Buffalo Springfield Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. Buffalo Springfield was formed in which year?
A. 1965
B. 1966
C. 1967
D. 1968
Answer: B. 1966
Q2. In which city did the original members of Buffalo Springfield first meet and form the band?
A. New York City
B. Toronto
C. Los Angeles
D. San Francisco
Answer: C. Los Angeles
Q3. Which famous protest song, considered one of the first major Vietnam War protest songs, was written and sung by Stephen Stills?
A. Mr. Soul
B. For What It’s Worth
C. Rock and Roll Woman
D. Bluebird
Answer: B. For What It’s Worth
Q4. Who wrote and sang the iconic song “For What It’s Worth”?
A. Neil Young
B. Richie Furay
C. Stephen Stills
D. Dewey Martin
Answer: C. Stephen Stills
Q5. What real-life event directly inspired the lyrics of “For What It’s Worth”?
A. The Kent State shootings
B. The Sunset Strip curfew riots
C. The March on the Pentagon
D. The Chicago Democratic Convention riots
Answer: B. The Sunset Strip curfew riots
Q6. Which two future superstar solo artists and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young members were in Buffalo Springfield at the same time?
A. David Crosby and Graham Nash
B. Richie Furay and Jim Messina
C. Stephen Stills and Neil Young
D. Neil Young and Dewey Martin
Answer: C. Stephen Stills and Neil Young
Q7. Buffalo Springfield’s debut album is self-titled. In what year was it released?
A. 1966
B. 1967
C. 1968
D. 1969
Answer: A. December 1966
Q8. Which member of Buffalo Springfield later formed the country-rock band Poco?
A. Neil Young
B. Richie Furay
C. Jim Messina
D. Both B and C
Answer: D. Both B and C
Q9. What was the title of Buffalo Springfield’s second album, released in 1967?
A. Buffalo Springfield Again
B. Last Time Around
C. Stampede
D. Retrospective
Answer: A. Buffalo Springfield Again
Q10. Their third and final studio album, released posthumously in 1968, was called:
A. Buffalo Springfield Again
B. Last Time Around
C. On the Way Home
D. The Best of Buffalo Springfield
Answer: B. Last Time Around
Q11. Which Neil Young composition from Buffalo Springfield Again is often regarded as one of his early masterpieces?
A. Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing
B. Broken Arrow
C. Expecting to Fly
D. Both B and C
Answer: D. Both B and C
Q12. Who produced most of Buffalo Springfield Again and gave the band orchestral arrangements on several tracks?
A. Brian Wilson
B. Jack Nitzsche
C. Ahmet Ertegün
D. Charles Greene
Answer: B. Jack Nitzsche
Q13. Which song, written by Neil Young, was Buffalo Springfield’s only other U.S. Top 40 hit besides “For What It’s Worth”?
A. Mr. Soul
B. Bluebird
C. Rock and Roll Woman
D. On the Way Home
Answer: A. Mr. Soul
Q14. Bassist Bruce Palmer was deported back to Canada during the band’s career because of:
A. Drug possession charges
B. Visa/work permit issues related to marijuana arrests
C. Refusal to participate in the draft
D. Failure to pay taxes
Answer: B. Visa/work permit issues related to marijuana arrests
Q15. Who temporarily replaced Bruce Palmer on bass for part of 1967?
A. Jim Fielder
B. Ken Forssi
C. Dewey Martin
D. Jim Messina
Answer: A. Jim Fielder
Q16. Which future member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young played guitar on the recording of “For What It’s Worth” even though he was not officially in the band yet?
A. Graham Nash
B. Neil Young
C. Nobody
D. Jerry Garcia
Answer: B. Neil Young
Q17. “Expecting to Fly” features almost no other band members except Neil Young and producer:
A. Jack Nitzsche
B. Ahmet Ertegün
C. Brian Wilson
D. Phil Spector
Answer: A. Jack Nitzsche
Q18. The song “Bluebird” is notable for its extended guitar interplay between which two members?
A. Neil Young and Richie Furay
B. Stephen Stills and Neil Young
C. Stephen Stills and Dewey Martin
D. Richie Furay and Bruce Palmer
Answer: B. Stephen Stills and Neil Young
Q19. Buffalo Springfield officially broke up in:
A. 1966
B. 1967
C. 1968
D. 1970
Answer: C. 1968
Q20. Which Buffalo Springfield song contains the famous lyric “There’s something happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear”?
A. Mr. Soul
B. For What It’s Worth
C. Broken Arrow
D. Rock and Roll Woman
Answer: B. For What It’s Worth
Q21. Richie Furay sang lead on which classic Buffalo Springfield track?
A. Kind Woman
B. A Child’s Claim to Fame
C. On the Way Home
D. All of the above
Answer: D. All of the above
Q22. Drummer Dewey Martin previously played with which famous country-rock pioneers before Buffalo Springfield?
A. The Dillards
B. The Sir Douglas Quintet
C. The Flying Burrito Brothers
D. He had no notable prior band
Answer: B. The Sir Douglas Quintet
Q23. In 2010–2011, the surviving original members reunited for a short tour. How many shows did they play?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 30
D. They never reunited for live shows
Answer: A. 6
Q24. Which song from Last Time Around was written and sung by Richie Furay and is considered a country-rock classic?
A. On the Way Home
B. Kind Woman
C. Special Care
D. Uno Mundo
Answer: B. Kind Woman
Q25. The compilation album Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield was released in:
A. 1969
B. 1973
C. 1980
D. 1990
Answer: A. 1969