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4 Blind Melon quizzes and 40 Blind Melon trivia questions.
1.
  Shannon Hoon   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about the lead singer of Blind Melon. I hope you enjoy it.
Average, 10 Qns, mojopin, Oct 22 07
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2.
  Blind Melon Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Most anyone who digs Blind Melon will probably get all the answers. Enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, volksi, Jul 22 02
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3.
  For the Melonheads    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge of one of the greatest bands that, sadly, was broken up WAY before its time. This quiz is mostly comprised of questions about song lyrics from Blind Melon.
Tough, 10 Qns, melonhead7, Jul 30 05
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4.
  Blind Melon    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Blind Melon - one of the great groups of our time no one knows about. If you just remember 'No Rain' you don't wanna take this quiz, this is my way to get the word out about a band.
Average, 10 Qns, Gbicec, Feb 02 10
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Blind Melon Trivia Questions
1. What was Shannon Hoon's full name?

From Quiz Shannon Hoon

Answer: Richard Shannon Hoon

Richard Shannon Hoon's father's name is Richard too; he used his middle name so he would not be confused with his father.

2. "I didn't mean to feel this way when I walked into the door..." Which song is this lyric from?

From Quiz For the Melonheads

Answer: I Wonder

"I Wonder", the third track from their self-titled debut album, is about the band's doomed lead singer/songwriter Shannon Hoon's battle with drug addiction and rehab.

3. "..cause he's keepin' his eye on the kettle..."

From Quiz Blind Melon Lyrics

Answer: Pull

This song was written in a New York city hotel room, it also came out of the Soup Sessions at Kingsway Studios in New Orleans.

4. What state was Shannon Hoon from?

From Quiz Blind Melon

Answer: Indiana

5. What was the name of the first song he wrote?

From Quiz Shannon Hoon

Answer: Change

He wrote the song while he was in a band named Styff Kytten.

6. "I write a letter to a friend of mind I tell him much I used to love to watch him smile..." Which song does this lyric appear in?

From Quiz For the Melonheads

Answer: Mouthful of Cavities

"See I haven't seen him smile in a little while..." is the last lyric to this verse of "Mouthful of Cavities". This song is featured on the band's sophomore album "Soup". It pertains to the strain of dying friendship and the sadness that looms in its wake.

7. "..I'm bearing the scars from it burning on me.."

From Quiz Blind Melon Lyrics

Answer: The Duke

This song refers to a statue of an old king of hawaii. He invented surfing and his statue appears on a beach on the island. He was nicknamed "the duke" by locals. It was recorded at Kingsway Studios in New Orleans around Febuary of 1995.

8. What town did Shannon die in?

From Quiz Blind Melon

Answer: New Orleans

9. Shannon sang back-up vocals in which Guns N' Roses album?

From Quiz Shannon Hoon

Answer: Use Your Illusion I

He sang most tracks in both "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II".

10. "Around and over and in-between the seas, I need to be on top of a mountain where I can see everything, cause this paranoia's getting old." Which song is this verse from?

From Quiz For the Melonheads

Answer: Walk

This song is the sixth song on the band's sophomore album "Soup". The song is quick paced acoustic ballad that features the painfully haunting vocals of Shannon Hoon.

11. "..Come to think of it I don't need your religion.."

From Quiz Blind Melon Lyrics

Answer: Holyman

Recorded at London Bridge Studios in Seattle, WA sometime in 1992 .

12. What was the name of their second album?

From Quiz Blind Melon

Answer: Soup

13. Shannon appeared in which Guns N' Roses video?

From Quiz Shannon Hoon

Answer: Don't Cry

Shannon and Axl are both from Lafayette, Indiana.

14. "Though the gloom of night be round me, though I cannot see my way, yet the Lord will see and guide me because unto Him the night is day..." Which song does this verse appear in?

From Quiz For the Melonheads

Answer: Car Seat (God's Presents)

The last section of this song is Shannon Hoon reciting the poem "God's Presents", which this verse appears in. Some of the lyrics are slightly muffled in the studio version of the song but can all be clearly heard in most of the live recordings.

