How Well You Know Neil Young Quiz-1

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How Well You Know Neil Young Quiz-1

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Question 1

In the mid to late ‘60s, Neil Young was in a Toronto band called the Mynah Byrds. Young played guitar, and this R&B legend actually sang in it.?

A	Little Richard
B	Stevie Wonder
C	Lionel Richie
D	Rick James

Question 1 Explanation:

Rick James was the singer in the Mynah Byrds when Neil Young was in the band. Seriously, that Rick James! They even shared an apartment in Toronto. Neil Young has said, "We did some wild things. It's all very hazy to me now. I'm glad I made it through that stage. It got a little dicey. There were some drugs going on. I remember singing one song for about a day and a half." We can’t picture it either.

Question 2

This 1969 song was Neil Young’s first official single as a solo artist. Name that tune?

A	Cinnamon Girl
B	Oh Lonesome Me
C	The Loner
D	Down By The River

Question 2 Explanation:

If you guessed “The Loner,” you’re right and your Neil Young knowledge dates back to the start my friend. This song was Young’s first solo single, and he released it back in February of 1969. Young wrote the song while he neared the end of his time in his former band Buffalo Springfield.

Question 3

After years of hard rocking, Neil Young developed this physical ailment in the 80’s.

A	Tinnitus
B	Arthritis
C	Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
D	Tendonitis

Question 3 Explanation:

After a few decades of playing loud, electric rock and roll, Young developed tinnitus, a hearing disorder that causes a ringing in the ears. Many speculate that developing tinnitus was the reason for Young’s musical shift into softer, acoustic music in the ‘90s.

Question 4

Neil Young has directed and co-directed several films, but he does so under an alter-ego. What is that name?

A	Bernard Shakey
B	Tim Stills
C	Jim Fillmore
D	Nash Crosby

Question 4 Explanation:

In the film world, Young is known as Bernard Shakey. He has directed and co-directed several films like ‘Journey Through the Past’ (1973), ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ (1979), ‘Human Highway’ (1982), ‘Greendale’ (2003), and ‘CSNY/Déjà Vu’ (2008).

Question 5

Neil Young has always refused to sell out his music for any commercial endorsements. He wrote this song about it back in 1988.

A	"Ten Men Workin'"
B	"This Note's for You"
C	"Coupe De Ville"
D	"Life in the City"

Question 5 Explanation:

Neil Young has a strong stance on selling his music for product placement and endorsements. He will never do it. He has said no to every offer he ever received. He even wrote a song about his stance called “This Note’s For You.” The video takes shots at Michael Jackson and Whitney Huston for selling out to Pepsi and Coke.

Question 6

Neil Young is a man of nature. Whether it’s because of an excess of ‘nighttime activities’ or just a passion for the universe around him, he has made THIS a central muse in dozens of his songs.

A	The Moon
B	The Ocean
C	The Sun
D	Marijuana

Question 6 Explanation:

The answer is the moon. He loves it. Young sings about his lunar pal in 30 of his songs and has said, “Before there was organized religion, there was the moon. The Indians knew about the moon. Pagans followed the moon. I've followed it for as long as I can remember, and that's just my religion.” Hmm. Take from that what you will.

Question 7

Neil Young has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this many times, based on his solo work and various collaboration acts

A	1
B	2
C	3
D	0

Question 7 Explanation:

The answer is twice. Young has been inducted once as a solo artist and once as a member of Buffalo Springfield. He has never been inducted as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. There’s a good chance it will happen down the line though.

Question 8

Despite his epically long career, Neil Young has only ever managed to have this one song song reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, as well as in Canada. Name that tune.

A	Harvest Moon
B	Heart Of Gold
C	Rockin’ In The Free World
D	Cinnamon Girl

Question 8 Explanation:

1971’s “Heart of Gold” was Neil Young’s most popular song, and his only to ever achieve #1 status in the US and Canada. As shocking as that sounds, Young has never even had a #1 single in the UK. He loved “Heart of Gold” so much that he actually reused the main riff from it in a song with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young called “Slowpoke.”

Question 9

Despite now being 69 years old, Neil Young is still passionate about this childhood collection

A	Stamps
B	Baseball Cards
C	Model Trains
D	Pogs

Question 9 Explanation:

Believe it or not, Neil Young is an avid model train collector. He loves model trains so much that he once saved Lionel Trains LLC, the world’s most famous model train company, from filing for bankruptcy. Young is now an owner in the company and they are thriving once again.

Question 10

Instead of a van, Neil Young owned this kind of vehicle in his late teen years to drive his old band The Squires around to their gigs.

A	Ice Cream Truck
B	Hearse
C	Limo
D	Knife Sharpening Truck

Question 10 Explanation:

Neil Young once actually owned a hearse. He named it Mortimer. Young would load his band and their gear in Mortimer and drive it to all of their gigs. Creepy, man!

Question 11

This band wrote a song to lash back at Neil Young criticizing the American South for its racist ways in his tunes “Southern Man” and “Alabama.”

A	Journey
B	Lynyrd Skynyrd
C	The Allman Brothers
D	The Doobie Brothers

Question 11 Explanation:

The band was Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the song was their most popular hit “Sweet Home Alabama.” The catchy tune's about how great the South actually is and features the line, "I hope Neil Young will remember, a Southern man don't need him around anyhow." It turns out that Young loved the tune and was honoured to be mentioned in it.

Question 12

This band wrote a song to lash back at Neil Young criticizing the American South for its racist ways in his tunes “Southern Man” and “Alabama.”

A	Journey
B	Lynyrd Skynyrd
C	The Allman Brothers
D	The Doobie Brothers

Question 12 Explanation:

Question 13

Neil Young has gone on the record as saying he will never play with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young again because of tension with this member.

A	David Crosby
B	Stephen Stills
C	Graham Nash
D	None of them. He loves those guys, man!

Question 13 Explanation:

Although he doesn’t openly discuss details, Young and David Crosby do not get along and it is the reason he will never play with the band again. Young told Howard Stern, "I wish [Crosby] the best with his life. There's love there. There's just nothing else there. [A reunion] will never happen. Never happen, no, not in a million years.”

Question 14

Neil Young says his favourite Neil Young album is

A	Trans
B	Everybody's Rockin'
C	Tonight's The Night
D	He doesn't listen to his own music

Question 14 Explanation:

Neil Young has said that his favourite album that he ever made was Trans from 1982. His second favourite is Tonight's The Night from from 1975, and third is Everybody's Rockin' from 1983.

There are 14 questions to complete.