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Quiz about Obscure Religious Mentions in Popular Music

Obscure Religious Mentions in Popular Music Quiz

Have you ever noticed how musicians who have no particular advertised religious leanings will use obscure religious "asides" in their songs? let's see how much you noticed...

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

Author
genacov

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
146,813

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. An extremely popular 90's movie outlining the "grunge scene" in Seattle included a touching almost-ballad by a then defunct Seattle band, Mother Love Bone. It was called "Chloe Dancer (______
__ _____)

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. On the Mother Love Bone tribute album by Temple of the Dog, Chris Cornell wrote a song making light of both Catholic-type icons and modern-day televangelists--the song was called.... Hint

Temple of the Dog

No Savior

Wooden Jesus

Mary, Mary

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Tubthumping" was a cheerful hit by the U.K. band Chambawamba. Their more serious song "Mary, Mary", repeated a traditional Catholic prayer. Which one was it? Hint

Wooden Jesus

Hail Mary

Act of Contrition

Rosary

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Question 4 of 10

4. George Harrison of the Beatles wrote and recorded the song "My Sweet Lord". Which "lord" was he referring to? Hint

Krishna

Yaweh

Allah

Jesus

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Question 5 of 10

5. "You know how us Catholic girls can be...." began a controversial song by one of the top NEW female artist of the 90's. She also wrote the "divorce anthem" of the 90's "You Oughta Know". Who is that artist? Hint

Tori Amos

Alanis Morrisette

Suzanne Vega

Meredith Brooks

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Question 6 of 10

6. Maynard is the name of the lead singer of Tool. In a seperate musical effort, he had an underground hit with the song "Judith". In it he proclaims "..it's not like you drove a hateful sword into His side". What is the name of this "outside" band? Hint

Rage

A Perfect Circle

My Life

Hatebreed

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Question 7 of 10

7. Godsmack wrote and recorded a song called "Voodoo" with a pretty convincing video. The reason being, Voodoo is actually their established religion.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The idea of trading souls for the ability to make music is a long-standing tradition - remember Robert Johnson at the crossroad? Which group has an album named "We Sold Our Souls for Rock'n'Roll"? Hint

The Rolling Stones

Black Sabbath

AC/DC

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Question 9 of 10

9. Tori Amos writes about the afterlife in "Happy Phantom'. She says "..and if I died tonight I'd be the Happy Phantom, and I'd go chasing the____out in the yard..."

Answer: (One Word-female)

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Question 10 of 10

10. A Nine Inch Nails song called "Terrible Lie" begins with these words letting you know who the singer is referring to. The words are "____ ___, why are you doing this to me?"

Answer: (Two Words-a deity)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Crown of Thorns

Mother Love Bone artists, Soundgarden artists, and the soon-to-be-Pearl Jam lead singer, Eddie Vedder made up the tribute album to the deceased lead singer. The album was called "Temple of the Dog".

2. On the Mother Love Bone tribute album by Temple of the Dog, Chris Cornell wrote a song making light of both Catholic-type icons and modern-day televangelists--the song was called....

Answer: Wooden Jesus

The title "Temple of the Dog" comes from a Mother Love Bone song that says "...seems I've been livin' in the temple of the dog".

3. "Tubthumping" was a cheerful hit by the U.K. band Chambawamba. Their more serious song "Mary, Mary", repeated a traditional Catholic prayer. Which one was it?

Answer: Hail Mary

The song was the theme song for "Stigmata", a film that dealt with the forbidden writings of St. Thomas Aquinas.

4. George Harrison of the Beatles wrote and recorded the song "My Sweet Lord". Which "lord" was he referring to?

Answer: Krishna

A lot of Christians were singing along until they realized the backup vocalists were chanting "Hare, Hare. Krishna, Krishna" in the background. Not what they were expecting!

Answer: Alanis Morrisette

At the end of the song she states her return to faith.."..What I learned I rejected, but I believe again..."

Answer: A Perfect Circle

Tool has always been controversial and with A Perfect Circle, Maynard was just allowed the space to rant more against society as a tradition.

7. Godsmack wrote and recorded a song called "Voodoo" with a pretty convincing video. The reason being, Voodoo is actually their established religion.

Answer: false

False--the memebers of Godsmack are Wiccan, but they enjoyed the song and video as being a "sister" religion.

Answer: Black Sabbath

This was a compilation album from '75/'76.

9. Tori Amos writes about the afterlife in "Happy Phantom'. She says "..and if I died tonight I'd be the Happy Phantom, and I'd go chasing the____out in the yard..."

Answer: nuns

She also states "There's Judy Garland taking Buddha by the hand...' Is Judy a religious icon now??? Hmmmmmmm....

10. A Nine Inch Nails song called "Terrible Lie" begins with these words letting you know who the singer is referring to. The words are "____ ___, why are you doing this to me?"

Answer: Hey God

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame also states in the hit song "Closer", "...you can have my absence of faith..."

Source: Author genacov

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