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Behind The Doors Trivia Quiz

For fans of the 60's rock group, movie buffs, and trivia lovers everywhere. Questions on Doors songs, literary influences on the Doors, and movies influenced by the Doors. A fun quiz about those Shiny Happy People known as the Doors.

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

Author
Akhnaten

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,830

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 20

Plays
8565

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (20/20), Guest 96 (1/20), Guest 73 (14/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. The Doors were formed in what West Coast city? Hint

Los Angeles

Seattle

San Francisco

San Diego

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who wrote 'The Doors of Perception' which described the author's experiences with mescaline? Hint

Timothy Leary

Aldous Huxley

Sigmund Freud

William James

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which of the following songs was recorded by the Doors? Hint

Five to One

Strange Brew

Nine to Five

Somebody to Love

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Question 4 of 20

4. What was Jim Morrison's major in college? Hint

English

Chemical Engineering

Archaeology

Theatre Arts

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Question 5 of 20

5. What was Jim Morrison's father's occupation? Hint

Circus Mime

Jazz Musician

Naval Officer

Accountant

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Question 6 of 20

6. What Doors song lyrics did the producers of the 'Ed Sullivan Show' not want Morrison to sing on the show? Hint

Ain't singing for Pepsi, Ain't singing for Coke.

Father, I want to kill you.

Girl, we couldn't get much higher.

One pill makes you larger, one pill makes you small.

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Question 7 of 20

7. What did Jim Morrison call himself? Hint

The Lizard King

The Salamander Prince

The Lion King

The Toad Licker

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Question 8 of 20

8. What science fiction film shares a title with a Doors album and song title? Hint

Strange Days

The Soft Parade

The Thirteenth Floor

Menno's Mind

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which is the title of a song recorded by the Doors? Hint

I Touch Myself

Touch Me

Touch of Gray

Invisible Touch

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who played the role of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's film 'The Doors'? Hint

Val Kilmer

Tom Cruise

Johnny Depp

Don Knotts

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Question 11 of 20

11. What psychiatric condition is explored in the eleven minute Doors' opus 'The End'? Hint

Manic Depression

Oedipal Complex

Vertigo

Suicidal Tendencies

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Question 12 of 20

12. Where is Jim Morrison's grave located? Hint

London

Miami

Los Angeles

Paris

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Question 13 of 20

13. According to the Doors' song 'When the Music's Over', what should you do when the music's over? Hint

Let the cat out

Turn off the stereo

Jump off a cliff

Turn out the lights

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Question 14 of 20

14. According to 'Break On Through', where do the Doors wish to break on through? Hint

the Red Sea

the wall

to the other side

the police barrier

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Question 15 of 20

15. Jim Morrison got into major legal trouble for improper stage conduct in April 1969 in what American city? Hint

Miami

Chicago

Peoria

Los Angeles

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Question 16 of 20

16. According to the Doors hit single, how often does the singer wish to be loved? Hint

for ever and always, amen

never

two times

once

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Question 17 of 20

17. What musical instrument is part of the standard instrumentation of the Doors? Hint

flute

oboe

electric organ

bass guitar

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Question 18 of 20

18. What other artist released a hit single version of 'Light My Fire'? Hint

Jose Feliciano

Sergio Mendes

Ricky Martin

William Shatner

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Question 19 of 20

19. Ray Manzarek of the Doors played keyboards on some recordings for which seminal Los Angeles 80's punk band featuring John Doe and Exene Cervenka? Hint

The Dead Kennedys

XTC

Oingo Boingo

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Question 20 of 20

20. The Doors' song 'The End' is featured in the opening scene of what movie about the Vietnam War? Hint

The Longest Day

Saving Private Ryan

Full Metal Jacket

Apocalypse Now

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Doors were formed in what West Coast city?

Answer: Los Angeles

2. Who wrote 'The Doors of Perception' which described the author's experiences with mescaline?

Answer: Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley is most famous as the author 'Brave New World'. The title of Aldous Huxley's 'The Doors of Perception" is widely regarded as having been inspired by William Blake's poem ( If the doors of perception were cleansed /All things would appear as infinite... ) William James was the author of 'The Varieties of Religious Experience'. Timothy Leary was a former Harvard psychology professor who became most famous as an apologist for the used of mind expanding drugs. Sigmund Freud is of course the Father of Psychoanalysis and writings of such beloved books as 'Moses and Monotheism' and countless others.

