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The Replacements Trivia Quiz

The Replacements were a rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota who began as shambolic punks and evolved into a more tuneful sound. Fans nicknamed them the Placemats or the Mats. Try your hand at these questions about the group.

A multiple-choice quiz by neon000. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. This song was a story of unrequited love, told as a man waited for someone near a popular Minneapolis transport. Name it? Hint

Kiss Me On the Bus

Skyway

Takin' a Ride

Hangin' Downtown

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Call me on Thursday, if you will,/
Call me on Wednesday, better still."

This earnest plea to a would-be lover was from what song? Hint

I Will Dare

Within Your Reach

If Only You Were Lonely

Answering Machine

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Question 3 of 10

3. In this song with an ornery sense of humor, the narrator had pretty crude things to say about a person he met on a trip.

Name the tune? Hint

Mr. Whirly

Waitress in the Sky

White and Lazy

Seen Your Video

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Question 4 of 10

4. What very odd event disturbs the narrator in "Within Your Reach"? Hint

"I locked the keys in the car"

"Sun keeps risin' in the west"

"Someone stole the highway sign"

"I've seen water go uphill"

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Question 5 of 10

5. This track from 1981's "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash" was a thinly veiled wink at a fellow Minneapolis band.

What was the song? Hint

Raised in the City

Kick Your Door Down

Careless

Somethin' to Du

6. This song from 1983's "Hootenanny" was a brash tribute to a night of partying that got out of control.

"Wrap me up / Throw me out / Jockey the phones / Fill out these forms."

Another song in which someone tries to help the narrator, and he only drives them crazy. Name it? Hint

Take Me Down to the Hospital

You Lose

Willpower

Treatment Bound

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of the musicians was very young when he joined the band. They wrote a song that poked fun at him.

What was the tune? Hint

Where's Your Driver's License?

Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out

Bar Mitzvah Boy

Voting Card

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Replacements were known for raucous live shows, in which they'd often burst into a bunch of odd cover songs. These ran the gamut from classic rock, to folk songs, to new songs by rival groups-- just about anything.

One of their albums was named after a well-known song. For some reason, the title tune didn't appear on the album itself, but did make it into concerts.

What was it? Hint

Iron Man

I Will Follow

Takin' Care of Business

Let It Be

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Replacements' oddball sense of humor led them to cover a song from an animated movie, for the Disney tribute CD "Mad About the Mouse." Name it? Hint

Cruella De Ville

A Pox on the Phony King of England

Fantasia

Robin Hood and Little John

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Question 10 of 10

10. What unusual locale for a date did the narrator recommend, in a track from a CD for the "Just Say Yes" compilation series? Hint

A cemetery

Church

A supermarket

Outer space

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This song was a story of unrequited love, told as a man waited for someone near a popular Minneapolis transport. Name it?

Answer: Skyway

"In my stupid hat and gloves at night I lie awake/
wonderin' if I'll sleep/ wonderin' if we'll meet out in the street/
Beneath the skyway."

Beautiful song. A bittersweet acoustic number from 1987's "Pleased to Meet Me."

2. "Call me on Thursday, if you will,/ Call me on Wednesday, better still." This earnest plea to a would-be lover was from what song?

Answer: I Will Dare

Clever line. We never find out if she calls.

3. In this song with an ornery sense of humor, the narrator had pretty crude things to say about a person he met on a trip. Name the tune?

Answer: Waitress in the Sky

"A real union flight attendant, my oh my/
You ain't nothin' but a waitress in the sky."

Ouch!

I'm guessing singer Paul Westerberg didn't get offered a blanket or a newspaper after that.

4. What very odd event disturbs the narrator in "Within Your Reach"?

Answer: "Sun keeps risin' in the west"

In this song, the man despairs of getting the other person's attention. Everything seems to be going wrong, as the sun image suggests.

5. This track from 1981's "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash" was a thinly veiled wink at a fellow Minneapolis band. What was the song?

Answer: Somethin' to Du

Okay, it wasn't veiled at all. The title namechecked Bob Mould's group Husker Du.

6. This song from 1983's "Hootenanny" was a brash tribute to a night of partying that got out of control. "Wrap me up / Throw me out / Jockey the phones / Fill out these forms." Another song in which someone tries to help the narrator, and he only drives them crazy. Name it?

Answer: Take Me Down to the Hospital

A tale of a very rowdy Saturday night. From what we know about the band, it's not a stretch.

7. One of the musicians was very young when he joined the band. They wrote a song that poked fun at him. What was the tune?

Answer: Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out

"Rip, rip, we're gonna rip 'em out now."

It's the story of guitarist Tommy Stinson going through the dreaded operation. Nice.

8. The Replacements were known for raucous live shows, in which they'd often burst into a bunch of odd cover songs. These ran the gamut from classic rock, to folk songs, to new songs by rival groups-- just about anything. One of their albums was named after a well-known song. For some reason, the title tune didn't appear on the album itself, but did make it into concerts. What was it?

Answer: Let It Be

The Beatles' number lent its name, but not its presence, to the Replacements' 1984 album "Let it Be." Instead, the 'Mats would play the song live from time to time.

All of the others also turned up in Replacements shows, but never became the title of a full CD. "Iron Man" is by Black Sabbath, "Takin' Care of Business" was from Bachman Turner Overdrive and "I Will Follow" was by U2.

9. The Replacements' oddball sense of humor led them to cover a song from an animated movie, for the Disney tribute CD "Mad About the Mouse." Name it?

Answer: Cruella De Ville

This track, about the villain from "101 Dalmatians," also appeared on the Replacements' 1997 two-disc compilation, "All For Nothing - Nothing for All."

10. What unusual locale for a date did the narrator recommend, in a track from a CD for the "Just Say Yes" compilation series?

Answer: Church

"Come on now, it can't hurt / On a little date to church," he sings. It's a funny tune with a lurching beat and just a hint of gospel in the melody.

In addition to the appearance on the "Just Say Yes" CD, "Date to Church" is also on "All for Nothing - Nothing for All."

Source: Author neon000

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