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1.
  Find the Cold Chisel Songs    
Collection Quiz
 10 Qns
I will give you ten songs by Cold Chisel and six songs by other bands, and you pick out the songs that Cold Chisel recorded.
Easier, 10 Qns, blake_aus_nsw, Apr 04 25
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  Cold Chisel: "Khe Sanh"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Khe Sanh" is a classic song by Cold Chisel, fronted by Scottish-Aussie Jimmy Barnes. It's on the album "Cold Chisel".
Easier, 10 Qns, Fi B, Apr 20 10
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  Pick the Song - Cold Chisel Style    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of the pioneers in Australian rock history, Cold Chisel are one of the most influential bands Australia has seen. I give you the lyric - you give me the song.
Average, 10 Qns, epoch_72, Jan 14 05
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  Chisel    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Quiz dedicated to one of the greatest bands ever produced in Australia, Cold Chisel.
Average, 10 Qns, minardifan, Jan 23 02
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  Cold Chisel: "Flame Trees"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Flame Trees" is a Cold Chisel song about life in rural Australia and of lost love.
Average, 10 Qns, rb6359, Apr 26 09
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622 plays
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  Chisel Band Members    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz on one of Australia's favorite bands.
Average, 10 Qns, BIG O, Feb 21 15
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From Quiz "Cold Chisel: "Khe Sanh""




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Cold Chisel Trivia Questions
1. Which Cold Chisel band member wrote the lyrics for the song "Flame Trees"?

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Flame Trees"

Answer: Don Walker

Don Walker was the most prolific song writer in Cold Chisel. He was the keyboard player in the band but also did some vocals. "Flame Trees" is based on his memories of growing up in rural NSW and was one of the band's last hits.

2. "And there's a girl, she's fallen in love, near where the pianola stands."

From Quiz Pick the Song - Cold Chisel Style

Answer: Flame Trees

'Flame Trees' is a classic Aussie hit written by Don Walker.

3. Who wrote the song "Khe Sanh"?

From Quiz Chisel Band Members

Answer: Don Walker

Don Walker wrote a large percentage of Cold Chisel's songs.

4. 'I lent my heart to the sappers round ___ ___'

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Khe Sanh"

Answer: Khe Sanh

This is the first line of the song. Khe Sanh is a place in Vietnam where the Americans fought a fierce battle against the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War. Thanks to player "young&smart" for this information.

5. Who was not a member of Cold Chisel?

From Quiz Chisel

Answer: Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence was lead singer of another great Australian band, INXS.

6. Which Cold Chisel band member wrote the music for the song "Flame Trees"?

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Flame Trees"

Answer: Steve Prestwich

Steve Prestwich was the drummer in Cold Chisel. Whilst Don Walker wrote most of their songs, Steve also contributed, including penning two of their big hits "When the War is Over" and "Forever Now". Steve was also well known for his heated arguments and fights with the band's singer, Jimmy Barnes.

7. "I don't need this job, I'm walking through the door, gonna tell the man that I don't want it no more, pick up a fast car and burn my name in the road."

From Quiz Pick the Song - Cold Chisel Style

Answer: Bow River

From 'Bow River', an awesome song about leaving the city after 12 hour working days, to relax in the 'Great top end,' at Bow River. Written by Ian Moss.

8. Who wrote "Bow River"?

From Quiz Chisel Band Members

Answer: Ian Moss

Bow River was the highest selling single Cold Chisel ever had. It made No. 4 on the ARIA charts ("Forever Now" was the B side).

9. 'And I sold my soul with my ___ to the black market man'

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Khe Sanh"

Answer: cigarettes

Yes, sold his soul with his cigarettes, just like in jail.

10. What is the only song on the 'Chisel' album written by Phil Small?

From Quiz Chisel

Answer: 'My Baby'

Legend has it that Phil Small became so self-concious after the hit 'My Baby' that he never wrote another song after the song was released.

11. Which NSW country town is the Cold Chisel song "Flame Trees" about?

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Flame Trees"

Answer: Grafton

Grafton, situated on the Clarence River in northern NSW, was Don Walker's home town for some time. Don was born in Ayr, Queensland but his family moved to a farm in the Grafton area, where he spent many of his formative years. The flame trees in the song were reportedly planted as a result of a television mini-series called "The Flame Trees of Thika" which starred Hayley Mills.

12. "I saw an old friend but I couldn't kiss her, she was lined and I was home to lucky land."

From Quiz Pick the Song - Cold Chisel Style

Answer: Khe Sanh

'Khe Sanh', Cold Chisel's first realeased song, was beaten to greatest Australian song by The Easybeats with 'Friday on My Mind.'

13. Which band member left before the completion of "Twentieth Century"?

From Quiz Chisel Band Members

Answer: Steve Prestwich

Ray Arnott played the drums on three tracks.

