All Along the Watchtower Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan first recorded "All Along the Watchtower" on November 6, 1967, and the song was released by Columbia Records on December 27. Hendrix recorded his version during the summer of 1968 and released it September 21, 1968. The song reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was admitted to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.

"All Along the Watchtower" has been covered by many artists over the last forty years. Some of the most prominent include Richie Havens, The Dave Matthews Band, U2, Neil Young, the Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh and Pearl Jam.

For the record, Hendrix did not write the song, but did do the famous cover of it. Following Hendrix's cover, Dylan would perform it in the style of Hendrix.
"John Wesley Harding" was the name of the Dylan album the song first appeared on and Albert Grossman was Bob Dylan's agent.

Answer: Two Riders were Approaching

Two Riders Were Approaching details how Nite Owl and Rorschach discover that Adrian Veidt is behind the conspiracy, including the murder of The Comedian.
It ends with them approaching the lair of Ozymandias in Antarctica.

"Watchmen" is the widely regarded as the greatest graphic novel ever published, and was on "Time Magazine's" List of 100 Best Novels.

Answer: Mars

Most of the song is used as Nite Owl and Rorschach approach Adrian Veidt's lair in Antarctica, which is the exact section of the graphic novel called "Two Riders were Approaching." Indeed, that very line is sung as the two approach the building.

On Mars, the destruction of the crystal palace that Doctor Manhattan had created leaves a large smiley face on the surface.

Answer: Battlestar Galactica

The song is featured in Episodes 3.20, "Crossroads, Part II", and 4.22, "Daybreak, Part II" (the series finale).
In "Crossroads", cast members repeat lines from the song at several points, including "There must some kind of way out of here."
In "Daybreak", the numerical representation of the tune provides the coordinates to lead the armada to Earth, 150,000 years in the past.

Answer: Panama

Penitenciarķa Federal de Sona (Sona Federal Penitentiary) in Panama is the setting for most of Season 3 of "Prison Break". It is based on an infamous prison in Brazil called Carandiru, the site of a massacre in 1992. Most of the actual filming took place in Dallas, Texas.

Answer: His Mother Mona

His mother Mona, played by Glenn Close in episodes #7.8, "Mother Simpson" and #15.2, "My Mother the Carjacker". Close's performance as Mona was named one of the 25 best guest appearances on "The Simpsons" by Imagine Games Network.

Answer: Beyond The Sea

The episode "Beyond the Sea" was a milestone for "The X-Files" as it featured the death of Agent Dana Scully's father. The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, who were staff writers on the show; together, they wrote fourteen episodes, including "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man".

Answer: Robert DeNiro

The film is based loosely on an auto-biographical play written by Palminteri. Despite the title, virtually all of the filming took place in Astoria and Jackson Heights, neighborhoods in Queens. Palminteri and Pesci starred in "A Bronx Tale".

Answer: Guitar Hero 5

The version by Bob Dylan is found in "Guitar Hero 5" in Venue 1, The 13th Rail. Other songs in Venue 1 include "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones, "In My Place" by Coldplay and "Gamma Ray" by Beck. Venue 1 is the only venue which is unlocked at the start of the game.

Answer: 48

"Watchtower" was named #48.

#14 was "Blowin' In The Wind" (Bob Dylan).
#17 was "Purple Haze" (Jimi Hendrix).
#59 was "The Times They Are A-Changing" (Bob Dylan), which is also featured on the soundtrack for the 2009 film "Watchmen".