The Quiz Of Your Dreams

  1. What is Frank Zappa's connection to the album Drums A Go-Go by The Hollywood Persuaders?
    Zappa produced the album.
    The album is Paul Buff from Pal Studios overdubbing himself.
    It features Chester Thompson on drums.
  2. What jazz musician released an album of Frank Zappa's music in 1970 entitled King Kong?
    Jean-Luc Ponty.
    Larry Corryell.
    George Duke.
  3. What former Zappa alumni released a 1986 album of original compositions entitled The Great Nostalgia?
    Adrian Belew.
    Steve Vai.
    Bob Harris.
  4. Frank Zappa played guitar on a song called Out To Get You in 1976. He also produced the album. What's the name of the group?
    Alice Cooper.
    Grand Funk Railroad.
    Lakshminarayana Shankar.
  5. What legendary big band recorded Frank Zappa's composition America Drinks and Goes Home in 1974?
    Woody Herman, The Thundering Herd.
    Count Basie's Orchestra.
    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass.
  6. Which of the following is NOT known as a Frank Zappa influence?
    Johnny Guitar Watson
    Guitar Slim.
    Memphis Slim.
  7. What exclamatory phrase did Frank Zappa and Howlin' Wolf have in common?
    Great Googley Moogley!
    Reety-Alrighty!
    Hoy Hoy Hoy!
  8. What Frank Zappa composition was covered by the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band on their first album in the mid 1960's?
    Any Way The Wind Blows.
    Help, I'm A Rock!
    Hungry Freaks, Daddy.
  9. What Indian violinist did Frank Zappa produce an album for on Zappa records, released in 1979?
    R. Shankar.
    D. Shankar.
    L. Shankar.
  10. Frank Zappa contributed lyrics to a number of songs on the aforementioned album. Which piece on the album did he actually co-write?
    No More Mr. Nice Girl.
    Dead Girls Of London.
    Knee-Deep in Heaters.
  11. Who knocked FZ off stage in London at the Rainbow Theatre in 1971?
    S. Clay Wilson.
    William P. Reese.
    Trevor Charles Howell.
  12. What crazy English bandleader kept the Jimmy Carl Black company during his post Mothers career?
    Arthur Smith.
    Arthur Barrow.
    Arthur Brown.
  13. What cartoon series featured music composed by FZ?
    The Simpsons.
    Duckman.
    Fritz The Cat.
  14. The sink on the original cover of Waka Jawaka came from an idea by which band member?
    Tony Duran.
    Sal Marquez.
    Aynsley Dunbar.
  15. Name the person peering from the empty concrete tank on the cover of Hot Rats?
    Pamela Zarubica.
    Christine Frka.
    Sandy Durvitz.
  16. Name the sci-fi musical FZ wrote at the same time as Greggary Peccary?
    The World's Greatest Sinner.
    Cpt. Beefheart vs the Grunt People.
    Hunchentoot.
  17. How many concerts did the full Grand Wazoo play?
    Seven concerts.
    Eleven concerts.
    Nine concerts.
  18. Name the venue where 200 motels was premiered?
    9 May 1970, Fillmore East, NYC.
    7 March 1970, Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, Ca.
    15 May 1970, UCLA, LA, Ca.
  19. Who was Francesco Zappa?
    Frank Zappa's paternal grandfather.
    an 18th century composer of chamber music.
    A Mexican freedom fighter.
  20. What was FZ's first recording studio?
    Studio Z.
    Discreet Recordings.
    Del-Fi Studio's.
  21. What group did FZ play in with Capt. Beefheart prior to him forming the Magic Band?
    The Ramblers.
    The Blackouts.
    The Soots.
  22. What was the name of the first science- fiction film FZ scripted in 1962?
    Cpt. Beefheart vs the Grunt People.
    Hunchentoot.
    Run Home Slow.
  23. FZ got locked up in prison in Tank C San Ber'dino prison. For how long and why?
    Found guilty of smoking marihuana, 5 days.
    Found guilty of conspiracy to commit pornography, 10 days.
    Found guilty of disturbance to the neighbourhood (loud music...), 7 days.
  24. Where was Gail Z formerly employed before she met FZ?
    Waitres in the Haight-Ashbury area.
    Stage help at the Fillmore East.
    Secretary at the Whiskey-A-Gogo.
  25. Who is Barry, mentioned in the first lines of Lumpy Gravy?
    Club owner, friends with Herb Cohen.
    Owner of the Garrick Theatre.
    Roadie for the MOI during the Garrick-shows, who prepared the giraf with whipped-cream.
  26. YCDTOSA 3 holds a short reference to a song called Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes. Which track?
    Bamboozled By Love.
    Advance Romance.
    Ride My Face To Chicago.
