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Phish trivia Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | Music

10 questions about the music and antics of the greatest improvisational act ever...Phish!

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

Author
gonzo_ishmael

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
223,245

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1028

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 128 (8/10), Guest 173 (6/10), Guest 75 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Trey's senior thesis about? Hint

Rutherford the Brave

Icculus the Prophet

Gamehendge

The White Tape

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Question 2 of 10

2. What brass instrument did Fishman occasionally play on stage in the early stages of Phish? Hint

saxophone

trombone

trumpet

tuba

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Question 3 of 10

3. What year did Page first play with the band? Hint

1984

1982

1985

1983

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Question 4 of 10

4. For an entire tour, what game did Phish play against the audience in the mid '90s? Hint

chess

connect four

checkers

poker

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Question 5 of 10

5. Phish played a Halloween concert in 1997.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What song has been played live the most by Phish? Hint

You Enjoy Myself

Cavern

Run Like an Antelope

Golgi Apparatus

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the documentary "Bittersweet Motel," what was the first [original] song Phish played after the clock struck 12 on New Year's Eve? Hint

Maze

Tweezer

Down With Disease

Waste

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is the focus character in the live rarity "Harpua"? Hint

Henry

Jimmy

Timmy

Freddie

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of these songs has Phish NOT covered? Hint

"Sneaking Sally Through the Alley" - Robert Palmer

"LA Woman" - The Doors

"Cities" - Talking Heads

"Brain Stew" - Green Day

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of Trey's primary songwriting partner? Hint

John Perry Barlow

none of these

Robert Hunter

Tom Marshall

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 12 2024 : Guest 128: 8/10
Nov 08 2024 : Guest 173: 6/10
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 75: 8/10
Oct 30 2024 : Guest 108: 7/10
Oct 30 2024 : Guest 174: 7/10
Oct 30 2024 : Guest 130: 6/10
Oct 27 2024 : Guest 172: 8/10
Oct 18 2024 : Guest 174: 7/10
Oct 06 2024 : Guest 104: 7/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Trey's senior thesis about?

Answer: Gamehendge

"Gamehendge", Phish's string of cartoon-era songs, was written by Trey in college and was performed live for the first time in 1988.

2. What brass instrument did Fishman occasionally play on stage in the early stages of Phish?

Answer: trombone

Every once and awhile in the real early days, Fishman would bust out the trombone when he assumed one of his numerous alter-egos.

3. What year did Page first play with the band?

Answer: 1985

Page organized an event in '85 that featured Phish on the bill; he sat in with them that night and later joined the band after guitarist Jeff Holdsworth left the band.

4. For an entire tour, what game did Phish play against the audience in the mid '90s?

Answer: chess

In 1995, Phish engaged in a chess game with the audience in where both the audience and band made one move a night.

5. Phish played a Halloween concert in 1997.

Answer: False

Phish's epic Halloween shows (that saw everything from the "White Album" to Fishman naked), were played in every year from 1994-1998 -- with the exception of '97.

6. What song has been played live the most by Phish?

Answer: You Enjoy Myself

"You Enjoy Myself" or "YEM" is considered by many Phans to be the band's keystone song. Clocking in (on average) at over 20 minutes per showing, YEM features Trey and Mike on trampolines and usually ends in an extended, full-band vocal jam.

7. In the documentary "Bittersweet Motel," what was the first [original] song Phish played after the clock struck 12 on New Year's Eve?

Answer: Tweezer

Trey started the guitar riff for "Tweezer" following "Auld Lang Syne"; this scene showed hundreds of multi-colored balloons fall from the rafters, with Trey using his guitar to blow them up.

8. Who is the focus character in the live rarity "Harpua"?

Answer: Jimmy

"Harpua" - the tale of an evil bulldog and his owner Jimmy - was played live merely a handful of times in the late '80s and scattered throughout the mid-'90s (and only once after the band came back from hiatus in 2003).

9. Which one of these songs has Phish NOT covered?

Answer: "Brain Stew" - Green Day

Phish covered a wide array of musicians from jazz artists to hippie-heroes like Frank Zappa and the Grateful Dead. "Sneaking Sally" and "Cities" became popular during the funk-period of 1997, where "LA Woman" was played spontaneously during a show in Miami on 12/30/03.

10. What is the name of Trey's primary songwriting partner?

Answer: Tom Marshall

Trey and Tom Marshall met while in elementary school and Marshall went on to write or co-write the lyrics to many Phish favorites. He has made several on-stage appearances with the band.

Source: Author gonzo_ishmael

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