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Quiz about Famous Album Covers
Quiz about Famous Album Covers

20 Question Music Quiz: Famous Album Covers | Albums


In many cases, the art on the outside of a album cover can sell the product as much as the art inside. I'll try to describe some famous album covers and see if you can guess the artist.

A multiple-choice quiz by Oddball. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Oddball
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
19,393
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
14 / 20
Plays
9160
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: rustic_les (11/20), rayvendragon (12/20), Guest 194 (17/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. An early one...a gorgeous brunette wearing a dress seemingly made up of whipped and shaving cream: Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. The band members casually strolling on a crosswalk across a city street...one wears white, one wears denim, one is seemingly normal and one other is barefoot: Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. A naked infant (obviously a boy) is underwater chasing a dollar bill attached to a string: Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. An inflatable pig sails lazily around the smokestacks of the now disused Battersea Power Station: Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Professional movers dressed in red hauling paintings ('Joan of Arc', 'Dogs Playing Poker' and an earlier album cover) from a museum to the consternation of a few onlookers: Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. A rather jovial waitress holds up a saucer of orange juice against a city skyline made of kitchen utensils, coffee mugs, egg cartons, etc: Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Against a green background, a giant robot almost tearfully holds up the bodies of two band members while two others fall into a panicked crowd: Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. A red-robed white haired skeleton plays a violin: Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. A framed photo of an old man bent by a huge bundle of sticks hanging on a badly peeling wall: Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Three entire cities encased in huge guitar-shaped spaceships leave an exploding planet: Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. A crumbling statue of blind justice, held up by ropes, with money falling out of the scales: Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. This classic cover features a black and white photo of pair of jeans of a model...with a functional zipper: Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Against a black background, a pair of hands holds a glass orb with a ballerina dancing inside: Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. A blond barbarian on a motorcycle blasts out of a cemetery grave under the gaze of a huge bat perched on a steeple against a red sky: Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. The crosshairs of a sniper view a high-rise building in flames: Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Circus performers, including a strong man, a dancing midget and a mime, cavort on a city sidewalk: Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. A fantasy painting of a huge sea serpent inspecting a floating orb: Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. The performer, wearing satin jacket, platform shoes and star-shaped glasses, steps through a poster into a rendition of Oz: Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. A three-masted ship sails over the edge of the earth: Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Oil painting of a shabby-dressed vagrant, not too obviously looking like the lead singer, reaching into his longcoat while looking warily about: Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. An early one...a gorgeous brunette wearing a dress seemingly made up of whipped and shaving cream:

Answer: Herb Alpert

The album is 'Whipped Cream And Other Delights' by Herb and the Tijuana Brass from 1965, featuring the single, 'Casino Royale'. The model is Dolores Erickson, wearing shaving cream over cotton.
2. The band members casually strolling on a crosswalk across a city street...one wears white, one wears denim, one is seemingly normal and one other is barefoot:

Answer: The Beatles

The album is 'Abbey Road'(1969), featuring such classic songs like 'Here Comes The Sun' and 'Carry That Weight'. Leading the way in the photo is John Lennon in white, a normally-dressed Ringo Starr, a barefoot Paul McCartney and George Harrison in denim.
3. A naked infant (obviously a boy) is underwater chasing a dollar bill attached to a string:

Answer: Nirvana

The cover to Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album from 1991, featuring 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', 'Come As You Are' and 'Lithium', among other songs.
4. An inflatable pig sails lazily around the smokestacks of the now disused Battersea Power Station:

Answer: Pink Floyd

The photo can be seen on Pink Floyd's 'Animals' album from 1977. Songs on this great album include 'Dogs' and 'Pigs On The Wing'.
5. Professional movers dressed in red hauling paintings ('Joan of Arc', 'Dogs Playing Poker' and an earlier album cover) from a museum to the consternation of a few onlookers:

