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Rush - 'Test For Echo' Trivia Quiz

This is the second of a set of Rush Album related quizzes I aim to complete. This will probably be a little easier than the Vapor Trails quiz, but I hope you enjoy it all the same!

A multiple-choice quiz by auto2112. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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auto2112

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,846

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
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Avg Score
16 / 25

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Question 1 of 25

1. Which song does the line, "It's a hopeless situation, lie awake for half the night," come from? Hint

Test For Echo

Limbo

Virtuality

The Color of Right

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Question 2 of 25

2. How many times does the phrase "Half the World" get used in the song of the same name? Hint

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Question 3 of 25

3. Odd One Out: Which of the following four songs features on "Test for Echo"? Hint

Second Nature

Double Agent

Grand Designs

Time and Motion

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which track off "Test for Echo" did Rush feature in their video where two men are seen to be racing each other around a futuristic landscape? Hint

Test For Echo

Driven

Half the World

The Color of Right

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which is the shortest song on the album? Hint

Half the World

Driven

Resist

Carve Away the Stone

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Question 6 of 25

6. The song "Limbo" features an extract from the song 'Monster Mash'

True

False

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Question 7 of 25

7. On which Rush song does Alex Lifeson play the mandolin? Hint

Totem

Carve Away the Stone

Half the World

Dog Years

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Question 8 of 25

8. How many songs are featured on "Test for Echo"? Hint

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Question 9 of 25

9. How many songs off "Test for Echo" ended up with videos? Hint

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Question 10 of 25

10. The song "Totem" features which line of lyrics? Hint

Media messiahs preying on my fears, pop culture prophets playing in my ears

Spontaneous relations and the long-enduring kind

I can save the universe in a grain of sand, I can hold the future in my virtual hand

I'd rather be a tortoise from Galapagos, or a span of geological time

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which household appliances have become a staple feature of Rush's live shows since the "Test For Echo" tour? Hint

Cookers

Washing Machines

Tumble Dryers

Dish Washers

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which is the correct track order for the first 4 songs? Hint

Driven, Test For Echo, The Color of Right, Half the World

Driven, The Color of Right, Test For Echo, Half the World

Test For Echo, Half the World, Driven, The Color of Right

Test For Echo, Driven, Half the World, The Color of Right

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which of the following from "Test for Echo" has never been performed live by Rush? Hint

Dog Years

Virtuality

Limbo

Resist

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Question 14 of 25

14. In what year was "Test For Echo" released? Hint

1996

1994

1995

1997

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Question 15 of 25

15. Neil Peart wrote the lyrics for every song on the album.

True

False

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which song features the line "Nail-biting hood boys in borrowed ties and jackets"? Hint

Driven

Test For Echo

Half the World

Resist

17. July 12th, 2002 - the 'Vapor Trails' tour is in full swing and Geddy Lee announces that the group would like to do something completely different for the fans. Which song from "Test For Echo" did Rush perform acoustically? Hint

The Color of Right

Half the World

Time and Motion

Resist

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Question 18 of 25

18. True or False - The song "Virtuality" is about the internet.

True

False

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which of the following 4 words fit into the blank space for this line from the song "Dog Years":
"Dog years, with every .... it reappears" Hint

Bite

Scratch

Howl

Chase

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Question 20 of 25

20. Neil Peart co-wrote some of the music for "Test For Echo" with Lee and Lifeson

True

False

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Question 21 of 25

21. What did the cover of "Test for Echo" depict? Hint

A front page of a newspaper proclaiming 'Test For Echo'

An image of a lake, with one ripple emanating from its centre

A man standing next to a road tunnel, as if listening for noise from it

A stone figure with little people stood about it

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Question 22 of 25

22. The tracklist order changes between the US and UK versions of "Test for Echo"

True

False

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Question 23 of 25

23. The following line features in which "Test for Echo" song:
"I can learn to compromise, anything but my desire." Hint

Dog Years

Resist

Carve Away the Stone

Totem

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Question 24 of 25

24. The song "Test For Echo" is the album's longest track at a hefty 6:13?

True

False

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Question 25 of 25

25. "Limbo" is the only instrumental track on the album?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which song does the line, "It's a hopeless situation, lie awake for half the night," come from?

Answer: The Color of Right

If you voted "Limbo", you obviously forgot that "Limbo" doesn't contain any sung lyrics at all!

