Test Your Knowledge: The Ultimate Flaming Lips Quiz

Flaming Lips Quiz Questions

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1. In which Oklahoma city did The Flaming Lips form?
(a) Oklahoma
(b) Tulsa
(c) Lawton
(d) Stillwater

2. What is the name of The Flaming Lips’ 1999 breakthrough album featuring the hit “She Don’t Use Jelly”?
(a) Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
(b) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
(c) At War With the Mystics
(d) Embryonic

3. The Flaming Lips are known for their elaborate live shows. What is a signature element often used in their performances?
(a) Confetti cannons
(b) Smoke machines
(c) Light shows
(d) Giant inflatable animals

4. Which artist collaborated with The Flaming Lips on the song “Race for the Prize” from the album At War With the Mystics?
(a) Beck
(b) Yoko Ono
(c) David Bowie
(d) Wayne Coyne

5. What is the title of the Flaming Lips’ song that features a talking, disembodied voice?
(a) Do You Realize??
(b) The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
(c) Waiting for a Superman
(d) Brainville

6. What unique instrument did Wayne Coyne use to create the otherworldly sounds on the album The Soft Bulletin?
(a) Melodica
(b) Theremin
(c) Sitar
(d) Autoharp

7. The Flaming Lips have covered songs by several artists. Which artist’s song did they famously cover for the Christmas on Mars soundtrack?
(a) The Beatles
(b) The Beach Boys
(c) Pink Floyd
(d) David Bowie

8. What is the title of Wayne Coyne’s 1997 solo album, a side project from The Flaming Lips?
(a) A Man Man Side
(b) Four Imaginary Cars
(c) People Found Love
(d) Haw

9. The Flaming Lips have won multiple Grammy Awards. What category did they win their first Grammy for in 2003?
(a) Best Rock Album
(b) Best Alternative Music Album
(c) Best Rock Song
(d) Best Music Video

10. Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne is known for his unusual stage presence. What does he often wear during performances?
(a) A top hat
(b) Face paint
(c) A costume
(d) A lab coat

11. The Flaming Lips recorded a collaborative album with another artist in 2010. With whom did they create the album “The Flaming Lips and Neon Indian”?
(a) MGMT
(b) Animal Collective
(c) Neon Indian
(d) Arcade Fire

12. What is the title of The Flaming Lips’ 2017 album featuring the song “The Story That Ends in Every Movie”?
(a) At War With the Mystics
(b) American Head
(c) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
(d) Embryonic

13. Flaming Lips lyrics often explore themes of life, death, and the universe. Which song features the line “Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die?”
(a) She Don’t Use Jelly
(b) Do You Realize??
(c) Waiting for a Superman
(d) Fight Test

14. The Flaming Lips are known for their artistic music videos. Which video features Wayne Coyne walking through a field filled with hundreds of inflatable pink flamingos?
(a) She Don’t Use Jelly
(b) The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
(c) Waiting for a Superman
(d) Race for the Prize

15. What was the name of The Flaming Lips’ first studio album released in 1986?
(a) Hear It Is
(b) Telepathic Surgery
(c) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
(d) At War With the Mystics

16. Which song by The Flaming Lips features a children’s choir?
(a) Do You Realize??
(b) She Don’t Use Jelly
(c) Waiting for a Superman
(d) The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song

17. Wayne Coyne, the lead singer of The Flaming Lips, is known for his distinctive on-stage attire. What does he often wear during performances?
(a) A top hat
(b) A leather jacket
(c) A flamboyant suit
(d) Face paint

18. The Flaming Lips covered a beloved Christmas song and turned it into a psychedelic rock anthem. What was the song?
(a) White Christmas
(b) Jingle Bells
(c) We Wish You a Merry Christmas
(d) When a Child is Born

19. What unexpected object did Wayne Coyne once ride across the audience in during a live show?
(a) A giant hamster wheel
(b) A bathtub
(c) A motorcycle
(d) A pogo stick

20. The Flaming Lips recorded a song that was featured on the soundtrack of which popular animated movie?
(a) Coraline
(b) WALL-E
(c) Spirited Away
(d) Howl’s Moving Castle

21. The Flaming Lips have won multiple Grammy Awards. What category did they win their first Grammy in?
(a) Best Rock Album
(b) Best Alternative Music Album
(c) Best Rock Song
(d) Best Music Video

Flaming Lips Quiz Questions with Answers

1. In which Oklahoma city did The Flaming Lips form?
(a) Oklahoma

2. What is the name of The Flaming Lips’ 1999 breakthrough album featuring the hit “She Don’t Use Jelly”?
(b) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

3. The Flaming Lips are known for their elaborate live shows. What is a signature element often used in their performances?
(a) Confetti cannons

4. Which artist collaborated with The Flaming Lips on the song “Race for the Prize” from the album At War With the Mystics?
(b) Yoko Ono

5. What is the title of the Flaming Lips’ song that features a talking, disembodied voice?
(d) Brainville

6. What unique instrument did Wayne Coyne use to create the otherworldly sounds on the album The Soft Bulletin?
(b) Theremin

7. The Flaming Lips have covered songs by several artists. Which artist’s song did they famously cover for the Christmas on Mars soundtrack?
(b) The Beach Boys

8. What is the title of Wayne Coyne’s 1997 solo album, a side project from The Flaming Lips?
(b) Four Imaginary Cars

9. The Flaming Lips have won multiple Grammy Awards. What category did they win their first Grammy for in 2003?
(b) Best Alternative Music Album

10. Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne is known for his unusual stage presence. What does he often wear during performances?
(a) A top hat

11. The Flaming Lips recorded a collaborative album with another artist in 2010. With whom did they create the album “The Flaming Lips and Neon Indian”?
(c) Neon Indian

12. What is the title of The Flaming Lips’ 2017 album featuring the song “The Story That Ends in Every Movie”?
(b) American Head

13. Flaming Lips lyrics often explore themes of life, death, and the universe. Which song features the line “Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die?”
(b) Do You Realize??

14. The Flaming Lips are known for their artistic music videos. Which video features Wayne Coyne walking through a field filled with hundreds of inflatable pink flamingos?
(b) The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song

15. What was the name of The Flaming Lips’ first studio album released in 1986?
(b) Telepathic Surgery

16. Which song by The Flaming Lips features a children’s choir?
(c) Waiting for a Superman

17. Wayne Coyne, the lead singer of The Flaming Lips, is known for his distinctive on-stage attire. What does he often wear during performances?
(a) A top hat

18. The Flaming Lips covered a beloved Christmas song and turned it into a psychedelic rock anthem. What was the song?
(d) When a Child is Born

19. What unexpected object did Wayne Coyne once ride across the audience in during a live show?
(b) A bathtub

20. The Flaming Lips recorded a song that was featured on the soundtrack of which popular animated movie?
(b) WALL-E

21. The Flaming Lips have won multiple Grammy Awards. What category did they win their first Grammy in?
(b) Best Alternative Music Album