Blinded By The Light Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Although Simon, Prince and Diamond are all prolific songwriters, "Blinded by The Light" was penned by Springsteen for his first album "Greetings from Asbury Park N.J." released in 1973. Although Springsteen went on to win many awards and hit the charts with numerous hit songs, "Blinded by the Light" never hit the charts for Springsteen.

Answer: Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Manfred Mann was famous for his use of the Moog synthesizer and the band was very popular in the mid 1970s and early 80s, particularly in England. After breaking up the band in 1987, Mann worked on an album of synthesized Native American Music which was not a commercial success.

The band got back together in 1991 and has continued to tour since then. Although "Blinded by the Light" was their biggest hit, they also released a version of another Springsteen song "Spirit in the Night".

Answer: Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne, real name Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., used the song for "The Drought is Over". In 2008, Lil Wayne won the Grammy for Best Rap Album for his album "Tha Carter III". Lil Wayne recently served an 8 month prison sentence in New York for an incident involving criminal possession of a weapon.

Answer: Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night.

This lyric was actually changed from Springsteen's original line which started with "cut loose like a deuce". When Bruce Springsteen appeared on VH1 "Storytellers", he went through a lot of the history and meaning behind the lyrics of the song. For example, "Indians in the summer" was about Bruce's little league baseball team as a kid. "Boulder on my shoulder" was his term for a "chip" on his shoulder. And he said that his lyric "Silicone Sister" may have been the first mention of breast implants in popular music.

Answer: Light of Salvation

While not based on one specific cult, the movie used several instances of real-life reports of brainwashing and mind-reprogramming incidents that were reported in the news throughout the 1970s. Critics panned the movie for being "unrealistic".

Answer: Kristy and Jimmy McNichol

Kristy has had a number of successful television shows starting with her role as Buddy on "Family" and later on "Empty Nest". Jimmy gave up acting in the mid 1980s after a stint on "General Hospital", and he built a business in the construction field. He still occasionally performs with his band "Wizard Kings".

Answer: Clarence Clemons

When Springsteen decided to add two songs ("Spirit in the Night" was the other) to the album, his original studio band was not available. He wanted to add saxophone in both new songs and asked Clarence Clemons, who was then a member of Norman Seldin and The Joyful Noyze, to join him in the studio. Those two songs were the only two tracks on "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J." that featured Clarence Clemons, and they were the album's least successful singles.

Answer: Blow

Also starring Penelope Cruz, "Blow" (2001) is based on the true story of George Jung who played a large role in establishing the cocaine industry in the US in the 1970s. The song was used in the movie as a background to Johnny Depp's narration talking about the "explosion" of cocaine onto the American scene.

Answer: CBS

The movie was produced by Time-Life Television Productions, primarily known for their television versions of Shakespearean plays. However, they were also the ones that gave us such memorable made-for-television in the 1970s gems like "Mom, The Wolfman and Me" and "Sex and the Single Parent".

Answer: Anne Jackson

Anne Jackson made her Broadway debut in 1945 and appeared in many movies and tv shows including "The Tiger Makes Out", "Lovers and Other Strangers", "The Untouchables", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Rhoda", "Law & Order", and "ER". She married to actor Eli Wallach in 1948.