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A Quick One Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the second Who album released, "A Quick One". Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by thewho13rd. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
thewho13rd

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,902

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What year was the album "A Quick One" released? Hint

1964

1971

1966

1969

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Question 2 of 10

2. Each band member had to write up two songs for the album for a marketing push. However, only one member did not. Who was he? Hint

John Entwistle

Pete Townshend

Keith Moon

Roger Daltrey

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of the hit songs off the album was "Boris the Spider". Entwistle came up with the idea when he was out drinking with which band member of the Rolling Stones? Hint

Charlie Watts

Mick Jagger

Bill Wyman

Keith Richards

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is unusual about the song "Cobwebs and Strange"? Hint

It is on the UK release, but not on the US release

It was made as a Halloween song

It is an instrumental

It is the only song written by Keith Moon

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Question 5 of 10

5. "A Quick One" features one of the great rock operas from Townshend. Although a mini-rock opera, it is regarded as the first one he ever wrote. What is the full name of the song? Hint

A Quick One Before He Turns Gay

A Quick One Before His Say

A Quick One While He Betrays

A Quick One While He's Away

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the Engine Driver in the mini rock-opera "A Quick One"? Hint

Cello

Tommy

Ivor

Boris

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "They dropped things on his back; They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied."? Hint

Happy Jack

Boris the Spider

I Need You

So Sad About Us

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "Nobody has ever seen him, I'm the only one; Seemingly I must be mad, insanity is fun."? Hint

See My Way

Don't Look Away

Whiskey Man

Heatwave

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "Whenever you run, I'll be running too: Whenever you run, I'll be following you."? Hint

A Quick One

Cobwebs and Strange

I Need You

Run Run Run

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Question 10 of 10

10. True or False: "A Quick One" is listed in the 300's for "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was the album "A Quick One" released?

Answer: 1966

US Record companies released the album with the title "Happy Jack" based on the hit single in America. They also changed it because of the sexually suggestive title of the UK release.

2. Each band member had to write up two songs for the album for a marketing push. However, only one member did not. Who was he?

Answer: Roger Daltrey

Daltrey could only come up with one, while Entwistle and Moon both had two. Because of the songwriting becoming more equal in the band during this album, many deem this as the least dominated by Pete's songwriting.

3. One of the hit songs off the album was "Boris the Spider". Entwistle came up with the idea when he was out drinking with which band member of the Rolling Stones?

Answer: Bill Wyman

According to wikipedia.com, Entwistle and Wyman were coming up with funny names for animals when John came up with Boris the Spider. As a side fact, Wyman was a former bassist for the Stones.

4. What is unusual about the song "Cobwebs and Strange"?

Answer: It is an instrumental

Moon wrote this song as an instrumental, and also wrote another song on the album titled "I Need You".

5. "A Quick One" features one of the great rock operas from Townshend. Although a mini-rock opera, it is regarded as the first one he ever wrote. What is the full name of the song?

Answer: A Quick One While He's Away

Other famous rock-operas from the Who are "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia".

6. What is the name of the Engine Driver in the mini rock-opera "A Quick One"?

Answer: Ivor

The song "A Quick One While He's Away" is about a girl left alone while her lover is gone. Her family tells her that they "have a remedy", which comes in the form of Ivor the Engine Driver. Ivor attempts to seduce the girl, but fortunately her boyfriend comes back in the end and catches them in the act. The girl apoligizes and she is forgiven.

7. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "They dropped things on his back; They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied."?

Answer: Happy Jack

"Happy Jack" hit number 24 in the U.S. charts, but did much more succesfully in the UK, where it hit number three.

8. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "Nobody has ever seen him, I'm the only one; Seemingly I must be mad, insanity is fun."?

Answer: Whiskey Man

"Whiskey Man" is a great song about a man who sees a friend known as the Whiskey Man. Because of him always stating there is someone there, and there really isn't, leaves many people to believe him insane.

9. Which song from the album were these lines taken out of: "Whenever you run, I'll be running too: Whenever you run, I'll be following you."?

Answer: Run Run Run

On the original release of the album, the song "Run Run Run" was the only tune written by Townshend on the first side of the album.

10. True or False: "A Quick One" is listed in the 300's for "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003.

Answer: True

Its accurate listing is number 383 on the list. Keep on rocking!

Source: Author thewho13rd

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