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Bob Seger - "Night Moves" Trivia Quiz

Classic rock and roll doesn't get any better than this.

A multiple-choice quiz by steelman86. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
steelman86

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
355,142

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
550

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Night Moves" was the breakthrough album for Seger. In what year was it released? Hint

1985

1976

1957

1969

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which single from "Night Moves", released in December 1976, rose the highest on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States? Hint

Night Moves

Sunburst

Sunspot Baby

Mary Lou

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Night Moves" was Seger's first studio album.

True

False

4. "In the pool halls, the hustlers and the losers
I used to watch 'em through the glass
Well I'd stand outside at closing time
Just to see her walk on past".

What is the title of this song from "Night Moves"? Hint

Sunspot Baby

Mainstreet

Come to Poppa

Sunburst

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Question 5 of 10

5. Two women are mentioned in the song "The Fire Down Below". What are their names? Hint

Rosie and Nancy

Cleo and Sally

Lisa and Rita

Mary and Tanya

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Silver Bullet Band received billing on the album cover but the entire band only backed up Seger for five of the nine songs. What is the name of the group that provided backup on the other four songs? Hint

E Street Band

The Funky Bunch

The Tijuana Brass

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

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Question 7 of 10

7. The third single released was "Rock and Roll Never _______", what is the missing word from the song title? Hint

Forgets

Stops

Forgives

Dies

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Question 8 of 10

8. What actor was featured in the 1994 music video release of "Night Moves"? Hint

Rob Lowe

Matt LeBlanc

Denzel Washington

Jim Carrey

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Question 9 of 10

9. One song from the album is a cover that was a hit for Ronnie Hawkins. What is the song name? Hint

Come to Poppa

Mary Lou

Sunspot Baby

Sunburst

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote and composed most of the songs on "Night Moves"? Hint

Earl Randle

Bob Seger

Young Jessie

Willie Mitchell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Night Moves" was the breakthrough album for Seger. In what year was it released?

Answer: 1976

The album "Night Moves" was released in October 1976. On the Billboard Top 200 album chart it peaked at number eight in the US. It remained on the album charts for 88 weeks. It was Seger's first platinum album. The record contains nine tracks.

2. Which single from "Night Moves", released in December 1976, rose the highest on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States?

Answer: Night Moves

"Night Moves" the song was the first single and the best performing single from the album, topping out at number four on Billboard's Hot 100 in the US. Rolling Stone named it as Best Single of the Year for 1977 and it was named as one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At 5:25, it was the longest track on the record.

3. "Night Moves" was Seger's first studio album.

Answer: False

This was his ninth album. It was however the first record that gave his band, "The Silver Bullet Band", billing on the album cover. Seger formed the band in 1974.

4. "In the pool halls, the hustlers and the losers I used to watch 'em through the glass Well I'd stand outside at closing time Just to see her walk on past". What is the title of this song from "Night Moves"?

Answer: Mainstreet

"Mainstreet" was the second single released from the record; it was released in 1977 and reached the number twenty-four spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. On the Canadian RPM Singles Chart it went to number one. Seger says it is about his youth and growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

5. Two women are mentioned in the song "The Fire Down Below". What are their names?

Answer: Rosie and Nancy

"Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine
Here comes hot Nancy she's steppin right on time."

While doing the research for the quiz I was surprised that "The Fire Down Below" and "Ship of Fools" had not been released as singles from the album, they both received a lot of air time on the radio during the late 1970s.

Answer: Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

"Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section" is featured on most of the second side of the album. The songs in which they were featured are "Sunspot Baby", "Mainstreet", "Come to Poppa" and "Ship of Fools". Drew Abbot of The Silver Bullet Band did play lead guitar on "Ship of Fools".

7. The third single released was "Rock and Roll Never _______", what is the missing word from the song title?

Answer: Forgets

The hard rocking "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" was released as a single in 1977 and peaked at number forty-one in the USA. This song was the first track from the album and a great choice for the lead in song.

8. What actor was featured in the 1994 music video release of "Night Moves"?

Answer: Matt LeBlanc

Eighteen years after the original release of "Night Moves" the music video was released. It was directed by Wayne Isham, who had been directing music videos since 1985. Matt LeBlanc ("Friends") appeared in the video along with Daphne Zuniga ("Melrose Place"). The video is set in the 1960s at a drive-in movie.

9. One song from the album is a cover that was a hit for Ronnie Hawkins. What is the song name?

Answer: Mary Lou

"Mary Lou" was Ronnie Hawkins biggest hit, in 1959 in it topped out at number twenty-six in the US. The song was originally written and recorded by Young Jessie in 1955. Steve Miller Band also covered "Mary Lou" in 1973.

10. Who wrote and composed most of the songs on "Night Moves"?

Answer: Bob Seger

Seger wrote the music and lyrics for seven of the nine songs on the album. "Mary Lou" was written by Young Jessie and Sam Ling. "Come to Poppa" was the creation of Earl Randle and Willie Mitchell. Bob Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

Source: Author steelman86

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