Test Your Dream Theater Knowledge Quiz
Question 1 |
What was Dream Theater's original band name?
Majesty | |
Illusion | |
Vision | |
Harmony | |
Spectrum |
Question 1 Explanation:
Dream Theater was originally formed under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music.
Question 2 |
Which Dream Theater album reached No. 61 on the Billboard 200 chart?
Awake | |
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | |
Images and Words | |
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | |
A Dramatic Turn of Events |
Question 2 Explanation:
Dream Theater's second album, Images and Words, reached No. 61 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Question 3 |
Who was the band's keyboardist before Jordan Rudess?
Kevin Moore | |
Mike Mangini | |
Derek Sherinian | |
Chris Collins | |
Charlie Dominici |
Question 3 Explanation:
Derek Sherinian was the band's keyboardist before Jordan Rudess joined in 1999.
Question 4 |
Which song from Images and Words achieved unexpected radio airplay and success?
Another Day | |
Pull Me Under | |
Take the Time | |
Learning to Live | |
Surrounded |
Question 4 Explanation:
The song "Pull Me Under" managed to garner a high level of radio airplay without any organized promotion from the band or their label.
Question 5 |
Which band asked Dream Theater to open for them at a gig at the Ritz in New York?
Queensrÿche | |
Iron Maiden | |
Rush | |
Marillion | |
Fates Warning |
Question 5 Explanation:
The band Marillion asked Dream Theater to open for them at a gig at the Ritz in New York.
Question 6 |
Which video covered the years from Kevin Moore's departure to the Falling into Infinity promotional tour?
Images and Words: Live in Tokyo | |
Live at Budokan | |
5 Years in a Livetime | |
Score | |
Chaos in Motion |
Question 6 Explanation:
The video 5 Years in a Livetime covered the years from Kevin Moore's departure to the Falling into Infinity promotional tour.
Question 7 |
Who was the bassist for the Liquid Tension Experiment?
John Myung | |
Tony Levin | |
Jordan Rudess | |
Billy Sheehan | |
Steve Harris |
Question 7 Explanation:
Tony Levin played bass for the Liquid Tension Experiment.
Question 8 |
Which special feature was included in the last date of the North American leg of the Metropolis 2000 world tour?
A guest appearance by Steve Vai | |
A collaboration with a symphony orchestra | |
Actors playing characters in the story | |
A reunion with former band members | |
A cover of Metallica's Master of Puppets |
Question 8 Explanation:
Actors were hired to play characters in the story during the last date of the North American leg of the Metropolis 2000 world tour.
Question 9 |
Which song remains the longest Dream Theater has written to date?
Pull Me Under | |
Another Day | |
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence | |
A Change of Seasons | |
Metropolis Pt. 1 |
Question 9 Explanation:
"Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" remains the longest song Dream Theater has written to date.
Question 10 |
What was the primary musical influence for Dream Theater's seventh album, Train of Thought?
Master of Puppets and Number of the Beast | |
The Wall and A Night at the Opera | |
2112 and Fragile | |
IV and Paranoid | |
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and Gretchen Goes to Nebraska |
Question 10 Explanation:
The primary musical influence for Dream Theater's seventh album, Train of Thought, was Metallica's Master of Puppets and Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast.
There are 10 questions to complete.
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