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  Scorpions Lyrics   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the lyrics from one of the hardest rocking metal bands from Germany, The Scorpions. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, Bruce007, Feb 18 07
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  Scorpions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know the German rockers the Scorpions, from their humble beginnings to world wide fame as rock legends?
Tough, 10 Qns, mikey666, Oct 25 11
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mikey666
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  The Scorpions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the Scorpions. It will test your knowledge about the band's members, songs, and albums. Good luck.
Average, 10 Qns, monkeycnuts, Jul 05 06
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  German Band - The Scorpions    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
Everybody's Favorite German Band--The Scorpions. There were no Scorpions quizzes on here yet so here's one for all you Scorps fans!
Tough, 5 Qns, Fivehouse, Jul 29 14
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Scorpions Trivia Questions
1. From which Scorpions song are these lyrics from: "New places to go, I've got to leave, it's time for a show"?

From Quiz Scorpions Lyrics

Answer: Rock You Like A Hurricane

"Rock You Like A Hurricane" was a hit song off of the band's 1984 album, "Love At First Sting". The lineup, for the band, featured Klaus Meine on vocals, Rudolf Schenker on lead guitar, Matthias Jabs on backup guitar, Herman Rarebell on drums, and Francis Buchholz on bass. The mainstream music video, for the song, featured the band playing a concert behind a chain-link fence. When the song ended, the fence came down and the fans stormed the band. "Rock You Like A Hurricane", had been such a popular song, it's even been included in several television shows, videogames and movies including "The Simpsons", and "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories". It was also the theme song of the Carolina Hurricanes, an NHL team, based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

2. According to their official website, in which year did guitarist and singer Rudolf Schenker found the band?

From Quiz Scorpions

Answer: 1965

Rudolf was still in high-school when he formed the band, with influences mainly being The Beatles and Buddy Holly.

3. Who was the lead singer of the Scorpions?

From Quiz The Scorpions

Answer: Klaus Meine

Rudolf Schenker was a guitarist who founded the Scorpions in 1965. Singer Klaus Meine joined the group after realizing that he and Schenker shared the same dream. Ulrich Roth had played guitar for the Scorpions, but left the band in 1978, after their tour in Japan. Matthias Jabs replaced Ulrich as lead guitarist.

4. What is the title of their 1979 album?

From Quiz German Band - The Scorpions

Answer: Lovedrive & lovedrive

This was their first album for Mercury records.

5. In which Scorpions song does Klaus Meine sing: "There's no one like you, I can't wait for the nights with you, I imagine the things we'll do, I just wanna be loved by you"?

From Quiz Scorpions Lyrics

Answer: No-One Like You

"No-One Like You" was a hit song, from the Scorpions 1982 album, "Blackout". The lineup, for the band, featured Klaus Meine on vocals, Rudolf Schenker on lead guitar, Matthias Jabs on backup guitar, Herman Rarebell on drums, and Francis Buchholz on bass. The mainstream music video, for the song, was one of the most in-depth music videos the band made. It took place on Alcatraz, where a man(Meine) was on death row. His girlfriend went to visit him before he was executed but it turned out she was the one that ended up pulling the switch on the electric chair. It all turned out to be a dream, in the end. After waking up, Klaus Meine opened his curtains, to look outside, but the famous island prison seemed to ominously look back.

6. Uli Jon Roth, Jürgen Rosenthal and Francis Buchholz were all members of which band before joining the Scorpions in 1973?

From Quiz Scorpions

Answer: Dawn Road

The Scorpions had temporarily disbanded after "Lonesome Crow", and Rudolf Schenker was interested in the sound of Dawn Road, so he kick-started the Scorpions with a fresh line-up, killing Dawn Road in the process.

7. What song was written after the Scorpions' first visit to New York City and West 42nd Street?

From Quiz The Scorpions

Answer: The Zoo

The Scorpions toured the U.S. for the first time in 1979 as the opening acts for Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, AC/DC, and Journey. The band was so inspired from their experience in New York City that they wrote "The Zoo" for their next album, "Animal Magnetism".

8. What German city were the Scorpions formed in?

From Quiz German Band - The Scorpions

Answer: Hannover & Hanover & hannover & hanover

And thought it was Berlin, eh?

9. Who spoke the poem in the middle of the nine and a half minute epic "Fly to the Rainbow"?

From Quiz Scorpions

Answer: Uli Jon Roth

Uli Jon Roth also penned the poem, and the rest of the song.

10. Which album did the Scorpions release in 1980?

From Quiz The Scorpions

Answer: Animal Magnetism

The Scorpions returned to the U.S. for a second major tour following the release of this album.

11. What was the title of their first album?

From Quiz German Band - The Scorpions

Answer: Lonesome Crow

This one really isn't all that bad...

12. Which album was banned in several countries for its cover art, depicting a pre-pubescent fully naked girl?

From Quiz Scorpions

Answer: Virgin Killer

When singer Klaus Meine first saw the cover he was shocked, but he was pressured by the record company to do something controversial. Although fans didn't mind the cover, many critics were infuriated, forcing many countries to pull the album. The band were forced to re-release the album with a different cover; a picture of the band in different expressions, with the album name strangely above Uli Jon Roth's head.

