MUSIC QUIZ 40 CLASSIC ROCK CHARACTERS
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:41 pm A QUIZ ABOUT CHARACTERS THAT APPEAR IN CLASSIC ROCK SONGS
1. What character played by Ringo Starr appears on the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" by the Beatles? BILLY SHEARS
2. This character invented by The Who and having the same name as their famous rock opera, was deaf, dumb, and blind. Can you name him? TOMMY
3. This character, invented by David Bowie, "jammed good with Weird and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars". ZIGGY STARDUST
4. What character invented by Frank Zappa was an Eskimo warned by his mother not to "eat that yellow snow"? NANOOK
5. What Bob Dylan character was hanged for the murder of Big Jim at the end of the song "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts"? ROSEMARY
6. This character, invented by the Eagles on the title track of "Hotel California", told the narrator, "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave". THE NIGHT MAN
7. What character invented by Little Richard was the subject of Uncle John's desires (much to the chagrine of the narrator who threatened to tell Aunt Mary)? LONG TALL SALLY
8. In a song of apology for his recently estranged girlfriend, Jimi Hendrix tells us how the wind cries the name of what person? MARY
9. Who was the first witness to appear for the prosecution in Pink Floyd's song "The Trial" from "The Wall" album? THE OLD SCHOOL MASTER
10. What character, brought to life by The Band, is the narrator of the song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"? VIRGIL CAINE
11. This Beatles character "died in the church and was buried along with her name." Can you name the old spinster and title character of the song? ELEANOR RIGBY
12. What character invented by Donovan is "just mad about Saffron". MELLOW YELLOW
13. What character sung about by Simon and Garfunkel and featured in the movie "The Graduate" was told that "Jesus loves you more than you will know"? MRS. ROBINSON
14. This female character invented by the Allman Brothers Band haunts the dreams of a gypsy who can never be with her. What is this "sweet" girl's name? MELISSA
15. This literary character of antiquity is the subject of a song by Cream which features the lyrics "How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing, for the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white laced lips." Who is he? ULYSSES
16. What arachnid character immortilized by The Who came "to a sticky end"? BORIS THE SPIDER
17. What Rolling Stones character says "Pleased to meet you; hope you guess my name"? THE DEVIL
18. According to Don McLean's classic "American Pie", who stole the king's "thorny crown"? THE JESTER
19. What character, brought to life by the Grateful Dead, found himself in prison after a case of them old "jelly-roll blues"? DUPREE
20. In the song "Cocaine Blues" immortalized by Johnny Cash, what is the name of the man who shot his woman down with a .44? WILLY LEE
21. What character from Bob Dylan's "Black Diamond Bay" killed himself right before "the volcano erupted" causing the death of the rest of the island's inhabitants? THE GREEK
22. What Beatles character was "so good looking" even though "she looked like a man"? POLYTHENE PAM
23. What Talking Heads character can't sleep because his "bed's on fire"? PSYCHO KILLER
24. The bartender in Billy Joel's "Piano Man" believes he could be an actor if he just had a chance. What is his name? JOHN
25. The narrator of this Rolling Stones song says "you're beautiful, but ain't it time we said good-bye?" What is the name of the title character? ANGIE
26. According to the Doobie Brothers, this religious figure is "just alright". What is the religious figure's name? JESUS
27. What character from the Who's "Tommy" sexually molests the young title character? UNCLE ERNIE
28. Who arrests Arlo Guthrie in "Alice's Restaurant Masacree"? OFFICER OBIE
29. Who does Blue Oyster Cult tell us not to fear? THE REAPER
30. In the AC/DC song, this woman is described as "Forty-two thirty-nine fifty-six". Quite a woman! What is her name? ROSIE
1. What character played by Ringo Starr appears on the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" by the Beatles? BILLY SHEARS
2. This character invented by The Who and having the same name as their famous rock opera, was deaf, dumb, and blind. Can you name him? TOMMY
3. This character, invented by David Bowie, "jammed good with Weird and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars". ZIGGY STARDUST
4. What character invented by Frank Zappa was an Eskimo warned by his mother not to "eat that yellow snow"? NANOOK
5. What Bob Dylan character was hanged for the murder of Big Jim at the end of the song "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts"? ROSEMARY
6. This character, invented by the Eagles on the title track of "Hotel California", told the narrator, "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave". THE NIGHT MAN
7. What character invented by Little Richard was the subject of Uncle John's desires (much to the chagrine of the narrator who threatened to tell Aunt Mary)? LONG TALL SALLY
8. In a song of apology for his recently estranged girlfriend, Jimi Hendrix tells us how the wind cries the name of what person? MARY
9. Who was the first witness to appear for the prosecution in Pink Floyd's song "The Trial" from "The Wall" album? THE OLD SCHOOL MASTER
10. What character, brought to life by The Band, is the narrator of the song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"? VIRGIL CAINE
11. This Beatles character "died in the church and was buried along with her name." Can you name the old spinster and title character of the song? ELEANOR RIGBY
12. What character invented by Donovan is "just mad about Saffron". MELLOW YELLOW
13. What character sung about by Simon and Garfunkel and featured in the movie "The Graduate" was told that "Jesus loves you more than you will know"? MRS. ROBINSON
14. This female character invented by the Allman Brothers Band haunts the dreams of a gypsy who can never be with her. What is this "sweet" girl's name? MELISSA
15. This literary character of antiquity is the subject of a song by Cream which features the lyrics "How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing, for the sparkling waves are calling you to kiss their white laced lips." Who is he? ULYSSES
16. What arachnid character immortilized by The Who came "to a sticky end"? BORIS THE SPIDER
17. What Rolling Stones character says "Pleased to meet you; hope you guess my name"? THE DEVIL
18. According to Don McLean's classic "American Pie", who stole the king's "thorny crown"? THE JESTER
19. What character, brought to life by the Grateful Dead, found himself in prison after a case of them old "jelly-roll blues"? DUPREE
20. In the song "Cocaine Blues" immortalized by Johnny Cash, what is the name of the man who shot his woman down with a .44? WILLY LEE
21. What character from Bob Dylan's "Black Diamond Bay" killed himself right before "the volcano erupted" causing the death of the rest of the island's inhabitants? THE GREEK
22. What Beatles character was "so good looking" even though "she looked like a man"? POLYTHENE PAM
23. What Talking Heads character can't sleep because his "bed's on fire"? PSYCHO KILLER
24. The bartender in Billy Joel's "Piano Man" believes he could be an actor if he just had a chance. What is his name? JOHN
25. The narrator of this Rolling Stones song says "you're beautiful, but ain't it time we said good-bye?" What is the name of the title character? ANGIE
26. According to the Doobie Brothers, this religious figure is "just alright". What is the religious figure's name? JESUS
27. What character from the Who's "Tommy" sexually molests the young title character? UNCLE ERNIE
28. Who arrests Arlo Guthrie in "Alice's Restaurant Masacree"? OFFICER OBIE
29. Who does Blue Oyster Cult tell us not to fear? THE REAPER
30. In the AC/DC song, this woman is described as "Forty-two thirty-nine fifty-six". Quite a woman! What is her name? ROSIE