Jim Cuddy Trivia Quiz

Answer: Toronto

Jim Cuddy was born in Toronto, Ontario on December 2, 1955. With a friend he met at North Toronto Collegiate Institute, Greg Keelor, he formed the band Hi-Fis. But the band did not get a recording deal after releasing its first single, and so they moved to New York in search of success. Finding none, they returned to Toronto.

Answer: Blue Rodeo

The Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. The band has put out over fifteen albums. Jim Cuddy supplies lead vocals and guitar. Other current members include Gre Keelor, who also supplies vocals and guitar, Bazil Donovan on bass, Glenn Milchem on drums, Michael Boguski on piano and organ, and Colin Cripps on guitar and backing vocals. Former members of Blue Rodeo have included Cleave Anderson, Bob Wiseman, Mark French, James Gray, Kim Deschamps, Bob Packwood, and Bob Egan.

Answer: All In Time

"Outskirts," released in 1987, was Blue Rodeo's debut album. "All in Time," however, was Jim Cuddy's first solo studio album. It was released September 8, 1998 on the WEA label and was certified Gold by Music Canada.

The next year, Jim Cuddy won an award for Best Male Vocalist at the 1999 Juno Awards. Similar to the Grammy Awards in the United States, the Juno Awards are annually presented to Canadian musicians, and new members are inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the ceremonies.

Answer: The Light That Guides You Home

"Diamond Mine" and "The Days in Between" were Blue Rodeo albums. Jim Cuddy won for "The Light That Guides You Home," his second solo studio album, which was released in 2006 on the WEA label and certified gold in Canada.

Other nominees for Adult Alternative Album of the Year that same year were "I'm a Mountain" by Sarah Harmer, "Living with War" by Neil Young, "Time Being," by Ron Sexsmith, and "When the Angels Make Contact" by Matt Mays.

Answer: Disappointment

"Disappointment" was released as a single along with "Too Many Hands" from Jim Cuddy's debut album "All in Time." The song peaked at number 53 on the RPM Canadian singles chart. Jim Cuddy married the Canadian actress Rena Polley in 1984. Their sons, Sam and Devin Cuddy, are also musicians.

Answer: All in Time

"Countrywide Soul" and "Maybe Sometime" both come from Jim Cuddy's second solo album, "The Light That Guides You Home." "Roses at Your Feet" comes from his fourth solo album "Constellation." "All in Time" comes from Jim Cuddy's debut solo album of the same title. The song peaked at number 73 on the RPM Canadian singles charts. It was released as a single along with "Trouble."

Answer: Pull Me Through

The song continues:

"There's a light that comes through the darkness
Slowly to my eyes
You can fall back here forever
I just never realized
Oh time won't let me go
And every night I know
That you could pull me through
You could always pull me through."

In 2006, "Pull Me Through" was released as a single from Jim Cuddy's second studio album "The Light That Guides You Home."

In addition to being a musician, Jim Cuddy has dabbled in the wine business. He has his own brand of wine, Cuddy by Tawse, which he began releasing in 2016 in collaboration with Tawse Winery.

Answer: Married Again

"Married Again" was released, along with "Maybe Sometime" as a single from the album "The Light that Guides You Home." Kathleen Edwards sang along with Jim Cuddy on "Married Again." Edwards is a fellow Canadian singer-songwriter whose debut album, "Failer," was released in 2003. Her song "Six O'Clock News" peaked at number 15 on the Billboards Adult Alternative Songs chart.

Answer: Skyscraper

"Everyone knows it, try not to show it,
This city can bring you down
I'm a believer some days are hard, but
I couldn't leave this town
I got a skyscraper soul."

The song "Skyscrapper Soul" comes from Jim Cuddy's third solo album of the same name. "Countrywide Soul" was included on his second solo album and also his fifth, which was titled "Countrywide Soul."

The album "Skyscraper Soul" was released in September of 2011 and peaked at number eight on the Canadian Albums Billboard chart. Basil Donovan played bass on the album, while Colin Cripps supplied slide guitar and dobro. Steve O'Connor played piano and organs. Joel Anderson was on drums, and Anne Lindsay played violin.

Answer: Prince William and Kate Middleton

"They're not like you and me, they were destined to be
Oh everyone watched the wedding, couldn't get enough
At least for one moment we were right there up above
Looking down on all the royal fuss
Monday we were back upon the bus
Driving through the neighbourhoods and factories that are us."

The song comes from the album "Skyscraper Soul." In a 2011 interview with "City News," Jim Cuddy said, "What inspired me was reading that two billion people were going to watch it. The more closely I looked at it, I realized it was one thing that universally provided relief for people from their own lives. It was a beautiful fairy-tale come to life."