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A Saucerful Of Secrets Trivia Quiz

Some boring questions for die-hards...

A multiple-choice quiz by hexaChord. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
hexaChord

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
116,832

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

Plays
1457

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. Who wrote "Paintbox"? Hint

Syd Barrett

David Gilmour

Roger Waters

Rick Wright

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which of the following tracks was nearly released on "Ummagumma"? Hint

Let There Be More Light

Nick`s Boogie

Interstellar Overdrive

Pow R Toc H

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which of the following musicians has nothing to do with the early Floyd? Hint

Mike Leonard

Bob Close

Stuart Brown

Juliette Gale

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Question 4 of 25

4. What concept did Roger Waters develop in 1978 besides "The Wall"? Hint

The Final Cut

The Pros and Cons of Hitch-Hiking

Radio K.A.O.S.

Household Objects

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Question 5 of 25

5. Who replaced Roger Waters on "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason"? Hint

Guy Pratt

Tony Levin

David Gilmour

Jack Bruce

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Question 6 of 25

6. "In a while I'll find the time to make the sunshine mine.
In a smile I saw a single needle in the sky."
Which song are these lines from? Hint

Heart Beat, Pig Meat

Love Scene

Come In Number 51, You`re Time Is Up

Crumbling Land

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who appeared on an album by Arcadia ("So Red The Rose")? Hint

Rick Wright

Roger Waters

Nick Mason

David Gilmour

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Question 8 of 25

8. "Ancient bonds are breaking, moving on and changing sides."
Which song are these lines from? Hint

Mudmen

Stay

Burning Bridges

Childhood`s End

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Question 9 of 25

9. Who played bass on "One Of These Days"? Hint

Roger

Roger and Dave

Dave

Roger and Rick

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Question 10 of 25

10. What brand are David's main guitars? Hint

Gibson

Fender Stratocaster

Rickenbacker

Cort

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who produced the second album of The Damned ("Music For Pleasure")? Hint

David Gilmour

Nick Mason

Syd Barrett

Rick Wright

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which song on "The Wall" has a secret message? Hint

The Trial

Empty Spaces

Is There Anybody Out There?

Waiting For The Worms

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which synthesizer did the Floyd use for "On The Run"? (To make it more difficult I only give the company name!) Hint

Moog

EMS

E-mu

ARP

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which album features a guitar-synthesizer? Hint

The Wall

David Gilmour

Wet Dream

Nick`s Fictitious Sports

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Question 15 of 25

15. Who produced Syd Barrett`s second album, "Barrett"? Hint

Dave and Roger

Nick and Roger

Dave and Nick

Dave and Rick

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which ex-girlfriend of Syd Barrett later married another famous musician? Hint

Juliette Wright

June Bolan

Linda McCartney

Yoko Ono

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Question 17 of 25

17. "I'm so afraid of mistakes that I made, taking every time that I wake, I feel like a hard-boiled butter man". Which song are these lines from?
Hint

Ibiza Bar

Summer of `68

Fearless

Crying Song

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who released an album called "Dark Side Of The Moon" shortly before the Floyd did? Hint

Tomorrow

Johnny Thunders

Medicine Head

The Trammps

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Question 19 of 25

19. Who did not write lyrics for "David Gilmour"? Hint

R. Harper

E. Stuart

P. Townshend

K. Baker

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who played guitar on "Wet Dream"? Hint

Jeff Beck

Eric Clapton

Tim Renwick

Snowy White

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who spoke the opening lines for "Astronomy Domine"? Hint

Joe Boyd

Andrew King

Peter Jenner

Norman Smith

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Question 22 of 25

22. When was "Arnold Layne" released? Hint

March 11, 1967

February 27, 1967

April 1, 1967

May 23, 1967

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Question 23 of 25

23. Complete this "Biding My Time" lyric:

"Wasting my time,
Resting my mind
And I'll never pine
For ________" Hint

your touch in the night

the sad days and the bad days

things I cannot have

for the buttons and bows

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which track has a part called "Celestial Voices"? Hint

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Echoes

A Saucerful Of Secrets

Atom Heart Mother

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who played drums on "When The Wind Blows"? Hint

Graham Broad

Freddie Krc.

Andy Newmark

Jeff Porcaro

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote "Paintbox"?

Answer: Rick Wright

"Paintbox" was the B-side of "Apples And Oranges", released in 1967.

2. Which of the following tracks was nearly released on "Ummagumma"?

Answer: Interstellar Overdrive

The recording is on a lot of bootlegs.

3. Which of the following musicians has nothing to do with the early Floyd?

Answer: Stuart Brown

Stuart Brown had a band with some ex-members of Jokers Wild.

