More Destructive Than El Nino? Quiz

Answer: Electric Funeral

Score one for Rollins, at least Black Sabbath warned us. New parents have little warning when the "terrible twos" start. "Electric Funeral" contains the lyrics: "Reflex in the sky, warn you you're gonna die/Storm comin' you better hide, from the atomic tide".

Interesting fact: El Nino is actually the name for a warm water current off the Pacific coast of the USA that naturally occurs every year. In '97-98, this phenomenon created the weather havoc we associate with "El Nino".

Answer: Wheels of Confusion

"Wheels of Confusion" contains the lyrics: "Lost in happiness I didn't know fears/Innocence and love was all I knew".

Pinnochio Fact: Ozzy Osbourne's greatest fear is that Michael Jackson will steal one of his precious garden gnomes.

Answer: The Wizard

One of my favorite Black Sabbath songs, "The Wizard", contains the lyrics: "Sun is shining; clouds have gone by/All the people give a happy sigh".

Pinnochio Fact: The only insurance company that will give Ozzy life insurance is now bankrupt.

Answer: Sweet Leaf

"Sweet Leaf", the opening song on the "Masters of Reality" album contains the lyrics, "When I first met you, didn't realize, I can't forget you or your surprise".

Answer: Fairies Wear Boots

Ozzy must have had fun surprising and scaring mythical creatures in those days. I hear Papa Smurf still refuses to renew diplomatic relations with him.
"Fairies Wear Boots" contains the lyrics about Ozzy catching some fairies by surprise in these lyrics, "Yeah I looked through the window and surprised what I saw, Fairy boots were dancing with a dwarf".

Answer: After Forever

Yes, believe it or not, Black Sabbath, rumored to be in league with the devil, actually recorded a song telling listeners to open their minds to God and to do so without caring what others may think of you. "After Forever", on the "Masters of Reality" album, contains the lyrics, "Could it be you're afraid of what your friends might say, If they knew you believed in God above. They should realize before they criticize that God is the only way to love."

Pinnochio Fact: Ozzy Osbourne was ordained a minister in Transylvania.

Answer: Tomorrow's Dream

If you don't know Sabbath, any of these seem possible, huh? The correct answer, "Tomorrow's Dream" on the "Vol. 4" album, contains the lyrics, "But if you really want me to answer, I can only let you know when I'm dead".

Pinnochio Fact: The most shocking secret Ozzy has forgotten about is the period when he wrote songs for Barry Manilow.

Answer: Changes

One of the most beautiful songs Sabbath every recorded, "Changes" contains sparse acoustic music in counterpoint to the raw the-end-of-the-world-is-coming-so-let's-enjoy-ourselves style they are famous for. The lyrics start off the song lamenting a lost relationship, "I feel unhappy, I feel so sad, I lost the best friend, that I ever had".

Lucky for Ozzy, his beautiful wife Sharon has stayed with him these past 20 odd years, after helping him get his life together after he was kicked out of Black Sabbath.

Answer: N.I.B.

"N.I.B." is rumored to stand for Nativity in Black, tempting people to love Lucifer instead of Jesus Christ. Growing up, I thought it was just a cool love song where a lover wanted to give everything possible to his/her beloved, and ignored this lyric. The whole line is, "Look into my eyes, you'll see who I am, My name is Lucifer, please take my hand".

Answer: Black

Proof he's evil! ;)

Seriously, pupils are the black circles in the center of our eyes. To my knowledge, there is no genetic difference in color, but feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

And just in case you believed any of the "Pinnochio Facts", all of them are false, and were intended to be humorous. 8)