FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Grinspoon Quizzes, Trivia and Puzzles
Grinspoon Quizzes, Trivia

Grinspoon Trivia

Grinspoon Trivia Quizzes

  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Music Trivia
  6. »
  7. Music D-G

Fun Trivia
4 Grinspoon quizzes and 45 Grinspoon trivia questions.
1.
  I Grin at Thee, Thou Grinning Whale    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
When Grinspoon (Grinners to fans) formed in 1995 they were hailed as the next big thing in Australian music. Here, find the right words to complete the titles of ten of their biggest hits.
Easier, 10 Qns, pollucci19, Jun 27 19
Easier
pollucci19 gold member
Jun 27 19
185 plays
2.
  Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about Grinspoon's first LP, 'Guide to Better Living' (Australian release), filled with a variety of brilliant music. Only for people familiar with the album.
Average, 10 Qns, vm38, Jun 27 19
Average
vm38
Jun 27 19
136 plays
3.
  Grinspoon    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
About time there was a quiz on Aussie Rock Band Grinspoon!
Tough, 15 Qns, powderspoon, Dec 06 04
Tough
powderspoon
218 plays
4.
  Grinspoon Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I give you the lyrics, you tell me the song. Easy!
Tough, 10 Qns, powderspoon, Dec 06 04
Tough
powderspoon
187 plays
Related Topics
  Australian Music [Music] (90 quizzes)


Grinspoon Trivia Questions
1. How many singles were released from the album?

From Quiz Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living

Answer: 5

'Just Ace', 'Don't Go Away', 'Pedestrian', 'Repeat' and 'DCx3' were all released with the album. Just Ace was the most popular of all singles released, ranking at number 25 on the Aussie charts. Along with a standard release in 1997, DCx3 had a special release of 300 vinyl records in 1995, making it one of the rarest pieces of modern music-ware in the world.

2. Which Grinspoon song has the lyrics "Sounds made of seeds of Earth's delight..."?

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: Let It Go

From the 'Green Album' ('Green E.P.'), which was Grinspoon's first ever CD released.

3. Which EP was released between 'Guide To Better Living' and 'Easy'?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: Pushing Buttons

'Explain' and 'Busy'were both popular songs within the band, which were also on 'Pushing Buttons'.

4. 5 live songs are included in the Australian release of the album, at which music festival were these recorded?

From Quiz Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living

Answer: Grudgefest

Their old record label, 'Grudge Records', held a promotional music festival for some of it's artists, and Grinspoon's 5 song performance was added to the album's track listing. The songs performed were 'More Than You Are', 'Freezer', 'Post Enebriated Anxiety', 'NBT' and 'Just Ace'.

5. Which song has the lyrics "Doing the power rods and the trick is done again..."?

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: Fire Engine Man

This was on the 'DCX3' (single), which proved to be a big hit from the album 'Guide To Better Living'.

6. What classification was given to the Grinspoon video '66.6'?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: MA 15+

It contains Medium Level Coarse Language.

7. What is the name of the hidden track at the end of the live version of 'Just Ace'?

From Quiz Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living

Answer: Protest

Protest is a slow, soft song which features just one Acoustic Guitar. On Grinspoon's documentary DVD titled '23 Hours of Waiting Around', several live performances are offered, including one of the few live performances of Protest.

8. "Digress, confess you offered..." are lyrics that can be found in what Grinspoon song?

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: Repeat

From the 'Guide To Better Living' album, which was Grinspoon's first ever album.

9. Which band originally wrote 'Don't Change'?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: INXS

Michael Hutchence from 'INXS' wrote it and Grinspoon re-released it in March 2003.

10. 'Guide to Better Living' was produced by whom?

From Quiz Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living

Answer: Phil McKellar

Phillip McKellar also produced Grinspoon's third major album, 'New Detention'. McKellar also produced two EP's, 'Pushing Buttons' in 1998 and 'Panic Attack' in 2003.

11. Fill in which 'Grinspoon' song this line is from: "Apology glitter for the flitter with the punk girl..."?

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: Champion

Regarded as Grinspoon's heaviest and most popular songs by many, often played at the end of a Grinspoon set.

12. What year did 'Guide To Better Living' come out in Australia?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: 1997

'Sickfest' was written in 1995 and 'Champion' in 1996.

13. On the back cover of the album, what are the band seen leaning on?

From Quiz Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living

Answer: A car

The car is an old dark red Ford (correct me if I'm wrong!) from the 1970s. The scene appears to be in a residential area, with Phil leaning on the hood and Kris holding a beer.

