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Quiz about Whats the Story Oasis
Quiz about Whats the Story Oasis

'What's the Story", Oasis? Trivia Quiz


A quiz on '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' Oasis' best album and one of the best albums of all time.

A multiple-choice quiz by wilko56. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
wilko56
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
231,917
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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1640
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what year was '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' officially released? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which is the only song on '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' that wasn't written by Noel Gallagher? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Oasis covered a song by a famous performer and put it on the 'Don't Look Back In Anger' single. Which song was it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who played bass guitar on '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. 'And time as it stands won't be held in my hands' is a line from which song? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who does the leading guitar and backup vocals on 'Champagne Supernova'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Oasis released a stand-alone single the year before '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' was released. What was it called? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Although Tony McCarroll had left the band by now, which song does he play the drums on for the studio version? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was 'Cast No Shadow' dedicated to? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On the liner notes to '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' there are four paragraphs; what are the first few words of the first paragraph? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what year was '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' officially released?

Answer: 1995

'(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' was released in 1995, two years after their very successful debut album 'Definitely Maybe' (1993) and followed up with the fastest selling album in UK history 'Be Here Now' in 1997.
2. Which is the only song on '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' that wasn't written by Noel Gallagher?

Answer: Hello

'Hello' is the only song not written by Noel Gallagher on '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' and their first four albums. 'Hello' was written by Gary Glitter and Mike Lender.
3. Oasis covered a song by a famous performer and put it on the 'Don't Look Back In Anger' single. Which song was it?

Answer: Cum On Feel The Noize

'Cum On Feel The Noize' (Slade) was on the 'Don't Look Back In Anger' single. 'Heroes' (David Bowie) was on the 'D'yer Know What I Mean' single. 'Street Fighting Man' (The Rolling Stones) was on the 'All Around The World' single and 'My Generation' (The Who) was on the 'Little By Little' single.
4. Who played bass guitar on '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?'

Answer: Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan

Paul McGuigan played bass guitar for Oasis from the original days when they were called 'The Rain' through to 1999 when he quit to spend more time with his family. His wife Ruth had given birth during the 'Be Here Now' tour when he considered leaving, but decided against it. He eventually quit when Paul Arthurs left after a big fight with Noel a few weeks earlier.
5. 'And time as it stands won't be held in my hands' is a line from which song?

Answer: Hey Now!

'And time as it stands
Won't be held in my hands
Or living inside of my skin.'

'And as I fell from the sky
I asked myself why,
Can I never let anyone in.'

The last verse of 'Hey Now!'
6. Who does the leading guitar and backup vocals on 'Champagne Supernova'?

Answer: Paul Weller

Noel Gallagher would've been a fair guess as he usually does this, but Paul Weller (The Jam) does a guest appearance on the studio version of 'Champagne Supernova'.
7. Oasis released a stand-alone single the year before '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' was released. What was it called?

Answer: Whatever

'Whatever' was the stand-alone single released in 1994 (between 'Definitely Maybe' and '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?') It peaked the UK singles chart at third and was the first Oasis song to reach the top five.
8. Although Tony McCarroll had left the band by now, which song does he play the drums on for the studio version?

Answer: Some Might Say

On the inside of the album book it has a special thanks to Tony for playing the drums on 'Some Might Say.' Tony has since formed a band with his brother.
9. Who was 'Cast No Shadow' dedicated to?

Answer: Richard Ashcroft

'Cast No Shadow' was dedicated to Richard Ashcroft (The Verve), about the struggles of song writing.
10. On the liner notes to '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' there are four paragraphs; what are the first few words of the first paragraph?

Answer: Coming down off the...

The first paragraph of the liner notes is:

'Coming down off the nova somewhere near the boiled egg that is the Royal Albert Hall, we watched Paul's sun crossed with John's star and hold ice cream hands. Someone slipped on a cassette as the one you wanted left with someone else but somehow it was cool because as the music filled the shadows, you heard a sound that was a million miles away from fakery and a step way from your heart.'
Source: Author wilko56

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