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Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge on one of the best albums of all time :)

A multiple-choice quiz by desousa. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
desousa

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
382,204

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
328

Last 3 plays: Hawkmoon1307 (4/10), Guest 167 (8/10), Guest 50 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following was not a single from "Rumours"? Hint

Rhiannon

You Make Loving Fun

Dreams

Don't Stop

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Question 2 of 10

2. What "Rumours" song are these lyrics from?

"Now you tell me that I'm crazy, it's nothing that I didn't know." Hint

Dreams

Second Hand News

I Don't Want To Know

Never Going Back Again

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Question 3 of 10

3. What "Rumours" song are these lyrics from?

"Lousy lovers pick their prey, but they never cry out loud"? Hint

Dreams

Gold Dust Woman

Songbird

Oh Daddy

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Question 4 of 10

4. What year was the "Rumours" album released? Hint

1978

1977

1975

1974

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which song has the most members credited as songwriter? Hint

Don't Stop

Second Hand News

Go Your Own Way

The Chain

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which member of Fleetwood Mac wrote "Don't Stop"? Hint

Christine McVie

Lindsey Buckingham

Stevie Nicks

Mick Fleetwood

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many tracks are on the original release of the album? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who are the Fleetwood Mac members on the cover of the album? Hint

Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie

John McVie and Christine McVie

Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of these songs is not on the album? Hint

Landslide

Oh Daddy

Second Hand News

You Make Loving Fun

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which song on the album has the smallest amount of lyrics? Hint

Never Going Back Again

Dreams

Go Your Own Way

Songbird

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following was not a single from "Rumours"?

Answer: Rhiannon

"Go Your Own Way": released December 1976
"Dreams": released March 1977
"Don't Stop": released April 1977

"Rhiannon" is a song from the album "Fleetwood Mac", released in 1976.

2. What "Rumours" song are these lyrics from? "Now you tell me that I'm crazy, it's nothing that I didn't know."

Answer: I Don't Want To Know

"I Don't Want To Know" was used in a sketch on "Saturday Night Live" in 2013.

The song was written when Stevie and Lindsey were performing as a rock duo, Buckingham/Nicks.

3. What "Rumours" song are these lyrics from? "Lousy lovers pick their prey, but they never cry out loud"?

Answer: Gold Dust Woman

Two demos of "Gold Dust Woman" appear on the two-disc special edition of "Rumours."

"Gold Dust Woman" was released as a B-side to the single "Don't Stop" in the UK, and "You Make Loving Fun" in the U.S.

4. What year was the "Rumours" album released?

Answer: 1977

It was mostly recorded in California, but parts of "Go Your Own Way" were recorded in numerous takes at Criteria Studios in Miami.

The album was released February 4, 1977 in the US and a week later in the UK.

5. Which song has the most members credited as songwriter?

Answer: The Chain

Every member of Fleetwood Mac has songwriting credits on this track.

"The Chain" was created by splicing together a lot of previously unused material by Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks.

6. Which member of Fleetwood Mac wrote "Don't Stop"?

Answer: Christine McVie

Christine McVie wrote this song about her feelings after her split with her husband, John McVie, the bassist of Fleetwood Mac.

"Don't Stop" was used as a theme in Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992.

7. How many tracks are on the original release of the album?

Answer: 11

"Silver Springs" was cut from the album due to its length and replaced with another Stevie Nicks song, "I Don't Want to Know"

"Silver Springs" later became a B-side to "Go Your Own Way".

8. Who are the Fleetwood Mac members on the cover of the album?

Answer: Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks

Herbert Worthington took the famous photo that is on the album.

He also photographed the covers of Stevie Nicks' first two solo albums.

9. Which one of these songs is not on the album?

Answer: Landslide

"Landslide" is included on the album "Fleetwood Mac".

Stevie wrote the song while vising Aspen, Colorado while looking at the Rocky Mountains.

10. Which song on the album has the smallest amount of lyrics?

Answer: Never Going Back Again

The working title of "Never Going Back Again" was "Brushes." There were two verses each of two lines and a three line chorus, the whole song completed in two minutes two seconds.

Buckingham has called it a "sweet and naive" song and not considered to be very deep. He has called it a "miniature perception of things."

Source: Author desousa

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