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Quiz about Ben Folds Five
Quiz about Ben Folds Five

15 Questions: Ben Folds Five Multiple Choice Quiz | Music


Trivia about Ben Folds Five's members, lyrics, etc., as well as questions about Ben's solo work.

A multiple-choice quiz by bobloo1. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bobloo1
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
119,456
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
637
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Question 1 of 15
1. Of the following, who was not a member of Ben Folds Five? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What song was taken off of BFF's eponymous debut album because, according to Ben, "it had a acoustic guitar in it, and that's against the law"? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Complete this lyric: "In this time of introspection, on the eve of my election, I say to my reflection, God please spare me more ____________."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 15
4. What song does the line "and now it's time for this song to end" come from? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Ben Folds Five's biggest hit was entitled "Brick" and was included in their 1997 platinum selling album, "Whatever and Ever Amen". What is the song about? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Complete the line from Ben's 2001 solo release "Rockin' the Suburbs": "You took a trip, and climbed a tree, at ________
_______'s party."
Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Ben played in a band before Ben Folds Five. What was it called? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. The next three questions are lyric questions. I give a lyric, you identify the song. First one: "I'll be stone-faced and pale, you'll pout in stereo 24 hours every day of the year."
Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. "Woke up sad from this dream I've been having, The last couple nights or so, With her father, her brothers, we're all at the funeral
Carrying a box through the rain, Then somebody says that it's always been this way."
Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. "He drove home again, pissed and beaten." Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Which is NOT a title from a song on BFF's 1998 rarities album, "Naked Baby Photos"? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What was Ben's first solo release titled? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The Ben Folds Five song "Boxing" is an imaginary conversation between whom? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Who directed the video for the song, "Rockin' the Suburbs"? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What brand of piano does Ben most often use? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Of the following, who was not a member of Ben Folds Five?

Answer: Caleb Southern

Caleb Southern produced all of Ben Folds Five's albums. And yes, Ben Folds FIVE only had three members. They said it sounded better than Ben Folds Three.
2. What song was taken off of BFF's eponymous debut album because, according to Ben, "it had a acoustic guitar in it, and that's against the law"?

Answer: Emaline

"Tom & Mary" was also cut from their debut, but only because the label didn't want to market an album with 15 songs. "Eddie Walker" can be found on Naked Baby Photos. "Theme from Dr. Pyser" was an instrumental that was a live favorite.
3. Complete this lyric: "In this time of introspection, on the eve of my election, I say to my reflection, God please spare me more ____________."

Answer: rejection

From "Army" on BFF's album, "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner".
4. What song does the line "and now it's time for this song to end" come from?

Answer: Philosophy

A really cool live version of "Philosophy", which incorporates Nicholas Roubanis' "Misirlou", is included in Ben's October 2002 release "Ben Folds Live." The album features 17 songs from his 2002 "Ben Folds and a Piano Tour" featuring just Ben and his piano.
5. Ben Folds Five's biggest hit was entitled "Brick" and was included in their 1997 platinum selling album, "Whatever and Ever Amen". What is the song about?

Answer: abortion

Reportedly, the song is autobiographical.
6. Complete the line from Ben's 2001 solo release "Rockin' the Suburbs": "You took a trip, and climbed a tree, at ________ _______'s party."

Answer: Robert Sledge

From the song "Not the Same".
7. Ben played in a band before Ben Folds Five. What was it called?

Answer: Majosha

Majosha released an album called "Shut Up and Listen to Majosha" and a self-produced EP called "Party Night: Five Songs About Jesus." There were 4 songs, and none were about Jesus.
8. The next three questions are lyric questions. I give a lyric, you identify the song. First one: "I'll be stone-faced and pale, you'll pout in stereo 24 hours every day of the year."

Answer: Video

From their debut album.
9. "Woke up sad from this dream I've been having, The last couple nights or so, With her father, her brothers, we're all at the funeral Carrying a box through the rain, Then somebody says that it's always been this way."

Answer: Carrying Cathy

From "Rockin' the Suburbs," one of my personal favorites.
10. "He drove home again, pissed and beaten."

Answer: Missing the War

Great song from "Whatever and Ever Amen".
11. Which is NOT a title from a song on BFF's 1998 rarities album, "Naked Baby Photos"?

Answer: Rock This Bitch

"Rock This Bitch" can be found on "Ben Folds Live".
12. What was Ben's first solo release titled?

Answer: Fear of Pop Volume I

The album, released in 1998, has a lot of weird beats and noises in it, including a song with William Shatner on vocals called "In Love".
13. The Ben Folds Five song "Boxing" is an imaginary conversation between whom?

Answer: Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell was a legendary sportscaster who was at the peak of his popularity at the same time as Ali, the boxing legend. The song includes the great line, "They seem to think I'm made of clay," a pun on Ali's real name, Cassius Clay.
14. Who directed the video for the song, "Rockin' the Suburbs"?

Answer: "Weird" Al Yankovic

Frally Hines is Ben's wife, and she directed the video for "Still Fighting It." John Flansburgh is one half of They Might Be Giants, and he directed BFF's video for "Song for the Dumped," which featured plastic action figures being melted with an iron.
15. What brand of piano does Ben most often use?

Answer: Baldwin

According to Ben, he uses: "A Baldwin SF-10 and a Baldwin M (which has tacks in the hammers) I have another SF-10 at home, and an old turn of the century upright piano called a Steiff (which I used on Brick)."
Source: Author bobloo1

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