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Weird Al For Experts Trivia Quiz

I am a HUGE Weird Al fan, and have every single release Al has ever.... um... released. This is a quiz for experts, like me. It's got a few easy questions - and a few REALLY REALLY REALLY hard questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by iluvsurvivor. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
iluvsurvivor

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,047

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 15

Plays
1703

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What are Al's parents' names? Hint

Dan and Denise

Nick and Mary

Herb and Gert

Frank and Betty

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is Al's Birthday? Hint

January 27

October 23

September 16

November 12

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Question 3 of 15

3. What album did Al make the most music videos for? Hint

They've all got 2

'Even Worse'

'Running With Scissors'

'Dare to Be Stupid'

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who repeatedly turns Al down for parody requests?

Answer: (Has had a name change)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Here's a hard one. What Elementary School did Al attend?

Answer: (A person's name)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who played Ghandi in 'Ghandii 2' from UHF?

Answer: (Two Words - not who you'd think)

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was Al's music video directorial debut? Hint

'Smells like Nirvana'

'Bedrock Anthem'

'Christmas at Ground Zero'

'The Saga Begins'

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Question 8 of 15

8. Where, in relation to Al's High School, did the Yankovics live? Hint

4 miles away

1 mile away

Across the Street

2 blocks away

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Question 9 of 15

9. What's Al's favorite movie, according to Ask Al on weirdal.com? Hint

Top Secret

UHF

Naked Gun

Driving Miss Daisy

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Question 10 of 15

10. In 1998 Al met his childhood Idol, and began to kiss his feet. Who was that idol?

Answer: (2 words, or surname)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where did Al record his first song that was released for sale? Hint

Recording Studio

His Basement

The Bathroom

His Friend's house

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Question 12 of 15

12. What college did Al attend? Hint

UCLA

UW-Madison

U of San Francisco

Cal Poly

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was one song Al sent in to Dr. Demento? Hint

'Another one Rides the Bus'

'Won't Eat Prunes Again'

'Caravan Cruisin'

'Star Wars Cantina'

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Question 14 of 15

14. 'Headline News' marked how many appearances in Al's music videos by Dr. Demento.

Answer: (1 number%2Fword)

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Question 15 of 15

15. The hardest question of them all - how many times did it take Al to pass his driver's license test?

Answer: (One Word%2FDigit)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are Al's parents' names?

Answer: Nick and Mary

No - Frank Yankovic is NOT his father. No relation at all.

2. What is Al's Birthday?

Answer: October 23

3. What album did Al make the most music videos for?

Answer: 'Dare to Be Stupid'

4. Who repeatedly turns Al down for parody requests?

Answer: Prince

He keeps on turnin' him down. Oh well. Al's doing better than Prince is.

5. Here's a hard one. What Elementary School did Al attend?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

6. Who played Ghandi in 'Ghandii 2' from UHF?

Answer: Jay Levey

7. What was Al's music video directorial debut?

Answer: 'Christmas at Ground Zero'

Though Al says it's 'Bedrock Anthem', his name appears as director for 'Christmas at Ground Zero'. Tricky, eh?

8. Where, in relation to Al's High School, did the Yankovics live?

Answer: Across the Street

He lived across the street, and during gym class, his mom used Binoculars and spied on him to make sure the kids weren't too rough with him.

9. What's Al's favorite movie, according to Ask Al on weirdal.com?

Answer: Top Secret

Top Secret, with Val Kilmer, is his favorite. And for good reasons!

10. In 1998 Al met his childhood Idol, and began to kiss his feet. Who was that idol?

Answer: Stan Freberg

As revealed in the tribute to Dr. Demento video interview, Al kissed Stan's feet when he finally met him.

11. Where did Al record his first song that was released for sale?

Answer: The Bathroom

Al just used really long cords, and connected the bathroom to the radio station across the hall at his college to record 'My Bologna.' (1980)

12. What college did Al attend?

Answer: Cal Poly

California Polytechnical Institute

13. What was one song Al sent in to Dr. Demento?

Answer: 'Won't Eat Prunes Again'

Won't Eat Prunes again is a real song that Al sent in. Another one rides the bus was recorded at Dr. D's studio, so he didn't SEND in that song. Tricked you, huh?

14. 'Headline News' marked how many appearances in Al's music videos by Dr. Demento.

Answer: 5

He appeared at the very end of that video in the early 90s.

15. The hardest question of them all - how many times did it take Al to pass his driver's license test?

Answer: 3

3rd Time's a charm!

Source: Author iluvsurvivor

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