4. What concept did Roger Waters develop in 1978 besides "The Wall"?

Answer: The Pros and Cons of Hitch-Hiking

The band choose "The Wall" when Roger came up with two concepts for a new album.

5. Who replaced Roger Waters on "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason"?

Answer: Tony Levin

Tony Levin might be the best bass player in the world. He is most famous for his work with King Crimson.

6. "In a while I'll find the time to make the sunshine mine. In a smile I saw a single needle in the sky." Which song are these lines from?

Answer: Crumbling Land

All of the given songs are from "Zabriskie Point", sadly a not well- known work of Pink Floyd.

7. Who appeared on an album by Arcadia ("So Red The Rose")?

Answer: David Gilmour

Arcadia was a side project of some members of Duran Duran in the 80s.

8. "Ancient bonds are breaking, moving on and changing sides." Which song are these lines from?

Answer: Burning Bridges

All of the given songs are from "Obscured By Clouds", their second soundtrack for a Barbet Schroeder movie.

9. Who played bass on "One Of These Days"?

Answer: Roger and Dave

In fact, David plays the first bass you hear, and Roger later drops in.

10. What brand are David's main guitars?

Answer: Fender Stratocaster

Fender released a David Gilmour signature Strat in 2008.

11. Who produced the second album of The Damned ("Music For Pleasure")?

Answer: Nick Mason

"Music For Pleasure" was released in 1977. Neither Nick Mason nor The Damned liked that album at all.

12. Which song on "The Wall" has a secret message?

Answer: Empty Spaces

It says "Congratulations, You have just discovered the secret message. Please send your answer to 'Old Pink', Care of the funny farm, Chalfont..." (spoken by Roger)
[...interrupted...]
"Roger, Caroline's on the phone..." (unknown voice, maybe James Guthrie)

13. Which synthesizer did the Floyd use for "On The Run"? (To make it more difficult I only give the company name!)

Answer: EMS

Yes, it was the famous VCS-3 - but that would have been too easy...

14. Which album features a guitar-synthesizer?

Answer: David Gilmour

It was a Roland GR-500, the first guitar-synthesizer to hit the market. (Also used by Genesis and Queen)

15. Who produced Syd Barrett`s second album, "Barrett"?

Answer: Dave and Rick

Dave and Roger produced "The Madcap Laughs"; Roger "wasn`t able to bear that again..."

16. Which ex-girlfriend of Syd Barrett later married another famous musician?

Answer: June Bolan

June Bolan: "Syd Barrett had this quality like a candle that was about to be snuffed out at any minute. Really all illumination. An extraordinary, wonderful man. He took lots of LSD. Lots of people can take some LSD and cope with it in their lives, but if you take three or four trips every day..."
(As quoted by Gian Palacios for his article "Beyond the Wildwood with Brother Syd")

17. "I'm so afraid of mistakes that I made, taking every time that I wake, I feel like a hard-boiled butter man". Which song are these lines from?

Answer: Ibiza Bar

"Ibiza Bar" is kind of a reprise of "The Nile Song" from "More" (1969).

18. Who released an album called "Dark Side Of The Moon" shortly before the Floyd did?

Answer: Medicine Head

The Floyd renamed their album "Eclipse" but later came back to the original title because the album by Medicine Head flopped.

19. Who did not write lyrics for "David Gilmour"?

Answer: P. Townshend

Pete Townshend only wrote lyrics for "About Face", David`s second album (1984).

20. Who played guitar on "Wet Dream"?

Answer: Snowy White

Snowy White toured with Pink Floyd during the 70s. Later he worked with Roger Waters.

21. Who spoke the opening lines for "Astronomy Domine"?

Answer: Peter Jenner

Peter Jenner was the first manager of the Floyd.

22. When was "Arnold Layne" released?

Answer: March 11, 1967

"Arnold Layne" was the first official release of Pink Floyd and made it into the Top 20. Feb. 27 was the recording date of this single; May 23 was the release date of their second single, "See Emily Play".

23. Complete this "Biding My Time" lyric: "Wasting my time, Resting my mind And I'll never pine For ________"

Answer: the sad days and the bad days

" And I'll never pine
For the sad days and the bad days
When we was workin' from nine to five.
And if you don't mind
I'll spend my time
Here by the fire side
In the warm light of her eyes."

24. Which track has a part called "Celestial Voices"?

Answer: A Saucerful Of Secrets

It`s the last part of the track, where David sings. They also played it as a single track in "The Man and The Journey".

25. Who played drums on "When The Wind Blows"?

Answer: Freddie Krc.

Freddie is closely related to members of the Ray Krenek Orchestra, a family polka band that has existed in Texas since the mid-1800's.

Source: Author hexaChord

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