The Ultimate Pink Floyd Trivia Test

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        The Ultimate Pink Floyd Trivia Test

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1. What do " The Tea Set" "Sigma Six" , "Jokera Wild"  all have in common?

2. Whose are the vocals on:a)"One of thease days",b)" Have a Cigar" &c)    " Great Gig in theSky"(DSoM) version).

3. Who are Madamoiselle Nobbs & Seamus, and what is there relationship with Pink Floyd?

4. Who else made an album called " Dark Side of the Moon", and when?

5. Who directed " The Wall'? Name two other films made by him featuring music and entertainment.

6. What is the underlying theme for " Wish You Were Here?

7. Who drove a van for which famous fashion house?

8. Who attended which music collage?

9. Who produced " Arnold Layne"?

10. Who is Norman Smith, what other name does he use and for what is this alias noted?

11. What does "Ummagumma" mean?

12. Name the stars who provided spoken material for DSoM, But were rejected in favour of, among others, Jerry the Irish doorman.

13. Who played on a session for WYWH, But was not eventually used. WithWhom was he recording at the time in EMI studios?

14. In what country was "Another Brick..." banned?

15. Who was first considered as a replacement for Syd Barrett in 1967?

16. Which future Lieutenant Governor of Califnoria worked on which Pink Floyd soundtrack& who directed that movie?

17. Which director went on to make which successful Hollywood film after making "More" &" La Vallee"?

18. What is scientifically incorrect on DSoM's cover, and what is missing?

19. Is Syd Barrett's real name Roger, David, Nick or Rick?

20. Was DSoM originally conceived in Abbey Road, St Aaugustine's Road or Rodeo Drive?

21. Where did the title Atom Heart Mother come from?

22. Where would you find:     "Coral Caves",

23. "Watching the Watcher"

24. "Distant ships' smoke.."

25. A wooden leg

26. Reference to the I Ching

27. " quiet desperation "

28. Who is the strange figure on the right hand side of the cover of "Saucer"?

29. Which ballet company did Pink Floyd play live for? Who was it's director & who agreed to dance the lead role? Who tntended to direct the proposed movie, and what was thestory to be based on?

30. What was DSoM originally called when performed live?

31. What was the previous studio album called?

32. What did the engineer of DSoM go on to Write & produce?

33. Who appeared at the recording of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"?

34. What escaped from Battersea power station?

35. Who else was on the bill when Pink Floyd first played The Winterland Ballroom in 1967?

36. What's behind the red veil?

37. Where was "animals" recorded?

38. Who was the orchestral arranger on "The Wall" and what is in connection with Sherwood Forest?

39. Who was in which studio recording what album during the making of Piper at the Gates of Dawn?

40. Which artist animated "The Wall"? Who is he married to and who was her previous boyfrend? Who is her brother and what was his partner called?

41. What is the longest song title in the Floyd repertoire and what is the shortest?

42. What is the meaning of the Division Bell?

43. What is the building behind the statues on the cover of the Floyd's latest album and this programme?

44. Where were the "Games For May" held and in which year?

45. Which of Floyds secretaries later married a pop star?

46. What was Hipgnosis and what names were associated with it?

47. Where is Grantchester Meadows?

48. Who is Gerald?

49. Who supported Floyd on their first Japanese gig and which year was this?

50. Who inspired "One Of These Days" and who inspired "Shine On You Crazy Diamond?

     "Good Luck"

All questions were taken from "1994 Floyd World Tour" program guide