Music Quiz: Guess Artists from Clues

A Music Quiz which rly
dinks ur dink
Shikhar Shivraj

Rules
● Scoring for Pounce/Bounce rounds: +10/-5 on pounce; +10/0 on bounce.
● Blanks indicative of length throughout.
● Rap/hip-hop excluded - Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
● Questions subject to personal biases.

Round 1
Pounce/Bounce
(+10/-5, +10/0)

Q1
“Last Day of June” is an adventure puzzle video game centred around a couple
called Carl and June, who suffer a tragedy when a ___ _______ results in June's
death.The player controls Carl who explores past memories of his life with June
and attempts to solve puzzles to change the sequence of events that led up to
June's death.
Which song by which artist is the game based on?

Drive Home.
Because what can be better than starting a music quiz with a
Steven Wilson question.

Q2
“_______ __ ______” is the fourth full-length studio album by American
experimental rock band Butthole Surfers, released in April 1988.
The title is a play - specifically a spoonerism - on the name of an extremely
famous song.
(Example of a spoonerism - ‘cozy nook’ :: ‘nozy cook’)
The third blank (in the name of the album) happens to be a common Christian first
name

Hairway to Steven (spoonerism on Stairway to
Heaven)

Q3
X is a genre of indie/alt rock that is typified by the blurring of component musical parts into
indistinguishable mixtures of sound.
Like most avant-garde genres, The Velvet Underground were instrumental in its development
though they never really explored it directly.
The term X was coined by the British music press to ridicule the stage presence of a wave of
groups who stood still during live performances in a detached, introspective, state with their
heads down. This was because the heavy use of effects pedals meant the performers were
often looking at their ____ during concerts.
ID X

Q4
“Yeah! Well, what really happened was I was coming back from a trip abroad with
our roadie, Mal Evans, just the two of us together on the plane. And we were
eating and he mumbled to me ‘pass the ____ and ______ ’. I go, ‘________
______?’ I went, “Oh! Wait a minute, that’s a great idea!” So we had a laugh about
it, then I started thinking about ________ ______ as a character”
A band member describing how the title of one of their most famous works came
into being. Simply ID the work/FITB.
The first two blanks are something you might like to have with food. The other two
sets of blanks are the keywords I’m expecting in your answer

Sgt. Pepper. McCartney misheard ‘salt and pepper’
as Sgt. Pepper

Q5
“The _____ _______” are an American alternative rock band, formed in Portland,
Oregon in 1994.
The name is a play on the name of a famous MELA personality.
The word which goes in the first blank is used to describe someone who is
obsessed with seeking social validation through his/her looks.
FITB with the name of the band.

Q6
While working on this album cover, the creator became obsessed with scary
statistics about ice caps melting, and weather patterns changing; This inspired
him to use a landscape which - in his words - would have “a cataclysmic power to
it”
The eventual cover, with all of its jagged lines and weird balance of digital and
analog art formats, conveyed his feelings perfectly
Which very famous album from less than 2 decades back?

Q6
Ranvir Singh recently posted a picture (next slide) of himself on Twitter. He used
the title of an iconic rock song as the caption.
Some people (mostly Hindutva plebs) did not get the reference and proceeded to
criticise him.The fact that Ranvir would be playing the role of Alauddin Khilji in
Padmavati formed the basis of these criticisms.
One of the reactions which stood out was - “Koi nahi, ghar wapasi hamesha ho
sakti hai”
What was the caption?

Q7
A recent Guardian article discusses how rock music from the 70s - 80s era was
different from modern rock music. Specifically, the article talks about a characteristic
feature of classic rock songs which is missing/rarely observed in modern rock songs.
The loss of this feature is attributed to modern market pressures and fickle
consumers who would skip anything that wouldn’t catch their attention immediately.
The ‘modern market pressure’ mentioned here is something called the ‘30 seconds
criteria’
What is the ‘30 seconds criteria’? What feature is missing/rarely observed?

Spotify pays artists if listeners listen to their songs for 30 seconds
or more. This has lead to artists starting songs off with lyrics/using
shorter intros to catch the listener’s attention early on.
The long intro, therefore, is no longer observed in rock songs.

Q8 - Lifted from r/meanjokes
A bunch of people got to see both Jason Aldean and Tom Petty some time back.
Just Explain

Vegas shooting; Aldean was the performer. Petty
died the very next day.
The joke runs - “22,000 fans went to see Jason
Aldean, 59 were lucky enough to meet Tom Petty.”