2. How many times does the phrase "Half the World" get used in the song of the same name?

Answer: 27

On counting how many times the phrase gets used, I found that the word 'half' gets used around 40 times!

3. Odd One Out: Which of the following four songs features on "Test for Echo"?

Answer: Time and Motion

The other songs are from:

Second Nature - "Hold Your Fire"
Grand Designs - "Power Windows"
Double Agent - "Counterparts"

4. Which track off "Test for Echo" did Rush feature in their video where two men are seen to be racing each other around a futuristic landscape?

Answer: Driven

It's a fantastic video which lends a look from Bladerunner and the Mad Max series.

5. Which is the shortest song on the album?

Answer: Half the World

The shortest song and also the most repetitive!

6. The song "Limbo" features an extract from the song 'Monster Mash'

Answer: True

And to clarify what is said:

"Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"

7. On which Rush song does Alex Lifeson play the mandolin?

Answer: Half the World

Only one of two times that Lifeson has played the mandolin on a Rush album.

8. How many songs are featured on "Test for Echo"?

Answer: 11

This is amongst Rush's few albums with more than 10 tracks

9. How many songs off "Test for Echo" ended up with videos?

Answer: 3

The songs given the video treatment were:

Test for Echo
Driven
Half the World

10. The song "Totem" features which line of lyrics?

Answer: Media messiahs preying on my fears, pop culture prophets playing in my ears

"Totem" is a song which deals with gods of different cultures.

11. Which household appliances have become a staple feature of Rush's live shows since the "Test For Echo" tour?

Answer: Tumble Dryers

Rush have never fully explained the reason behind the appearances of the dryers, just that they thought it'd be cool to have something like that on stage.

12. Which is the correct track order for the first 4 songs?

Answer: Test For Echo, Driven, Half the World, The Color of Right

No real point to this question except a test to see just how well you know "Test for Echo".

13. Which of the following from "Test for Echo" has never been performed live by Rush?

Answer: Dog Years

'Resist' is a very popular song for Rush to perform live, usually preceded with a joke by Geddy Lee about how it is a song about the country of Scotland.

14. In what year was "Test For Echo" released?

Answer: 1996

After this release, Rush fans would have to endure a 6 year wait before Rush would release another studio album.

15. Neil Peart wrote the lyrics for every song on the album.

Answer: True

As usual, Mr. Peart wrote every song's lyrics on this album. But as one of the questions further ahead point out, he didn't write them all by himself.

16. Which song features the line "Nail-biting hood boys in borrowed ties and jackets"?

Answer: Test For Echo

The song "Test For Echo" went on to become a concert opener for Rush during their 'Test For Echo' tour in 1996.

Answer: Resist

This question should have been easy considering "Resist" is the only song of the four which features an acoustic section in its studio version.

18. True or False - The song "Virtuality" is about the internet.

Answer: True

Probably the easiest question of the quiz!

19. Which of the following 4 words fit into the blank space for this line from the song "Dog Years": "Dog years, with every .... it reappears"

Answer: Scratch

I tried to confuse you with the possible terms for a dog, but if you know the song you should know the answer to this relatively easy question.

20. Neil Peart co-wrote some of the music for "Test For Echo" with Lee and Lifeson

Answer: False

Rush have a unique partnership which involves Peart writing the lyrics, and Lee and Lifeson writing the music. Very rarely does the partnership criss-cross over.

21. What did the cover of "Test for Echo" depict?

Answer: A stone figure with little people stood about it

I go crazy when I do one of these album cover questions! Sometimes my incorrect answers aren't TOO bad tho. :P

22. The tracklist order changes between the US and UK versions of "Test for Echo"

Answer: False

Unlike the most recent album 'Vapor Trails', there is no change in track listings between the US and UK versions.

23. The following line features in which "Test for Echo" song: "I can learn to compromise, anything but my desire."

Answer: Resist

A very popular song amongst Rush songs, so it shouldn't have been a difficult question.

24. The song "Test For Echo" is the album's longest track at a hefty 6:13?

Answer: False

Although "Test For Echo" IS the longest track on the album, it's actually less than 6 minutes long, not the 6:13 that I mentioned in the question.

25. "Limbo" is the only instrumental track on the album?

Answer: True

Rush albums usually only have one instrumental.

Source: Author auto2112

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