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ZZ Top Trivia Trivia Quiz

Some trivia for you ZZ Top fans out there. True fans should find this one easy.

A multiple-choice quiz by mario64151. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
mario64151

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,285

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What two members of ZZ Top were in a band together before ZZ Top? Hint

None. They were all in separate bands.

Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill

Dusty Hill and Frank Beard

Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who named Billy Gibbons as their favorite guitar player on "The Dick Cavett Show" in 1969? Hint

Jimi Henrdrix

BB King

Eric Clapton

Pete Townsend

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the song "Tube Snake Boogie" in reference to? Hint

Surfing

Working in a hot dog factory

Hula-hooping

A dance popular in Texas in the 1970's

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Question 4 of 10

4. The song "Apologies to Pearly" is in reference to what? Hint

A loose reference to Minnie Pearl

A prostitute

Billy's guitar

Billy's girlfriend at the time

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Question 5 of 10

5. What type of car is featured on the cover of 1983's "Eliminator" album as well as the videos from that album? Hint

1933 Ford

1935 Chevrolet

1949 Pymouth

1941 Chrysler

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of ZZ Top's first album? Hint

Rio Grande Mud

Tres Hombres

Introducing ZZ Top

ZZ Top's First Album

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which of the following movies did ZZ Top make a cameo appearance? Hint

Back to the Future 3

Urban Cowboy

Young Guns 2

Crossroads

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Question 8 of 10

8. Complete the opening lyric to "Bad Girl" from "Eliminator": "See the girl with the red dress on..." Hint

She's got those legs that are oh so long

She is why I wrote this song

She's always gonna do you wrong

She can do it all night long

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Texas honor was bestowed on the band in 1986? Hint

Texas Colonels

Honorary Texas Rangers

Official Texas Heroes

Sons of the Lone Star

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following things has ZZ Top not done? Hint

Perform on stage with livestock

Perform at halftime at a Superbowl

Perform before the Emperor of Japan

Perform as part of a U.S. Presidential inaguration

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What two members of ZZ Top were in a band together before ZZ Top?

Answer: Dusty Hill and Frank Beard

Dusty (bass) and Frank (drums) were members of the Dallas based band American Blues. Billy was in the band Moving Sidewalks out of Houston.

2. Who named Billy Gibbons as their favorite guitar player on "The Dick Cavett Show" in 1969?

Answer: Jimi Henrdrix

Billy was still with Moving Sidewalks at the time and they were the opening act for several Jimi Hendrix Experience concerts. Rumor has it Jimi and Billy would jam together way into the night after gigs.

3. What is the song "Tube Snake Boogie" in reference to?

Answer: Surfing

In their liner notes for "ZZ Top's Greatest Hits", the band claim that a tube snake is a surf board. Imagine a surfer on their board inside a tube of water, riding the wave. Makes sense, doesn't it?

4. The song "Apologies to Pearly" is in reference to what?

Answer: Billy's guitar

Pearly was a vintage 1959 Sunburst Les Paul guitar Billy named "Pearly Gates". He used her on every song the second album, "Rio Grande Mud", except on this instrumental tune, hence his apologies.

5. What type of car is featured on the cover of 1983's "Eliminator" album as well as the videos from that album?

Answer: 1933 Ford

It's a 1933 Ford 3 window coupe with suicide doors. Their stage set for the Eliminator tour was a replica of the dashboard.

6. What is the name of ZZ Top's first album?

Answer: ZZ Top's First Album

Orignal idea, huh? It was released in 1970. Next came "Rio Grande Mud" in 1972 and "Tres Hombres" in 1973.

7. In which of the following movies did ZZ Top make a cameo appearance?

Answer: Back to the Future 3

They were in the band at the party in town back in the Old West part of the film. The ZZ Top song "Doubleback" is the movie's theme.

8. Complete the opening lyric to "Bad Girl" from "Eliminator": "See the girl with the red dress on..."

Answer: She can do it all night long

"Ain't it a shame when a girl goes bad? It's enough to drive you mad".

9. What Texas honor was bestowed on the band in 1986?

Answer: Official Texas Heroes

In 1986 the House of Representatives of the Texas Legislature made the band "Official Texas Heroes." They join the likes of Davy Crockett and former Houston Oiler Earl Campell in receiving the honor.

10. Which of the following things has ZZ Top not done?

Answer: Perform before the Emperor of Japan

ZZ Top joined James Brown and the Blues Brothers during the halftime show at Superbowl XXXI in New Orleans. They also had "The Best Little Ball in D.C." as part of George W. Bush's inaguration in January 2001. ZZ Top's infamous "Worldwide Texas Tour" stage set in the mid-1970's included live cattle, rattlesnakes, vultures and other live animals.

Source: Author mario64151

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