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Dead Milkmen Songs Trivia Quiz

This fifteen-question quiz is for fans everywhere of the always amusing, though never-improving Dead Milkmen. Everyone knows the song, 'Punk Rock Girl', but the true Milkmen fan will recognize the lyrics and facts referenced below. Test your knowledge!

A multiple-choice quiz by magpie8. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
magpie8

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,571

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
792

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. According to the title of a song, what is the band's favourite dish? Hint

'Lobster Bisque'

'Filet of Sole'

'Crab Fritters'

'Halibut Steak'

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Question 2 of 15

2. On that same album, the Milkmen have a song named after another type of seafood. What is it? Hint

'Trout'

'Swordfish'

'Squid'

'Haddock'

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Question 3 of 15

3. One of the band's more recent songs refers to the popular movie cop 'Shaft' and his adventures in what country?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 15

4. The band released a song with the same name as which of these Beatles tunes? Hint

'Get Back'

'I am the Walrus'

'Help'

'Michelle'

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Question 5 of 15

5. Speaking of the Beatles, whom does George Harrison call to tell that 'Ringo's a bum?' in the song 'Ringo Buys a Rifle'? Hint

Ringo's mother

Ringo's wife

Paul McCartney

Yoko Ono

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of the following is NOT the title of a Dead Milkmen album? Hint

'Metaphysical Graffiti'

'Big Lizard in My Backyard'

'Eat Your Paisley'

'Asparagus Surfer'

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Question 7 of 15

7. Fill in the rest of this song lyric: 'You know what Stuart, I like you. You're not like the other people here in the.....

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 15

8. What band is NOT mentioned in the Milkmen's song, 'Instant Club Hit' (aka 'You'll Dance to anything')? Hint

Erasure

The Smiths

Public Image Limited

The Communards

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Question 9 of 15

9. From that same song, whom does the woman say she met at a 'really chic party'? Hint

Andy Warhol

Jackson Pollack

Jim Morrison

Lou Reed

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Question 10 of 15

10. Whom does the 'Thing That Only Eats Hippies' spit out? Hint

Neil Young

Joan Baez

Joni Mitchell

David Crosby

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Question 11 of 15

11. In the song 'Everybody's Got Nice Stuff But Me', which of the following items does the singer say he wants? Hint

Hang glider

Jet-ski

Hovercraft

Snowmobile

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Question 12 of 15

12. What show do the Dead Milkmen say they're 'gonna wind up on' in the song, 'Bad Party'? Hint

'Oprah'

'Cops'

'Phil Donahue'

'Jerry Springer'

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Question 13 of 15

13. Fill in the next two words from the song 'Born to Love Volcanoes': 'She looks like a little volcano, with her red hair and....

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 14 of 15

14. What celebrity do the Milkmen mock in the song 'I Tripped Over the Ottoman'? Hint

Gerald Ford

Dick Van Dyke

John Ritter

Jerry Lewis

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Question 15 of 15

15. Hardest question for last: In the song, 'Bitchin' Camaro', from where does Joe claim his parents drove said car? Hint

Canada

The Bahamas

Mexico

Iceland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to the title of a song, what is the band's favourite dish?

Answer: 'Filet of Sole'

'You know I lose control.....when you serve fil-et of sole!' The song is from 1985's 'Big Lizard in my Backyard'.

2. On that same album, the Milkmen have a song named after another type of seafood. What is it?

Answer: 'Swordfish'

Although the band sings of their love for filet of sole, swordfish is what they 'believe in'.

3. One of the band's more recent songs refers to the popular movie cop 'Shaft' and his adventures in what country?

Answer: Greenland

The song is from the 1992 CD, 'Soul Rotation'.

4. The band released a song with the same name as which of these Beatles tunes?

Answer: 'I am the Walrus'

That treasure is from their 1987 release, 'Bucky Fellini.'

5. Speaking of the Beatles, whom does George Harrison call to tell that 'Ringo's a bum?' in the song 'Ringo Buys a Rifle'?

Answer: Ringo's mother

That's one of the things that pushes Ringo over the edge, along with visions of Paul's possession by the devil.

6. Which of the following is NOT the title of a Dead Milkmen album?

Answer: 'Asparagus Surfer'

Maybe that was too easy. Who else but the Milkmen could come up with such twisted titles?

7. Fill in the rest of this song lyric: 'You know what Stuart, I like you. You're not like the other people here in the.....

Answer: trailer park

That, of course, is from 'Stuart', the wonderfully funny gem from 1988's 'Beelzebubba'.

8. What band is NOT mentioned in the Milkmen's song, 'Instant Club Hit' (aka 'You'll Dance to anything')?

Answer: Erasure

Also included in the bands that 'you'll dance to anything by...' are Naked Truth and Book of Love. Send me a message if you've heard of either.

9. From that same song, whom does the woman say she met at a 'really chic party'?

Answer: Andy Warhol

'Blow it out your hairdo, cause you work at Hardee's!' That classic is both an EP and a cut from 1987's 'Bucky Fellini'.

10. Whom does the 'Thing That Only Eats Hippies' spit out?

Answer: David Crosby

'All the punks are gonna scream yippeee!' Always a crowd-pleaser, 'The Thing That Only Eats Hippies' is from 1986's 'Eat Your Paisley'.

11. In the song 'Everybody's Got Nice Stuff But Me', which of the following items does the singer say he wants?

Answer: Jet-ski

Also included in his strange wish-list are a stereo, a TV, and 'hair that's blue or green'. From the 1988 album, 'Beelzebubba'.

12. What show do the Dead Milkmen say they're 'gonna wind up on' in the song, 'Bad Party'?

Answer: 'Phil Donahue'

'It's the worst party that's ever been!' One of my favourites, from 'Beelzebubba'.

13. Fill in the next two words from the song 'Born to Love Volcanoes': 'She looks like a little volcano, with her red hair and....

Answer: brown dress

My take on the song is that it pokes fun at those endless PBS funding drives that hold you hostage in the middle of your favourite show until enough people cough up some dough. Album is 'Beelzebubba'.

14. What celebrity do the Milkmen mock in the song 'I Tripped Over the Ottoman'?

Answer: Dick Van Dyke

The inspiration for the tune is from opening credits to the 'Dick Van Dyke Show', in which Van Dyke actually does trip over his ottoman. Album is 1990's 'Metaphysical Graffiti'.

15. Hardest question for last: In the song, 'Bitchin' Camaro', from where does Joe claim his parents drove said car?

Answer: The Bahamas

But as Rodney points out, The Bahamas are a series of islands, thus making the drive impossible. Never mind, The Dead Milkmen aren't rocket scientists. They just rock! Hope you enjoyed the look back at some of the Milkmen's best tunes.

Source: Author magpie8

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