Answer: Rush

The photo, shot in front of the Queens Park Building in Toronto, is on the front of the Rush album 'Moving Pictures' from 1981, which contains the hit song, 'Tom Sawyer' and a fantastic instrumental piece, 'YYZ'. The 'earlier cover' mentioned was Rush's '2112' album.
6. A rather jovial waitress holds up a saucer of orange juice against a city skyline made of kitchen utensils, coffee mugs, egg cartons, etc:

Answer: Supertramp

The album 'Breakfast In America', from 1979, listed the title cut and 'Take the Long Way Home' among its hit singles.
7. Against a green background, a giant robot almost tearfully holds up the bodies of two band members while two others fall into a panicked crowd:

Answer: Queen

A revamp of a classic Sci-Fi magazine cover, Queen used it for 'News Of The World' in 1977, featuring the song, 'We Are The Champions'. The painting shows Brian May and Freddie Mercury in the robots hand, while John Deacon and Roger Taylor fall away.
8. A red-robed white haired skeleton plays a violin:

Answer: The Grateful Dead

The Dead used this painting for the cover of 'Blues For Allah' in 1975.
9. A framed photo of an old man bent by a huge bundle of sticks hanging on a badly peeling wall:

Answer: Led Zeppelin

The cover of 1971's 'Led Zeppelin IV' (sometimes known as 'Zoso') features the classic 'Stairway To Heaven'.
10. Three entire cities encased in huge guitar-shaped spaceships leave an exploding planet:

Answer: Boston

This classic album from 1976 contains hit songs like 'More Than A Feeling' and 'Long Time'.
11. A crumbling statue of blind justice, held up by ropes, with money falling out of the scales:

Answer: Metallica

The cover of Metallica's '...And Justice For All' from 1988. The album features songs like 'Blackened' and 'One'.
12. This classic cover features a black and white photo of pair of jeans of a model...with a functional zipper:

Answer: The Rolling Stones

The album is 'Sticky Fingers', released in 1971. The cover was the brainchild of a friend of the band, artist Andy Warhol.
13. Against a black background, a pair of hands holds a glass orb with a ballerina dancing inside:

Answer: Styx

From 1976, Styx's 'Crystal Ball' album featured the singles 'Mademoiselle' and the title cut.
14. A blond barbarian on a motorcycle blasts out of a cemetery grave under the gaze of a huge bat perched on a steeple against a red sky:

Answer: Meat Loaf

This classic from 1976, 'Bat Out Of Hell', featured the songs 'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad' and 'Paradise By The Dashboard Light'.
15. The crosshairs of a sniper view a high-rise building in flames:

Answer: Def Leppard

This is the cover of Def Leppard's 'Pyromania', released in 1983. It features the song 'Rock Of Ages'.
16. Circus performers, including a strong man, a dancing midget and a mime, cavort on a city sidewalk:

Answer: The Doors

Released by the Doors in 1967, 'Strange Days' features the singles 'People Are Strange' and 'Love Me Two Times'.
17. A fantasy painting of a huge sea serpent inspecting a floating orb:

Answer: Asia

Asia's eponymous debut album from 1982, it features the songs, 'Only Time Will Tell' and 'Heat Of The Moment'. The painting is by fantasy artist Roger Dean.
18. The performer, wearing satin jacket, platform shoes and star-shaped glasses, steps through a poster into a rendition of Oz:

Answer: Elton John

The album, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' from 1973, includes such Elton John staples as 'Candle In The Wind', 'Saturday Night's Alright For Fightin' and 'Bennie and The Jets'.
19. A three-masted ship sails over the edge of the earth:

Answer: Kansas

'Point of Know Return' from 1977 contains the single 'Dust In The Wind'.
20. Oil painting of a shabby-dressed vagrant, not too obviously looking like the lead singer, reaching into his longcoat while looking warily about:

Answer: Jethro Tull

That is a rendition of Ian Anderson on the 'Aqualung' album from 1971.
Source: Author Oddball

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