14. 'How there were no V-day heroes in ____'

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Khe Sanh"

Answer: 1973

I think this is during the time of the Vietnam War. "19-dickety-3" is a term Grampa Simpson uses in "The Simpsons".

15. What was the first single released by Cold Chisel?

From Quiz Chisel

Answer: 'Khe Sahn'

Yes, the classic song 'Khe Sahn' was the first song released, and is still one of the most played songs on radio, despite the song is now 23 years old. Due to the content of the song (it's about the return of a Vietnam Vet. to Australia) it was banned from being played on radio.

16. In which NSW country town was the video clip for the Cold Chisel song "Flame Trees" filmed?

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Flame Trees"

Answer: Oberon

Oberon is a small town in southern NSW. Oberon is situated about 100 km (60 miles) west of Sydney and has a population of about 2,700. "Flame Trees" is about Grafton, which is on the North Coast of NSW and has a population of around 20,000. Grafton is over 500 km (300 miles) north of Sydney and over 600 km (360 miles) from Oberon.

17. "Squadcars fanned the insanity, newsteams fought through the crowd, spent last night under custody, and the sun found me on the road."

From Quiz Pick the Song - Cold Chisel Style

Answer: Star Hotel

From 'Star Hotel'. Don Walker wrote the song about a riot which took place at the Star Hotel. People say they remember seeing Chisel play before the riot at the Star, when Chisel wasn't even there...

18. Name the odd man out?

From Quiz Chisel Band Members

Answer: Michael Hutchence

Everybody but Michael Hutchence played on a Chisel record.

19. 'And how we sailed into ___ ___'

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Khe Sanh"

Answer: Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour is in Australia's city of Sydney. Brisbane Water is not in the city of Brisbane; it is in the state New South Wales, around the Gosford area.

20. Why is the song 'Bow River' an exaggeration?

From Quiz Chisel

Answer: It's only a small creek

Bow River is only a tiny creek, a small outpost between Kununurra and Hall's Creek. Ian Moss, the songwriter, who grew up in Alice Springs, wrote it as a dedication to the hardworking men of outback Australia.

21. What is the central character in the Cold Chisel song "Flame Trees" doing while the "Kids out driving Saturday afternoon pass me by"?

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Flame Trees"

Answer: Just savouring familiar sights

The lyrics in the first verse are: "Kids out driving Saturday afternoon pass me by I'm just savouring familiar sights We share some history, this town and I And I can't stop that long forgotten feeling of her Try to book a room to stay tonight"

22. "All around this chaos and madness, can't help feeling nothin' more than sadness."

From Quiz Pick the Song - Cold Chisel Style

Answer: When The War is Over

Covered by Australian Idol finalist Cosima De Vito, 'When the War is Over,' by Steve Prestwich, steps away from the usual Chisel style.

23. What is Australia referred to as?

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Khe Sanh"

Answer: 'the lucky land'

'..and I was home to the lucky land'. Australia is called Down Under mainly by Americans, and the USA is commonly known as 'the land of opportunity'- or at least it used to be hundreds of years ago.

24. A visit to which gaol inspired Don Walker to write the song 'Four Walls'?

From Quiz Chisel

Answer: Bathurst Correctional

Cold Chisel played anywhere, and played in many gaols in their time. The song is particularly inspired by the Bathurst gaol riots of 1978.

25. What is "number one" for the central character in the Cold Chisel song "Flame Trees"?

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Flame Trees"

Answer: To find some friends to say "You're doing well"

The lyrics in the second verse are: "Number one is to find some friends to say 'You're doing well After all this time you boys look just the same' Number two is the happy hour at one of two hotels Settle in to play 'Do you remember so and so?' Number three is never say her name"

26. "I've got the keys to the city, baby."

From Quiz Pick the Song - Cold Chisel Style

Answer: Saturday Night

From 'Saturday Night,' written by Don Walker. The first half of the song was sung by Ian Moss.

27. 'And their ___ were often ___'

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Khe Sanh"

Answer: legs, open

'And their legs were often open, but their minds were always closed'. A very true statement.

28. How many nights did Cold Chisel play at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on their 'Last Stand' tour?

From Quiz Chisel

Answer: 5

Although now the record has been broken, Cold Chisel set the first benchmark during their 'Last Stand' tour. The first show was played in October but Barnes then suffered a throat infection, causing the band to play the final four nights in December.

29. What does it take to make the central character in the Cold Chisel song "Flame Trees" cry?

From Quiz Cold Chisel: "Flame Trees"

Answer: More than just a memory

The lyrics in the third verse include: "Takes more than just a memory to make me cry I'm happy just to sit here round a table with old friends And see which one of us can tell the biggest lies"

30. "Once I smoked a Danneman cigar, I drove a foreign car."

From Quiz Pick the Song - Cold Chisel Style

Answer: Cheap Wine

Another classic by Don Walker, 'Cheap Wine' is one of the most famous Chisel song Australia knows.

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