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B-52s General Trivia Trivia Quiz

This is a general trivia quiz about the post-punk/new wave band, The B-52s. Some easy questions, some harder. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by SillyJeff. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
SillyJeff

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,415

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
251

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Question 1 of 10

1. The B-52s first two albums showed the band members standing, some sitting, one member kneeling, and both covers had simple backgrounds. The background colors of those first two albums were, respectively: Hint

red, black

red, green

yellow, red

white, red

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Question 2 of 10

2. The B-52s released albums and singles for the most part, but in 1982 they released an "EP", which is shorter than an album (LP). What was the name of their first EP in both the US and UK? Hint

Party Out Of Bounds

Mesopotamia

Dance Re-Mix

Whammy!

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Question 3 of 10

3. The "Love Shack" video features a great party at a great shack, somewhere down the Atlanta highway. Fred sings that he's got a car as big as a whale, and the video shows the front of a car, with a well-known US car brand emblazoned on the hood. The brand of car named in the song, and the brand of car depicted in the video are, respectively: Hint

Chrysler/Cadillac

Chrysler/Edsel (model, not brand)

Chevy/Chrysler

Chrysler/Chrysler

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the "Love Shack" video, two animals make brief appearances. The second is a goat, between the words "Tin roof" and "rusted". The first is a duck, and this duck is actually the first to do what after the music starts? Hint

dance

shake its butt

jump out of the car

walk into the Love Shack

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Question 5 of 10

5. The B-52s hail from Athens, Georgia. They played together for the first time after they: Hint

dropped out of college

shared a Flaming Volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant

visited Athens, Greece

met at a class in college called "Cradle of Civilization"

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Question 6 of 10

6. The B-52s named the band after a... Hint

hairdo

alcoholic beverage

airplane

restaurant where they met

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Question 7 of 10

7. Until 2008, The B-52s were formerly know as The: Hint

B-52's

B-52s

B52's

B~52's

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Mesopotamia" was produced with help from the lead singer of: Hint

The Talking Heads

Devo

The Pretenders

REM

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Question 9 of 10

9. The B-52s first official LIVE album was released in: Hint

2011

1985

They have never released a live album

1998

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many members were in the original B-52s? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: yellow, red

The 1979 debut album, entitled "The B-52's" had a yellow cover designed by Tony Wright, though the album itself credits Sue Ab Surd.

"Wild Planet" was their second album, in 1980.

It was a while before they released a third album of all new music.

2. The B-52s released albums and singles for the most part, but in 1982 they released an "EP", which is shorter than an album (LP). What was the name of their first EP in both the US and UK?

Answer: Mesopotamia

Their third release, "Dance Re-Mix", was not released as an EP in the US or UK, only Australia. In the US and UK, the B-52s one and only EP was "Mesopotamia".

Answer: Chrysler/Chrysler

The car in the video was big. But it did not seat about 20.

Answer: shake its butt

Kate Pierson lived in a cabin with a tin roof, which was the inspiration for the song.

5. The B-52s hail from Athens, Georgia. They played together for the first time after they:

Answer: shared a Flaming Volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant

Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by a flaming volcano.

6. The B-52s named the band after a...

Answer: hairdo

B-52 is southern slang for a bouffant.

7. Until 2008, The B-52s were formerly know as The:

Answer: B-52's

Nothing screams "marketing genius" quite like dropping an apostrophe.

8. "Mesopotamia" was produced with help from the lead singer of:

Answer: The Talking Heads

David Byrne is also credited with playing bass, guitar and synthesizer on the record.

9. The B-52s first official LIVE album was released in:

Answer: 2011

The album is named "With The Wild Crowd - Live In Athens, GA."

10. How many members were in the original B-52s?

Answer: 5

Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson. Ricky died in 1985.

Source: Author SillyJeff

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