Ultimate Emerson Lake & Palmer Trivia Quiz

Answer 13 Questions

Emerson Lake & Palmer Trivia Quiz

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Question 1

What Emerson, Lake & Palmer album cover features a merry go round?

A	Black Moon
B	Trilogy
C	Love Beach
D	Brain Salad Surgery

Question 1 Explanation:

Black Moon

Question 2

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

A	1967
B	1968
C	1969
D	1971
E	1970

Question 2 Explanation:

1969

Question 3

What rock guitarist considered joining Emerson Lake and Palmer in the early stages?

A	Jimmy Page
B	Eric Clapton
C	Jimi Hendrix
D	Stevie Ray Vaughan

Question 3 Explanation:

Jimi Hendrix

Question 4

Which song was written by Greg Lake at the age of 12 and one of the band's best sellers?

A	Tarkus
B	Lucky man
C	From the beginning
D	Take a pebble

Question 4 Explanation:

Lucky man

Question 5

What ELP instrumental, found on the album, "Brain Salad Surgery," is based on the Fourth Movement of Alberto Ginastera's 1st Piano Concerto?

A	Toccata
B	Malambo
C	Milonga
D	Danzas argentinas

Question 5 Explanation:

Toccata

Question 6

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?

A	750 kg
B	300 kg
C	2, 5 tons
D	1, 5 tons

Question 6 Explanation:

2, 5 tons

Question 7

What was the first live album released by Emerson, Lake & Palmer?

A	Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends
B	Live at the Royal Albert Hall
C	Pictures at an Exhibition
D	In Concert

Question 7 Explanation:

Pictures at an Exhibition

Question 8

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?

A	Bird
B	Lion
C	Armadillo
D	Dinasoour
E	Platypus

Question 8 Explanation:

Armadillo

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?

A	To make pieces of sometimes more than half an hour
B	To be pretentious
C	To play too hard
D	To make sounds that are too weird

Question 9 Explanation:

To be pretentious

Question 10

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?