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Ben Folds Trivia Quiz

There are not many Ben Folds quizzes on this site so I thought I would put one on myself! Enjoy!

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

Author
Mr. Turkle

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
176,721

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

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559

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is Ben Folds full name? Hint

Benjamin Thomas Folds

Benjamin Henry Folds

Benjamin Scott Folds

Benjamin Zac Folds

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the first track of the "Rockin' The Suburbs" album? Hint

Annie Waits

Hiro's Song

Zac And Sara

Rockin' The Suburbs

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Question 3 of 20

3. What was the release date of the "Rockin' The Suburbs" album? Hint

September 12, 2001

October 28, 2001

October 11, 2001

September 11, 2001

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Question 4 of 20

4. Some "Rockin' The Suburbs" lyrics!
In "Not The Same", what follows "and there you stayed..."? Hint

till morning came

till you were not the same after that

till someone died on the waterslide

right up that tree

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Question 5 of 20

5. Finish this line from Carrying Cathy - "so obsessed was I and..." Hint

self-aware

tired and bored

self-absorbed

very bored

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who does Ben Folds NOT "Rock the Suburbs" like? Hint

Queen

Quiet Riot

Michael Jackson

John Bon Jovi

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who is the guest artist on "Fred Jones Part 2"? Hint

Darren Jesse

Robert Sledge

John McCrea

Justin Timberlake

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Question 8 of 20

8. What song did Ben write which was a song about how much he hates recording studios and how you have to meet deadlines? Hint

Hiro's Song

Tom And Mary

(Theme From) Dr. Pyser

One Down

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who did Ben Folds tour Australia with in "The Three Bens" tour in 2003? Hint

Ben Driver and Ben Stiller

Ben Lee and Ben Harper

Ben Harper and Ben Kweller

Ben Lee and Ben Kweller

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Question 10 of 20

10. What song did Ben Folds make a guest appearance in on Weird Al Yankovic's CD "Poodle Hat"? Hint

Why Does This Always Happen To Me

Genius In France

Ode To A Superhero

Hardware Store

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Question 11 of 20

11. What is the first track on the "Ben Folds Live" CD? Hint

One Angry Dwarf and Two Hundred Solemn Faces

Not The Same

Zac And Sara

Army

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Question 12 of 20

12. How many songs are on this album which Ben Folds has not released on any of his albums so far? Hint

Four

Two

One

Three

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Question 13 of 20

13. In "Army" on "Ben Folds Live", what instruments do the audience sing according to Ben? Hint

Trumpet and Trombone

Saxophone and Trombone

Trombone and Violin

Saxophone and Trumpet

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Question 14 of 20

14. On the DVD included on the Limited Edition of "Ben Folds Live", how many tracks are on both the CD and the DVD? Hint

Four

Five

Three

Zero

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who wrote the song "Tiny Dancer" which Ben Folds covers on "Ben Folds Live"? Hint

Billy Joel

Brian May

Elvis Costello

Elton John

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which B-side song of Ben Folds does he tag on to the end of "Philosophy" on the "Ben Folds Live" CD? Hint

Dr. Pyser (Misirlou)

Emaline

Tom And Mary

You're Living In A Fantasy World

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Question 17 of 20

17. On the "Ben and a Piano" tour, what song did he sometimes bring a drum-kit out on stage to solo with? Hint

Where's Summer B?

Steven's Last Night In Town

Brick

Not The Same

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Question 18 of 20

18. What was the name of Ben Folds little known first solo album? Hint

Fear Of Pop

Fear Of Pop Volume One

Affraid Of Pop

Why I Hate Guitars In Pop

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Question 19 of 20

19. In 2003, Ben released a series of EPs. What was the name of the first EP released? Hint

Open Minded

The Bens

Sunny 16

Speed Graphic

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Question 20 of 20

20. What was the release date (in the USA) of the "Ben Folds Live" CD? Hint

October 14, 2002

October 7, 2002

October 21, 2002

October 28, 2002

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Ben Folds full name?

Answer: Benjamin Scott Folds

Benjamin Scott Folds was born on September 12th, 1966 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

2. What is the first track of the "Rockin' The Suburbs" album?

Answer: Annie Waits

One of my favourite tracks on the album. Ben makes it clear straight away that he does not need Darren and Rob to be successful.

3. What was the release date of the "Rockin' The Suburbs" album?

Answer: September 11, 2001

"Rockin' The Suburbs" was released on the same day as the September 11 tragedy.

