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Quiz about Warren Zevon The Man and His Music

Warren Zevon: The Man and His Music Quiz

Even casual fans will probably get several correct answers on this quiz, which contains miscellaneous questions about the albums, songs, lyrics, life and musical career of Warren Zevon.

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

Author
skylarb

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
146,750

Updated
Apr 13 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

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Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. On what album do the songs "Leave My Monkey Alone" and "Reconsider Me" appear? Hint

A Quiet, Normal Life

My Ride's Here

Sentimental Hygiene

Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who said, "I'm no linguist, but I believe Warren Zevon may be the only man in the history of human communication to use the word brucellosis in a song." Hint

Jay Leno

P.J. O'Rourke

Johnny Carson

Dave Letterman

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Question 3 of 15

3. On what album do the songs "A Certain Girl," "Wild Age," and "Empty-Handed Heart" appear? Hint

Sentimental Hygiene

Wind

My Ride's Here

Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School

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Question 4 of 15

4. What nationality is Warren Zevon? Hint

Canadian

French

Russian

American

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Question 5 of 15

5. Zevon's back up band on "The Factory" included members from what famous band? Hint

The Band

The Rolling Stones

R.E.M.

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was a lady's man, according to a song on "My Ride's Here"? Hint

Percy Shelley

Mr. Johnson

Albert Einstein

Lord Byron

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Question 7 of 15

7. Zevon parodies the Irish folk song with "MacGillycuddy ____." What word is missing from the title?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 15

8. On what album does Zevon do a cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"? Hint

Sentimental Hygiene

My Ride's Here

Mr. Bad Example

The Wind

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Question 9 of 15

9. A simple one: from whence hail the werewolves of Zevon's most-played song?

Answer: (One Word, a city)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who is Boom Boom Mancini fighting in the song of the same name? Hint

Sugar Ray

The Hurricane

Cassius Clay

Bobby Chacon

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where is the singer going after leaving his home in "Music City" and heading "down on Last Breath Farm" to "Rehab Mountain"? Hint

Detox Mansion

Youngstown, Ohio

Le Dome

Hotel California

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is the singer "accidentally like" in a song on "Excitable Boy"? Hint

A Martyr

A Headless Thomson Gunner

A Lawyer

A Renegade

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which album contains the songs "Model Citizen," "Quite Ugly One Morning," and "Renegade"? Hint

My Ride's Here

Wind

Mr. Bad Example

Sentimental Hygiene

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Question 14 of 15

14. What song contains the subtitle "Mzungu Arudi Ulaya Mwa Frika Apate Uhuru"? Hint

Excitable Boy

Laissez-Moi Tranquille

Even a Dog Can Shake Hands

Leave My Monkey Alone

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Question 15 of 15

15. Zevon spent a couple of years touring as this group's pianist and bandleader. Hint

The Everly Brothers

The Band

R.E.M

The Jackson Five

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On what album do the songs "Leave My Monkey Alone" and "Reconsider Me" appear?

Answer: Sentimental Hygiene

The album was first released in 1987, but there is a digitally remastered 2003 version that contains two bonus tracks: a Spanish version of "Leave My Monkey Alone" and an instrumental called "Nocturne."

2. Who said, "I'm no linguist, but I believe Warren Zevon may be the only man in the history of human communication to use the word brucellosis in a song."

Answer: Dave Letterman

The word appears in the song "Play it All Night Long": "The cattle all have brucellosis / We'll get through somehow." Letterman makes a guest voice appearance on Zevon's "Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song)."

3. On what album do the songs "A Certain Girl," "Wild Age," and "Empty-Handed Heart" appear?

Answer: Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School

Originally released in 1980, this album came out on CD in 1992. It contains "Play it All Night Long," which was picked up on Zevon's Greatest Hits CD, "A Quiet, Normal Life."

4. What nationality is Warren Zevon?

Answer: American

He is the son of a Russian immigrant, but he was born in Chicago and raised in both Arizona and California. If all you heard were songs from his album "My Ride's Here," however, you might speculate that he was Canadian.

5. Zevon's back up band on "The Factory" included members from what famous band?

Answer: R.E.M.

Bob Dylan also contributed to the song, playing harmonica.

6. Who was a lady's man, according to a song on "My Ride's Here"?

Answer: Albert Einstein

The song is called "Genius," but it is not the notorious Romantic poet and rake who is dubbed by Zevon to be a lady's man; rather, Albert Einstein gets that title.

7. Zevon parodies the Irish folk song with "MacGillycuddy ____." What word is missing from the title?

Answer: Reeks

Zevon has a rare sardonic wit, not often apparent on the musical scene. His "Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song)," also on the album "My Ride's Here," contains much to laugh about.

8. On what album does Zevon do a cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"?

Answer: The Wind

The album's release date is August 26, 2003. Dylan himself has covered Zevon's "Accidentally Like a Martyr" in 2003 concerts.

9. A simple one: from whence hail the werewolves of Zevon's most-played song?

Answer: London

"Werewolves of London," probably the Zevon song radio stations play most, first appeared on "Excitable Boy," which was released in 1978.

10. Who is Boom Boom Mancini fighting in the song of the same name?

Answer: Bobby Chacon

The song's refrain is: "Hurry home early hurry on home / Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon."

11. Where is the singer going after leaving his home in "Music City" and heading "down on Last Breath Farm" to "Rehab Mountain"?

Answer: Detox Mansion

The song "Detox Mansion" appears on "Sentimental Hygiene." Zevon often depicts the negative effects of the drug culture, as he does here and in other songs such as "Charlie's Medicine."

12. What is the singer "accidentally like" in a song on "Excitable Boy"?

Answer: A Martyr

The song "Accidentally Like a Martyr" is about lost love. The singer feels like an accidental martyr as "the hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder."

13. Which album contains the songs "Model Citizen," "Quite Ugly One Morning," and "Renegade"?

Answer: Mr. Bad Example

This 1991 album also contains "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" and "Heartache Spoken Here."

14. What song contains the subtitle "Mzungu Arudi Ulaya Mwa Frika Apate Uhuru"?

Answer: Leave My Monkey Alone

Translated, this means "whites go back to Europe Freedom for Africa."

15. Zevon spent a couple of years touring as this group's pianist and bandleader.

Answer: The Everly Brothers

Warren Zevon got his musical start writing songs for television and radio commercials, but he was eventually droned out of the business because of his reputation for insubordination.

Source: Author skylarb

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