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Debut Album Mix Trivia Quiz

This is a short quiz on debut albums from various bands between the late 1960s and late 1980s. Each photo provides a clue to the correct answer.

A photo quiz by AlexT781. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
AlexT781

Time
4 mins

Type
Photo Quiz

Quiz #
394,953

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
368

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Question 1 of 10

1. They might have been just another band out of Boston, but their debut album was certified Platinum just three months after release. Which band am I referring to?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Released in 1969, this self-titled debut album was not reviewed well critically, but despite initial negative reviews it reached number Ten on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Talking Heads, an American new-wave group released their debut album, "Talking Heads: 77", in 1977, featuring what single that only reached number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100? Hint

Once in a Lifetime

Psycho Killer

Burning Down The House

And She Was

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Question 4 of 10

4. Depeche Mode, famous for their songs "Enjoy the Silence" and "Personal Jesus", made their debut in 1981 with what album that reached number ten in the UK? Hint

A Broken Frame

Speak & Spell

Some Great Reward

Ultra

5. The Beastie Boys' debut album, "Licensed to Ill" became the first rap album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. Despite this, which album single never made it onto the US Hot 100 singles chart? Hint

No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Rhymin' & Stealin'

Fight for Your Right

Intergalactic

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Question 6 of 10

6. Released in 1983, which album was the debut for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble? Hint

Raining Down in Texas

Red River

Stormin' in Texas

Texas Flood

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Cure's debut album was retitled when released in the United States in 1980. What was the new album title? Hint

Three Imaginary Boys

The Cure

Disingegration

Boys Don't Cry

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Question 8 of 10

8. One of the biggest bands of the 80s and early 90s was U2. Albums such as "Joshua Tree" and "Achtung Baby" usually dominate any discussion. But what is U2's often overlooked debut album? Hint

Boy

War

October

The Unforgettable Fire

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Question 9 of 10

9. Deep Purple Hint

Machine Head

Shades of Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Fireball

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Scorpions Hint

The Scorpions

Lonesome Crow

Taken By Force

Love at First Sting

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. They might have been just another band out of Boston, but their debut album was certified Platinum just three months after release. Which band am I referring to?

Answer: Boston

Boston's self-titled debut album, released in 1976, used to be the best-selling debut album of all time. It was certified 17x Platinum in 2003. it was still in the top ten best-selling albums in the US fifteen years later.

2. Released in 1969, this self-titled debut album was not reviewed well critically, but despite initial negative reviews it reached number Ten on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.

Answer: Led Zeppelin

"Led Zeppelin" (or "Led Zeppelin I") has become one of the most celebrated rock albums of all time, and in 2012 was certified 13x Platinum. The album was put together in October, 1968 by the band themselves at a reported cost of around �2,000.

3. The Talking Heads, an American new-wave group released their debut album, "Talking Heads: 77", in 1977, featuring what single that only reached number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100?

Answer: Psycho Killer

"Psycho Killer" was released soon after the Son of Sam murders, leading to the rumor that it was about David Berkowitz, however the song had been written several years before. The timing was merely coincidental.

4. Depeche Mode, famous for their songs "Enjoy the Silence" and "Personal Jesus", made their debut in 1981 with what album that reached number ten in the UK?

Answer: Speak & Spell

The group has been around since 1979, they didn't reach international success until the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their early songs included "People Are People" and the album "Violator".

Answer: No Sleep Till Brooklyn

"Licensed to Ill" was released in 1986 and reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart three months later. It spent 152 weeks on the chart in total. In the song "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", Kerry King, from the band Slayer, played lead guitar.

6. Released in 1983, which album was the debut for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble?

Answer: Texas Flood

The title track was a cover of a 1958 original performed by blues singer Larry Davis. The album was recorded over only three days in 1982, and was certified double platinum in the United States.

7. The Cure's debut album was retitled when released in the United States in 1980. What was the new album title?

Answer: Boys Don't Cry

The original UK title was "Three Imaginary Boys", released in 1979. In the US and Australia it was released as "Boys Don't Cry".

8. One of the biggest bands of the 80s and early 90s was U2. Albums such as "Joshua Tree" and "Achtung Baby" usually dominate any discussion. But what is U2's often overlooked debut album?

Answer: Boy

Released in 1980, "Boy" reached number 52 in the UK and 63 in the US. As U2's later material began reaching number one nearly world-wide, their debut album re-entered the charts, eventually being certified platinum by the RIAA.

9. Deep Purple

Answer: Shades of Deep Purple

The album reached number 24 on the Billboard 200 in the US and 19 in Canada, but was almost entirely ignored in Deep Purple's native UK. Their single from the album, "Hush", reached number four on the Hot 100 and number 2 in Canada.

10. The Scorpions

Answer: Lonesome Crow

The band released "Lonesome Crow" in 1972, and it was used as the soundtrack for the German movie "Das Kalte Paradies" The album was otherwise ignored by the public. It wouldn't be until the release of "Animal Magnetism" in 1980 that The Scorpions achieved any real success in the US.

Source: Author AlexT781

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