14. "The baby never knew the baby gave her something..." is a line from what song?

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: New York Picture Show

Not a very well-known song, but nevertheless appeared on the 'Ready 1' single.

15. Which song off the album 'Easy' is this line from? "It's easy to see what he wears is kinda right..."

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: Yarni Marni

From the 'Easy' album, the second Grinspoon album to be released.

16. Which record label were Grinspoon with when they released 'Guide To Better Living'?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: Grudge

Grinspoon later switched to Universal to record 'New Detention'.

17. One of the band members' names has incorrect spelling on the album information section. Who is it?

From Quiz Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living

Answer: Joe Hansen

Joe Hansen's surname is spelled 'Hansend'. His name, much to his annoyance, has often been spelled correctly in various places. Another common spelling error in his name is 'Hanson'.

18. "Just thought you maybe would understand..." is a line in which Grinspoon single?

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: Lost Control

The second single off 'New Detention' released in 2002 and the theme to the PlayStation 2 game 'AFL Live 2004'.

19. What track di Triple J originally demo as the single off 'Panic Attack'?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: Off Piste

While 'Don't Change' was released as the single, some thought the 'Off Piste' was also going to be released.

20. Where did Grinspoon get the idea for the album's name, 'Guide to Better Living'?

From Quiz Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living

Answer: A handbook on household tips

The handbook was made by well-known kitchenware manufacturers, 'Sunbeam' in the 1960's. Also, the band's label on the front cover mimics the Sunbeam logo.

21. "Kissing the sky for a cloudy day eyes..." is from which Grinspoon song?

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: Don't Go Away

A very good track off 'Guide To Better Living' and also released as a single.

22. Which Grinspoon video clip showed the band running away from freaks on the street?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: Black Friday

It was a 'Black Friday'. One of Grinspoon's first videos.

23. In the music video for 'Just Ace', where is the band performing?

From Quiz Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living

Answer: A train station

The band is seen performing at the foot of a stairwell at a suburban subway station. In the video, the various bystanders seem puzzled at first, but eventually get into the song and create a 'mosh' around the band. This video is a showcase of how Phil Jamieson's fashion has changed since then.

24. "It's what you get when you love like a hypocrite..." is a line from which Grinspoon song off the album 'Guide To Better Living'?

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: Railrider

Contemplated to be a single off 'Guide To Better Living' but wasn't, nevertheless, still a popular track.

25. At 'Big Day Out 2000', Grinspoon performed a song from 'Guide to Better Living', which one was it?

From Quiz Grinspoon Albums: Guide to Better Living

Answer: Champion

Another song that Grinspoon performed was 'Secrets', from their 1999 album, 'Easy'. The song 'More Than You Are', featured on the album is often performed live at shows, and is often a new sound for many fans unfamiliar with many of their older music.

26. "Crave me!" is shouted out in which Grinspoon song?

From Quiz Grinspoon Lyrics

Answer: Sickfest

Once again, another very popular song to be played at Grinspoon gigs and another heavy song from 'Guide To Better Living'.

27. 'Chemical Heart' was Triple J's Number 2 song in their hottest 100 of 2002; where did 'Don't Change' poll?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: Didn't poll

'Don't Change' wasn't realeased in 2002.

28. Which Grinspoon single had the B Side 'Fire Engine Man'?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: DC x 3

It was the only other track on the single.

29. What EP did was 'Pigpen' on?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: Licker Bottle Cozy

Released in November 1996, yet not doing overly well.

30. What is the name of Grinspoon's first DVD?

From Quiz Grinspoon

Answer: 23 Hours Of Waiting Around

Came out in 2003 and showed Grinspoon's 'Panic Attack' Tour aswell as their 2002/03 tour of the UK.

This is category 12851
play trivia = Top 5% Rated Quiz, take trivia quiz Top 10% Rated Quiz, test trivia quiz Top 20% Rated Quiz, popular trivia A Well Rated Quiz
new quizzes = added recently, editor pick = Editor's Pick editor = FunTrivia Editor gold = Gold Member

Teachers / educators: FunTrivia welcomes the use of our website and quizzes in the classroom as a teaching aid or for preparing and testing students. See our education section. Our quizzes are printable and may be used as question sheets by k-12 teachers, parents, and home schoolers.

 ·  All questions, answers, and quiz content on this website is copyright FunTrivia, Inc and may not be reproduced without permission. Any images from TV shows and movies are copyright their studios, and are being used under "fair use" for commentary and education.