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The Band Semisonic Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about the band, their songs and albums. You should do well if you are a fan or if you know a couple of their songs.

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

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Author
timence

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,091

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many members are there in the band? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. When the band first got together, they were called what? Hint

Ecstasy

Pleasure

Erotica

Semisonic

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where are Semisonic from? Hint

Toronto, Canada

Atlanta, US

New York, US

Minnesota, US

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why did the band call their first album 'The Great Divide'? Hint

They thought of it while flying over the Grand Canyon

There was a large gap between recording the first and second half of the album

It refers to the difference between the way each band member thinks

It refers to the gap between rich and poor nations

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Question 5 of 10

5. Dan and John, before they were in Semisonic, were part of which band? Hint

Stumbling Poetry

Quasisonic

Gender Johnson

Trip Shakespeare

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Question 6 of 10

6. The title of their second album, 'Feeling Strangely Fine' is an excerpt from which song on that album? Hint

Singing In My Sleep

All Worked Out

Closing Time

Feeling Strangely Fine

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of their third album, 'All About _____'?

Answer: (One Word, a school subject)

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Singing In My Sleep' is about what? Hint

People who fell in love making tapes of music for each other

Someone who is dying and asks their lover to grant them a final wish

Dreaming about someone you love

Romeo and Juliet

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Question 9 of 10

9. Finish the line: 'Closing time, open all the doors and...'? Hint

let you out into the world

drop you out into the world

take you out into the world

let in some fresh night air

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the song 'DND' what does 'DND' stand for? Hint

Dupe Nice Day

Don't Need Drugs

Do Not Disturb

Dorothy Nancy Dane

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many members are there in the band?

Answer: 3

They are Dan Wilson, John Munson and Jake Slichter.

2. When the band first got together, they were called what?

Answer: Pleasure

They called themselves Pleasure at first, but were forced to come up with a new name when it was already taken by another band.

3. Where are Semisonic from?

Answer: Minnesota, US

They come from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

4. Why did the band call their first album 'The Great Divide'?

Answer: There was a large gap between recording the first and second half of the album

It also refers to the long plane trips they frequently made between California and Minnesota.

5. Dan and John, before they were in Semisonic, were part of which band?

Answer: Trip Shakespeare

6. The title of their second album, 'Feeling Strangely Fine' is an excerpt from which song on that album?

Answer: All Worked Out

'She's got it all worked out,...,and it's strange, but you're feeling fine.' Classic track.

7. What is the name of their third album, 'All About _____'?

Answer: Chemistry

The first single off the album is also called 'Chemistry'.

8. 'Singing In My Sleep' is about what?

Answer: People who fell in love making tapes of music for each other

Although there is a reference to Romeo and Juliet ('...singing up to a Capulet on a balcony in my mind'), this song actually tells a story of the 'modern' way of serenading, by sending music tapes to one another.

9. Finish the line: 'Closing time, open all the doors and...'?

Answer: let you out into the world

This is the song that made them famous.

10. In the song 'DND' what does 'DND' stand for?

Answer: Do Not Disturb

It refers to the sign that you leave on your hotel door for those 'undisturbable' moments!

Source: Author timence

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