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Gentle Giant Trivia Quiz

Gentle Giant, often called "the epitome of Art Rock," produced some great music. 12 albums (one live) and lots o'songs. How well do you remember it? All answers refer to the "Original Albums" during their 1970 - 1980 career.

A multiple-choice quiz by mgkbus. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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mgkbus

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6 mins

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85,768

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 20

1. What song describes the giant Pantagruel meeting a lifelong friend and companion? Hint

Ranconteur Troubador

The Advent of Panurge

I am a Camera

I lost My Head

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Question 2 of 20

2. What four voice fugue starts "In my way did I use you, do you think I really abused you
On reflection now it doesn't matter:
How can you say I made you need me more than anyone else
Who can say it right now it's finished over:
It's my act, it's my calling, I explained exactly the falling
Different ways of life can never even:
Be the same when you saw me, could you always take me the
same way As I came and went I tried to remember you." Hint

Give It Back

Valedictory

Winning

On Reflection

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Question 3 of 20

3. Alright! A tough one: One of these does not belong, which one? Hint

Aspirations

Playing the Game

Working All Day

Cogs in Cogs

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Question 4 of 20

4. True or False: There has never been a U.S. Single release of a Gentle Giant song.

True

False

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Question 5 of 20

5. Which of these is not an instrumental? Hint

Acquiring the Taste

Experience

Talybont

the Boys in the Band

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Question 6 of 20

6. One which album can you find "Memories of Old Days?" Hint

The Missing Piece

Interview

Gentle Giant

Giant For a Day

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Question 7 of 20

7. Ok, this one is hard. Two albums have only six cuts, which two are they? Hint

Gentle Giant & Three Friends

Three Friends & In A Glass House

Giant For a Day & The Power and The Glory

In A Glass House & The Missing Piece

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which of these statements are true? Hint

"Rock Climber" and "Alucard" are on the same album

Gentle Giant didn't do any short songs

"The Power and the Glory" is #6 chronologically of studio albums

Gentle Giant has 16 studio albums

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Question 9 of 20

9. Name the "Official Live" album

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which of these does not belong? Hint

Giant

Nothing At All

Funny Ways

Friends

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which album originally featured art work by Roger Dean, of Yes album fame Hint

Interview

The Power And The Glory

Civillian

Octopus

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Question 12 of 20

12. What song starts off: "See now, like cat then mouse, I move,
they move, the game hasn't an end.
Good news soon, bad news then,
I know the sound that says
'nothing again'.
What then? The hours go past,
my say is real, they say only pretend." Hint

Timing

River

Way of Life

Time to Kill

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Question 13 of 20

13. I'd like to find "The House, The Street, The Room." Which album? Hint

The Missing Piece

Acquiring the Taste

The Power and The Glory

Three Friends

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which album could you wear as a mask? Hint

Giant for a Day

Octopus

Civillian

In a Glass House

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Question 15 of 20

15. To which song do these lyrics belong to: "All in all each man in all men All men in each man. He can see she can't, she can see she can see whatever, whatever. You may know what I don't know, but not that I don't know it and I can't tell you so you will."? Hint

On Reflection

Knots

Three Friends

Way of Life

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which album would you find "Convenience (Clean and Easy)"? Hint

Interview

Civillian

Playing the Fool

Energy Fools the Magician

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Question 17 of 20

17. On which album would one find the national anthem of United Kingdom? Hint

Three Friends

Octopus

Acquiring The Taste

Gentle Giant

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which album ends with the phrase "That's all there is"? Hint

Civillian

Playing the Fool

Giant for a Day

The Power and The Glory

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Question 19 of 20

19. What song extols: "Nobody tells, everyone understands;
It's anybody for nobody;
Anyone for everybody;
I'll be responsible for nobody."?

Answer: ( Two Words)

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Question 20 of 20

20. What album starts with the sound of breaking glass? Hint

The Power and The Glory

Simon Dupree andthe Big Sound

Interview

In A Glass House

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What song describes the giant Pantagruel meeting a lifelong friend and companion?

Answer: The Advent of Panurge

The album opener for 1973's "Octopus," the giant Pantagruel meets Panurge, who's human-sized and they become friends according to Rabelais.

2. What four voice fugue starts "In my way did I use you, do you think I really abused you On reflection now it doesn't matter: How can you say I made you need me more than anyone else Who can say it right now it's finished over: It's my act, it's my calling, I explained exactly the falling Different ways of life can never even: Be the same when you saw me, could you always take me the same way As I came and went I tried to remember you."

Answer: On Reflection

This incredible vocal fugue is echoed later in the piece by individual instruments; it's from "Free Hand," 1975.

