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System of a Down's "Mezmerize" Quiz

Hi! I'm a huge System fan, and this is a quiz about their CD, "Mezmerize"!

A multiple-choice quiz by nickel14. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nickel14

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
236,221

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1891

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Mezmerize" has a sister album. What is its title? Hint

Hypnotize

Steal This Album!

Toxicity

System of a Down

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of the songs on "Mezmerize" is only the introduction to the song, the rest of the song comes on the next album. Which song is this? Hint

Lost In Hollywood

Cigaro

Soldier Side

Aerials

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Question 3 of 10

3. A popular song from "Mezmerize" was made into a music video in 2005. Which song was this, featuring lots of black and red in the music video, and set in a club and on the streets? Hint

Question!

BYOB (Bring Your Own Bombs)

Violent Pornography

Boom!

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Question 4 of 10

4. Two songs from "Mezmerize" have the word "Hollywood" in their title. One is "Old School Hollywood". What is the other song with "Hollywood" in its title? Hint

Hollywood

Welcome to Hollywood

Hollywood Prison Song

Lost In Hollywood

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whose childhood inspired the two songs about Hollywood from "Mezmerize"? Hint

John Dolmayan

Shavo Odadjian

Daron Malakian

Serj Tankian

6. People often ask System of a Down what the song "Cigaro" is about. Serj often comes up with different replies, because the song is about many things. True or False: Serj once said that the song is about ego.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which song from "Mezmerize "talks about "sweet Danny and Lisa"? Hint

Cigaro

BYOB(Bring Your Own Bombs)

Radio/Video

Revenga

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the lyric booklet for "Mezmerize", there is some art work. Who is the artist? Hint

Vartan Malakian

Shavo Odadjian

Daron Malakian

John Dolmayan

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many CDs did System of a Down release before "Mezmerize"? Hint

five

three

two

none

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Mezmerize" is one of the song titles from the album titled "Mezmerize".

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Mezmerize" has a sister album. What is its title?

Answer: Hypnotize

"Hypnotize" and "Mezmerize" are sister albums. The songs from both albums were recorded at the same time and released on two CDs at two different dates so listeners could process the music slowly.

2. One of the songs on "Mezmerize" is only the introduction to the song, the rest of the song comes on the next album. Which song is this?

Answer: Soldier Side

System of a Down chose to release the introduction to "Soldier Side" as the first track on "Mezmerize" and release the whole song as the last track on "Hypnotize" so that the CDs would connect.

3. A popular song from "Mezmerize" was made into a music video in 2005. Which song was this, featuring lots of black and red in the music video, and set in a club and on the streets?

Answer: BYOB (Bring Your Own Bombs)

The music video from "BYOB(Bring Your Own Bombs)" showed the band and actors in a club and on the streets. The main colors of the video were black and red. "Question!" was also made into a music video, but was not set in a club or on the streets, and did not focus on the colors black and red.

4. Two songs from "Mezmerize" have the word "Hollywood" in their title. One is "Old School Hollywood". What is the other song with "Hollywood" in its title?

Answer: Lost In Hollywood

The two songs from Mezmerize with "Hollywood" in their titles are "Old School Hollywood" and and "Lost In Hollywood". Hollywood is often related to the show business, and is a district of Los Angeles, California, USA.

5. Whose childhood inspired the two songs about Hollywood from "Mezmerize"?

Answer: Daron Malakian

Daron Malakian, System of a Down's guitarist, lived in Hollywood, across from a hotel where many prostitutes sought out business. In his songs about Hollywood, he is saying that it isn't as glamorous as people think, based on his childhood there.

Answer: True

In an interview, Serj Tankian, System of a Down's lead singer, said that the song "Cigaro" is about many things, and that it can be about ego among other ideas.

7. Which song from "Mezmerize "talks about "sweet Danny and Lisa"?

Answer: Radio/Video

The song "Radio/Video" is influenced by Greek music and features the lyrics "sweet Danny and Lisa, they take me away from the strangest places".

8. In the lyric booklet for "Mezmerize", there is some art work. Who is the artist?

Answer: Vartan Malakian

Vartan Malakian, guitarist Daron Malakian's father, is an artist who paints for System of a Down.

9. How many CDs did System of a Down release before "Mezmerize"?

Answer: three

"Mezmerize" was System of a Down's fourth CD. Before "Mezmerize", the band's album list includes "System of a Down", "Toxicity" and "Steal This Album".

10. "Mezmerize" is one of the song titles from the album titled "Mezmerize".

Answer: false

There is no song titled "Mezmerize" from the album titled "Mezmerize", but there is a song titled "Hypnotize" on the album titled "Hypnotize".

Source: Author nickel14

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