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The Auto-Bio's of Styx Trivia Quiz

OK, quiz number two. All of the answers to this quiz can be found in the band's autobiographies or other pages in that category. I guess you can go and find answers, but that is cheating and is frowned upon by most societies.

A multiple-choice quiz by trust.vincent. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Author
trust.vincent

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
214,079

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What has Ricky Phillips claimed to be deeply immersed in buying in 2005? Hint

Old antique vinyl.

'50's and '60's guitars and basses.

Loads of guitar picks.

DVD box sets.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did Ricky Phillips claim to be born? Hint

A small town in Redding

Scotland

Chicago

A small town in Iowa

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Question 3 of 10

3. What country was Lawrence Gowan born in? Hint

Scotland

Canada

the U.S.A.

England

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Question 4 of 10

4. What event (which stunned many people) happened 48 years after Tommy Shaw was born? Hint

Paul Stanley did "The Phantom of the Opera" in Canada

A bombing in England.

The attack on the World Trade Center.

John Lennon was shot.

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Question 5 of 10

5. What year was James Young born? Hint

1983

1949

1958

1953

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Lawrence Gowan "cultivate" on Muchmusic? Hint

One of the first red sport jackets.

One of the first mullets.

One of the first rotating keyboards.

One of the first Beatle tribute bands.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Styx's original name? Hint

Cornerstone

Styx

Tradewinds or TW4

Paradise Theater

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Styx song was played during the 2005 Superbowl on a Heineken commercial featuring Brad Pitt? Hint

Renegade

These are the TImes

Come Sail Away

This never happened

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Question 9 of 10

9. As he reached the age of five, which California mountain did Ricky Phillips live near? Hint

Mt. Lassen

The Sutter Buttes

Mt. Whitney

Mt. Shasta

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was Tommy Shaw's birth name? Hint

Tommy

Tom

Thomas

Jack

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What has Ricky Phillips claimed to be deeply immersed in buying in 2005?

Answer: '50's and '60's guitars and basses.

Ricky says that it may have been inspired by the "Big Bang Theory" album.

2. Where did Ricky Phillips claim to be born?

Answer: A small town in Iowa

He never specified which town he was born in, but did grow up in Redding.

The band started in Chicago.

3. What country was Lawrence Gowan born in?

Answer: Scotland

Lawrence didn't specify much, but did say he moved from Scotland for the "tropic of Canada".

4. What event (which stunned many people) happened 48 years after Tommy Shaw was born?

Answer: The attack on the World Trade Center.

Tommy Roland Shaw was born September 11, 1953.

Believe it or not, Paul Stanley (of Kiss) actually did play the role of the phantom in Toronto, then later in New York.

5. What year was James Young born?

Answer: 1949

1983 was the year "Kilroy Was Here" came out.

6. What did Lawrence Gowan "cultivate" on Muchmusic?

Answer: One of the first mullets.

Yes he does have a red sport jacket and a rotating keyboard. But he can't seem to pick out his favorite haircut.

But he did want to be a Beatle.

7. What was Styx's original name?

Answer: Tradewinds or TW4

The band's bio says TW4, but Chuck's bio says it was just the Tradewinds.

"Cornerstone" and "Paradise Theater" were two of Styx's albums.

8. Which Styx song was played during the 2005 Superbowl on a Heineken commercial featuring Brad Pitt?

Answer: Renegade

Yep, that commercial was shown one time and one time only. Unless you went to the Styx website and checked it out there.

9. As he reached the age of five, which California mountain did Ricky Phillips live near?

Answer: Mt. Shasta

Actually, he lived about two hours away from the Sutter Buttes, the smallest mountain range in the world. That's near where I live.

The other three mountains are in California.

10. What was Tommy Shaw's birth name?

Answer: Tommy

"I'm Tommy Roland Shaw, born September 11, 1953, in Montgomery, Alabama.
Not Thomas, but Tommy. My Mamma wanted a Tommy and that's what she named me." --Tommy's autobiography

Source: Author trust.vincent

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