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Frank Zappa Quiz Questions
1. What was the name of Frank Zappa’s most commercially successful album?
a) Apostrophe(‘)
b) Sheik Yerbouti
c) Hot Rats
d) Joe’s Garage
2. Zappa’s music often incorporated elements of what genres?
a) Blues
b) Country
c) Classical
d) Rock
3. What instrument is Zappa most known for playing?
a) Guitar
b) Drums
c) Keyboard
d) Saxophone
4. Zappa was known for his outspoken and often satirical lyrics. What topic was a frequent target of his satire?
a) Love songs
b) Politics
c) Popular music trends
d) War
5. The band that launched Zappa’s career was called:
a) The Mothers of Invention
b) Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
c) The GTOs
d) Grand Funk Railroad
6. Zappa composed music for what Hollywood film?
a) The Godfather
b) 2001: A Space Odyssey
c) Taxi Driver
d) Bullitt
7. What was the name of Zappa’s record label that released many of his albums?
a) Bizarre Records
b) Warner Bros. Records
c) Mercury Records
d) Zappa Records
8. Which musician appears on the album “Apostrophe(‘)” but is not credited anywhere on the album cover?
a) John Lennon
b) Ringo Starr
c) Captain Beefheart
d) George Duke
9. Frank Zappa was a big influence on what musical movement of the late 70s and early 80s?
a) Disco
b) New Wave
c) Punk Rock
d) Grunge
10. Zappa’s music is known for its complex and often challenging compositions. What term is often used to describe his music?
a) Bubblegum pop
b) Avant-garde
c) Surf rock
d) Easy listening
11. What industry did Frank briefly work in during the early 1960s?
a) Culinary Arts
b) Advertising
c) Dog Training
d) Law Enforcement
12. What tools did Frank utilize to produce his music in the latter part of his career?
a) a zither
b) a synclavier
c) Irving Berlin’s piano
d) a jazz band consisting entirely of females who were available for performances at any time of day or night, every day of the week
13. At what US city was Frank Zappa born?
a)El Segundo, Ca
b)Knoxville, Tn
c)Queens, NY
d)Baltimore, Md
14. Frank was an outspoken advocate for what?
a) freedom of speech
b) organized religion
c) drug use legalization
d) public school education
15. In the past, what methods did doctors use to treat Frank’s sinus issues?
a) cat urine in his nostrils
b) olive oil in his nostrils
c) A small amount of radium placed in each nostril
d) motor oil in his nostrils
16. What was Frank exposed to as a child?
a) mercury
b) mustard gas
c) lysol
d) leprosy
17. Which is not a Frank Zappa album?
a) Blonde on Blonde
b)Freak Out
c)Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
d)Uncle Meat
18. Frank attended which music school?
a) Julliard
b) Frank did not attend a music school; instead, he learned how to play music on his own.
c) Tisch School Of the Arts at NYU
d) Berkeley School of Music
19. What 1971 film did Frank collaborate on writing and directing?
a) Woodstock
b) Tommy
c)Cold Turkey
d) 200 Motels
20. What was the name of Frank’s first band?
a) The DeVilles
b) The Continentals
c) The Ramblers
d) The Impalas
21. What is the name of the most recent record label that Frank signed with?
a) Warner Brothers
b) Barking Pumpkin Records
c) Sony
d) RCA
22. In what year did Frank become a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
a) 1995
b) 1997
c) 1983 – when it first opened
d) 1989
Frank Zappa Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What was the name of Frank Zappa’s most commercially successful album?
b) Sheik Yerbouti
2. Zappa’s music often incorporated elements of what genres?
a) Blues
3. What instrument is Zappa most known for playing?
a) Guitar
4. Zappa was known for his outspoken and often satirical lyrics. What topic was a frequent target of his satire?
b) Politics
5. The band that launched Zappa’s career was called:
a) The Mothers of Invention
6. Zappa composed music for what Hollywood film?
c) Taxi Driver
7. What was the name of Zappa’s record label that released many of his albums?
d) Zappa Records
8. Which musician appears on the album “Apostrophe(‘)” but is not credited anywhere on the album cover?
d) George Duke
9. Frank Zappa was a big influence on what musical movement of the late 70s and early 80s?
b) New Wave
10. Zappa’s music is known for its complex and often challenging compositions. What term is often used to describe his music?
b) Avant-garde
11. What industry did Frank briefly work in during the early 1960s?
b) Advertising
12. What tools did Frank utilize to produce his music in the latter part of his career?
b) a synclavier
13. At what US city was Frank Zappa born?
d) Baltimore, Md
14. Frank was an outspoken advocate for what?
a) freedom of speech
15. In the past, what methods did doctors use to treat Frank’s sinus issues?
c) A small amount of radium placed in each nostril
16. What was Frank exposed to as a child?
b) mustard gas
17. Which is not a Frank Zappa album?
a) Blonde on Blonde
18. Frank attended which music school?
b) Frank did not attend a music school; instead, he learned how to play music on his own.
19. What 1971 film did Frank collaborate on writing and directing?
d) 200 Motels
20. What was the name of Frank’s first band?
c) The Ramblers
21. What is the name of the most recent record label that Frank signed with?
b) Barking Pumpkin Records
22. In what year did Frank become a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
a) 1995