built my house from barley rice Green pepper walls and water ice Tables of paper wood, windows of light And everything emptying into White." Cat Stevens explained this song of being about how he would picture himself as his house with the white being the blinding light you see when you die.

19. Which Cat Stevens' album was "Wild World" from?

From Quiz Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

Answer: Tea For The Tillerman

Arguably his best effort.

20. Cat Stevens had a hit with what song originally done by the great Sam Cooke?

From Quiz Cat Stevens

Answer: Another Saturday Night

"The First Cut is the Deepest" and "Music" were written by Cat Stevens. "Morning has Broken" was recorded by Cat but was a traditional Christian verse set to a Scottish song.

21. Which famous song is about a dialogue between two relatives, one giving advice to the other?

From Quiz Cat Stevens Music

Answer: Father and Son

This is said to be an autobiographical song. It is sung double-voiced by Cat, who sings the verses of the father in a lower pitch than the verses of the son.

22. "Mona Bone Jakon" was his first album released in the states. A future rock superstar played flute on that album. Who was he?

From Quiz Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

Answer: Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel founded the band Genesis, and went on to a very successful solo career.

23. "Rubylove", "If I Laugh", "Changes IV", "How Can I Tell You." What album is this?

From Quiz Cat Stevens

Answer: Teaser and the Firecat

Cat Stevens did the artwork for the album covers of "Tea for the Tillerman" and "Teaser and the Firecat"; the latter eventually was turned into a children's book.

24. This one is also said to have autobiographic connotations, referring to his comeback after tuberculosis: "I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soul Where I end up, well, I think only God really knows" What was the name of this song?

From Quiz Cat Stevens Music

Answer: The Wind

At the age of 19 he was severely ill from tuberculosis, and it was in that time that he began to get interested in meditation and religion.

25. In the song, "Father and Son," what advice is not given by the father to the son?

From Quiz The Cat is Back, a quiz on Cat Stevens

Answer: make a change

The father tells the son that it is not time to make a change. According to Cat Stevens, "Father and Son" is about "Russia just before the revolution. The son feels he has to join the revolution. The father wants him to stay still and relax. It ends in stalemate."

26. His first three American releases, "Mona Bone Jakon," "Tea For The Tillerman," and "Teaser And The Firecat," all were unique in terms of their cover. What was it?

From Quiz Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

Answer: Cat drew and painted the art himeself.

Cat was a marvelous artist.

27. What Cat Stevens song contains the following lyric? "You made it just in time, boy, you made it just in time."

From Quiz Cat Stevens

Answer: 18 Avenue

All these songs are from the "Catch Bull at Four" album. "18th Avenue" is supposedly about going insane.

28. There's one song that talks about "industrial revolution" and its effects against ecology and nature: "I know we've come a long way, we're changing day to day, but tell me...." Can you complete the lyrics?

From Quiz Cat Stevens Music

Answer: Where do the children play?

"Well I think it's fine building jumbo planes, or taking a ride on a cosmic train. Switch on summer from a slot machine. Yes, get what you want to if you want 'cause you can get anything".

29. What album by Cat Stevens was released first?

From Quiz The Cat is Back, a quiz on Cat Stevens

Answer: Matthew and Son

This album was released in 1967. Some of the songs on this album are, "I Love My Dog", "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun", "Portobello Road", and "Here Comes My Baby."

30. Cat would have success with "Moonshadow," "Peace Train," and "Morning Has Broken." All were top forty hits. They were found all on one album. Which one?

From Quiz Cat Stevens, Music Star of the Seventies

Answer: Teaser And The Firecat

It reached number two in the states, barely missing the top spot.

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