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All Bruce Springsteen Trivia Quiz

Hi all you Springsteen Fans. I hope you enjoy this little quiz. Diehard fans like me will find it a breeze. If you're not up on your Springsteen Facts, then watch out... this one will be tough!

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

Author
hungreee

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
223

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
4474

Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (13/15), Guest 51 (13/15), Guest 78 (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What career choices did Bruce's parents wish he'd considered other than rock-n-roll? Hint

doctor or architect

author or lawyer

actor or magician

construction or engineer

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Question 2 of 15

2. In the song Thunder Road what is the woman's name who Bruce urges to run away with him? Hint

Jamie

Becky

Mary

Susie

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the drummer for the E Street band? Hint

Max Weinberg

Billy Hall

Stan Lesko

Hershel Steponsky

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which one of these songs was NOT written by Bruce Springsteen? Hint

Because The Night

Livin' In America

Fire

Blinded by the Light

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who wrote of Bruce 'I have seen the future of Rock-n-Roll and his name is Bruce Springsteen' ? Hint

Bob Dylan

Hunter S. Thompson

Jon Landau

Dave Appell

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Question 6 of 15

6. What are on the walls in 'Candy's Room' ? Hint

pictures of her heroes

teddybears

bloodstains

pictures of her friends

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Question 7 of 15

7. There has actually been a movie made based on a song Bruce wrote. The movie was based on the song Highway Patrolman. Who directed it? Hint

Sean Penn

Martin Scorsese

Jack Nicholson

John Badham

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of Springsteen's first wife? Hint

Patty Scialfa

Julie Cypher

Julianne Moore

Julianne Phillips

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the name of the bar in New Jersey that Springsteen was known for showing up at and playing surprise gigs...even after he became hugely famous? Hint

The Sand Dollar

The Stone Pony

The Whiskey Barrell

The Boardwalk

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which one of the E Street Band members is a cast member on the HBO series The Sopranos? Hint

Clarence Clemmons

Steve Van Zandt

Roy Bittan

Max Weinberg

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Question 11 of 15

11. Name the song whose lyrics include such characters as: the Magic Rat, the Rangers and the Maximum Lawmen Hint

Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

Born to Run

Jungleland

Johnny 99

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Question 12 of 15

12. What song of Bruces was used by Jonathan Demme for a motion picture soundtrack of a film Demme made? Hint

Dead Man Walking

Born to Run

Streets of Philadelphia

Cadillac Ranch

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the nickname of Springsteen's friend and sax player Clarence Clemmons? Hint

Tiny

Macho Man

Big Man

Crazy Man

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is the name of the woman Springsteen tells to jump a little lighter? Hint

Rosalita

Guadalupe

Carmen

Maria

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Question 15 of 15

15. Springsteen put out an album whose title included the name of a fictional character from a classic novel. What was the name of the book the character was from? Hint

Pride and Prejudice

The Catcher In the Rye

The Grapes of Wrath

Moby Dick

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What career choices did Bruce's parents wish he'd considered other than rock-n-roll?

Answer: author or lawyer

Springsteen tells a story during an old live show taped at the Bottom Line in NYC about his parents thinking he should be an author or a lawyer because he could 'get a little something for himself'

2. In the song Thunder Road what is the woman's name who Bruce urges to run away with him?

Answer: Mary

The girl's name is Mary and the lyric most recalled is 'So Mary climb in, this is a town full of losers and I'm pullin' outta here to win!'

3. What is the name of the drummer for the E Street band?

Answer: Max Weinberg

Max Weinberg is also know as the leader of the band on the Conan OBrien Show. The band is called the Max Weinberg Seven

4. Which one of these songs was NOT written by Bruce Springsteen?

Answer: Livin' In America

Several of Springsteen's original songs were hits for other acts. Manfred Mann covered Blinded By The Light, The Pointer Sisters did Fire and both Patty Smith and 10,000 Maniacs had hits with Because the Night.

5. Who wrote of Bruce 'I have seen the future of Rock-n-Roll and his name is Bruce Springsteen' ?

Answer: Jon Landau

Jon Landau went on to become producer on several Springsteen albums

6. What are on the walls in 'Candy's Room' ?

Answer: pictures of her heroes

The lyric is In Candy's room there are pictures of heroes on her walls, but to get to Candy's room you've got to walk the darkness of Candy's halls. The song is on the Darkness on the Edge of Town album.

7. There has actually been a movie made based on a song Bruce wrote. The movie was based on the song Highway Patrolman. Who directed it?

Answer: Sean Penn

The movie starred David Morse and Viggo Mortenson and was the story of a cop and his troubled brother, just like in the song. The song is on Nebraska. The movie is called The Indian Runner.

8. What is the name of Springsteen's first wife?

Answer: Julianne Phillips

Springsteen was briefly married to actress Julianne Phillips who starred on the series Sisters.

9. What is the name of the bar in New Jersey that Springsteen was known for showing up at and playing surprise gigs...even after he became hugely famous?

Answer: The Stone Pony

For many years Springsteen frequented the Stone Pony and played several unannounced shows there.

10. Which one of the E Street Band members is a cast member on the HBO series The Sopranos?

Answer: Steve Van Zandt

'Little Steven' Van Zandt plays Silvio on the Sopranos and does a great Al Pacino impression for all the boys at BadaBing!

11. Name the song whose lyrics include such characters as: the Magic Rat, the Rangers and the Maximum Lawmen

Answer: Jungleland

Jungleland is the last track on the Born to Run album and has been compared to opera in its drama and beauty

12. What song of Bruces was used by Jonathan Demme for a motion picture soundtrack of a film Demme made?

Answer: Streets of Philadelphia

Springsteen won an Oscar for his song from the movie Philadelphia

13. What is the nickname of Springsteen's friend and sax player Clarence Clemmons?

Answer: Big Man

Clemmons is a really big guy and has always been lovingly referred to as Big Man

14. What is the name of the woman Springsteen tells to jump a little lighter?

Answer: Rosalita

Rosalita is the girl who is jumping out of her window and into Bruce's arms. She has to sneak out of the house to be with him because her parents don't approve of him.

15. Springsteen put out an album whose title included the name of a fictional character from a classic novel. What was the name of the book the character was from?

Answer: The Grapes of Wrath

The title of the album was The Ghost of Tom Joad. Tom Joad is a character in The Grapes of Wrath

Source: Author hungreee

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