Divin In Steven Curtis Chapman Trivia part 2/2 Quiz

Answer: When Love Takes You In

It's true. If you watch this music video, toward the middle/end of it you can just see the expression on Steven's face and how emotional he was. The loss of his voice caused concert after concert to be canceled, and Steven wondered if he'd ever be able to sing again.

It was a hard point in his life. But during this music video shoot, he says in the video commentary that he finally felt his voice returning and it was an incredible moment.

Answer: Next 5 Minutes

That particular lyric is at the part of the song when you think it's ending, and then the drums start up and the song continues.

Answer: Caleb hit Will Franklin with a bat

"You know of course I wouldn't say this, but I'm thinking, 'son, you should at least hide the bat...'" Steven has the crowd roaring with this part of the show. He describes how when Emily (their first child) would cry, Steven and Mary Beth would come running immediately, but after a while of having two boys, you wait to see if it's a "serious cry". And how you tell if it's a "serious cry" is if it continues into the second hour!

Answer: Voice of Truth

Mark Hall had originally started writing a song called "Fear", and when he met Steven he kind of showed him what he had, and Steven helped him develop it into "Voice of Truth". You can definitely tell that Steven had his handiwork crafted into this song because he used the "Steve Curtis Chapman signature chord progression" in the bridge of the song. Steven has a habit of going to this certain chord progression during the bridges or ends of choruses with his songs.

He used this progression in "Remembering You", "No Greater Love", "Children of the Burning Heart", the verses of "Dive", and the list goes on. Listen, you can hear the similarity.

Answer: Geoff Moore

Like tons of songs in the early and mid 90s, Geoff Moore and Steven Curtis Chapman created this golden song. Geoff Moore also co-wrote "Speechless", "Live Out Loud", "The Invitation", to name a few. Geoff Moore had an incredible run in the 1990s as an artist, and he and Steven occasionally do smaller gigs together; one being in Beijing, China at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Answer: Biggest fool of all

This is from the song "Only Natural", from the album "Signs of Life".

"Mirror Mirror on the wall, who's the biggest fool of all?
You will have to answer 'me' cause when I look at you I see:
A prisoner set free from his chains acting like he's still a slave
in the prison he's been set free from..."

Answer: Chapman

Believe it or not, Mary Beth and Steven have always had the last name. She grew up in Ohio, and he grew up in Kentucky. What brought them together was having to share a mailbox at Anderson University because the boxes were assigned alphabetically. "Wouldn't it be funny if you married me, you wouldn't have to change your last name..." Steven told her when they first met.

Answer: Gary V

Steven was in the Philippines and heard that Gary V (a huge celebrity there, who has made famous "I Will Be Here" in that country) was doing a performance of that song and had wanted to meet/work with Steven for a while. The opportunity was presented and Steven was like "Yeah, let's do it!" and so they did, and it was an amazing performance. It can be seen on Youtube.com

Answer: Brian Littrell

As mentioned, Chapman received the 50th Dove Award of his remarkable career for contributing to the Special Event Album winner, "Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". He holds the record for being awarded more Dove honors that any other artist in the history of modern Christian music. Among those recognitions thus far are nine awards for Songwriter of the Year. Chapman, with his arm around his wife, was in tears and smiles as his hits from the past were sung in tribute.

Answer: I Will Not Go Quietly

"The Apostle" is a Christian film, and the soundtrack for the movie included a variety of songs from big artists like Chapman, and Steven wrote "I Will Not Go Quietly" which strongly resembles the flavor of "Lord of the Dance", with the dobro intro and strong acoustic vibe mixed in. The film was released following SCC's album, "Signs of Life".

Answer: Chocolate Chip pancakes

Yes, every Saturday that Steven is home, it's into the kitchen for choc-chip pancakes...and a few without chocolate chips for one little Chapman girl who prefers them plain! Again, this is info from the official blogsite:
www.stevencurtischapman.com

Answer: freshman orientation

"My roommate and I attended a freshman orientation event where a band was playing," she recalls. "The guitar player was wearing cowboy boots and had a green guitar! We couldn't stop giggling at this hillbilly." -Magazine interview with Marybeth and Steven for the album: "All About Love"

Answer: the zoo

"We drove away from our wedding in a green Pinto with a sign on it that said, 'Just married. Please don't hit us in the back!'" Steven says with a laugh. "We went to the Cincinnati Zoo for our honeymoon. We had just enough time to visit the zoo, spend the night and then drive back to Nashville."

