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The Rainmakers Trivia Quiz

Here is a quiz on a band called The Rainmakers. All of the information can be found on their official web site or from the song lyrics. enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by bear67. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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bear67

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Quiz #
253,401

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where are The Rainmakers from? Hint

Minneapolis, MN

Kansas City, MO

Chicago, IL

Tulsa, OK

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Question 2 of 10

2. Their album "Skin" is a political statement against what? Hint

Racism

Pornography

Violence

Tattoos

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Question 3 of 10

3. The song "Rockin' at the T-dance" begins with a reference to what disaster? Hint

The Chicago fire

The Tet Offensive

The fire in the Apollo 1 capsule

Hurricane Irene

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Question 4 of 10

4. Their lyrics can be found quoted in which novelist's work? Hint

Ron Ostlund

Kurt Vonnegut

Stephen King

W.E.B. Griffin

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Question 5 of 10

5. Also from the song "Rockin' at the T-dance", they mentioned another disaster that killed 114 people. Which disaster was this? Hint

The San Francisco earthquake

The Columbine shootings

The Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

The Chicago fire

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to the song "Downstream", what is the only thing that Chuck Berry trusts? Hint

Mark Twain

A white guitar

The Mississippi river

The Bible

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Question 7 of 10

7. When they were originally formed as a trio, what was the name of the band? Hint

"The Kingston Trio"

"Steve, Bob, & Rich"

"White Guitar"

"Larry, Moe, & Curly"

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Question 8 of 10

8. True or False, Rich Ruth left the band over financial issues?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the missing part of this line?
"Not another guy, not another_______" Hint

guitar

bottle of beer

sports car

blind date

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is on the cover of the album "Flirting With The Universe"? Hint

A mushroom cloud

Albert Einstein

The Milky Way

A toy monkey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where are The Rainmakers from?

Answer: Kansas City, MO

Formed in 1983, they still live, record, and tour out of KC.

2. Their album "Skin" is a political statement against what?

Answer: Pornography

Singer/songwriter, Bob Walkenhorst is against porn.

3. The song "Rockin' at the T-dance" begins with a reference to what disaster?

Answer: The fire in the Apollo 1 capsule

"Take a trip with me to 1967, with Grissom, White, and Chaffee on a rocket ride to Heaven..." The three astronauts died in a fire on the launch pad during a routine test. To many people this was an indictment of the waste of NASA.

4. Their lyrics can be found quoted in which novelist's work?

Answer: Stephen King

This lyric was used to open chapter 1, in "Tommyknockers". "Well we picked up Harry Truman, floating down from Independence,we said what about the war? He said, good riddance! We said, what about the bomb, are you sorry that you did it? He said, Pass me that bottle, and mind your own bidness." - From the song "Downstream".

Kurt Vonnegut is THE premier Sci-Fi writer.
W.E.B. Griffin is a prolific writer of military novels.
Ron Ostlund's first book is "The Squirrels Chronicles".

5. Also from the song "Rockin' at the T-dance", they mentioned another disaster that killed 114 people. Which disaster was this?

Answer: The Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

"Well take a trip with me to Kansas City, MO, to the Hyatt house, to the big dance floor. You can still see the ghost, but you can't see the sense, why they let the money go and blamed the monkey wrench." The walkway at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in Kansas City, collapsed during a dance contest due to a flaw in design, but was blamed on construction shortcuts.

6. According to the song "Downstream", what is the only thing that Chuck Berry trusts?

Answer: The Mississippi river

"Chuck said God is an Indian giver, I don't trust nothin' but the Mississippi river." The other things were also mentioned in this song, but not as anything Chuck trusts.
Rock on Chuck, you are the greatest!

7. When they were originally formed as a trio, what was the name of the band?

Answer: "Steve, Bob, & Rich"

They were Steve Phillips, Bob Walkenhorst, and Rich Ruth.

8. True or False, Rich Ruth left the band over financial issues?

Answer: False

Rich left the band during recording of the album "Skin", because he was not living in KC any more, and trying to be a "long distance member of the band" was just not working out. He also had some issues with some of the content of the album. It was an amicable split.

9. What is the missing part of this line? "Not another guy, not another_______"

Answer: guitar

"I had more picks in my pocket
Than I had spare change
She said hold it right there
Just stop where you are
Not another guy
Not another guitar."
This quirky little song is from the album "Flirting with the universe".

10. What is on the cover of the album "Flirting With The Universe"?

Answer: A toy monkey

Yup, it's that evil, cymbal clanging monkey!

Source: Author bear67

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