THE SPARE BRICKS TRIVIA CHALLENGE #6
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2. An early version of "Dogs" performed live was originally titled...? select one... Dogs (Three Different Ones) You've Gotta Be Crazy Dragged Down By The Stone Raving and Drooling
3. What section of the Bible is parodied during "Sheep"? select one... Psalm 23 Revelation 10 Genesis 12:15 Psalm 12
4. The two parts of "Pigs on the Wing" are in fact a love song for whom? select one... Syd Barrett's sister India Waters Carolyne Christie Juliette Gale
5. Who originally came up with the concept for the Animals cover? select one... Two unknown designers at Hipgnosis Storm Thorgerson Roger Waters Richard Wright and Roger Waters
6. Gerald Scarfe first did work for Pink Floyd during the mid-70s. What was it? select one... Concert film animations Caricatures of the band for the tour program Design of Animals cover Co-wrote lyrics with Roger
7. Richard Wright is credited for co-writing the music for which song on Animals? select one... Pigs on the Wing Part One Dogs Sheep None of the above
8. Which type of person most closely fits the characterization of a "dog"? select one... Politicians Waiters Religious leaders Corporate executive
9. What was the highest Animals placed on the U.S. charts? select one... #1 #3 #7 #22
10. What is the official release date of Animals? select one... January 23, 1977 March 15, 1977 April 2, 1977 January 3, 1978
11. Roger Waters shouted numbers during live performances of "Pigs (Three Different Ones)". What was the signficance of these numbers? select one... It was his age It was the total revenue for that night's show It was the number of shows performed so far It was random
12. Where was it that the notorious spitting incident occurred? select one... Nowhere--it was fictitious Montreal Chicago London
13. At the end of the final show for the Animals tour, the band played a blues number without which current member of the band? select one... Richard Wright Nick Mason Syd Barrett Dave Gilmour
14. The "Whitehouse" mentioned in "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" refers to what? select one... Britannia Row Studios (it was white) Mary Whitehouse The building the President of the United States resides in It was a nickname for Syd
15. Which members of Pink Floyd released solo albums after the Animals tour was over? select one... Roger and Nick Rick and Roger Rick and David David Gilmour was the only one to release a solo album
16. Where was Animals recorded? select one... Super Bear Studios Abbey Road Studio 54 Britannia Row Studios
17. What was the unusual thing about one of the children in the "nuclear family"? select one... He was two-headed He/she was intentionally androgynous His hair was worms Half of his body was missing
18. Which song from Animals was revived for the Division Bell tour? select one... Dogs Astronomy Domine Pigs (Three Different Ones) None of them were
19. What guitarist plays the solo that bridges the gap between the two parts of "Pigs on the Wing" on the 8-track version of Animals? select one... Doyle Bramhall Dave Grohl David Gilmour's brother Snowy White
20. At one show on the Animals tour, the band hired a helicopter to do a head count of the concert-goers to stem ticket fraud. Where did this take place? select one... Chicago Paris West Berlin Montreal
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