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Ben Folds Ultimate Quiz

This quiz will focus on "Songs For Silverman" and "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP". Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Mr. Turkle. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Mr. Turkle

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
252,799

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
277

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was going on the night Ben Folds and his band recorded the backing vocals for the song "Bastard"? Hint

Game One Of The NBA Finals

The Superbowl

2004 Presidential Election

2004 Athens Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who performed guest backing vocals on the song "Time"? Hint

Weird Al Yankovic

Tom Waits

Chuck Norris

Ben Stiller

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Question 3 of 15

3. Sticking with Weird Al for the moment, what was the name of the Weird Al song that Ben Folds played on "Poodle Hat"? Hint

Angry White Boy Polka

E-Bay

Why Does This Always Happen To Me?

Couch Potato

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who is tne song "Gracie" about? Hint

Ben's niece

Ben's mother

Ben'saunty

Ben's daughter

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Question 5 of 15

5. One track on "Songs For Silverman" has the word "Food" in it. What is the full name of this song? Hint

Food Time

Rockin' The Food

Still Eating Food

Prison Food

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who makes a guest appearance with a monkey in Ben's video for "Landed"? Hint

Michael J. Fox

Candice Bergen

William Shatner

James Spader

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Question 7 of 15

7. What year was "Songs For Silverman" released internationally? Hint

2004

2003

2006

2005

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Question 8 of 15

8. What country did Ben Folds tour the week leading up to the release of "Songs For Silverman"? Hint

USA

Australia

Japan

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Question 9 of 15

9. There are a few covers on "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP". Who did the original version of a song from the album which I can not name on this particular website? Hint

Dr. Dre

Dr. Zeus

Dr. Demento

Dr. Phil

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Question 10 of 15

10. Roughly, how many seconds does the intro for "In Between Days" last? Hint

8 Seconds

100 Seconds

45 Seconds

20 Seocnds

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Question 11 of 15

11. This one is for all you musos out there! In "Still", what are the harmonies called when Ben is singing the la la la la's? Hint

Minor Thirds

Augmented Fourths

Octaves

Perfect Fifths

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Question 12 of 15

12. How many editions of "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP" contained Limited Edition DVDs? Hint

100,000

1,000

None

10,000

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of these tracks is not on "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP"? Hint

Late

Bruised

Dog

Rent A Cop

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Question 14 of 15

14. "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP" is made up of various EPs that Ben Folds released on the Internet. How many EPs were tracks taken from and put on the CD? Hint

Four

Five

Three

Six

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Question 15 of 15

15. The Bens performed the track "Bruised" on "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP". Which of the following people are not in The Bens? Hint

Ben Kweller

Ben Folds

Ben Stiller

Ben Lee

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was going on the night Ben Folds and his band recorded the backing vocals for the song "Bastard"?

Answer: 2004 Presidential Election

This is commented on by Ben on the "Making of Songs For Silverman" DVD that comes with the Limited Edition copy of the album.

2. Who performed guest backing vocals on the song "Time"?

Answer: Weird Al Yankovic

Weird Al directed Ben's "Rockin' The Suburbs" video and the two had always been good friends. Yankovic happened to be in town the day they were recording the song and Folds invited him to join in.

3. Sticking with Weird Al for the moment, what was the name of the Weird Al song that Ben Folds played on "Poodle Hat"?

Answer: Why Does This Always Happen To Me?

The song parodies the style the Ben Folds has made famous and the harmonies that Yankovic came up with are eerily similar without being identical. Folds was going to sing as well but his contract prevented him from singing on an album produced by a different company.

4. Who is tne song "Gracie" about?

Answer: Ben's daughter

"Gracie" is a sister song to "Still Fighting It" which appeared on the "Rockin' The Suburbs" album. "Still Fighting It" was for Ben's son Louis and his song "Gracie" was for his daughter Gracie.

5. One track on "Songs For Silverman" has the word "Food" in it. What is the full name of this song?

Answer: Prison Food

"Prison Food" is the final track on the US, UK and Australian versions of Ben Folds "Songs For Silverman" album.

6. Who makes a guest appearance with a monkey in Ben's video for "Landed"?

Answer: William Shatner

Shatner and Folds have been good friends for a long time now. Shatner did spoken voice on Ben's album "Fear Of Pop- Volume One" and later, Folds did the music for Shatner's infamous spoken word album. Shatner is a techie with a bad wig on in the clip.

7. What year was "Songs For Silverman" released internationally?

Answer: 2005

The album was released in Australia on April 12 of 2005. It was then released in the UK, US and Japan between April 19 and April 26 depending on how shipping was going. The Limited Editions were released 4 days late in Australia as they were accidentally sent to Japan!

8. What country did Ben Folds tour the week leading up to the release of "Songs For Silverman"?

Answer: Australia

I saw Ben at the Forum in Melbourne and he signed my "Rockin' The Suburbs" cover! The album was released in Australia on April 12, 2005.

9. There are a few covers on "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP". Who did the original version of a song from the album which I can not name on this particular website?

Answer: Dr. Dre

The lyrics of the song in question are slightly alitered to the word "me and my homie Dr. Dre" as a tip of the hat to the original performer.

10. Roughly, how many seconds does the intro for "In Between Days" last?

Answer: 45 Seconds

The intro is just the band. There are no backing vocals or anything. The intro pretty much consists of the chorus without lyrics. It goes for just under 43 seconds.

11. This one is for all you musos out there! In "Still", what are the harmonies called when Ben is singing the la la la la's?

Answer: Octaves

Ben sings both lines, dubbed over the top of each other. Quite possibly the most beautiful harmony on an album in 2006. If you have not heard it then I strongly urge you to listen to it.

12. How many editions of "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP" contained Limited Edition DVDs?

Answer: None

Ben has a habit of releasing DVDs with his CDs but on this occasion there are no DVDs present.

13. Which of these tracks is not on "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP"?

Answer: Late

'Late' appears on "Songs For Silverman". It is the eighth track on that CD.

14. "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP" is made up of various EPs that Ben Folds released on the Internet. How many EPs were tracks taken from and put on the CD?

Answer: Five

The songs are taken from "Speed Graphic", "Sunny 16", "Super G", "The Bens" and the other name can not be mentioned on this website but it went to number one of the Internet singles charts.

15. The Bens performed the track "Bruised" on "Supersunnyspeedgraphic The LP". Which of the following people are not in The Bens?

Answer: Ben Stiller

A pretty obvious one to finish on. Ben Folds is a pianist/lead vocalist, Ben Lee plays quitar and Ben Kweller plays Drums. Lee and Kweller also perform backing vocals.

Source: Author Mr. Turkle

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