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2 Damn Yankees quizzes and 20 Damn Yankees trivia questions.

Oh Those Damn Yankees! (music group)

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Combine four extremely talented musicians with a dose of unabashed patriotism and what do you get? Damn Yankees! How much do you know about this American rock band?

Average, 10 Qns, JimHadar, Feb 25 16

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Damn Yankees

Multiple Choice

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A quiz about the band the Damn Yankees. The Damn Yankees were a super-group (a unique blending of artists from different and successful groups who combine to make their own band) that I enjoyed from the late '80s and early '90s.

Average, 10 Qns, tbusmc90, Jan 09 24

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Damn Yankees Trivia Questions

1. Jack Blades, one of the Vocalists from the Damn Yankees was also the band's bassist. He came from another band known for such hits as "The Secret of My Success" and "When You Close Your Eyes". What is the name of that band?

From Quiz Damn Yankees

Answer: Night Ranger

Night Ranger's biggest hit to date was the song, "Sister Christian". According to Billboard, the song peaked at number five in June of 1984. Jack Blades is still performing with Night Ranger today.

2. Like all supergroups, the Damn Yankees had members that were in previously successful bands. The oldest group member is Ted Nugent. With what band did Ted first have a U.S. hit record?

From Quiz Oh Those Damn Yankees! (music group)

Answer: The Amboy Dukes

"Journey to the Center of the Mind" by The Amboy Dukes was a Top Twenty hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968 and featured a prominent guitar solo by Nugent. His popularity and on-stage antics eventually led to the band being billed as Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes by the time of their sixth album, "Survival of the Fittest Live" was released in 1971.

3. The Damn Yankees song, "Coming of Age", has three main characters. The singer, little sister, and little junior. What does little sister tell the singer her name is?

From Quiz Damn Yankees

Answer: Maybe

"Coming of Age" peaked at number sixty on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.

4. The Damn Yankees were blessed with two very talented guitarists, Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw. With what group did Tommy Shaw previously have major success as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist?

From Quiz Oh Those Damn Yankees! (music group)

Answer: Styx

Alabama-born Tommy Shaw joined the group Styx in 1975 after their move to the A&M Records label. He added a new dynamic as a gifted songwriter and co-lead vocalist to Dennis DeYoung. Shaw wrote and sang such Styx classics as "Renegade", "Crystal Ball" and "Too Much Time on My Hands". He left the group in 1983 but returned to Styx in 1995 and continues to tour with them when not involved in other side projects.

5. Tommy Shaw is one of the guitarists and vocalists for the Damn Yankees. Which popular group that has the hit songs, "Renegade" and "Mr Roboto" was Shaw in prior to the Damn Yankees?

From Quiz Damn Yankees

Answer: Styx

Tommy Shaw continued performing as a vocalist and guitarist with Styx well into the 2010s!

6. The drummer for the Damn Yankees was the only band member that did not come from a famous or popular band. What is his name?

From Quiz Damn Yankees

Answer: Michael Cartellone

After Damn Yankees, Michael worked as the drummer for the band Accept and then as the drummer for the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Coincidentally, I appeared in the Lynyrd Skynyrd video for the song, "Last of a Dying Breed".

7. Finish the Damn Yankees song lyric: "I don't wanna hear about anymore / It's a shame I've got to live without you anymore / There's a ______ in my heart / a pounding in my _________ that's driving me crazy."

From Quiz Oh Those Damn Yankees! (music group)

Answer: fire, brain

Poor Jack Blades, such a bad case of heartburn, and headache too! Sounds like Jack needs some Alka-Seltzer. These of course are the first verse lyrics to the Damn Yankees' biggest U.S. chart hit, "High Enough", sung primarily by Jack. It's somewhat ironic that hard-rockin' Ted Nugent, known for song titles like "Wango Tango", "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Stranglehold" would have his biggest American music chart hit with a ballad.

8. "The Silence is Broken" is a song from the Damn Yankees second album. The song is included on the soundtrack of an action movie featuring the actor Jean-Claude Van Damme that was released in 1993. What was the title of that movie?

From Quiz Damn Yankees

Answer: Nowhere To Run

Neither the movie nor the song became a big hit.

9. During their concert performances in the 1990s the Damn Yankees super-patriotic guitarist Ted Nugent would often shoot arrows onstage at an oversized photo or effigy of a world political leader. What leader did he shoot at?

From Quiz Oh Those Damn Yankees! (music group)

Answer: Saddam Hussein

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was the target of many of Ted's arrows. The tradition started in the fall of 1990 with America's involvement in Operation Desert Shield. Over the years other targets of Nugent's onstage bowhunting include a life-size target bison, and a malfunctioning guitar.

10. The band's name, "Damn Yankees" was first used as a title in another venue. Where was "Damn Yankees" used first?

From Quiz Damn Yankees

Answer: A Broadway play

The Broadway play, "Damn Yankees", opened in 1955. The movie version was released in 1958 and the television version was released in 1967. After a lot of research I could not find where any of the band members had referenced the origin of their band's name, but I suspect it is from one of these uses I listed above.

11. After the demise of the Damn Yankees perhaps drummer Michael Cartellone preferred a band where bullets weren't flying at him in videos and no one was shooting arrows onstage. What legendary Southern Rock band did Cartellone join?

From Quiz Oh Those Damn Yankees! (music group)

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Cartellone joined Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1999, not letting their song "Gimmie Back My Bullets" scare him off after his Damn Yankees "High Enough" video experience. Cartellone also played briefly with the band Accept, best known in America for their song "Balls to the Wall". When not playing with Lynyrd Skynyrd Michael Cartellone is an accomplished painter, with several of his works receiving prominent art gallery showings.

12. The Damn Yankees song "Don't Tread on Me" was often played during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Which band member provided the lead vocals?

From Quiz Damn Yankees

Answer: Jack Blades

Even though Jack Blades sang lead on the song, the song was written by Tommy Shaw, Ted Nugent, and Jack Blades.

13. Here's another Damn Yankees video question. The video for "Where You Going Now" features a beautiful blonde on a long journey, overcoming several obstacles to reach her destination. When she does reach it at the song's end where is she standing?

From Quiz Oh Those Damn Yankees! (music group)

Answer: On top of a rocky hill overlooking a valley

The video never quite explains why she's going there, but the blonde is very determined to reach the top of a rocky hill or butte overlooking Utah's famed Monument Valley. Along the way she encounters a biker gang, bathes in a farm trough, has mechanical breakdowns, and fords a stream. The song itself is about the power of love to conquer all no matter what struggles we face.

14. The Damn Yankees second and last album was released in 1992. The title was part of the name of a track on the album. What was the name of this album?

From Quiz Damn Yankees

Answer: "Don't Tread"

According to the Billboard Top 200 for 1992, the album, "Don't Tread" peaked at number twenty-two and was on the charts for twenty-eight weeks.

15. The Damn Yankees' highest charting song (according to Billboard) was also the fourth track listed on their debut album, "Damn Yankees". Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw shared the lead vocal duties. What was the name of this emotional power ballad?

From Quiz Damn Yankees

Answer: "High Enough"

"High Enough" was the second song released as a single off of the Damn Yankees' debut album. According to Billboard it peaked at number three and was on the charts for a total of twenty-nine weeks.

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