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Post by Wildfire on Oct 6, 2006 10:44:44 GMT -5
We were doing this a bit in THREAD, and to be honest, I'm having withdrawl.. so I now present:
Wildfire's Hard-To-Google Trivia (Tm): The Sequel
Here are the rules:
Each question will have lots of possible answers, each one I deem to be valid will be worth 1 point to the first person who posts it. There will also be a answer or two that are Super Secret Bonus Answers(tm) that are worth 2 points. I'll point out if these exist in the question. Each question will be open for some period of time, which I will post with the question.
Once we get started, I'll put the scoreboard here on this first post, to keep things easy.
The first question (a music one) is coming right up!
Standings as of 16:02 PM board time:
NEW LEADER!
Chris Ingersoll: 76
Splattercat: 73
behindthebook: 48
BDS: 12
Chewey: 6
Goodzilla: 5
incognito: 5
BDS' Keeper : 2
Ace, Werner: 1
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Post by Wildfire on Oct 6, 2006 10:48:23 GMT -5
Question #1: Name a song which contains a classic literature reference. I know 'classic' is pretty subjective.. its defined here as something that I, as an fairly well read man with a college degree, has heard of.  You answer should include the name of the band, the name of the song, and the reference (if its not totally obvious by the title) (Due to the shear volume of them, no Bible reference will be allowed, although I do consider it Classic Literature) For example: Rush - Tom Sawyer - Today's Tom Sawyer, he gets high on you... (this one could be considered obvious, btw) There are 2 Super Secret Bonus answers Go to it! |
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Post by GOODZILLA on Oct 6, 2006 10:53:12 GMT -5
Well I'll get this one out of the way ....
Ramble On by Zeppelin
In the darkest depths of Mordor
I met a girl so fair
But Gollum, the evil one
crept up and slipped away with her.
obviously referencing LOTR. At least it should be obvious to anyone who posts on these boards.
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Post by bdsskeeper on Oct 6, 2006 10:56:40 GMT -5
Misty Mountain Hop by Led Zeppelin
So Im packing my bags for the misty mountains
Where the spirits go now,
Over the hills where the spirits fly, ooh, I really dont know.
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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Oct 6, 2006 10:56:41 GMT -5
Billy Joel - "We Didn't Start the Fire" - Brando, 'The king and I' and 'The Catcher in the Rye', probably one or two others (Peter Pan, Stranger in a Strange Land)
Michael Penn - "No Myth" - 2 refernces in the chorus: What if I were Romeo in black jeans/ what if I was Heathcliff, it's no myth
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Post by BDS on Oct 6, 2006 10:58:30 GMT -5
Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear the Reaper" - Romeo and Juliet / are together in eternity
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Post by bdsskeeper on Oct 6, 2006 10:59:04 GMT -5
Romeo by Dolly Parton
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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Oct 6, 2006 10:59:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I get the feeling there are a ton of R&J references out there.
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Post by bdsskeeper on Oct 6, 2006 11:00:12 GMT -5
Sure seems like it
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Post by BDS on Oct 6, 2006 11:01:05 GMT -5
Leonard Nimoy - "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" EDIT: Watch it here! It's only two minutes long, and it's the funniest thing you'll see all week! |
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Post by theace4ever on Oct 6, 2006 11:01:15 GMT -5
Dont know if this falls under classic...well it's classic King at least
Anthrax - Among the Living
Disease, Disease
Spreading the disease
With some help from Captain Trips
He'll bring the world down to his knees
Power, yes Power
He'll show them all his power
It pulses through his ice cold blood
A whole world to devour
I am the walkin' dude
I can see all the world
Twist your minds with fear
I'm the man with power
Among the living
Follow me or die
Both the Captain Trips and "the walking dude" references are about Randall Flagg and the song is based off Stephen King's The Stand
EDIT: Actually the Captain Trips reference is about the Super Flu...not enough caffiene yet, sorry.
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Post by GOODZILLA on Oct 6, 2006 11:03:05 GMT -5
"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane.
Pretty much the whole entire song is a reference to Alice In Wonderland.
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Post by BDS on Oct 6, 2006 11:06:50 GMT -5
Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven"
There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
This is a direct allusion to the Elves of Middle Earth crossing the Sundering Sea.
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Post by BDS on Oct 6, 2006 11:11:30 GMT -5
And I am shamed that this one took me so long to think of, since Clapton is my favorite artist ...
Eric Clapton - "Tales Of Brave Ulysses"
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Post by Wildfire on Oct 6, 2006 11:16:56 GMT -5
Well I'll get this one out of the way .... Ramble On by Zeppelin In the darkest depths of Mordor I met a girl so fair But Gollum, the evil one crept up and slipped away with her. obviously referencing LOTR. At least it should be obvious to anyone who posts on these boards. *ding* not to mention this was one of the Super Secret Bonus answers! (easy, yes, but its just such a cool reference!) |
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Post by Wildfire on Oct 6, 2006 11:17:21 GMT -5
Misty Mountain Hop by Led Zeppelin So Im packing my bags for the misty mountains Where the spirits go now, Over the hills where the spirits fly, ooh, I really dont know. *ding* |
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Post by Wildfire on Oct 6, 2006 11:18:37 GMT -5
Yeah, I get the feeling there are a ton of R&J references out there. Yeah, there sure are.... I was thinking that was gonna be the bulk of the answers. |
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Post by Chewey on Oct 6, 2006 11:18:50 GMT -5
"The Squirming Coil" by Phish quoting classic Greek mythology, probably from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
I'd like to taste the coil someday,
Like Icarus, who had to pay.
With melted wax and feathers brown,
He tasted it on his way down.
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Post by Wildfire on Oct 6, 2006 11:19:58 GMT -5
"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane. Pretty much the whole entire song is a reference to Alice In Wonderland. And THAT's the other Super Secret bonus... guess we have the same taste in music |
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Post by Wildfire on Oct 6, 2006 11:21:11 GMT -5
And I am shamed that this one took me so long to think of, since Clapton is my favorite artist ... Eric Clapton - "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" I am shamed as well, for not making it one of the bonuses.. this may actually be a cream song, not Clapton solo, but we'll go with it |
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