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"Spinal Tap" - Smell the Quiz

Does your "Spinal Tap" Trivia knowledge go to 11? Strap on your ax and try out your best licks jamming along with this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by Nos402. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nos402

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
167,527

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1546

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When film maker Marti DiBergi first saw Spinal Tap, he was knocked out by their exuberance, their raw power and __________. Hint

Their punctuality

Their extreme volume

Their tight pants

Their hygiene

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Nigel and David first started playing together, they called themselves "The Originals", but there was already another band with that name so had to change their name to __________. Hint

The Other Originals

The Second Originals

The Original Originals

The New Originals

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Question 3 of 10

3. Their first drummer, John 'Stumpy' Pepys, died how? Hint

In a bizarre gardening accident

Choking on someone else's vomit

Spontaneous combustion

Drowned in the bath tub

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Question 4 of 10

4. At the launch party for their new album, "Smell the Glove", hors d'oeuvres are served by __________. Hint

Mimes

Dwarves

Scantily clad women

People dressed as druids

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Question 5 of 10

5. On what song do Nigel, Derek, and David all play bass guitars? Hint

Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You (Tonight)

Big Bottom

Stonehenge

Rock and Roll Creation

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is NOT a Spinal Tap album? Hint

Shark Sandwich

Nigel's Greatest Solos

Intravenus De Milo

The Gospel According to Spinal Tap

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Question 7 of 10

7. Nigel claims the sustain on his Les Paul is so good that you can __________, and it will still be sustaining when you come back. Hint

Go read a large book

Go take a nap

Go out and have a bite

Go have a shower

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Question 8 of 10

8. When "Smell The Glove" is finally released, the cover of the album is __________. Hint

A black gloved hand holding a sandwich

A naked greased woman on all fours with a man shoving a glove in her face

Black and empty

The band tied up and being dominated by women

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Question 9 of 10

9. During "Rock and Roll Creation" Derek has a mishap on stage. What happens to him? Hint

His wireless guitar unit picks up radio transmissions

He gets stuck in a plastic pod

A cucumber falls out of his pants leg

He gets electrocuted by his bass guitar

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to Nigel, what's the saddest key a song can be in? Hint

F# diminished

"The key of pain"

D minor

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When film maker Marti DiBergi first saw Spinal Tap, he was knocked out by their exuberance, their raw power and __________.

Answer: Their punctuality

DiBergi first saw Spinal Tap in 1966 at "The Electric Banana" in Greenwich Village, New York City.

2. When Nigel and David first started playing together, they called themselves "The Originals", but there was already another band with that name so had to change their name to __________.

Answer: The New Originals

"The Originals" then changed their name to "The Regulars" and "The New Originals" eventually became "The Thamesmen" before changing to "Spinal Tap".

3. Their first drummer, John 'Stumpy' Pepys, died how?

Answer: In a bizarre gardening accident

Their second drummer choked on someone else's vomit (although they don't know whose since, as the band says, "You can't dust for vomit"), and a later drummer spontaneously combusted. In a cameo, Ed Begley Jr. plays John 'Stumpy' Pepys.

4. At the launch party for their new album, "Smell the Glove", hors d'oeuvres are served by __________.

Answer: Mimes

The mimes were played by Billy Crystal, and Dana Carvey, only two of a plethora of cameos.

5. On what song do Nigel, Derek, and David all play bass guitars?

Answer: Big Bottom

Bass is often referred to as "bottom", as in the low end of the sound spectrum.

6. Which of these is NOT a Spinal Tap album?

Answer: Nigel's Greatest Solos

"Shark Sandwich" garnered a two word review which replaced "Shark" with a very unflattering word.

7. Nigel claims the sustain on his Les Paul is so good that you can __________, and it will still be sustaining when you come back.

Answer: Go out and have a bite

Specifically it's a 1959 Les Paul.

8. When "Smell The Glove" is finally released, the cover of the album is __________.

Answer: Black and empty

The original cover was the naked greased woman, but the record company refused to release it because it was "sexist", to which Nigel wonders "What's wrong with being sexy?"

9. During "Rock and Roll Creation" Derek has a mishap on stage. What happens to him?

Answer: He gets stuck in a plastic pod

After a roadie tries a hammer and a blow torch, Derek gets out just as the song ends and the other members get back in their pods. As he tries to get back in his pod it closes on his arm.

10. According to Nigel, what's the saddest key a song can be in?

Answer: D minor

D minor is the key of a trilogy with a saucy name which he is composing. He describes it as a mixture of Mozart and Bach, or "Mach".

Source: Author Nos402

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