15. "..Blood red sunshine, and a breath to air that's clean.."

From Quiz Blind Melon Lyrics

Answer: Time

The band debated naming the song 'Time to Go', but later settled on just 'Time'. It was recorded at London Bridge Studios in Seattle, WA sometime in 1992.

16. Who was their last album named after?

From Quiz Blind Melon

Answer: Shannon's daughter

17. In what year did Blind Melon release their debut album?

From Quiz Shannon Hoon

Answer: 1992

The album was produced by Rick Parashar who also produced for Pearl Jam.

18. "..The breeze that's blowin' through cannot be found.."

From Quiz Blind Melon Lyrics

Answer: Lemonade

This song was written about a good, old-fashioned bar room brawl with police officers. It's just one of those silly drinking things. It was recorded at Kingsway Studios in New Orleans around Febuary of 1995.

19. What was Brad Smith's job in the band?

From Quiz Blind Melon

Answer: Harmony singer and Bassist

20. Which popular Blind Melon song were these lyrics taken from: "Ya know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today"?

From Quiz Shannon Hoon

Answer: No Rain

The young girl in the bee costume on the video was often referred to as the "Bee Girl".

21. "My faith is falling like leaves from a tree" is a line from which Blind Melon song?

From Quiz For the Melonheads

Answer: Time

This song is featured on Blind Melon's self titled debut album. The song is one of the darker themed songs on the album for the music is steeped with strong emotions and a sense of anger and confusion.

22. "..You gotta do your best to decorate this dying' day.."

From Quiz Blind Melon Lyrics

Answer: Soup

It was written right before the band performed at Woodstock. It was composed right around the time Kurt Cobain died. It also has to do with a family that lived near Shannon in Chicago that used to have a corner store named Tuttie's. This song was recorded at Kingsway Studios in New Orleans around Febuary 1995.

23. After Shannon's death some of them went and played for a band with a couple former members of Pearl Jam. What is the name of the band?

From Quiz Blind Melon

Answer: Unified Theory

24. What was the name of Blind Melon's second album?

From Quiz Shannon Hoon

Answer: Soup

The album was produced by Andy Wallace.

25. Fill in the missing line: "So if I see you walking hand and hand and hand with the ________?"

From Quiz For the Melonheads

Answer: three armed man

This line is from the song "St. Andrew's Fall" which is originally on the band's "Soup" album. The song was remade in the form of "St. Andrew's Hall" with a few melody and lyric changes on the band's last album "Nico".

26. "..Anything, for anything, and ending up with nothing .."

From Quiz Blind Melon Lyrics

Answer: Dumptruck

The end of the song ("and Bub I know that you could fly a mile high") is about Bub Cadwalder, a friend of Shannon's, who died from cancer. It was recorded at Kingsway Studios in New Orleans around February 1995.

27. What "School House Rock" song did they copy?

From Quiz Blind Melon

Answer: Three is a Magic Number

28. Shannon had a baby with girlfriend Lisa Crouse. What was her name?

From Quiz Shannon Hoon

Answer: Nico Blue

Nico Blue was named after Shannon's favourite flower, also the blue represented the colour of her eyes.

29. "Pour the red wine, watch the news, maybe ventilate..." is from which song?

From Quiz For the Melonheads

Answer: Letters From a Porcupine

The actual recording of this song that appears on the band's third album "Nico" is from an answering machine tape. Shannon and a friend had gotten into a fight and Shannon called him and sang "Letters From a Porcupine" to his answering machine.

30. "..And there's a canopy of greed holding me down.."

From Quiz Blind Melon Lyrics

Answer: Tones of Home

This song was the first single released from the self titled album. Brad wrote the last verse, Rogers wrote the middle verse, and Shannon wrote the first verse. So the song is sort of about their collective view of leaving their repressed, conservative environments and becoming more aware. This song reached #10 in the Mainstream Rock Chart and #20 in the Modern Rock Chart. There were two videos made for the single. It was recorded at London Bridge Studios in Seattle, WA sometime during 1992.

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