Answer 13 Questions
Emerson Lake & Palmer Trivia Quiz
Emerson Lake & Palmer Trivia Quiz
Question 1 |
What was the first live album released by Emerson, Lake & Palmer?
Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends | |
Live at the Royal Albert Hall | |
Pictures at an Exhibition | |
In Concert |
Question 1 Explanation:
Pictures at an Exhibition
Question 2 |
What rock guitarist considered joining Emerson Lake and Palmer in the early stages?
Stevie Ray Vaughan | |
Eric Clapton | |
Jimmy Page | |
Jimi Hendrix |
Question 2 Explanation:
Jimi Hendrix
Question 3 |
Which song was written by Greg Lake at the age of 12 and one of the band's best sellers?
Tarkus | |
From the beginning | |
Take a pebble | |
Lucky man |
Question 3 Explanation:
Lucky man
Question 4 |
ELP frequently opened their shows with the theme to which TV series?
Peter Gunn | |
The Fugitive | |
Ironside | |
Perry Mason |
Question 4 Explanation:
Peter Gunn
Question 5 |
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?
2, 5 tons | |
750 kg | |
1, 5 tons | |
300 kg |
Question 5 Explanation:
2, 5 tons
Question 6 |
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 | |
Milonga | |
Toccata | |
Malambo |
Question 6 Explanation:
Toccata
Question 7 |
What Emerson Lake & Palmer member was the composer of the television series "Iron Man"?
Keith Emerson | |
Carl Palmer | |
Greg Lake | |
Cozy Powell |
Question 7 Explanation:
Keith Emerson
Question 8 |
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 | |
Spooky tooth | |
13th floor elevator | |
Family |
Question 8 Explanation:
The Nice
Question 9 |
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 make sounds that are too weird | |
To make pieces of sometimes more than half an hour | |
To be pretentious | |
To play too hard |
Question 9 Explanation:
To be pretentious
Question 10 |
Which Russian composer's "Pictures at an Exhibition" inspired one of ELP's most popular concept albums?
Alexander Borodin | |
Dmitri Shostakovich | |
Modest Mussorgsky | |
Sergei Rachmaninoff |
Question 10 Explanation:
Modest Mussorgsky
Question 11 |
What Emerson, Lake & Palmer album cover features a merry go round?
Black Moon | |
Love Beach | |
Trilogy | |
Brain Salad Surgery |
Question 11 Explanation:
Black Moon
Question 12 |
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
1971 | |
1969 | |
1968 | |
1970 | |
1967 |
Question 12 Explanation:
1969
Question 13 |
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?
Platypus | |
Armadillo | |
Lion | |
Dinasoour | |
Bird |
Question 13 Explanation:
Armadillo
There are 13 questions to complete.
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