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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.

Author
Akhnaten

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,027

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4716

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (3/10), Guest 99 (4/10), Guest 67 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Neil Young performed with all of the following bands EXCEPT Hint

The Squires

Buffalo Springfield

Poco

Crazy Horse

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Question 2 of 10

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

Sleepy Hollow

Edward Scissorhands

Dead Man

The Ninth Gate

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Question 3 of 10

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

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Sonic Youth

Booker T and the MG's

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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 ... '
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California

Florida

Ohio

Alabama

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Question 5 of 10

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

Farm Aid

Concert for Bangladesh

Band Aid

Free Tibet

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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

machine gun hand

president in the land

rock and roll band

helping hand

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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

Stephen Stills

The Georgia Satellites

The Allman Brother Band

Lynyrd Skynyrd

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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

Rockin' in the Free World

After the Gold Rush

Helpless

Imagine

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Question 9 of 10

9. True or false: Neil Young performed at Woodstock.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

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

Dolly Parton

James Brown

Rick James

Gordon Lightfoot

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Nov 12 2024 : Guest 50: 3/10
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

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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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