13. Who is the Scorps frontman?

From Quiz German Band - The Scorpions

Answer: Klaus Meine & Klaus & Meine

Klaus ranks right up their with Plant and Mercury, wouldn't you say?

14. From which powerful hit did the Scorpions sing: "Let's spend the night together, I know you want it too, the magic of the moment, is what I've got for you."?

From Quiz Scorpions Lyrics

Answer: Rhythm of Love

"Rhythm of Love", was a hit song taken off of the band's 1988 album, "Savage Amusement". The music video, for the song, had a futuristic theme featuring an urban wasteland. Klaus Meine, the lead singer, flew home in a spaceship, in the video, to be with his girlfriend all the while singing the song.

15. What album is Rock You Like A Hurricane on?

From Quiz German Band - The Scorpions

Answer: Love At First Sting

What a rocker!

16. From which Scorpions song did the lyrics: "A girl to drive a car to love, the music rocks me down the motorway", appear?

From Quiz Scorpions Lyrics

Answer: Lovedrive

The song, "Lovedrive" was taken from the band's 1979 album of the same name. The lineup, for the band, featured Klaus Meine on vocals, Rudolf Schenker on lead guitar, Michael Schenker on guitar, for a select set of songs, Matthias Jabs on backup guitar, Herman Rarebell on drums, and Francis Buchholz on bass. The album was not the band's most successful one, however, their songs "Holiday", and "Lovedrive" proved to be mega-hits.

17. The band's biggest rock hit was "Rock you Like a Hurricane". Which album did it appear on?

From Quiz Scorpions

Answer: Love at First Sting

A clue is in the lyrics to the song; "On the hunt tonight for love at first sting".

18. In which Scorpions song were the words: "The job is done and I go out, another boring day. I leave it all behind me now, so many worlds away" sung?

From Quiz Scorpions Lyrics

Answer: The Zoo

"The Zoo" was one of the hit songs taken off of the band's 1980 album, called "Animal Magnetism". The mainstream music video for the song was slightly uninspiring as it merely featured the band playing in front of a large crowd. The up-side of the video, was that the sound quality, and the wild theme of the song were expressed by the ravenous nature of the crowd.

19. "Wind of Change" was released in 1990 to partly-commemorate which major political event?

From Quiz Scorpions

Answer: The impending end to the Cold War

It was written in 1990 after a visit to Moscow in 1989 by Klaus Meine. It celebrates the political changes in Eastern Europe at the time, including the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the USSR.

20. The song "Send Me An Angel" is on which album?

From Quiz The Scorpions

Answer: Crazy World

"Send Me An Angel" reached #44 on the U.S. charts and sent "Crazy World" past the double platinum mark.

21. In which Scorpions song did Klaus Meine sing: "Spinning webs and make you pray, tie you up and you can't get away"?

From Quiz Scorpions Lyrics

Answer: Bad Boys Running Wild

The song was from the band's popular album, "Love At First Sting". The song was one of the songs that the band regularly played in concerts, because they view themselves as bad boys running wild.

22. Which legendary producer worked on 1993's "Face the Heat"?

From Quiz Scorpions

Answer: Bruce Fairbairn

He also produced Kiss' "Psycho Circus", Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet" and "New Jersey", and Yes's "The Ladder". He died of natural causes on May 17th 1999 at the age of 49.

23. In which Scorpions song did the following lyrics: "Time, it needs time, to win back your love again" appear?

From Quiz Scorpions Lyrics

Answer: Still Loving You

The song "Still Loving You", was taken from the Scorpions album, "Love At First Sting". The song was one of the many that happened to have a mainstream music video. The music video, started with a view of a harbour and then cut to the band playing in front of a crowd, to juxtapose the calm serenity of the ocean, next to the craze of a concert.

24. Where did the band record "Acoustica" in 2001?

From Quiz Scorpions

Answer: Portugal

It was recorded over several shows in Portugal, most notably in Lisbon.

25. Which album was released in 2000 and featured the Berlin Philharmonic?

From Quiz The Scorpions

Answer: Moment of Glory

This was the start of the Scorpions' musical experimentation. Along with the release of this album, they launched a worldwide tour with the orchestra.

26. In which gruff Scorpions song did the lyrics: "New love is blind, why don't you see, you hurt me inside, you're killing me", appear?

From Quiz Scorpions Lyrics

Answer: You Give Me All I Need

"You Give Me All I Need" was a song taken from the band's album, "Blackout". The song was a respectable addition on the "Blackout" album, but never reached the mythical status of other songs from the album, particularly, "No-One Like You". The song was rarely performed in concert, but remained an iconic piece of music to any Scorpions lover.

27. What nationality is bassist Pawel Maciwoda?

From Quiz Scorpions

Answer: Polish

He was born in Wieliczka in Southern Poland near Kraków. He appeared on "Unbreakable".

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