3. Which of the following songs was recorded by the Doors?

Answer: Five to One

'Nine to Five' was recorded by Dolly Parton and featured in a film by the same name. 'Strange Brew' was recorded by Cream and was also the name of a long forgotten film feauring Doug and Bob Mackenzie. 'Somebody to Love' was an early hit by the Jefferson Airplane.

4. What was Jim Morrison's major in college?

Answer: Theatre Arts

Jim entered the Theatre Arts department at UCLA in 1964. It was at UCLA that he met future bandmate Ray Manzerak.

5. What was Jim Morrison's father's occupation?

Answer: Naval Officer

Jim's family had a long tradition of military service.

6. What Doors song lyrics did the producers of the 'Ed Sullivan Show' not want Morrison to sing on the show?

Answer: Girl, we couldn't get much higher.

The producers of the 'Ed Sullivan Show' did not want Morrison to sing 'Girl, we couldn't get much higher' because it was considered a blatant drug reference. 'Father, I want to kill you' is from the Doors'song 'The End' which is totally inappropriate in its entirety for TV. 'One pill makes you larger, one pill makes you small' is from 'White Rabbit' by Jefferson Airplane. 'Ain't singing for Pepsi, Ain't singing for Coke' was from 'This Note's For You' by Neil Young which was banned by MTV.

7. What did Jim Morrison call himself?

Answer: The Lizard King

'The Lion King' was a Walt Disney film.

8. What science fiction film shares a title with a Doors album and song title?

Answer: Strange Days

9. Which is the title of a song recorded by the Doors?

Answer: Touch Me

'I Touch Myself' was recorded by the Divinyls. 'Touch of Gray' was released by the Grateful Dead. We have Genesis to thank for 'Invisible Touch'.

10. Who played the role of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's film 'The Doors'?

Answer: Val Kilmer

Johnny Depp most recently appeared in 'The Ninth Gate'. Tom Cruise appeared in Stanley Kubrick's last film 'Eyes Wide Shut' and the more commercially successful, 'Mission Impossible-2' Don Knotts is most remembered for his virtuoso performance in 'The Incredible Mr. Limpett' and a supporting role on 'The Andy Griffith Show'.

11. What psychiatric condition is explored in the eleven minute Doors' opus 'The End'?

Answer: Oedipal Complex

'Manic Depression' was immortalized in song by the late Jimi Hendrix. 'Vertigo' is an Alfred Hitchcock film. Suicidal Tendencies is an eighties punk band.

12. Where is Jim Morrison's grave located?

Answer: Paris

13. According to the Doors' song 'When the Music's Over', what should you do when the music's over?

Answer: Turn out the lights

Lemmings jump off cliffs. Schrodinger should let the cat out, if he is alive.

14. According to 'Break On Through', where do the Doors wish to break on through?

Answer: to the other side

15. Jim Morrison got into major legal trouble for improper stage conduct in April 1969 in what American city?

Answer: Miami

16. According to the Doors hit single, how often does the singer wish to be loved?

Answer: two times

17. What musical instrument is part of the standard instrumentation of the Doors?

Answer: electric organ

The Doors were unusual for a rock band in that their lineup was Jim Morrison, vocals, Robby Krieger, guitar, Ray Manzarek, keyboards, and drummer John Densmore. Instead of a bass player, Manzarek played the bass parts on a Fender Piano Bass.

18. What other artist released a hit single version of 'Light My Fire'?

Answer: Jose Feliciano

19. Ray Manzarek of the Doors played keyboards on some recordings for which seminal Los Angeles 80's punk band featuring John Doe and Exene Cervenka?

Answer: X

20. The Doors' song 'The End' is featured in the opening scene of what movie about the Vietnam War?

Answer: Apocalypse Now

Saving Private Ryan and The Longest Day took place during World War II. Full Metal Jacket was a Vietnam film but did not feature music by the Doors.

Source: Author Akhnaten

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