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Blue Oyster Cult Live Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz to test your knowledge of Blue Oyster Cult's live works, questions vary in difficulty. Requires thorough understanding of the band's live works.

A multiple-choice quiz by mgars4. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
mgars4

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
380,905

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. What was the name of the DVD in the Legacy Edition of Blue Oyster Cult's "Some Enchanted Evening" live album? Hint

Some Alternative Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Concert

Another Enchanted Evening

Some Other Enchanted Evening

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Question 2 of 15

2. The classic line-up featured on the 1972 debut "Blue Oyster Cult" album included which members? Hint

Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Richie Castellano

Les Braunstein, Donald Roeser, Albert Bouchard, Andrew Winters, Allen Lanier

Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard.

Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Allen Lanier

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which live album did Blue Oyster Cult add seven unreleased bonus tracks to? Hint

A Long Day's Night

On Your Feet or On Your Knees

Some Enchanted Evening

Extraterrestrial Live

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which song in the "Live in Paris" 1975 broadcast did Blue Oyster Cult perform the "five guitars" segment in? Hint

Born to Be Wild

Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll

ME 262

Then Came the Last Days of May

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who played drums on "Black Blade" and "Dominance and Submission" from the 1982 live album "Extraterrestrial Live"? Hint

Rick Downey

Chuck Bergi

Jules Radino

Albert Bouchard

6. The live CD bootleg titled "Live in America 1981" was recorded on the band's "Fire of Unknown Origin" tour with most of the songs taken from the live bootleg "The Thing". Which two songs from "The Thing" were not put on "Live in America 1981"? Hint

"Godzilla", "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"

"ME 262", "Hot Rails to Hell"

"Burnin' For You", "Dr. Music"

"E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence)", "Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll"

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which song from Buck Dharma's solo album "Flat Out" did he occasionally perform live with Blue Oyster Cult? Hint

Born to Rock

That Summer Night

Cold Wind

Your Loving Heart

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which song was not included in the DVD, but included in the CD version of the 2002 performance "A Long Day's Night"? Hint

Harvest Moon

Lips in the Hills

Astronomy

Perfect Water

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Question 9 of 15

9. Whenever Blue Oyster Cult would cover "Born to Be Wild" live, what would Eric Bloom and Donald Roeser do on stage? Hint

Throw their guitars into the crowd

Slide against each other's guitar necks

Smash Albert's drum set

Break the strings of their guitars and smash them into amps

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Question 10 of 15

10. Where was most of "Extraterrestrial Live" recorded? Hint

Long Island

Hollywood

Miami

Los Angeles

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Question 11 of 15

11. Allen Lanier performed backing vocals in which song performance from "A Long Day's Nigh"t? Hint

The Red and the Black

Godzilla

Burnin' For You

Flaming Telepaths

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Question 12 of 15

12. Instead of Albert Bouchard, who performed lead vocals on "Dominance and Submission" from "Extraterrestrial Live"? Hint

Joe Bouchard

Rick Downey

Eric Bloom

Donald Roeser

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Question 13 of 15

13. Blue Oyster Cult first performed as an opening act in 1972 for which band? Hint

Led Zeppelin

UFO

Alice Cooper

Rush

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Question 14 of 15

14. What format was the 1980 "Black and Blue" concert released on first? Hint

VHS

LaserDisc

DVD

Cassette

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which one of Blue Oyster Cult's live albums reached double platinum? Hint

Some Enchanted Evening

Extraterrestrial Live

On Your Feet or On Your Knees

A Long Day's Night

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the DVD in the Legacy Edition of Blue Oyster Cult's "Some Enchanted Evening" live album?

Answer: Some Other Enchanted Evening

The DVD performance was originally intended for non-commercial use, but in 2007 it was included as a bonus disc in the legacy edition of "Some Enchanted Evening".

2. The classic line-up featured on the 1972 debut "Blue Oyster Cult" album included which members?

Answer: Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Allen Lanier

When the band formed in 1967 as Soft White Underbelly Eric Bloom was hired as the roadie. After the band fired Les Braunstein, Eric Bloom was the new lead vocalist.

3. Which live album did Blue Oyster Cult add seven unreleased bonus tracks to?

Answer: Some Enchanted Evening

The original 1978 release was meant to have fourteen tracks but was limited to seven. In the 2007 CD remaster the seven unreleased songs were added in as bonus tracks.

4. Which song in the "Live in Paris" 1975 broadcast did Blue Oyster Cult perform the "five guitars" segment in?

Answer: ME 262

From around 1974-1975 the band would perform "ME 262" and include the "five guitars" segment in it. After "Agents of Fortune" released in 1976 the band would then perform "five guitars" after "This Ain't the Summer of Love".

5. Who played drums on "Black Blade" and "Dominance and Submission" from the 1982 live album "Extraterrestrial Live"?

Answer: Albert Bouchard

Rick Downey was the drummer on "Extraterrestrial Live" except for the two live songs recorded in 1980 which were "Black Blade" and "Dominance and Submission".

Answer: "E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence)", "Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll"

These two bootlegs were some of the last performances with drummer Albert Bouchard.

7. Which song from Buck Dharma's solo album "Flat Out" did he occasionally perform live with Blue Oyster Cult?

Answer: Born to Rock

"Born to Rock" was also performed on the 1983 bootleg "Nail You Down".

8. Which song was not included in the DVD, but included in the CD version of the 2002 performance "A Long Day's Night"?

Answer: Astronomy

Classic Blue Oyster Cult, not sure why they had to cut this one.

9. Whenever Blue Oyster Cult would cover "Born to Be Wild" live, what would Eric Bloom and Donald Roeser do on stage?

Answer: Slide against each other's guitar necks

Usually this was done at the end of their shows, an original stage act.

10. Where was most of "Extraterrestrial Live" recorded?

Answer: Hollywood

There is a bootleg DVD of the show.

11. Allen Lanier performed backing vocals in which song performance from "A Long Day's Nigh"t?

Answer: Godzilla

Allen Lanier rarely does vocals of any sort.

12. Instead of Albert Bouchard, who performed lead vocals on "Dominance and Submission" from "Extraterrestrial Live"?

Answer: Eric Bloom

Albert did not usually sing this song live and Eric covered most of what the rest of the band didn't sing.

13. Blue Oyster Cult first performed as an opening act in 1972 for which band?

Answer: Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper became close with Blue Oyster Cult afterwards.

14. What format was the 1980 "Black and Blue" concert released on first?

Answer: VHS

It was released on VHS first, then laser disc etc.

15. Which one of Blue Oyster Cult's live albums reached double platinum?

Answer: Some Enchanted Evening

"Some Enchanted Evening" is also Blue Oyster Cult's best selling album because it had their two recent biggest hits on it.

Source: Author mgars4

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