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Underground 60s Psych Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz where you must open your mind and let your intuition pave the road to unlimited devotion. Good Luck!

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

Author
Diamondruth

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,134

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
643

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was frontman, singer and songwriter for the Kansas folk psych band the Blue Things? Hint

Bryan MacLean

Val Stecklein

Jim Morrison

Sean Tolby

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the drummer for Vanilla Fudge's first LP which came out in 1967? Hint

Don Stevenson

Robert Wyatt

Carmine Appice

Ron Bushy

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the lead guitar player for Blue Cheer's first two LPs 'Vincebus Eruptum' and 'Outsideinside'? Hint

Erik Brann

Randy Holden

Danny Kalb

Leigh Stephenson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was lead singer of the Outsiders from Holland, NOT the Outsiders from Cleveland, Ohio USA? Hint

Wally Tax

Mike Rossi

Mick Farren

Eddie Philips

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Question 5 of 10

5. Name the composer and singer for the late 1960s New York band Pearls Before Swine. Hint

Ken Weaver

Tom Rapp

Tuli Kupferberg

Ed Sanders

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Question 6 of 10

6. Before forming ELO in the early 70s, what British pop psych band was Jeff Lynne a component of? Hint

The Soft Machine

The Move

The Pretty Things

The Blossom Toes

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Boston band was keyboard player and singer Ian-Bruce Douglas the leader of? Hint

Beacon Street Union

Ultimate Spinach

Ill Wind

The Lost

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Question 8 of 10

8. What garage band was singer and mad visionary Roky Erickson the leader of before forming the Thirteenth Floor Elevators? Hint

The Diamonds

The Spades

The Aliens

Mint Tattoo

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these bands did Mick Jagger say was his favorite Canadian band? Hint

The Ugly Ducklings

The 49th Parallel

Ellison

Jarvis Street Review

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lawrence Hammond was the lead singer of what underground psych band from San Francisco? Hint

Butterfingers

Autosalvage

Frumious Bandersnatch

Mad River

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was frontman, singer and songwriter for the Kansas folk psych band the Blue Things?

Answer: Val Stecklein

Val Stecklein, the leader and principle songwriter for the Blue Things also went on to moderate success in the contemporary country music field later in the 70's.

2. Who was the drummer for Vanilla Fudge's first LP which came out in 1967?

Answer: Carmine Appice

Carmine Appice, who was drummer for the V.F. debut went on to bigger fame in the early 1970's in Beck, Bogert and Appice.

3. Who was the lead guitar player for Blue Cheer's first two LPs 'Vincebus Eruptum' and 'Outsideinside'?

Answer: Leigh Stephenson

Leigh Stephenson was axeman for the first two Blue Cheer LPs. Holden joined the band after Leigh split to form his band the Silver Metre.

4. Who was lead singer of the Outsiders from Holland, NOT the Outsiders from Cleveland, Ohio USA?

Answer: Wally Tax

Wally Tax, lead singer for Amsterdam Holland's Outsiders went on in the 1970s to form his own band Tax Free.

5. Name the composer and singer for the late 1960s New York band Pearls Before Swine.

Answer: Tom Rapp

Tom Rapp,who was leader of Pearls Before Swine also recorded some solo outings but his work with the Pearls is revered among 60s psych specialists. The first two LPs 'One Nation Underground' and 'Balaklava' are highly recommended psychedelic listening!

6. Before forming ELO in the early 70s, what British pop psych band was Jeff Lynne a component of?

Answer: The Move

Jeff Lynne was a primary member of the tail end career of The Move who recorded the LP 'Shazam' in 1970 containing the U.K. hit 'Blackberry Way'.

7. Which Boston band was keyboard player and singer Ian-Bruce Douglas the leader of?

Answer: Ultimate Spinach

The Ultimate Spinach, whose leader Ian-Bruce Douglas vanished mysteriously in the summer of 1970 recorded three top notch LPs: 'Ultimate Spinach' from 1967, 'Behold And See' from 1968, and 'III' from 1970. Douglas was present on the first two LPs although all three are highly recommended.

8. What garage band was singer and mad visionary Roky Erickson the leader of before forming the Thirteenth Floor Elevators?

Answer: The Spades

Erickson was actually the leader of both the Spades AND the Aliens but the latter band didn't evolve until after his stint with the Elevators.

9. Which of these bands did Mick Jagger say was his favorite Canadian band?

Answer: The Ugly Ducklings

The Ugly Ducklings, whom Mick Jagger saw live in late 60's Toronto commented that they were the only band he saw live that rivaled the Stones' raw power.

10. Lawrence Hammond was the lead singer of what underground psych band from San Francisco?

Answer: Mad River

Hammond, who sang for Mad River with his tortured vocal gymnastics gave their sound an extra dissonant and oblique atmosphere. Highly recommended is their debut album 'Mad River' from 1968.

Source: Author Diamondruth

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