What 1952 book by John Clellon Holmes is considered the first published novel depicting the Beat Generation?

Hollywood shill JGT is serving as a hype man for Gemini Man this week, as two of this week’s rounds will be VERY LOOSELY based on the film…no questions on the film itself, since it hasn’t been released yet. But some questions loosely inspired by it. Hey, come on, Will Smith’s a local dude! I can sell out for Big Willie! Quiz starts tonight at O’Neals at 8 pm. See ya this week!

Hey gang, a very rare two quiz week, as I’ll be hosting a Halloween quiz at the Comcast Center tonight, but a regular quiz for the rest of the week. So you’ve got a shot to play twice this week. Here’s this week’s schedule:

TUESDAY

• Markets at Comcast 5:30 pn
• O’Neals 8 pm

WEDNESDAY

• Locust Rendezvous 6:15 pm
• Founding Fathers 8:30 pm

THURSDAY

• Fitler Club 7:30 pm (members only)
• Birra 8 pm
• Bards 9:15 pm

Thought I’d post some of the questions from last week’s Ultimate Music Quiz. I think it was a pretty good one. I’ll post the video round on it’s own. Round Four was a live music round (Reef and I rapping Rock n Roll classics) and I won’t be posting that.

ROUND ONE

1. The #1 song on Billboard right now is Truth Hurts, by what artist?

2. In what Broadway musical will you hear the song Joseph Smith American Moses?

3. In what city did Kanye West start his career?

4. The Righteous Brothers released the single, Hung On You in 1965, but it was a flop. DJs preferred the B side, a cover of a 1955 song from a prison movie. What was it?

5. This woman’s Love to Love You Baby was banned by the BBC when was released, due to its sexual overtones and 17 minute running time. 

***6. The name of the debut Metallica album was originally going to be Metal Up Your Arse. What did they change the name to?

7. UFOs are in the news right now, because of video released by Tom DeLonge. DeLonge was formerly a member of what band?

8. Otis Williams is the last suriviving member of what iconic Motown group, whose hits included Just My Imagination.  

ROUND TWO Name that artist. I give you their real name and where they’re from, you tell me their stage name.

1. Chan Marshall, Atlanta

2. Farouk Balsara, Zanzibar

3. Alecia Moore, Doylestown

4. Aubrey Graham, Toronto

5. Enrique Morales, San Juan  

6. Anna Mae Bullock, Tennessee  

7. Richard Melville Hall, Harlem

8. Reginald Dwight, England  

ROUND THREE VIDEO (Name the artist or group)

ROUND FIVE Impossible

1. Radiohead got their name from a 1986 song by what group?  

2. What group from Newark released their major labor debut, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, in 2004?

3. Chuck Berry only had one single go to #1 on the charts, and it was a 1972 novelty song. What was it?

4. What woman is the first and thus far only artist born in the 2000s to have a #1 single in the United States? 

5. When it was released in 1977, the album Two the Hard Way by a group billed as Greg Allman and Woman was a dismal critical and commerical failure. Who was the woman?

6. Backstreet Boys second album was titled Backstreet’s Back. What was their 3rd album called?

7. The Doors were the house band at this legendary LA venue; other groups to play here include Led Zeppelin, Guns n Roses, and No Doubt.

***8. What British group released the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome in 1984 and what American group released the single Welcome to the Terrordome in 1990? 

ANSWERS

ROUND ONE

1. Lizzo
2. Book of Mormon
3. Chicago
4. Unchained Melody
5. Donna Summer
6. Kill Em All
7. Blink 182
8. Temptations

ROUND TWO

1. Cat Power
2. Freddie Mercury
3. Pink
4. Drake
5. Ricky Martin
6. Tina Turner
7. Moby (he’s a descendant of Herman Melville)
8. Elton John

ROUND THREE

1. Billy Squier
2. Eric Prydz (partial credit for Steve Windwood)
3. Journey
4. Crazy Frog
5. Steel Panther
6. Sisquo
7. Kings of Leon
8. Eiffel 65

ROUND FIVE

1. Talking Heads
2. My Chemical Romance
3. My Ding a Ling
4. Billie Eilish
5. Cher
6. Millenium
7. Whiskey a GoGo
8. Frankie Goes to Hollywood; Public Enemy

As I’ve been telling y’all, the combination of quizzo and karaoke is pretty incredible, and next Wednesday, you get YOUR chance to get up on the big stage and belt out some songs. I’ll be hosting the Ultimate Music Quiz at World Cafe Live, a wild musical romp through popular music of the last 60 years. From the British Invasion to Boy Bands, from Gangsta Rap to Glam Rock, from nu-metal to New Wave, we’re gonna cover it all.

The prize for the winners? Music, and lots of it: you’re going to get free tickets to all shows at the World Cafe Live through the end of the year. You heard me right…all the live music you can handle*.

Between rounds, instead of me just playing tunes, YOU are going to have an opportunity to hop up on the big stage and perform in front of a crowd. So figure out what your song is, and come out and sing it. We’ll have a prize for best musical performance.

And 20% of all ticket sales are going to an incredible program: Beyond the Bars, a program my podcast partner Reef is involved in. It’s a program that does music education and provides musical equipment for youth who are in prison.

So there you have it: an awesome night, an opportunity for you to perform, a huge first place prize, AND an opportunity to do some good for the community. Pretty kickass combination. Hope to see you there!

Here’s the Facebook event page.

*a few minor restrictions apply

Alrighty folks, it’s time for the Fall Season, so get your crew out to quizzo tonight. I’ll be returning to Comcast at 5:30. Carl hosting at O’Neals at 8 pm. Hope to see ya tonight!

This week, you’re gonna leave work to come to a quizzo about…work? Yep, but this quiz will be way more fun than the daily grind. Hope to see ya this week!

TUESDAY

• O’Neals 8 pm

WEDNESDAY

• Locust Rendezvous 6:15 pm
• Founding Fathers 8:30 pm

THURSDAY

• Birra 8 pm
• Bards 9:15 pm

Dunno about you, but America is getting kind of depressing and exhausting these days. So let’s take a trip outside the country this week. All questions this week take place in other countries. Schedule is as follows:

TUESDAY

• O’Neals 8 pm

WEDNESDAY

• Locust Rendezvous 6:15 pm
• Founding Fathers 8:30 pm

THURSDAY

• Birra 8 pm
• Bards 9:15 pm

I will be hosting the Hamilton quiz at the World Cafe Live tonight. There are still tickets available, gonna be a fun show. My first time hosting karaoke so almost certainly a trainwreck. But a fun trainwreck.

Also, yes, quizzo is on for the Comcast Center at 5:30. It will be hosted by Carl. He’ll also be back at O’Neals tonight at 8 pm. Hope to see ya tonight!