Deep Purple Quiz - 2 (Rapture of the Deep)

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Deep Purple Quiz - 2 (Rapture of the Deep)

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Question 1

Who is the keyboardist on the album?

A	Roger Glover
B	Don Airey
C	Jon Lord
D	Richard Wright

Question 1 Explanation:

Don Airey became a member of the band in 2002 after Jon Lord quit the band. Richard Wright is the pianist in Pink Floyd.

Question 2

"How many words we waste to justify the crime" is from which song?

A	Rapture Of The Deep
B	Don't Let Go
C	Clearly Quite Absurd
D	Back to Back

Question 2 Explanation:

This is the fourth song on the album and one of my favourites.

Question 3

"Don't let go of that_____bottle" which word is missing?

A	Gin
B	Vodka
C	Whisky
D	Beer

Question 3 Explanation:

The album only reached as far as number 81 in the UK album charts.

Question 4

Is this Deep Purple's sixteenth studio album?

A	YES
B	NO

Question 4 Explanation:

'Rapture of the Deep' is actually their eighteenth studio album.

Question 5

"I knew where to stick it where no-one could nick it" is from which song?

A	Don't Let Go
B	Before Time Began
C	Money Talks
D	Wrong Man

Question 6

"I told you about a place I had accidentally stumbled upon" is the first line to which song?

A	Clearly Quite Absurd
B	Girls Like That
C	Money Talks
D	Rapture of the Deep

Question 6 Explanation:

'Rapture of the Deep' got as high as number 43 in the US album charts.

Question 7

Which of these lyrics is in the song 'Junkyard Blues'?

A	"Mangy old dog scratching in the dust"
B	"To step into the future"
C	"Feeling the pain, just more of the same"
D	"I get lost on a regular basis"

Question 7 Explanation:

"I get lost on a regular basis" comes from the song 'Don't Let Go', "Feeling the pain, just more of the same" comes from the song 'Back to Back' and "To step into the future" is from the song 'Before Time Began'.

Question 8

Who is the producer of the album?

A	Bob Ezrin
B	Martin Birch
C	Michael Bradfordv
D	Deep Purple

Question 8 Explanation:

Michael Bradford also produced Deep Purple's 2003 album 'Bananas'. Martin Birch produced the album 'Come Taste the Band' and Bob Ezrin produced Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'.

Question 9

Who is the full lineup on this album?

A	Gillan, Paice, Glover, Morse, Airey
B	Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason
C	Coverdale, Paice, Lord, Bolin, Hughes
D	Evans, Paice, Blackmore, Lord, Simper

Question 9 Explanation:

Ian Paice is the only original member left in Deep Purple. Coverdale, Paice, Lord, Bolin, Hughes was the 1975 line up, Evans, Paice, Blackmore, Lord, Simper was the 1968-69 line up and Waters, Gilmour, Wright, Mason are Pink Floyd.

Question 10

"I threw a rock in the lake and it sank to the bottom" is the first line to which song?