Answer 13 Questions
Emerson Lake & Palmer Trivia Quiz
Emerson Lake & Palmer Trivia Quiz
Question 1 |
In which year did Greg Lake and Keith Emerson meet at a festival where they made an ox and had the idea of forming a band?
1967
1969 | |
1967 | |
1971 | |
1968 | |
1970 |
Question 1 Explanation:
1969
Question 2 |
Some concerts had to be canceled because the stage could not support the weight of their instruments (like Keith Emerson's Moog modular). How much did Carl Palmer's battery weigh?
300 kg | |
750 kg | |
1, 5 tons | |
2, 5 tons |
Question 2 Explanation:
2, 5 tons
Question 3 |
On stage they offer a spectacular musicality and exhibit a theatricality sometimes very violent. The critics began to fall, what was their main criticism?
To play too hard | |
To be pretentious | |
To make sounds that are too weird | |
To make pieces of sometimes more than half an hour |
Question 3 Explanation:
To be pretentious
Question 4 |
The term "Supergroup" refers to a group of musicians who are already known to other groups. Greg Lake out of King Crimson, Carl Palmer from Atomic Rooster, and Keith Emerson?
The Nice | |
13th floor elevator | |
Family | |
Spooky tooth |
Question 4 Explanation:
The Nice
Question 5 |
What was the first live album released by Emerson, Lake & Palmer?
In Concert | |
Live at the Royal Albert Hall | |
Pictures at an Exhibition | |
Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends |
Question 5 Explanation:
Pictures at an Exhibition
Question 6 |
What rock guitarist considered joining Emerson Lake and Palmer in the early stages?
Stevie Ray Vaughan | |
Jimmy Page | |
Eric Clapton | |
Jimi Hendrix |
Question 6 Explanation:
Jimi Hendrix
Question 7 |
The Tarkus is depicted as a half animal and half mechanical creature on the front of the album, "Tarkus." What type of animal is it?
Lion | |
Armadillo | |
Platypus | |
Dinasoour | |
Bird |
Question 7 Explanation:
Armadillo
Question 8 |
What Emerson Lake & Palmer member was the composer of the television series "Iron Man"?
Carl Palmer | |
Cozy Powell | |
Greg Lake | |
Keith Emerson |
Question 8 Explanation:
Keith Emerson
Question 9 |
Which song was written by Greg Lake at the age of 12 and one of the band's best sellers?
From the beginning | |
Lucky man | |
Take a pebble | |
Tarkus |
Question 9 Explanation:
Lucky man
Question 10 |
ELP frequently opened their shows with the theme to which TV series?
The Fugitive | |
Ironside | |
Perry Mason | |
Peter Gunn |
Question 10 Explanation:
Peter Gunn
Question 11 |
What ELP instrumental, found on the album, "Brain Salad Surgery," is based on the Fourth Movement of Alberto Ginastera's 1st Piano Concerto?
Danzas argentinas | |
Toccata | |
Milonga | |
Malambo |
Question 11 Explanation:
Toccata
Question 12 |
Which Russian composer's "Pictures at an Exhibition" inspired one of ELP's most popular concept albums?
Alexander Borodin | |
Dmitri Shostakovich | |
Sergei Rachmaninoff | |
Modest Mussorgsky |
Question 12 Explanation:
Modest Mussorgsky
Question 13 |
What Emerson, Lake & Palmer album cover features a merry go round?
Brain Salad Surgery | |
Trilogy | |
Love Beach | |
Black Moon |
Question 13 Explanation:
Black Moon
There are 13 questions to complete.