Q9
Clip from “Borderlands: The Prequel”. This video shows the protagonist activating
a special skill. A segment of which classical composition is played during this
power mode?
http://www.nospoiler.com/y/MpNfqY9LMBw

Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

Q10
The artist X released their first album in 1967. The album was titled X. They
released their second album in 1969. This album was also titled X. Id X

Q11
Still from Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Who is the man in the red attire? He was
also an executive producer of the film and was responsible for its’ finances

Q12
The Beatles’ White Album became the set text for X's deranged teachings. Poring over
the album at the LA ranch that served as his ‘headquarters’, X weaved interpretations
into the lyrics and formed his own terrifying subtext. ‘On Revolution 9’, he heard the
Beatles encouraging him to send them a telegram. ‘Blackbird’, he thought was a
warning of an imminent black uprising. ‘Helter Skelter’, he took as a personal message
from the Beatles to bring on the end of the world.
X acted on his delusional theories on August 8, 1969
What happened on 8 August, 1969 and who is X?

Q13
“Why my Guitar Gently Weeps” was the title of a depressing Washington Post
article which talks about how the electric guitar is slowly diminishing in popularity
and the present Generation is more interested in Pop and Electro music.
The writer rues the fact that we no longer have guitar heroes, i.e. - the ilk of Jimi
Hendrix, Jimmy Page etc.
To prove his point he goes on to quote Andy Mooney, Fender CEO who calls X “the
most influential guitarist of recent years.”
He calls him/her the next “Eddie Van Halen” - not in terms of skill but inspiring
younger players.
ID X

Q14
Name this genre of music which features screeching waves of feedback, analogue
synthesizers making sub-bass pulses or high frequency squealing sounds, and
screamed, distorted lyrics.
The name also happens to be the name of a fairly popular field in Engineering.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=itezmV84aBI

Q15
Stalaggh was formed around 2000, when members of the Dutch and Belgian black
metal and ambient music scenes came together for the express purpose of making
an album that would fill their listeners with despair.
To achieve their goal they did away with growling black metal/death metal vocalists
and used something borderline “illegal”.
Their albums have been called the blackest works in history and whether they are
works of art is debated
They want the emotions to be real so they use very specific people who sing the
songs.
Who are these ‘vocalists’?

They use screams of institutionalized mental
patients, rape victims etc. for vocals

Q16
A Polish beverage company had to change its’ name after legal letters were sent
by X’s lawyers to the company and its’ distributors across Europe.
According to X, he/she stepped in to rescue the name of their spouse from a fizzy
pop reinvention. X’s lawyer said that they (the company) were abusing and
misusing the legacy of X’s spouse to sell their soda
X and the name of the beverage company? (image follows)

Q17
The character shown is Delirium from Sandman comics.
Which musician served as the inspiration for the character?

Q18
What replaces the question mark in the shitpost shown in the next slide and what
is being referenced

I bless the rains down in Aaaafricaaaaaaaa
Africa - Toto

Q19
The song’s writers said that they were saving its’ riff in case they got a chance to
do a James Bond theme song.
The title comes from the name of a Christian Protestant Denomination.
ID the song which got famous because it was used as a sporting chant and went
on to inspire a political chant

Seven Nation Army from ‘Salvation Army’

Q20
Which song is sampled in this particular track? (at around 1:10 - 1:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdkmefAuCGM
Also, how did this song (the one sampled) come into popular consciousness
lately?

Immigrant Song; Thor - Ragnarok

Q21
“The Ghost of X Y” is a song by Z. Lyrics from the song are given below -
“Where there's a fight 'gainst the blood and hatred in the air
Look for me Mom I'll be there
Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand
Or decent job or a helpin' hand
Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free
Look in their eyes Mom you'll see me.”
Which literary work serves as the inspiration for the song? X Y happens to be the protagonist
of the work. Also, Z?

Tom Joad; Grapes of Wrath; Bruce Springsteen

Q22
The next slide shows a vintage Sony hi-fi ad (from 1973). The name of a famous
musician has been blanked out.
The inscription at the bottom reads - “These Sony hi-fi components are some of
the best in the world. They cost more than 3000$. They’ll rock your eardrums.
They’ll break your bank. But they’ll never lay a hand on your furniture”
The name of which musician - famous for his vandalism (the band he was a part
of was also famous for smashing equipment in their shows) - has been blanked
out?

Round 2: String-A-Bell?
Written
6 Guitars
Identify the guitarists (all extremely famous) to whom the guitars belonged
+5/Correct answer

1. Have you even listened to rock if you can’t get this one?

2. Is this a guitar or is this a violin? Rly dinks ur dink

4. Same design although you may have seen different colored
models in his performances.

5. One of the most famous fenders

6. You have seen this electric guitar being played without the
cord in a famous music video

Round 3
Connect the following songs (non-exhaustive)
Looking for a one word answer

+50/-25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NXnxTNIWkc

+40/-20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ

+30/-15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4

+20/-10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdGFtwCNBE

+10/-5
https://youtu.be/3mUfOs-CTCw?t=21s

+5/0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZYgIrqELFw

All songs either inspired memes or are memes in
their own right
1. What’s up: He-Man sings meme (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/he-man-
sings-heyyeyaaeyaaaeyaeyaa)
2. Pumped up Kicks - Used in video memes
3. Fireflies - Used in video memes + opening lyrics (“you will not believe your
eyes”)
4. Mr. Brightside - Again lyrics used in memes (“Coming out of my cage and I’ve
been doing just fine”)
5. Shooting Stars
6. All Stars - Lyrics used in memes; Song on its own is also used in video
memes

Round 4
Standard Pounce Bounce but the questions are more hardcore(compared to Rd
1).

