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Neil Young Album Covers Trivia Quiz

A quiz regarding Neil Young's Album Covers throughout his career.

A multiple-choice quiz by kevin77. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
kevin77

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
165,395

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1473

Last 3 plays: Guest 96 (3/10), Guest 199 (7/10), Guest 85 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these album covers features the unusual artwork of Neil's friend, Sandy Mazzeo? Hint

Long May You Run

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Zuma

Hawks & Doves

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Question 2 of 10

2. The back cover of which album contains a quote written in Latin? Hint

Life

Reactor

Landing on Water

Weld

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Question 3 of 10

3. Neil's favourite Gibson electric guitar is seen on several covers. What is its nickname? Hint

Gibbo

The Black Prince

Black Beauty

Old Black

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Question 4 of 10

4. On the back cover of "Live Rust" the image of which legendary guitarist can be seen on a button on Neil's guitar strap? Hint

Chuck Berry

Eric Clapton

Jimi Hendrix

B.B. King

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Question 5 of 10

5. On the "Comes a Time" cover, what is Neil doing that is uncommon with any other cover?. Hint

Looking at his watch

Playing an acoustic guitar

Smiling

Looking at the camera

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Album Cover contains the words "Too late Too soon"? Hint

Old Ways

Rust Never Sleeps

Sleeps with Angels

Freedom

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which album cover features among other things, a spitoon and a drunken woman wearing polka dot underwear? Hint

Weld

Mirror Ball

The Year of the Horse

American Stars n' Bars

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which cover shows Neil playing an instrument other than a guitar? Hint

Silver and Gold

Ragged Glory

Unplugged

Are You Passionate?

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the predominate colour on the cover of Everybody's Rockin'? Hint

Red

Yellow

Green

Pink

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Question 10 of 10

10. What brand of amplifier can be seen on the covers of the "Weld" and "Arc" albums? Hint

Fender

Gibson

Marshall

Epiphone

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these album covers features the unusual artwork of Neil's friend, Sandy Mazzeo?

Answer: Zuma

Mazzeo also designed the cover of Neil's Greendale Album.

2. The back cover of which album contains a quote written in Latin?

Answer: Reactor

The quote, an Alcoholics Anonymous Serenity prayer, is "Deus, dona mihi serenitatem accepere res quae non possum mutare, fortitudinem mutare res quae possum, atque sapientiam differentiam cognoscere."
This is translated into English as:
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the strength to change what I can and the wisdom to know the difference."

3. Neil's favourite Gibson electric guitar is seen on several covers. What is its nickname?

Answer: Old Black

The guitar is a 1953 Gold Top Les Paul painted black.

4. On the back cover of "Live Rust" the image of which legendary guitarist can be seen on a button on Neil's guitar strap?

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

Neil actually met and jammed with Hendrix in the late Sixties, but
only became interested and influenced by his guitar playing around the "Rust" period in the Mid Seventies.

5. On the "Comes a Time" cover, what is Neil doing that is uncommon with any other cover?.

Answer: Smiling

6. Which Album Cover contains the words "Too late Too soon"?

Answer: Sleeps with Angels

The words are contained in the title track which was inspired by the suicide of Kurt Cobain. Cobain's suicide note allegedly contained a
line from Neil's "Rust Never Sleeps" song - "It's better to burn out than to fade away.

7. Which album cover features among other things, a spitoon and a drunken woman wearing polka dot underwear?

Answer: American Stars n' Bars

Definitely one of the strangest album covers by Neil.

8. Which cover shows Neil playing an instrument other than a guitar?

Answer: Unplugged

He is playing a harmonica

9. What is the predominate colour on the cover of Everybody's Rockin'?

Answer: Pink

Neil's backing band for his "rockabilly" album was the Shocking Pinks.

10. What brand of amplifier can be seen on the covers of the "Weld" and "Arc" albums?

Answer: Fender

Neil's favourite amp. is a 1959 Fender Deluxe.

Source: Author kevin77

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