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Quiz about Crash Test Dummies for Dummies

Crash Test Dummies for Dummies Quiz

The Crash Test Dummies are a Canadian band that was famous in the 1990's. Here are some questions about the band and their songs.

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

Author
anthonyrappfan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
243,905

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Complete this lyric from "Afternoons and Coffeespoons": "Someday I'll have a disappearing __________"

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Brad Roberts was the band's lead singer for "Superman's Song".

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which band member was involved in a serious car accident in 2000? Hint

Dan Roberts

Brad Roberts

Ellen Reid

Mitch Dorge

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ellen Reid's first solo album was called "Cinderellen".

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which poet is mentioned in the song "Afternoons and Coffeespoons"? Hint

e. e. cummings

T.S Eliot

Lord Byron

Robert Frost

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the Dummies' third album? Hint

A Worm's Life

The Ghosts That Haunt Me

God Shuffled His Feet

Tired of Lookin' Out

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many kids are discussed in "Mmm Mm Mmm"? Hint

One

Three

Two

Five

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Question 8 of 10

8. Complete the lyric from "Swiming in Your Ocean": "Sometimes I suffer from distractions like 'why does God cause things like _______________ and train wrecks?'"

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Get You in the Morning" featured which band member as the lead vocalist? Hint

Brad Roberts

Mitch Dorge

Ben Darvill

Ellen Reid

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Question 10 of 10

10. "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" featured which actor in its music video? Hint

Jim Carrey

Tom Hanks

Ben Stein

Jeff Daniels

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete this lyric from "Afternoons and Coffeespoons": "Someday I'll have a disappearing __________"

Answer: hairline

"Afternoons and Coffeespoons" was from the Dummies' album "God Shuffled His Feet", released in 1993 as the band's second album.

2. Brad Roberts was the band's lead singer for "Superman's Song".

Answer: True

Roberts was the original lead singer for the Dummies, distinctive for his baritone voice. "Superman's Song" imagines Superman's funeral, with the band delivering a eulogy.

3. Which band member was involved in a serious car accident in 2000?

Answer: Brad Roberts

While recovering in Nova Scotia, Brad began working on material that would become the album "I Don't Care That You Don't Mind". It started as a solo project for Roberts and some newfound friends, but the rest of the Dummies later became involved.

4. Ellen Reid's first solo album was called "Cinderellen".

Answer: True

Ellen Reid plays the keyboard, sings and plays guitar for the Crash Test Dummies. A number of the Dummies have released solo albums, including Benjamin Darvill.

5. Which poet is mentioned in the song "Afternoons and Coffeespoons"?

Answer: T.S Eliot

Eliot was a British poet whose " Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" became the basis for the hit musical "Cats". Eliot died in 1965 at the age of 77.

6. What was the name of the Dummies' third album?

Answer: A Worm's Life

Released in 1996, "A Worm's Life". Although not as much of a hit as their second album "God Shuffled His Feet", it sold a million copies and featured the single "He Liked To Feel It", about a boy who liked to pull out his teeth.

7. How many kids are discussed in "Mmm Mm Mmm"?

Answer: Three

"Mmm Mmm Mmm" concerns three outcasts who have been shunned for various reasons. The first kid had prematurely white hair as a result of a car accident, the second kid had birthmarks all over her body and the third kid belonged to a religious group that others found abnormal.

8. Complete the lyric from "Swiming in Your Ocean": "Sometimes I suffer from distractions like 'why does God cause things like _______________ and train wrecks?'"

Answer: Tornadoes

The music video for this song features the band, dressed as lounge singers, performing for a group of old women. It was featured on the Dummies' album "God Shuffled His Feet".

9. "Get You in the Morning" featured which band member as the lead vocalist?

Answer: Ellen Reid

"Get You in the Morning" is from the Dummies' fourth album "Give Yourself a Hand". Brad Roberts has usually been the Dummies' lead vocalist.

10. "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" featured which actor in its music video?

Answer: Jeff Daniels

"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" was featured on the soundtrack to "Dumb and Dumber", starring Daniels and Jim Carrey. Daniels reprised his role for the music video, in which he foils a bank robbery while having his head stuck in a pumpkin.

Source: Author anthonyrappfan

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