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Quiz about An Introduction to The Strawbs

An Introduction to The Strawbs Quiz

The Strawbs have been around since 1964, and were still performing in 2012. If you don't know a lot about them, take this quiz and learn more!

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

Author
Dizart

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
357,909

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
164

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which country were The Strawbs formed in 1964? Hint

Australia

England

Canada

Ireland

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which type of music are The Strawbs best known for? Hint

Hip Hop

Punk

Folk Rock

Heavy Metal

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which female vocalist was briefly a member of The Strawbs in 1968? Hint

Maddy Prior

Linda Thompson

Beverley Martyn

Sandy Denny

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which famous keyboardist was a member of The Strawbs in the early 1970s? Hint

Tony Kaye

Jon Lord

Rick Wakeman

Keith Emerson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Although known primarily as an album band, The Strawbs had a surprise UK hit single in 1973 with which song? Hint

Part of the Union

Lady Eleanor

Meet Me on the Corner

Run For Home

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Question 6 of 10

6. Shortly following the success of their 1973 hit single, which drummer and bassist left the band to pursue a career as a duo? Hint

Rod Coombes and Chas Cronk

Richard Hudson and John Ford

Tony Fernandez and Ron Chesterman

Blue Weaver and Dave Lambert

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 1974 album "Hero and Heroine" has a sleeve featuring which species of bird? Hint

Eagle

Swan

Dove

Owl

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the title of the 1975 album that was the band's first to crack the US Billboard top 50? Hint

Phantoms

Ghosts

Spectres

Spooks

9. The band went on a three year hiatus between 1980-83, before reforming with many of the members from their 1973 heyday. They didn't release another album until the release of which 1987 record? Hint

Don't Say Goodbye

Goodbye Stranger

Hello Again

Hello My Name Is...

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which son of a former band member joined The Strawbs for the 2009 album "Dancing to the Devil's Beat"? Hint

Adam Cousins

Oliver Wakeman

Kevin Ford

Mark Hudson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which country were The Strawbs formed in 1964?

Answer: England

The band was formed in England in 1964 under their original name of the Strawberry Hill Boys. Their founder, and only permanent member, was guitarist/vocalist Dave Cousins.

2. Which type of music are The Strawbs best known for?

Answer: Folk Rock

The Strawbs have experimented with various forms of music over the years, including bluegrass and progressive rock, but it as a folk rock band that they have achieved the greatest success.

3. Which female vocalist was briefly a member of The Strawbs in 1968?

Answer: Sandy Denny

Denny is best known as the singer with Fairport Convention. She was a member of The Strawbs for only a few months, but recored an album in Denmark with them called "All Our Own Work", which wasn't released until 1973.

4. Which famous keyboardist was a member of The Strawbs in the early 1970s?

Answer: Rick Wakeman

Rick Wakeman, from London, was a member of The Strawbs between 1970-71, and appeared on the studio albums "Dragonfly" and "From the Witchwood". He left the band to join the prog rock giants Yes.

5. Although known primarily as an album band, The Strawbs had a surprise UK hit single in 1973 with which song?

Answer: Part of the Union

"Part of the Union" hit number two in the UK charts in the autumn of 1973, and is regarded as an anthem for the UK Trade Union movement. The other three options were all hit singles for another English folk rock band, Lindisfarne.

6. Shortly following the success of their 1973 hit single, which drummer and bassist left the band to pursue a career as a duo?

Answer: Richard Hudson and John Ford

Hudson Ford, as they were imaginatively called, had a number of UK hit singles and albums in the mid-1970s, with "Pick up the Pieces" reaching number eight in the singles chart. Both artists rejoined The Strawbs at various times over the following decades.

7. The 1974 album "Hero and Heroine" has a sleeve featuring which species of bird?

Answer: Dove

"Hero and Heroine" was the first Strawbs album to feature Chas Cronk, Rod Coombes and John Hawken. The sleeve depicts a hand releasing a white dove.

8. What was the title of the 1975 album that was the band's first to crack the US Billboard top 50?

Answer: Ghosts

"Ghosts" peaked at number 47 in the USA, yet surprisingly failed to chart at all in the UK. Tracks include "Grace Darling", about a famous 19th century lighthouse keeper's daughter from Northumbria who helped her father rescue survivors of the shipwrecked "Forfarshire" in rough seas.

Answer: Don't Say Goodbye

"Don't Say Goodbye" featured a line-up including Dave Cousins and Richard Ford but failed to make any impact on the charts on either side of the Atlantic.

10. Which son of a former band member joined The Strawbs for the 2009 album "Dancing to the Devil's Beat"?

Answer: Oliver Wakeman

Oliver Wakeman has followed in the footsteps of dad Rick by playing keyboards, and, as well as The Strawbs, has also been a member of another of his father's former bands, Yes.

Source: Author Dizart

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