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The Indigo Girls Trivia Quiz

Questions on the popular band The Indigo Girls.

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

Author
crisw

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
687

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1100

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The song 'Secure Yourself' is really about... Hint

A church in Birmingham

The death of Amy's cat

The breakup of a relationship

A woman's experience with madness

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why is the band called the 'Indigo Girls'? Hint

After the concert piece 'Mood Indigo'

It was a takeoff on 'blues music'

Amy picked the word out of a dictionary because it sounded 'cool'

From the title of Emily's favorite book

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Question 3 of 10

3. This is the Indigo Girls' signature song, played at the end of almost every concert. Some of its lyrics are 'I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind,got my paper and I was free'

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The album 'Swamp Ophelia' was named after Hint

A restaurant

A Southern folk heroine

A flower

A childhood friend of Emily's

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Question 5 of 10

5. What song do the following lyrics come from? 'How long till my soul gets it right? Can any human being ever reach that kind of light'? Hint

Down By the River

Hammer and a Nail

Galileo

Finlandia

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Question 6 of 10

6. What song are the following lyrics from- 'I am an only child, born of the wild. riddled to spend my time defending my land.'? Hint

Language or the Kiss

Hey Kind Friend

Chickenman

History of Us

7. Amy and Emily, together with another famous songwriter, wrote an anti-fur song called 'I Will Give you My Skin' for a benefit album for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Who was the third songwriter? Hint

Joni Mitchell

Joan Baez

Paul McCartney

Michael Stipe

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the song 'Shed your Skin', Amy sings, '115, you are 17'. What is she talking about? Hint

A ham radio reference

The number of corrupt dictators in the world

The number of poisonous snakes in the U.S.

It's military jargon

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following songs is about imperialism in South America? Hint

Chickenman

Pushing the Needle Too Far

Cedar Tree

Scooter Boys

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Question 10 of 10

10. One easy question...Who the heck are the Indigo Girls, anyway? Hint

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers

Amy Amy and Emily Emily

Amy Grant and Emily Post

Amy Indigo and Emily Girls

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The song 'Secure Yourself' is really about...

Answer: The death of Amy's cat

Both of the Indigo Girls are vegetarians and are sensitive to animal issues.

2. Why is the band called the 'Indigo Girls'?

Answer: Amy picked the word out of a dictionary because it sounded 'cool'

Several songs and albums also have the same origin- for example, "Swamp Ophelia" was named after a flower they saw on a trip to Florida.

3. This is the Indigo Girls' signature song, played at the end of almost every concert. Some of its lyrics are 'I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind,got my paper and I was free'

Answer: Closer to Fine

It's a song about believing in oneself.

4. The album 'Swamp Ophelia' was named after

Answer: A flower

However, exactly what flower it was is a matter of conjecture- probably they misheard "psammophilia."

5. What song do the following lyrics come from? 'How long till my soul gets it right? Can any human being ever reach that kind of light'?

Answer: Galileo

Galileo is used as a metaphor for the search for meaning.

6. What song are the following lyrics from- 'I am an only child, born of the wild. riddled to spend my time defending my land.'?

Answer: Chickenman

The Chickenman was a real person that the Indigo Girls met on a road trip.

Answer: Michael Stipe

Like most REM songs, this one didn't make much sense lyrically.

8. In the song 'Shed your Skin', Amy sings, '115, you are 17'. What is she talking about?

Answer: The number of poisonous snakes in the U.S.

Of 115 species of snake in the U.S., 17 are poisonous.

9. Which of the following songs is about imperialism in South America?

Answer: Scooter Boys

Many Indigo Girls songs reference the world's injustices.

10. One easy question...Who the heck are the Indigo Girls, anyway?

Answer: Amy Ray and Emily Saliers

They have been together, as artists,for many yers.

Source: Author crisw

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