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Who the Heck? Trivia Quiz


In the darkest recesses of my record collection some strange bands hide from the daylight. Who on earth am I on about?

A multiple-choice quiz by hootch. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
hootch
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
141,859
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
3 / 10
Plays
294
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Question 1 of 10
1. When this band plays a cover of a song they almost always replace the vocals with a trombone. Their songtitles are sometimes longer than their songs (fe. "She Loves You She Wants You It's Amazing How Much Head Wounds Bleed"). Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This hiphop crew consists of God Albino, Duke Crapmore and Flybot Van Damn. Their 2001 release "2Hype 2Wype" featured a picture of some faeces on a turntable. They claim to have originated in a primitive cult of "fierce people" who dwell on a small island off the bloody coast of Pirou. Garbage Island as they call it, is inhabited by shamans, priests and ... Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This band comes from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their singer/drummer suffers from Down's Syndrome. So when they go on tour they can't take him along and their concerts consist of just two guitar players making weird skronk noises. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This band is from Finland. They produce a strange melange of purest pop and weirdest atmosphere. When they release a new record they first tour it as a garagerock band (with a different name) to see if the songs work in a simple arrangement as well. Their name refers to some insects. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This trio - Buck, Bear and The Boy - made an amazing album in 2001, on which they not only did strange things indeed with guitars and feedback, but also told stories about the end of the world where Texas is the Promised Land. Bonkers or what? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This punk band recorded, mastered and distributed an album in 1977 in less than 24 hours time. The experience proved so exhausting that nothing has been heard of them since. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This Scottish band had two front persons, a man and a woman who were constantly arguing, lyrics-wise anyway. On stage things often got a little ugly with the two singers more or less attacking each other. In 1998 they suddenly released a quite poppy single, however without a contribution from the male singer, cos he hated the track. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This bunch of GI's that were stationed in Germany in the mid 60's shaved the top of their heads, put on some unusual garments and rocked in a fantastically unsubtle way. Like only lonely soldiers can. What did they dress themselves up as? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Somewhere in the mid-sixties this guy used to park his car in drive-ins, jump on top of it with his guitar and trumpet and make a brilliant racket. He did the same things at parties he wasn't invited to and his act often got violent reactions. In 2002 David Bowie covered one of his songs. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. A bunch of session musicians with too much spare time on their hands released the album 'Texas Funeral' in 1985. On it they posed as a bunch of moronic Texan yokels, spouting rather funny stupid nonsense and producing a racket that somehow sounded like country. Indeed, Alternative Country was born here. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When this band plays a cover of a song they almost always replace the vocals with a trombone. Their songtitles are sometimes longer than their songs (fe. "She Loves You She Wants You It's Amazing How Much Head Wounds Bleed").

Answer: Alice Donut

Alice Donut was formed in 1987. They recorded for the Alternative Tentacles label. Their singer Tomas Antona often paraded around on stage in nothing but a long raincoat. By 1993 they got boring and split up. In 2003 they played a reunion show and released a record without a label.
2. This hiphop crew consists of God Albino, Duke Crapmore and Flybot Van Damn. Their 2001 release "2Hype 2Wype" featured a picture of some faeces on a turntable. They claim to have originated in a primitive cult of "fierce people" who dwell on a small island off the bloody coast of Pirou. Garbage Island as they call it, is inhabited by shamans, priests and ...

Answer: Hawd Gankstuh Rappuhs Emsees Wid Ghatz

All I know for sure about this posse is that they released a self titled 10" in 1999 and two albums, in 2001 and in 2003. They don't take themselves too seriously and laugh at everything else as well. Including you.
3. This band comes from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their singer/drummer suffers from Down's Syndrome. So when they go on tour they can't take him along and their concerts consist of just two guitar players making weird skronk noises.

Answer: Reynols

When interviewed singer/drummer Miguel Tomasín claims that he doesn't sing. And he's definitely not with a band. He also claims that the universe fits into a small dog's eyeball.
4. This band is from Finland. They produce a strange melange of purest pop and weirdest atmosphere. When they release a new record they first tour it as a garagerock band (with a different name) to see if the songs work in a simple arrangement as well. Their name refers to some insects.

Answer: 22-Pistepirkko

22-Pistepirkko means 22 Love bugs. You pronounce it as Kaksi Kommenta Kaksi Pistepirkko. In 2002 they released a double compilation cd, "The Nature of 22 Pistepirkko", which is probably a good place for you to start.
5. This trio - Buck, Bear and The Boy - made an amazing album in 2001, on which they not only did strange things indeed with guitars and feedback, but also told stories about the end of the world where Texas is the Promised Land. Bonkers or what?

Answer: Lift To Experience

In 2003 Lift To Experience did some touring, but their jobs 'taking horses to pasture and shovelling manure out of the stalls' keeps them from being too productive.
6. This punk band recorded, mastered and distributed an album in 1977 in less than 24 hours time. The experience proved so exhausting that nothing has been heard of them since.

Answer: Warsaw Pakt

"Needle Time" sold 5000 copies in a week, at the end of which Island inexplicably elected not to release any further copies and shelved the master tapes. Fun fact, the band Joy Division was first called Warsaw, but they changed their name to avoid confusion with Warsaw Pakt.
7. This Scottish band had two front persons, a man and a woman who were constantly arguing, lyrics-wise anyway. On stage things often got a little ugly with the two singers more or less attacking each other. In 1998 they suddenly released a quite poppy single, however without a contribution from the male singer, cos he hated the track.

Answer: Prolapse

Sadly, after 4 albums "Scottish Mick" Derrick and Linda Steelyard called it a day. By the way, to prolapse means 'a sudden slip or fall down out of the proper place of an inner body organ, such as the bowel'.
8. This bunch of GI's that were stationed in Germany in the mid 60's shaved the top of their heads, put on some unusual garments and rocked in a fantastically unsubtle way. Like only lonely soldiers can. What did they dress themselves up as?

Answer: The Monks

The Monks wore actual frocks on stage. They released one brilliant album - 'Black Monk Time' - in 1966. In 1999 they reformed to play some gigs. Sadly they no longer wore their frocks.
9. Somewhere in the mid-sixties this guy used to park his car in drive-ins, jump on top of it with his guitar and trumpet and make a brilliant racket. He did the same things at parties he wasn't invited to and his act often got violent reactions. In 2002 David Bowie covered one of his songs.

Answer: The Legendary Stardust Cowboy

After releasing one single - the brilliantly demented 'Paralysed' - he disappeared. In 1984 however he resurfaced, touring Europe and releasing the album 'Rock-It to Stardom'.
10. A bunch of session musicians with too much spare time on their hands released the album 'Texas Funeral' in 1985. On it they posed as a bunch of moronic Texan yokels, spouting rather funny stupid nonsense and producing a racket that somehow sounded like country. Indeed, Alternative Country was born here.

Answer: Jon Wayne

In 2000 Jon Wayne made a comeback and released another album, 'Two Graduated Jiggers'. One of their songs can be heard on the soundtrack of the movie 'From Dusk Till Dawn'.
Source: Author hootch

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