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Modest Mouse Quiz #1

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A multiple-choice quiz by Blue_Cadet3. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Blue_Cadet3

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,596

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
465

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (4/10), Guest 204 (7/10), Guest 172 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the first record that Modest Mouse did? Hint

Blue Cadet 3, Do you Connect?

Furit That Ate Its Self

This Is a Long Drive For Some One With Nothing to Think About

Good News For People Who Love Bad News

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Question 2 of 10

2. What CD and song is this quote from? "Standing in the tall grass, thinking nothing, you know we need oxygen to breath..." Hint

"Lonesome Crowded West"/ "Heart Cooks Brain"

"Lonesome Crowded West" / "Cowboy Dan"

"Building Something Out Of Nothing"/" Never Ending Math Equation"

"The Moon and Antartica"/" A Different City"

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Question 3 of 10

3. When the band was first put together there were five members.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you were in Antarctica, Isaac would be your president.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What song is this line from "A fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam"? Hint

Interstate 8

Blame it on the Tetons

Float On

Bukowski

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was the band formed? Hint

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Issaquah, Washington

Portland, Oregon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where did Isaac get the name Modest Mouse from? Hint

The Mark On The Wall

To The Lighthous"

The Waves

Monday or Tuesday

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tell me what CD this song is from: "3 Inch Horses, Two Faced Monsters". Hint

Interstate 8

Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Everywhere and His Nasty Parlor Tricks

Blue Cadet 3 do You Connect?

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Question 9 of 10

9. Is this a correct line from the song "Never Ending Math Equation"? "The universe works on a math equation
that never even ever really ends in the end"

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the producer of "The Moon and Antarctica"? Hint

Steve Wold

Brian Deck

Dennis Herring

Calvin Johnson

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Dec 17 2024 : Guest 174: 4/10
Nov 26 2024 : Guest 204: 7/10
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 172: 6/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first record that Modest Mouse did?

Answer: Blue Cadet 3, Do you Connect?

"Blue Cadet 3, Do you Connect?" was pressed in 1994 by K records, "Long Drive" was recorded in 1996 by UP records, "Fruit That Ate Itself" was recorded in 1997 by K records and "Good News" was recorded in 2004 by Epic.

2. What CD and song is this quote from? "Standing in the tall grass, thinking nothing, you know we need oxygen to breath..."

Answer: "Lonesome Crowded West" / "Cowboy Dan"

This is from "Cowboy Dan" off of the "Lonesome Crowded West" CD pressed in 1997 by UP records.

3. When the band was first put together there were five members.

Answer: False

There were only three members - Isaac Brock, Eric Judy and Jeremiah Green

4. If you were in Antarctica, Isaac would be your president.

Answer: False

In the CD "The Moon and Antarctica" Isaac steps down as the president of Antarctica in the song "The Cold Part".

5. What song is this line from "A fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam"?

Answer: Float On

This is from "Float On" which is on the "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" CD.

6. Where was the band formed?

Answer: Issaquah, Washington

It was here that Isaac lived in a shed next to his mother's house, and this is where they say that he started to write the songs that would become Modest Mouse.

7. Where did Isaac get the name Modest Mouse from?

Answer: The Mark On The Wall

This is a short story that was written by Virgina Woolf. "The Mark on the Wall" has a line in it that says "I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest mouse-colored people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises."

8. Tell me what CD this song is from: "3 Inch Horses, Two Faced Monsters".

Answer: Everywhere and His Nasty Parlor Tricks

This is from the EP that they put out in 2001 with Epic Records, "Everywhere and His Nasty Parlor Tricks", which were unreleased tracks produced by Brian Deck.

9. Is this a correct line from the song "Never Ending Math Equation"? "The universe works on a math equation that never even ever really ends in the end"

Answer: Yes

This is a direct line from that song... GOOD JOB for getting it right!

10. Who was the producer of "The Moon and Antarctica"?

Answer: Brian Deck

Brian Deck is an American music producer and member of band Red Red Meat, who also appeared on this album on the keyboard. Steve Wold produced "This is A long Drive...", and Dennis Herring produced "Good News for People..." and Calvin Johnson produced "Building Something Out of Nothing".

Source: Author Blue_Cadet3

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