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2 B-52's quizzes and 20 B-52's trivia questions.
1.
  B-52's Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The B-52's are one of the greatest bands of all time! I'll give you some lyrics and you tell me which song it is. Some are new, some are old.
Average, 10 Qns, Morrigan716, Apr 15 05
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Morrigan716 gold member
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  B-52s General Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a general trivia quiz about the post-punk/new wave band, The B-52s. Some easy questions, some harder. Have fun!
Difficult, 10 Qns, SillyJeff, Oct 22 11
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SillyJeff
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B-52's Trivia Questions
1. The B-52s first two albums showed the band members standing, some sitting, one member kneeling, and both covers had simple backgrounds. The background colors of those first two albums were, respectively:

From Quiz B-52s General Trivia

Answer: yellow, red

The 1979 debut album, entitled "The B-52's" had a yellow cover designed by Tony Wright, though the album itself credits Sue Ab Surd. "Wild Planet" was their second album, in 1980. It was a while before they released a third album of all new music.

2. 'Supercalifragiwhata outfit you got on!'

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: 'Hot Pants Explosion'

From 'Good Stuff'.

3. The B-52s released albums and singles for the most part, but in 1982 they released an "EP", which is shorter than an album (LP). What was the name of their first EP in both the US and UK?

From Quiz B-52s General Trivia

Answer: Mesopotamia

Their third release, "Dance Re-Mix", was not released as an EP in the US or UK, only Australia. In the US and UK, the B-52s one and only EP was "Mesopotamia".

4. 'I'll give you fish. I'll give you candy. I'll give you everything I have in my hands.'

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: 'Give Me Back My Man'

From 'Wild Planet'.

5. 'Walk talk in the name of love before you break my heart.'

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: 'Dance This Mess Around'

From 'The B-52's'.

6. In the "Love Shack" video, two animals make brief appearances. The second is a goat, between the words "Tin roof" and "rusted". The first is a duck, and this duck is actually the first to do what after the music starts?

From Quiz B-52s General Trivia

Answer: shake its butt

Kate Pierson lived in a cabin with a tin roof, which was the inspiration for the song.

7. 'Effie, Madge and Mabel and Biddie. See them on the beach or in New York City'.

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: '52 Girls'

From 'The B-52's'.

8. The B-52s hail from Athens, Georgia. They played together for the first time after they:

From Quiz B-52s General Trivia

Answer: shared a Flaming Volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant

Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by a flaming volcano.

9. 'Any way we can, we're gonna find something. We'll dance in the garden in torn sheets in the rain.'

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: 'Deadbeat Club'

From 'Cosmic Thing'.

10. The B-52s named the band after a...

From Quiz B-52s General Trivia

Answer: hairdo

B-52 is southern slang for a bouffant.

11. 'Fly the great big sky. See the great big sea. Kick through continents busting boundaries.'

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: 'Roam'

From 'Cosmic Thing'.

12. Until 2008, The B-52s were formerly know as The:

From Quiz B-52s General Trivia

Answer: B-52's

Nothing screams "marketing genius" quite like dropping an apostrophe.

13. 'We were at a party. His earlobe fell in the deep.'

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: 'Rock Lobster'

From 'The B-52's'.

14. "Mesopotamia" was produced with help from the lead singer of:

From Quiz B-52s General Trivia

Answer: The Talking Heads

David Byrne is also credited with playing bass, guitar and synthesizer on the record.

15. 'I got sincerity that's bonafide and a heart so fine it's certified.'

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: 'Good Stuff'

From 'Good Stuff'.

16. The B-52s first official LIVE album was released in:

From Quiz B-52s General Trivia

Answer: 2011

The album is named "With The Wild Crowd - Live In Athens, GA."

17. 'You're living in your own private __________?'

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: Idaho

From 'Wild Planet'.

18. How many members were in the original B-52s?

From Quiz B-52s General Trivia

Answer: 5

Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson. Ricky died in 1985.

19. 'Glitter on the mattress. Glitter on the highway. Glitter on the front porch. Glitter on the hallway.'

From Quiz B-52's Lyrics

Answer: 'Love Shack'

From 'Cosmic Thing'. If you got this one wrong, are you sure you're a B-52's fan?

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