  27. Which FZ band members appear on an album cover that they do not musically contribute to?
    Roy Estrada and Ruth Underwood on Zoot Allures.
    Patrick O'Hearn and Eddie Jobson on Zoot Allures.
    Ray White and Eddie Jobson on Zappa in New York.
  28. Where did FZ manage to get hold of the Varese Ionization LP?
    A record store in La Mesa, Ca.
    His schoolteacher Don Cerveris lent it to him.
    He got it from Don Van Vliet.
  29. Name the scrapped FZ opera planned for Milan in 1992.
    Dario Fo.
    Dies Irae.
    Dio Fa.
  30. Name the original Suzy Creamcheese?
    Jeannie Vassoiron.
    Sandy Durvitz.
    Pamela Zarubica.
  31. What is the name of FZ's horse in Montana?
    Pygmee Twylite.
    Hiho Silver.
    Mighty Little.
  32. What famous pedal-steel guitar player is showcased on the Waka Jawaka album?
    Ry Cooder.
    Pete Klienow.
    Denny Walley.
  33. What does Captain Beefheart suggest regarding his hat in the unfinished Grand Wazoo Opera project?
    Fuck you if you don't like my hat!
    It's where I hide the sacred scrolls from the Lodge.
    It is fast and bulbous!
  34. What was the title of the piece that FZ wrote and performed for his first television appearance and what musical genre did it represent?
    Grunion Run, Musique Concrete.
    Concerto For Low Budget Orchestra, Diatonality.
    Bicycle Concerto for Two, Cyclophony.
  35. Who was the real Uncle Meat?
    Sandy Hurvitz.
    Pamela Zarubica.
    Ezzra Mohawk.
  36. What song in the FZ recorded canon has back-up vocals by Gail Zappa?
    A Little Green Rosetta, Joe's Garage.
    The Torture Never Stops, Zoot Allures.
    Lemme Take You To The Beach, Studio Tan.
  37. From whom did FZ get the phrase Wowie Zowie?
    Moon Zappa.
    Christine Frka.
    Pamela Zarubica.
  38. On June 16, 1999, Jon Naurin revealed to the on-line community that a previously unknown Zappa composition called Pre-C Instruments had been discovered. For what purpose was this composition used?
    A composition Frank used to audition drummers.
    It was used to soundcheck the equipment before concerts.
    Intended for private entertainment, it featured lots of samples of FZ's family.
  39. What was the name of the song that Mike Keneally described during the 1988 tour as a song that the band rehearsed a trillion times, getting into the energy the neighborhood supplied, then played it ONCE during the tour?
    Murder By Numbers.
    G-Spot Tornado.
    Jezebel Boy.
  40. Why did Zappa's latest tour in 88 end prematurely?
    Zappa fell seriously ill.
    The group wanted bassplayer Scott Thunes to be fired.
    Drug problems had arised within the group.
  41. As a child FZ used a ruined gas mask as a space helmet. What was his space ship?
    A refrigerator carton.
    A coal bin.
    An abandoned Model A Ford.
  42. Why was Frank fired from his first band, the Ramblers?
    He rode the cymbals too much.
    He made a pass at Stuart Cogden's little sister.
    He couldn't keep time on the kick drum.
  43. Who was the HighSchool Band Director that encouraged FZ's musical abilities?
    Mr. Ballard.
    Mr. Cerveris.
    Mr. Pistov.
  44. An early Zappa production, The Big Surfer by Brian Lord & the Midnighters, was leased to Capitol Records but never released. Why?
    It parodied President Kennedy.
    Capitol artists the Beach Boys threatened a lawsuit.
    It contained a joke about Medgar Evers.
  45. Who were Calvin's two hitchikers?
    Tony Duran and Sal Marquez, inseberable during the Wazoo sessions.
    MOI roadies Kansas J. Kansus and Dick Barber.
    An uninvited hippy couple; they would not leave the car.
  46. According to a member of his family, what was Frank's favourite four-letter word?
    FUCK.
    WORK.
    UMRK.
  47. Who claims the song 'Andy' is written about them?
    Andy Devine.
    Nigey Lennon.
    Napoleon Murphy Brock.
  48. Which Canadian dance company performed with Frank Zappa?
    The Molson Canadians.
    Lalala Human Steps.
    E=Mc Square Dance Co.
  49. What was the first record Frank Zappa ever made?
    Dear Jeepers b/w Letters from Jeepers.
    Tijuana Surf b/w Grunion Run.
    Breaktime b/w Sixteen Tons.
  50. What song, prominent in the '88 tour repertoire, made its debut during the 'Roxy&Elsewhere' tour?
    Dickie's Such An Asshole.
    Lonesome Cabin Boy.
    Chalk Pie.
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