3. Alright! A tough one: One of these does not belong, which one?

Answer: Working All Day

"Working All Day" is from the third Gentle Giant album, "Three Friends," 1972. All the others are from "The Power and the Glory," 1974.

4. True or False: There has never been a U.S. Single release of a Gentle Giant song.

Answer: False

There were U.S. singles at various times, the first was 1972 with "Prologue" b/w "Working All Day" & "Three Friends." The last was an orange vinyl "Words From the Wise" b/w Spooky Boogie" in 1978.

5. Which of these is not an instrumental?

Answer: Experience

" Acquiring the Taste" is from the album of the same name, 1971; "Talybont," from "Free Hand"; and "the Boys In the Band," is from "Octopus". "Once I was a boy, an innocent to life and my role in it," are the beginning lyrics of "Experience" from "In a Glass House" (1973).

6. One which album can you find "Memories of Old Days?"

Answer: The Missing Piece

1977's "The Missing Piece" featured a single puzzle piece on a green background.

7. Ok, this one is hard. Two albums have only six cuts, which two are they?

Answer: Three Friends & In A Glass House

"Three Friends" (1972) and "In A Glass House" (1973) have six pieces apiece. Of course, beteen the two albums, there are six songs that are7 minutes or more in length!

8. Which of these statements are true?

Answer: "The Power and the Glory" is #6 chronologically of studio albums

"Rock Climber" is on "Giant For a Day" and "Alucard" is on the first album. Gentle Giant is considered to have 11 studio albums and one live album recorded during their career; and for shortish songs, try 1978's "Giant For a Day," or even "Acquiring the Taste."

9. Name the "Official Live" album

Answer: Playing The Fool

The '76 European tour and album (1977) created one of the best recordings ever! There are later, more recent compilations and other live bits, but this was recorded during their career.

10. Which of these does not belong?

Answer: Friends

The other three are from the first album ("Gentle Giant," 1970) and "Friends" is from "Giant for a Day."

11. Which album originally featured art work by Roger Dean, of Yes album fame

Answer: Octopus

The beautiful Roger Dean Octopus was on the U.K. release and in the U.S. , the "octopus in a jar" cover by Charles White. But that was 1972-ish, now, life is good: we can find anything!

12. What song starts off: "See now, like cat then mouse, I move, they move, the game hasn't an end. Good news soon, bad news then, I know the sound that says 'nothing again'. What then? The hours go past, my say is real, they say only pretend."

Answer: Timing

It is the penultimate song on 1976's "Interview". "Way of Life" is from "In A Glass House,' and "Time to Kill," from "Free Hand."

13. I'd like to find "The House, The Street, The Room." Which album?

Answer: Acquiring the Taste

"I find escape in the street, in the house, in the room
I become somebody
I cast my die and leave all my troubles in the room
I become somebody
Here,
Awake in sleep
Together."

14. Which album could you wear as a mask?

Answer: Giant for a Day

With a bit of snip snip and maybe some string, the "Giant For a Day" LP cover (and/or sleeve) made quite a silly mask. The CD cover will only fit your cat, lap dog or ferret.

Answer: Knots

Whle all of the songs have wonderful vocal parts, "Knots," was inspired by Scots poet/psychologist R.D. Laing who was intricate in his own right.

16. Which album would you find "Convenience (Clean and Easy)"?

Answer: Civillian

The last of the studio albums, "Civillian" (1980) has some good rock and roll and beautiful passages as in "Convenience (Clean and Easy) and "Inside Out." "interview" and "Playing the Fool" are earlier albums. "Energy Fool's the Magician" is a piece by Brian Eno ("Before and After Science" 1976). It is featured in the movie "Rock n' Roll High School."

17. On which album would one find the national anthem of United Kingdom?

Answer: Gentle Giant

Aptly named, "The Queen" is the last cut from "Gentle Giant."

18. Which album ends with the phrase "That's all there is"?

Answer: Civillian

With a plaintive "That's all there is..." it was fitting for the album, the last of the studio albums and last of their 1970 - 1980 career.

19. What song extols: "Nobody tells, everyone understands; It's anybody for nobody; Anyone for everybody; I'll be responsible for nobody."?

Answer: For Nobody

From "the Missing Piece," guitarist Gary Green plays a bit of rock.

20. What album starts with the sound of breaking glass?

Answer: In A Glass House

1973's "In A Glass House" starts with breaking glass and ends with the first 2 seconds from each of the 6 songs strung together...and more breaking glass. Simon Dupree and the Big Sound is a late-sixties pop band the Shulman Brothers were performing as before Gentle Giant. Derek Shuman was Simon Dupree

Source: Author mgkbus

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