4. Some "Rockin' The Suburbs" lyrics! In "Not The Same", what follows "and there you stayed..."?

Answer: till morning came

First verse is...
"You took a trip and climbed a tree
at Robert Sledge's party.
And there you stayed till morning came
but you were not the same after that."

5. Finish this line from Carrying Cathy - "so obsessed was I and..."

Answer: self-absorbed

First verse is...
"Her window was hung like a painting.
She worried it might come to life.
She stared for hours.
So obsessed was I and self-absorbed that I
Didn't see that she was
Crying."

6. Who does Ben Folds NOT "Rock the Suburbs" like?

Answer: Queen

In each chorus Ben Folds eludes that he is as popular as these people were, except that "they were talented" because they did not rely on computers to fix their music up.

7. Who is the guest artist on "Fred Jones Part 2"?

Answer: John McCrea

There was uncertainty as to whether McCrea would be able to appear on the album, but eventually he was allowed to sing harmonies on the track.

8. What song did Ben write which was a song about how much he hates recording studios and how you have to meet deadlines?

Answer: One Down

This song became a regular on Ben's 2002 "Ben and His Piano" tour of America and later appeared on "Ben Folds Live".

9. Who did Ben Folds tour Australia with in "The Three Bens" tour in 2003?

Answer: Ben Lee and Ben Kweller

The three recorded 4 songs together which has been released as an EP and was also sold at the concerts. The concert needed more focus on the trio. Too many solos.

10. What song did Ben Folds make a guest appearance in on Weird Al Yankovic's CD "Poodle Hat"?

Answer: Why Does This Always Happen To Me

Ben plays piano on this track. It is an hilariously cheesy rip off of the style (even form) of Ben Folds songs! Complete with cool falsetto harmonies!

11. What is the first track on the "Ben Folds Live" CD?

Answer: One Angry Dwarf and Two Hundred Solemn Faces

"One Angry Dwarf" is also the first track on the "Whatever And Ever... Amen" album.

12. How many songs are on this album which Ben Folds has not released on any of his albums so far?

Answer: Four

"Silver Street", "One Down", "Tiny Dancer" and "Rock This Bitch" have never been on Ben's studio albums.

13. In "Army" on "Ben Folds Live", what instruments do the audience sing according to Ben?

Answer: Saxophone and Trumpet

Ben says "Okay! Lets split the audience in half. This side is saxophones and this side is trumpets!"

14. On the DVD included on the Limited Edition of "Ben Folds Live", how many tracks are on both the CD and the DVD?

Answer: Four

The four tracks which appear on both the CD and DVD are "Not The Same", "Philosophy", "Army" and "Tiny Dancer".

15. Who wrote the song "Tiny Dancer" which Ben Folds covers on "Ben Folds Live"?

Answer: Elton John

The song appears on "Elton John's Greatest Hits" CD and was also covered by JPL (John Peter Lewis) on American Idol 3.

16. Which B-side song of Ben Folds does he tag on to the end of "Philosophy" on the "Ben Folds Live" CD?

Answer: Dr. Pyser (Misirlou)

"(Theme From) Dr. Pyser" was a B-side for the Ben Folds Five album "The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner".

17. On the "Ben and a Piano" tour, what song did he sometimes bring a drum-kit out on stage to solo with?

Answer: Steven's Last Night In Town

The stagehands would assemble the drum-kit walking onto stage and Ben would start playing them while they were finishing assembling it. After a 30 second solo he would go back to the piano and the stagehands would take it off again while Ben was finishing the show! Classy!

18. What was the name of Ben Folds little known first solo album?

Answer: Fear Of Pop Volume One

This was a solo project of Ben's back in the late 90's while he was still in Ben Folds Five. The album featured a lot of spoken word stuff!

19. In 2003, Ben released a series of EPs. What was the name of the first EP released?

Answer: Speed Graphic

Ben decided to release a series of EP's because he did not want to rush into doing another album before he felt he had enough good material for it. "Speed Graphic" was released on July 23, 2003, "Sunny 16" was released on September 30, 2003 (My birthday! What a present!) and "The Bens" was released in 2004*.

*"The Bens" EP was available for sale at "The Three Bens Tour" concerts in March 2003 but was not released publicly until 2004.

20. What was the release date (in the USA) of the "Ben Folds Live" CD?

Answer: October 7, 2002

October 7 was originally the world wide release date. Then here in Australia it was October 14. Then October 21. Then October 28. FINALLY, it came out on October 29 and I was the first person in Geelong to own a copy!

Source: Author Mr. Turkle

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