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  Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just how much do you know about Men At Work's classic "Down Under"? Pit yourself against 10 questions about the song and/or associated facts. Song #18 in the 'Anatomy' series.
Average, 10 Qns, FussBudget, Jul 20 05
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  Men at Work   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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During the 1980s Australian invasion, this group's catchy songs and silly videos made me a big fan. It's amazing what you learn from reading liners notes. See what you know about this great group from 'Down Under'.
Average, 10 Qns, barbarino, Aug 29 14
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Men At Work Trivia Questions

1. In the first lines of the songs we hear: "Traveling in a fried-out Kombi On a hippie trail, head full of zombie" What type of vehicle is a Kombi?

From Quiz
Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"

Answer: Volkswagen

The VW Kombi (US = Volkswagen Van) was almost the vehicle of choice for Australian surfies of the 60s and 70s. My brother owned an orange one, and what a heap of junk it was! Although I was too young, in retrospect, I suspect that the first two lines of the song are very accurate!

2. What Men at Work (MAW) song asks 'tell us General, is it party time'?

From Quiz Men at Work

Answer: It's a Mistake

A cold war 'protest' song, if you will.

3. Still in those first two lines: "Traveling in a fried-out Kombi On a hippie trail, head full of zombie" What did the singer most likely mean by "head full of zombie"?

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"

Answer: He was spaced out on drugs

Whilst the other three answers are all 'possibles', the song lyrics combined with the video clip of the time (the Kombi had smoke pouring out of it) left little doubt that drugs were the inference. According to www.songfacts.con: "Zombie was a particularly strong batch of marijuana which was floating around Australia for a long time. People called it "Zombie Grass".

4. What MAW song warns 'ghosts appear and fade away.'?

From Quiz Men at Work

Answer: Overkill

5. What type of meal did the "strange lady" serve?

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"

Answer: Breakfast

"I met a strange lady, she made me nervous She took me in and gave me breakfast"

6. Who was MAW's lead singer?

From Quiz Men at Work

Answer: Colin Hay

What was up with his eyes anyway?

7. Where is the singer found "buying bread"?

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"

Answer: Belgium

"Buying bread from a man in Brussels" Although Belgium isn't mentioned specifically in the song, that's where one finds Brussels!

8. Complete the lyric: 'I like it here with my childhood friend...here they come...'?

From Quiz Men at Work

Answer: those feelings again

Lyrics from 'Who Can It Be Now?' - Men at Work's first American hit.

9. How tall is the man from which the bread is purchased?

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"

Answer: Six foot four

"Buying bread from a man in Brussels He was six foot four and full of muscles" According to www.songfacts.com: "The quirky video became a huge hit on MTV. The network had been on the air for only a year, and they didn't have many videos to choose from. Men At Work didn't know much about MTV, but British and Australian bands had been making videos for some time. The band made videos that fit their personality, often improvising scenes and using their friends for help. The guy who stands up and offers the Vegemite sandwich is the band's drummer, Jerry Speiser. He wasn't really "6 foot 4 and full of muscles," he had to stand on something to get extra height. He also wore a wig".

10. In 'Down Under', how tall was the man who was 'full of muscle.'?

From Quiz Men at Work

Answer: six foot four

'He was six foot four..and full of muscle..' And no, I don't like vegemite, either.

11. What type of sandwich does the singer get given?

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"

Answer: Vegemite

"Buying bread from a man in Brussels He was six foot four and full of muscles I said, "Do you speak-a my language?" He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich" According to www.songfacts.com: "This song is often misinterpreted as a patriotic anthem. Says Colin: "It's ironic to me that so many people thought it was about a specific thing and that really wasn't the intention behind the song. If you listen to 'Born In The USA', it's a similar song in that there's a lot of nuance missed because people like drinking beer and throwing their arms up in the air and feeling nationalistic. It's ultimately a song about celebration, but it's a matter of what you choose to celebrate about a country or a place. White people haven't been in Australia all that long, and it's truly an awesome place, but one of the most interesting and exciting things about the country is what was there before. The true heritage of a country often gets lost in the name of progress and development".

12. Complete the lyric from 'Overkill'. 'I can't get to sleep, I think about the ________.'?

From Quiz Men at Work

Answer: implications

'of diving in too deep...and possibly the complications..'

13. What country was MAW originally from?

From Quiz Men at Work

Answer: Australia

14. "Lying in a den in Bombay With a slack jaw, and not much to say" This is a good example of how a song can suddenly become out of date. Bombay doesn't exist by that name anymore. What is it called now?

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"

Answer: Mumbai

According to www.geography.com: "Calcutta will become the third large Indian city to change its name over the past few years. Name changes began in 1996 when Bombay became Mumbai and then Madras became Chennai". This was in part in recognition of discarding the links to British colonialism.

15. Which group besides MAW is also from the same country?

From Quiz Men at Work

Answer: Air Supply

I also bet you know the lyrics to 'Lost to Love'. Come on, admit it!

16. By what description is Australia referred to in the song?

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"

Answer: The land of plenty

"I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me Because I come from the land of plenty?" The alternate answers "sunburnt country" and "land of sweeping plains" are taken from Dorothea McKellar's poem "My Country": "I love a sunburnt country A land of sweeping plains Of ragged mountain ranges Of droughts and flooding rains I love her far horizons I love her jewel-sea Her beauty and her terror The wide brown land for me"

17. In 1986, Colin Hay released a solo song entitled 'Looking for Jack'. What Jack was he referring to?

From Quiz Men at Work

Answer: Jack Nicholson

Can you handle the truth?!

18. How did the singer feel when he "met a strange lady"?

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Down Under"

Answer: Nervous

"I met a strange lady, she made me nervous She took me in and gave me breakfast" Perhaps he would have been better off if the answer had been hungry!

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