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Ben Gillies Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge on Silverchair's drummer Ben Gillies.

A multiple-choice quiz by dikas. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dikas

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
161,592

Updated
Jul 24 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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235

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Question 1 of 10

1. At what age did Ben Gillies start heating the drums? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ben taught his bandmate Chris Joannou to play guitar.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. On "Freakshow Era", he felt he performed badly on a concert in Turkey because something interfered his drumming, what? Hint

Small stage

A fan got onstage and he got distracted

Large pants

His hair

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ben has always been very energetic and dynamic. While Silverchair were taking a break after the "Neon Ballroom" tour he decided he wanted to keep working, what did he do? Hint

Went for an acting career

Played drums in another band called Fingertips

Worked on a record store

Worked at a supermarket

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who's Ben Gillies drum idol? Hint

Travis Barker (Blink 182)

Dave Grohl (Scream, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age)

John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

6. When asked about how he described the atmosphere in the last album "Diorama" he said -> "I'd describe it like grabbing hands full of paint and throwing it at canvas, it's like a collage of melody."

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "Diorama" Ben had to reinvent his style to get in the new swing. What process did he go through? Hint

Listened to a lot James Brown and funk music

Went to a lot of jazz concerts

Got drum lessons

Started dancing Hip Hop

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Question 8 of 10

8. "He is such an inteligent amazing person to be around." Which person was Ben talking about? Hint

Daniel Johns

Watto

Chris Joannou

Van Dyke Parks

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I thought if you put the Indian instruments on any other song it wouldn't fit but the song that it was on ..., I thought it really fitted with that song." Which song was it? Hint

Cemetery

The Door

The Closing

Petrol & Chlorine

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Question 10 of 10

10. Ben Gillies wrote all the music for "The Closing".

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At what age did Ben Gillies start heating the drums?

Answer: 8

Ben started playing drums at the age of 8, his first drum kit cost $75, which later on he sold for $380.

2. Ben taught his bandmate Chris Joannou to play guitar.

Answer: False

Ben taught Chris Joannou (Silverchair's bassist) to play bass, so they could start a band! Chris learned it in 3 months.

3. On "Freakshow Era", he felt he performed badly on a concert in Turkey because something interfered his drumming, what?

Answer: His hair

His hair as a matter of fact interfered with his performance as it was really long, so he decided to cut it, and ask Daniel's help.

4. Ben has always been very energetic and dynamic. While Silverchair were taking a break after the "Neon Ballroom" tour he decided he wanted to keep working, what did he do?

Answer: Worked on a record store

After the "Neon Ballroom" tour, Ben decided to keep on working and so he decided to work in a record store to improve his knowledge on music industry.

5. Who's Ben Gillies drum idol?

Answer: John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

John Bonham always had Ben's admiration since his early ages, and he always looked foward to playing as good as him. Although Bonham already died he once had the pleasure to meet Bonham's daughter who heard about Ben's admiration for her father and went to a Silverchair concert to meet him.

Answer: False

That description was made by his bandmate Daniel Johns the vocalist/guitarist and also composer of Silverchair.

7. In "Diorama" Ben had to reinvent his style to get in the new swing. What process did he go through?

Answer: Listened to a lot James Brown and funk music

In order to keep up the new rhythms introduced by Daniel Johns in the band, Ben had to listen to a lot of James Brown and funk music to get a different swing. It wasn't very hard as a matter of fact because he's a James Brown fan.

8. "He is such an inteligent amazing person to be around." Which person was Ben talking about?

Answer: Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke Parks worked on "Diorama" on 3 songs, it was such a good experience the guys would love to work with him again.

9. "I thought if you put the Indian instruments on any other song it wouldn't fit but the song that it was on ..., I thought it really fitted with that song." Which song was it?

Answer: Petrol & Chlorine

On the "Freakshow Era," Silverchair decided to add some Indian instruments to "Petrol & Chlorine" so they had a few Indian musicians working on it.

10. Ben Gillies wrote all the music for "The Closing".

Answer: True

He actually wrote all the music for "The Closing", and one day he went to practise and showed Daniel and he started jamming and singing, and they moulded it together and got the final result (very good indeed).

Source: Author dikas

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