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Quiz about Smashing Videos
Quiz about Smashing Videos

Smashing Videos Trivia Quiz

The Smashing Pumpkins were video making geniuses! This quiz is devoted to their video works of art. I'll describe the video, you tell me which one it is.

A multiple-choice quiz by disarmedreamer. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
disarmedreamer
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
193,431
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1041
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Question 1 of 10
1. This video is quite artistic. Instead of telling a story, it shows an image for every line in the song. It was not shot in the traditional way (i.e. using a video camera). Instead, all the shots were taken with a regular camera and edited together, thus causing the video to appear shaky. Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. This video opens with the quote, "the mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death," appearing on the screen. The whole video is shot in black and white, except for one shot. Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. This video features three extremely technologically advanced kids. Each of them is dressed in one primary color (and their bikes match). The children make an attempt to see a concert on another planet. This video also features the band in awesome silver space suits. Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. In this video, the band is just sitting around a room, looking sort of lazy. One of the coolest shots in this video is when D'arcy is playing with a ball, and when she lets go of it, it flies up instead of dropping down. Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. This video is supposed to be a sequel to the video for "1979". It takes place five years after "1979", and four out of five of the original cast members appear in this video. I was happy to see that James was still running the convenience store in this one. Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. This video was the inspiration for a short film by Jonas Akerlund, who, coincidentally, directed the Smashing Pumpkins video. Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. This video is done mostly in black and white, but not completely. It shows the band floating above buildings, interspersed with clips of a little boy in a yard. Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. In this Smashing video, Billy's driving an ice cream truck. James is in a dress. People are making out everywhere. That's all I have to say about this classic. Which one is it? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. This video features the charming, but dirty, mud-people. It also features Billy in silver pants, and D'arcy with blue hair. Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. This is one of the best known Smashing Pumpkins videos. It has a very old feel to it, and was based on a film from 1902 called "A Trip to the Moon." Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This video is quite artistic. Instead of telling a story, it shows an image for every line in the song. It was not shot in the traditional way (i.e. using a video camera). Instead, all the shots were taken with a regular camera and edited together, thus causing the video to appear shaky.

Answer: Thirty-Three

 It's a very beautiful video. One of my favorite images accompanies the line, "mysteries not ready to reveal." It shows a group of Middle-Eastern looking girls, wearing veils.

"Thirty-Three" is from the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Saddness".
2. This video opens with the quote, "the mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death," appearing on the screen. The whole video is shot in black and white, except for one shot.

Answer: Stand Inside Your Love

 The opening quote is by Oscar Wilde. The one shot that appears in color is a shot of Billy kissing a girl's foot.

"Stand Inside Your Love" is from the Album "MACHINA/the machines of God".
3. This video features three extremely technologically advanced kids. Each of them is dressed in one primary color (and their bikes match). The children make an attempt to see a concert on another planet. This video also features the band in awesome silver space suits.

Answer: Rocket

 The children build a rocket to take them to the distant planet where the Pumpkins are performing, but when they arrive, all the band members appear to be about 80 years old.

"Rocket" is from the album "Siamese Dream".
4. In this video, the band is just sitting around a room, looking sort of lazy. One of the coolest shots in this video is when D'arcy is playing with a ball, and when she lets go of it, it flies up instead of dropping down.

Answer: Rhinoceros

 "Rhinoceros" is from the album "Gish".
5. This video is supposed to be a sequel to the video for "1979". It takes place five years after "1979", and four out of five of the original cast members appear in this video. I was happy to see that James was still running the convenience store in this one.

Answer: Perfect

 The fifth cast member was in jail, so he could not come back for "Perfect".

"Perfect" is from the album "Adore".
6. This video was the inspiration for a short film by Jonas Akerlund, who, coincidentally, directed the Smashing Pumpkins video.

Answer: Try, Try, Try

 The short film and the video are about a couple who are both addicted to drugs and living on the streets. The girl is pregnant. The short film is very sad, but touching.

"Try, Try, Try" is from the album "MACHINA/the machines of God".
7. This video is done mostly in black and white, but not completely. It shows the band floating above buildings, interspersed with clips of a little boy in a yard.

Answer: Disarm

 The shots in color are mostly the shots of the little boy in the yard.

"Disarm" is from the album "Siamese Dream".
8. In this Smashing video, Billy's driving an ice cream truck. James is in a dress. People are making out everywhere. That's all I have to say about this classic. Which one is it?

Answer: Today

 At the end of the video, the band collectively paint the ice cream truck, and kick Billy out of it.

"Today" is from the album "Siamese Dream".
9. This video features the charming, but dirty, mud-people. It also features Billy in silver pants, and D'arcy with blue hair.

Answer: Bullet With Butterfly Wings

 There are hundreds of people walking, crawling, rolling, etc. in mud. Towards the end of the video, one of the mud-people finds a butterfly.

"Bullet With Butterfly Wings" is from the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Saddness".
10. This is one of the best known Smashing Pumpkins videos. It has a very old feel to it, and was based on a film from 1902 called "A Trip to the Moon."

Answer: Tonight, Tonight

 The sets for this video were so pretty, that D'arcy decided to keep them. She housed them in her barn.

"Tonight, Tonight" is from the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Saddness".
Source: Author disarmedreamer

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