Q1
"Childhood's End" is a song from Pink Floyd's album Obscured by Clouds. It was the
last Pink Floyd song to be composed entirely by David Gilmour, as well as the last to
feature lyrics written by him, until "A Momentary Lapse of Reason". The song was
inspired by a novel of the same name by Arthur C Clarke. The novel culminates in a
scene in which all the children in the world gather together, meld into a burning
column, and depart the Earth.
The cover of which 70s album is inspired from this scene?

Q2 - Fanboy Q
The album X by the band Y was produced by Steven Wilson. The frontman of this
band dedicated it to his grandmother, who died in a car accident during the time
the album was being recorded.
The album was a radical departure from Y's typical death metal sound, and the
first Y album to use all clean vocals and clean guitars, as well as being inspired by
1970s progressive rock which typically features no heavy riffs or extended fast
tempos.
The album and the band?

Q3 - Prog album; more than a decade old
The title of the album refers to roughly the orbital period of the planet Saturn which
adds up to nearly 29 years and marks, according to the band’s frontman, "the time
when you are presented the opportunity to transform from whatever your hang-
ups were before to let the light of knowledge and experience lighten your load, so
to speak, and let go of old patterns and embrace a new life." It is rumoured that
the album is a reference to the frontman's mother who was paralyzed for 27 years
before she died.

10,000 Days - Tool; 27 yrs ~ 10,000 days ~ 29 yrs

Q4 - Fairly popular show; Latest season aired in 2017
X is a dark, ominous, alternative rock track. It has become one of Y's signature
songs, being performed at most of his concerts. It has been covered by Arctic
Monkeys, PJ Harvey, Iggy Pop and Jarvis Cocker, among others.
The title comes from Milton's “Paradise Lost”, in which it refers to the vengeful
____ of God.
Probably the most popular usage of this song was in the TV Show Z where it was
used as the title track.
X,Y,Z?

Red Right Hand; Nick Cave; Peaky Blinders

Q5 - Indie album
For the past four years, Edward Steed’s cartoons have littered The New Yorker
with succinct, oblique humor, and with characters and situations that lay bare life’s
many follies.
He describes how he created this intricate and highly detailed album cover - “I
sketched lots of small scenes—sort of satirical in tone but not literally referring to
the lyrics—and then arranged them on a landscape. I suppose the unifying theme
is the absurdity of human life on earth”
The cover is also some sort of a tribute to Bosch’s works especially “Garden of
Earthly Delights”
Which album?

Father John Misty’s Pure Comedy

Q6
ID the song and the band. Try to guess the name of the song from a still from its’
music video (next slide).
The band is an alternative/experimental rock duo. They composed the theme song
of “Malcolm in the Middle” for which they won 2 Grammys.

Nonagon by They Might be Giants

Q7
The link is to the song “Aisa Zakhm diya” from “Akele Hum Akele Tum”, composed
by Anu Malik.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ING97SLfVqg
Anu Malik, as is usual for him, lifted the opening sequence - this time from a 1970
song.
Just name the band which composed the original song (though there’s a bonus if
you get the song too). The band started off as a psychedelic, classic progressive
rock band but shifted to metal eventually - one of the earliest metal bands.
The band’s most famous hit though, was a classic rock song

Q8
“Embryonic Journey” is the only acoustic instrumental track from Jefferson
Airplane’s 1967 “Surrealistic Pillow”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1aft5wX6o
You might have heard this track in a pop culture context sometime around the mid
2000s.
The pop culture context is not very patrician - in fact, quite the contrary

Q9
Although this 1981 song has been assumed to be about cannabis use, the artist X
has stated that the song was inspired by his successful re-emergence as a solo
artist after being fired from the band Y and subsequently believing his career was
over.
ID X,Y, the song

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Flying High Again

Q10
“I was really impressed by the way X talks, makes his speeches, and behaves. He is a
really interesting guy. His popularity, temperament and attitude has already won him
millions of fans This guy has something in him which puts him on top of the charts. So
one day a friend of mine just told me why don’t you make a song on X since everyone
seems to be talking about him,” he says. “Honestly I never expected it to become this
popular. I never did it to gain popularity either. It’s just that he is so popular and that I
thought of doing the song about him,” he continues.
Who is talking about his late 2016 ‘masterpiece’? Who is X?

X - Trump; ‘Trump ka Mania’ by Baba Sehgal
It’s only fitting to end a music quiz with a Baba Sehgal question

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