Answer: Treasure of You

"Treasure of You" is from the album "Heaven in the real World", and the inspiration is not found in his wife this time. This song is based on James Robison's "Focus on the Family". Steven says, "you wouldn't naturally associate this song with 'focus on the family', cause it's a little rowdy!"

Answer: 4 days

The majority of the new songs, recorded in record time of just four days at a Los Angeles studio, transpired from love notes and cards that Chapman had written to Mary Beth during their 18 years of marriage up to that point. Chapman concludes, "What I'm excited about is for people to hear is how this album is unlike any of my other albums, with all the different emotions musically and lyrically.

This music rocks at moments, at moments it bleeds, it cries and it weeps, and at moments it dances. All of that is part of the celebration of this incredible journey called relationship and romance and love."

Answer: Love and Learn

Mary Beth came from a family that shut down communication when things got tense. Steven's approach was just the opposite. He had adopted his parents' literal adherence to the verse: "Don't let the sun go down upon your wrath."
"He came from a family that talked and talked," Mary Beth says. "So he'd say to me, 'talk! ' And I'd say, 'I can't!' I often fell asleep during our late-night discussions. Boy, was that the wrong thing to do. The sun had gone down! The next day he'd still be angry, and I'd feel fine.
"He would say to me, 'I don't understand. We didn't resolve anything.' And I'd say, 'But it's a new day!'"
Steven wrote "Love and Learn" as a promise to his wife that no matter what their differences are, he'll take this lifetime to love and learn with her.

Answer: Not!

This is Steven's first and last attempt at rap, done in the early 90s on the album "The Great Adventure". Steven asks Toby if they'd ever consider a fourth guy in DC Talk. Toby say to Steven, "I think rap music is most definitely you!..."

"NOT!"

Answer: S C squared

"Yo, SC-Squared, you know how you been sayin' that you gotta be true? well I think rap music is most definitely YOU!"

Answer: the photoshoot

On a video posted on his official website, Steven states that his least favorite part of a new album is probably the photo shoots. He also says that if it weren't for photoshoots, he'd wear t-shirts and blue-jeans every day. "If you see me in anything remotely fashionable....photoshoots."

Answer: The Great Adventure

Mark dressed up in flannel and jeans, fixed his hair in that odd curl that Steven had going in the early 90s, and did a music video called, "The Date Adventure". The song kicks off with "Going on a blind date" instead of "Saddle up your horses!"

Lowry preceded that music video with a few jokes about being single. "You just remember that every time you pray, you pray to a single adult!" "I figured I'd get married when I turned 33 years old, the same age Jesus was when he gave up his life..."

Answer: 1:09 pm

"At 1:09 pm, both ends of time start turnin', and you came once again to change my world for good."

This is from his very sweet-hearted song, "11/6/64" celebrating the wonderful day that his wife was brought into the world.

Answer: yellow

Steven uses his trademark yellow telecaster that he uses in every concert. It is also seen in several website and concert pictures and footage clips.

Answer: Bring it On

"I got the music idea at my kid's homecoming football game. They played my song 'The Great Adventure' over the PA before the game. And then the football team came out and ran through the victory line and all the kids were cheering. I thought I need to write a song for them, a new 'Great Adventure' kind of thing where it's got that sense of I'm ready to take it on. So I started humming 'Bring It On' and I actually wrote part of the music in my head. I called my cell phone and left it on my voice mail so I wouldn't forget it." -Steven Curtis Chapman

also gathered from the interview at www.parable.com

Answer: No Greater Love

The book that inspired "No Greater Love" is called "Beyond the Gates of Splendor", by Steve Saint. Steven was greatly moved by the story of five missionaries who were slain in Ecuador for the sake of God's call, and when he read this book, he ingrained that impact right into the song:
"This is the love that God showed the world
When He gave us His son, so we could know His
Love forever beyond the gates of splendor..."

Answer: Remember Your Chains

The hint I gave was the first line of the song, just in case you were wondering.

Steven boarded an airplane and took his seat. Shortly after an officer escorted a chain-bound criminal onto a seat near Steven. There were chains on his hands, and chains on his feet, and Steven couldn't help but hear God say, "Remember your chains? Remember your chains are gone..."

"I couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking
As he stared out the window through the sky
It seemed he was taking his last look at freedom
From the hopeless, longing look in his eyes
There were chains on his hands and chains on his feet
And as I passed him by the thought came to me

Remember your chains
Remember the prison that once held you
Before the love of God broke through
Remember the place you were without grace
When you see where you are now
Remember your chains
And remember your chains are gone." - "Remember Your Chains" by Steven Curtis Chapman