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Classic Rock Characters I Trivia Quiz

The first of several quizzes about characters that appear in classic rock songs.

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

Author
oofahlandian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
232,004

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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984

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Question 1 of 10

1. What character played by Ringo Starr appears on the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" by the Beatles? Hint

The Fool on the Hill

Tony Frampton

Billy Shears

The Walrus

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Question 2 of 10

2. This character invented by The Who and having the same name as their famous rock opera, was deaf, dumb, and blind. Can you name him? Hint

Timmy

Tommy

Toodles

The Champ

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Question 3 of 10

3. This character, invented by David Bowie, "jammed good with Weird and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars". Hint

The Bewlay Brothers

Ziggy Stardust

The Cracked Actor

Sally Simpson

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Question 4 of 10

4. What character invented by Frank Zappa was an Eskimo warned by his mother not to "eat that yellow snow"? Hint

The Florentine Pogen

Joe

Bobby Brown

Nanook

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Question 5 of 10

5. What Bob Dylan character was hanged for the murder of Big Jim at the end of the song "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts"? Hint

Lily

Rosemary

The Jack of Hearts

The stage hand

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Question 6 of 10

6. This character, invented by the Eagles on the title track of "Hotel California", told the narrator, "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave". Hint

The Night Man

The Maid

The Bell Hop

The Caretaker

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Question 7 of 10

7. What character invented by Little Richard was the subject of Uncle John's desires (much to the chagrine of the narrator who threatened to tell Aunt Mary)? Hint

Dizzy Miss Lizzy

Long Tall Sally

Sheila

Shauna

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Question 8 of 10

8. In a song of apology for his recently estranged girlfriend, Jimi Hendrix tells us how the wind cries the name of what person? Hint

Kathy

Mary

Bebe

Sheryl

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first witness to appear for the prosecution in Pink Floyd's song "The Trial" from "The Wall" album? Hint

Pink's old school master

Pink's ex-wife

Pink's mother

Pink's manager

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Question 10 of 10

10. What character, brought to life by The Band, is the narrator of the song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"? Hint

Robert E. Lee

Shawn Miller

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Virgil Caine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What character played by Ringo Starr appears on the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" by the Beatles?

Answer: Billy Shears

The song "With a Little Help From My Friends" is introduced by the lines:
"I don't really want to stop the show
But I thought that you might like to know
That the singer's going to sing a song
And he wants you all to sing along
So let me introduce to you
The one and only Billy Shears
And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

2. This character invented by The Who and having the same name as their famous rock opera, was deaf, dumb, and blind. Can you name him?

Answer: Tommy

According to the album, Tommy was traumatized by an unspecified event which led to him being told "You didn't HEAR it, you didn't SEE it, you won't SAY NOTHING to no one, never in your life." In the movie, the event was the murder of his father by his step-father.

3. This character, invented by David Bowie, "jammed good with Weird and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars".

Answer: Ziggy Stardust

"The Bewlay Brothers" appeared on another album, as did "Cracked Actor". "Sally Simpson" is actually a song by The Who. The opening lines of "Ziggy Stardust" are:
"Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly,
And the Spiders from Mars.
He played it left hand, but made it too far,
Became the special man, then we were Ziggy's Band."

4. What character invented by Frank Zappa was an Eskimo warned by his mother not to "eat that yellow snow"?

Answer: Nanook

From the album "Apostrophe (')", Nanooks mother tells him: "Watch out where the huskies go and don't you eat that yellow snow!"

5. What Bob Dylan character was hanged for the murder of Big Jim at the end of the song "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts"?

Answer: Rosemary

From the song:
"The next day was hangin' day, the sky was overcast and black,
Big Jim lay covered up, killed by a penknife in the back.
And Rosemary on the gallows, she didn't even blink,
The hangin' judge was sober, he hadn't had a drink.
The only person on the scene missin' was the Jack of Hearts."

"The stage hand" is never mentioned in the song.

6. This character, invented by the Eagles on the title track of "Hotel California", told the narrator, "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave".

Answer: The Night Man

From the song "Hotel California":

"'Relax', said the night man
We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave "

7. What character invented by Little Richard was the subject of Uncle John's desires (much to the chagrine of the narrator who threatened to tell Aunt Mary)?

Answer: Long Tall Sally

The Beatles covered this song with Paul McCartney belting out a great imitation of Little Richard.

8. In a song of apology for his recently estranged girlfriend, Jimi Hendrix tells us how the wind cries the name of what person?

Answer: Mary

His girlfriend's name was actually Kathy Mary Etchingham, but the song is "The Wind Cries Mary". She left him briefly after a fight over her cooking.

9. Who was the first witness to appear for the prosecution in Pink Floyd's song "The Trial" from "The Wall" album?

Answer: Pink's old school master

The school master was portrayed as a marionette in the movie version.

10. What character, brought to life by The Band, is the narrator of the song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"?

Answer: Virgil Caine

The first verse of this song:

"Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train,
'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive.
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell, it's a time I remember, oh so well"

Source: Author oofahlandian

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