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Everclear Trivia Fun Trivia Quiz

So you think you know the music of Everclear? Find out just how well you know the band with this quiz that spans the band's entire career.

A multiple-choice quiz by peyton39. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
peyton39

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
323,761

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
143

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In which song from the album "World of Noise" does Art Alexakis share his feelings on abortion law? Hint

Pennsylvania

Trust Fund

Malevolent

Invisible

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the song "Summerland" from the album "Sparkle and Fade", why does Art decide to go to "Summerland". Hint

He is going to a rehabilitation center called Summerland

He has a job waiting for him in Summerland

He sees the name on a map and decides to go there to get away from his problems

He is going to see a relative that is dying

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the fictional song "Queen of the Air" from the album "Sparkle and Fade", what is the truth about Art's Aunt Virginia? Hint

Virginia is locked away in a mental institution

Virgina is his mother

Virginia is on the run from the law after committing murder

Virginia is a heroin addict

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what movie does Everclear open a concert with the title track from the album "So Much for the Afterglow"? Hint

American Pie 2

Saving Silverman

Stealing Harvard

Loser

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what song from the album "Songs from an American Movie - Part 1" does Art express a desire to view pornographic movies? Hint

Unemployed Boyfriend

The Honeymoon Song

Here We Go Again

Now that It's Over

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the song "Mysery Whip" from the album "Songs from an American Movie Part 2", with what actor does Art Alexakis compare himself? Hint

Clint Eastwood

Kevin Costner

Sylvester Stallone

Robert Redford

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what song from the album "Slow Motion Daydream" does Art Alexakis critique the biblical retribution principle of "An eye for an eye"? Hint

I Want to Die a Beautiful Death

New Blue Champion

Blackjack

New York Times

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Question 8 of 10

8. What Beatles song does Art Alexakis reference in the song "Portland Rain", from the album "Welcome to the Drama Club"? Hint

Hey Jude

I Want to Hold Your Hand

Yesterday

Let it Be

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what song does Art Alexakis reference his lover being happy working as a phone sex operator? Hint

The Twistinside

Learning How to Smile

White Men in Black Suits

Mysery Whip

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the song "Thrift Store Chair" from the album "Songs from an American Movie- Part 1", whose record does Art say that he is going to put on? Hint

Otis Redding

Cat Stevens

Jim Croce

John Prine

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which song from the album "World of Noise" does Art Alexakis share his feelings on abortion law?

Answer: Pennsylvania

The song references tough anti-abortion laws in Pennsylvania when it says "she had to leave the state for a choice she made". Art makes his feelings on the topic clear when he sings in the last line of the song "Pennsylvania is...WRONG!"

2. In the song "Summerland" from the album "Sparkle and Fade", why does Art decide to go to "Summerland".

Answer: He sees the name on a map and decides to go there to get away from his problems

"Let's just leave this place, go to Summerland, just a name on the map, it sounds like heaven to me". Art is unhappy with his life, and thinks moving to a new place will give him and his lover a fresh start.

3. In the fictional song "Queen of the Air" from the album "Sparkle and Fade", what is the truth about Art's Aunt Virginia?

Answer: Virgina is his mother

The song tells the story of Art having nightmares relating to his repressed memory of his mother's suicide. Art reveals the truth about Virginia when he states "I heard the truth about my real mom jumping from the bridge that day". Unlike most Everclear songs, this song is completely fiction.

4. In what movie does Everclear open a concert with the title track from the album "So Much for the Afterglow"?

Answer: Loser

Paul (Jason Biggs) musters up the courage to invite Dora (Mena Suvari) to the Everclear show. She accepts but is drugged at a party and doesn't make it. Paul has trouble seeing the bright side... I mean... geez, he is at an Everclear concert.

5. In what song from the album "Songs from an American Movie - Part 1" does Art express a desire to view pornographic movies?

Answer: Here We Go Again

The chorus of the song suggests that Art and his partner should "go watch some dirty movies in that nasty little room - sitting on the mattress while we eat that greasy Chinese food". Sounds fun.

6. In the song "Mysery Whip" from the album "Songs from an American Movie Part 2", with what actor does Art Alexakis compare himself?

Answer: Robert Redford

Art is comparing going through the motions of his day to day life to being an actor when he says "I'm just an actor, just like Robert (expletive) Redford when I say those stupid things that they expect me to say".

7. In what song from the album "Slow Motion Daydream" does Art Alexakis critique the biblical retribution principle of "An eye for an eye"?

Answer: New York Times

In this song about 9/11, Art Alexakis sings that "this eye for an eye thing has gone too far".

8. What Beatles song does Art Alexakis reference in the song "Portland Rain", from the album "Welcome to the Drama Club"?

Answer: Yesterday

Art sings that his daughter "sings soft words from that old Beatles song, while I think about my yesterday, and all the things I did wrong."

9. In what song does Art Alexakis reference his lover being happy working as a phone sex operator?

Answer: Learning How to Smile

Art sings that his lover is "happy talking dirty at that phone sex place".

10. In the song "Thrift Store Chair" from the album "Songs from an American Movie- Part 1", whose record does Art say that he is going to put on?

Answer: John Prine

In this song of a relationship going bad, Art sings that "I'm going to put a John Prine record on, I think we need to slow down for a while".

Source: Author peyton39

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