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Quiz about The Crazy World of Neil Young
Quiz about The Crazy World of Neil Young

The Crazy World of Neil Young Trivia Quiz


Since the 60's Neil Young has consistently been one of the most creative and unpredictable voices in rock and folk music. Test your knowledge of his life and music.

A multiple-choice quiz by Akhnaten. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Akhnaten
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
89,027
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
4715
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (4/10), Guest 67 (6/10), Guest 174 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Neil Young performed with all of the following bands EXCEPT Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Neil Young composed and performed the soundtrack for which movie starring Johnny Depp? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which band backed Neil on his 'Mirror Ball' album released in 1995? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Complete the following lyrics: 'Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in ... '
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Neil Young helped organize which major benefit concert? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Complete the following lyrics: 'We got a thousand points of light
for the homeless man We got a kinder, gentler....'
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who sang 'I hope Neil Young remembers a southern man don't need him around anyhow' in response to Neil's unflattering musical portrait of a 'Southern Man'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What song did Neil Young perform on the telethon to raise money for the families of the victims of September 11th, 2001? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. True or false: Neil Young performed at Woodstock.


Question 10 of 10
10. Early in his career Neil Young played in a band with the following singer: Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Oct 22 2024 : Guest 99: 4/10
Oct 15 2024 : Guest 67: 6/10
Oct 14 2024 : Guest 174: 3/10
Oct 08 2024 : Guest 70: 7/10
Oct 04 2024 : Guest 96: 10/10
Sep 27 2024 : Guest 199: 8/10
Sep 26 2024 : Guest 85: 10/10
Sep 17 2024 : Guest 207: 8/10
Sep 08 2024 : daveguth: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Neil Young performed with all of the following bands EXCEPT

Answer: Poco

Neil was a member of the Squires while a student at Kelvin High School in Winnepeg. Neil's first high profile band was Buffalo Springfield, which included guitarist Stephen Stills. Richie Furay formed Poco after the demise of Buffalo Springfield.
2. Neil Young composed and performed the soundtrack for which movie starring Johnny Depp?

Answer: Dead Man

Depp played an accountant gone bad in the surreal Western by Jim Jarmusch which also starred veteran rocker Iggy Pop.
3. Which band backed Neil on his 'Mirror Ball' album released in 1995?

Answer: Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam's name was not included on the album cover because of legal restrictions.
4. Complete the following lyrics: 'Tin soldiers and Nixon coming, We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in ... '

Answer: Ohio

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's 'Ohio' was released in 1970 shortly after four student Vietnam war protestors were killed by the National Guard at Kent State University in Ohio.
5. Neil Young helped organize which major benefit concert?

Answer: Farm Aid

The first Farm Aid concert was held in 1985.
6. Complete the following lyrics: 'We got a thousand points of light for the homeless man We got a kinder, gentler....'

Answer: machine gun hand

This lyric was inspired by George Bush's comments in the presidential
campaign debates about cuts in government social programs being replaced by private charities which he called 'a thousand points of light'.
7. Who sang 'I hope Neil Young remembers a southern man don't need him around anyhow' in response to Neil's unflattering musical portrait of a 'Southern Man'?

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

This line was heard in 'Sweet Home Alabama'.
8. What song did Neil Young perform on the telethon to raise money for the families of the victims of September 11th, 2001?

Answer: Imagine

Neil performed a solo version of John Lennon's 'Imagine' accompanying himself on the piano. It was strange to hear someone singing 'imagine there's no country' when flags were sprouting up everywhere and patriotic fervor was at a fever pitch.
9. True or false: Neil Young performed at Woodstock.

Answer: True

Neil performed part of the set with Crosby, Stills, and Nash at the 1969 Woodstock concert but did not appear in the documentary film 'Woodstock'.
10. Early in his career Neil Young played in a band with the following singer:

Answer: Rick James

Neil played briefly in a band called The Mynah Birds with future 'Super Freak' Rick James. The band broke up because Rick James was arrested during a studio recording session for being AWOL from the U.S. Navy. The band was surprised because they thought he, like the other band members, was Canadian.
Source: Author Akhnaten

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