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Kinky Kinks Questions Trivia Quiz

This is my first ever quiz, and of course it must be about the greatest band of all time; the Kinks

A multiple-choice quiz by dagrune. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
dagrune

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
184,972

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
835

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Can you give me the name of the lead singer? Hint

Dave Davies

Pete Quaife

Mick Avory

Ray Davies

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of their first ever single? Hint

Long Tall Sally

Bald Headed Woman

You Still Want Me

You Really Got Me

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Question 3 of 10

3. Mick Avory was the bass player?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many are "Sitting on My Sofa"? Hint

you and I

no one

all my friends

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did he go for a walk in the song "Did Ya?"? Hint

Old King's Road

Waterloo Sunset

Carnaby Street

Abbey Road

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Question 6 of 10

6. Whose name is accompanied by the correct form of the verb "to be", as the band is introduced at the back of "..the Village Green Preservation Society" Hint

Dave Davies

Pete Quaife

Mick Avory

Ray Davies

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which industry was the album "Lola vs Powerman and the Moneygoround, Pt. 1" an attack on? Hint

The shipping industry

The movie industry

The music industry

The steel industry

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Question 8 of 10

8. What do the songs "Lola" and "Destroyer" have in common? Hint

Lola appears in both songs

They're both from the same album

Both songs take place in Soho

They were both Top Ten hits

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Question 9 of 10

9. The song "Destroyer" also has a link to another great Kinks song. What is the link? Hint

The guitar-riff from "All Day and All of the Night"

The jet plane sounds from "This Time Tomorrow"

The tinkling piano from "Death of a Clown"

The guitar-riff from "You Really Got Me"

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Question 10 of 10

10. When the Kinks appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1977, which song from the "Sleepwalker" album did they perform? Hint

Mr. Big

Jukebox Music

Sleepwalker

Full Moon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Can you give me the name of the lead singer?

Answer: Ray Davies

His full name is Raymond Douglas Davies

2. What was the name of their first ever single?

Answer: Long Tall Sally

B-side was "I Took My Baby Home", written by Ray Davies

3. Mick Avory was the bass player?

Answer: No

Avory played the drums for 20 years.

4. How many are "Sitting on My Sofa"?

Answer: 1

He is sitting all alone, and I guess he's not too happy about that.

5. Where did he go for a walk in the song "Did Ya?"?

Answer: Old King's Road

He took a trip down memory lane, and remembered the old days in this lovely song. When he sings "..in the summertime", he borrows the arrangement and melody from "Sunny Afternoon".

6. Whose name is accompanied by the correct form of the verb "to be", as the band is introduced at the back of "..the Village Green Preservation Society"

Answer: Ray Davies

Yes, it says "I am Raymond Douglas Davies", but the others are listed as: "I are Michael Charles Avory", "I be Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife" and "I is Davied Russell Gordon Davies"

7. Which industry was the album "Lola vs Powerman and the Moneygoround, Pt. 1" an attack on?

Answer: The music industry

Ray wasn't too happy about the way artists were treated by the record companies.

8. What do the songs "Lola" and "Destroyer" have in common?

Answer: Lola appears in both songs

Ray Davies resurrects Lola in "Destroyer" from "Give the People What They Want".

9. The song "Destroyer" also has a link to another great Kinks song. What is the link?

Answer: The guitar-riff from "All Day and All of the Night"

He was convinced that it was alright to refer to an older song when he had heard "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie.

10. When the Kinks appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1977, which song from the "Sleepwalker" album did they perform?

Answer: Sleepwalker

The also performed a medley of older hits, including "Lola", "You Really Got Me" and "Well Respected Man"

Source: Author dagrune

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