Ultimate Emerson Lake & Palmer Trivia Quiz

Answer 13 Questions

Emerson Lake & Palmer Trivia Quiz

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Question 1

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	Platypus
B	Armadillo
C	Bird
D	Lion
E	Dinasoour

Question 1 Explanation:

Armadillo

Question 2

Which Russian composer's "Pictures at an Exhibition" inspired one of ELP's most popular concept albums?

A	Sergei Rachmaninoff
B	Modest Mussorgsky
C	Alexander Borodin
D	Dmitri Shostakovich

Question 2 Explanation:

Modest Mussorgsky

Question 3

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

A	Malambo
B	Danzas argentinas
C	Milonga
D	Toccata

Question 3 Explanation:

Toccata

Question 4

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 4 Explanation:

To be pretentious

Question 5

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	1970
B	1971
C	1969
D	1968
E	1967

Question 5 Explanation:

1969

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

Question 6 Explanation:

2, 5 tons

Question 7

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

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

Question 7 Explanation:

Pictures at an Exhibition

Question 8

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

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

Question 8 Explanation:

Lucky man

Question 9

ELP frequently opened their shows with the theme to which TV series?

A	Peter Gunn
B	Ironside
C	The Fugitive
D	Perry Mason

Question 9 Explanation:

Peter Gunn

Question 10

What Emerson Lake & Palmer member was the composer of the television series "Iron Man"?

A	Greg Lake
B	Carl Palmer
C	Cozy Powell
D	Keith Emerson

Question 10 Explanation:

Keith Emerson

Question 11

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?