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Hip IQ Test - Marcus1970 - 05-19-2008
Happy Victoria Day everyone!
For those who might be just a little bored today, I thought I'd create a fun quiz to test your knowledge of Hip songs. There are 18 questions for a total of 45 points. I can post the answers and scroing breakdown later. For now, just have fun. Good Luck.
- The Tragically Hip IQ Test
1. At only 2:03, The Last of the Unplucked Gems is The Hip’s shortest studio recorded song. Which is the next shortest? (1 point)
a. The New Maybe
b. One Night In Copenhagen
c. Are You Ready
d. As I Wind Down The Pines
e. Evelyn
2. At 6:24, The Dark Canuck is The Hip’s longest studio recorded song. Which is the next longest? (1 point)
a. Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin’ Man
b. Grace Too
c. Tiger The Lion
d. Fight
e. Sherpa
3. List the following songs in chronological order based on the year mentioned in the song? (4 points)
a. 38 Years Old
b. Another Midnight
c. Fifty Mission Cap
d. Fireworks
4. Due to coarse language, which songs would NOT need to be edited for radio play? (2 points)
a. The Wherewithal
b. The Drop Off
c. Fire In The Hole
d. Titanic Terrarium
e. The Heart Of The Melt
f. No Threat
g. All Tore Up
5. Which songs listed do NOT mention the word “Canada” in the lyrics? (2 point)
a. Dire Wolf
b. Summer Is Killing Us
c. Wheat Kings
d. Last Night I Dreamed You Didn’t Love Me
e. Train Overnight
f. Fireworks
6. Simple Problem Solve: (1point)
Lies =?
Time
7. Simple Addition: (1point)
Conviction + Tone =?
8. Simple Subtraction: (3 points)
(# of men thrashing madly) – (# of days to cross the ocean) = ?
9. Simple Multiplication: (3 points)
(# of gallons in a steady stream) x (# of kids for free) = ?
10. Simple Division: (3 points)
(# of men who died in the water) / (# of miles before the crash) = ?
11. How much Hip money is required to complete the following shopping list? (4 points)
2 – Hi Balls
4 – Beers
3 – Years
2 – Ears
1 – Eyeball
2 – Decades
Get the tank topped off
12. Match the song with the animal. (4 points)
Song
a. On The Verge
b. Coconut Cream
c. Trickle Down
d. Are We Family
Animal
1. Cat
2. Goat
3. Chimpanzee
4. Lion
13. Match the song with the body of water. (4 points)
Song
a. Another Midnight
b. Scared
c. Fly
d. The Rules
Water
1. Ocean
2. Bay
3. Sea
4. River
14. Which songs do NOT mention “Springtime” in the lyrics? (2 points)
a. Membership
b. An Inch An Hour
c. Thompson Girl
d. Twist My Arm
e. Springtime In Vienna
15. Which of the following do NOT contain the song title in their lyrics? (2 points)
1. Throwing Off Glass
2. Daredevil
3. The Bear
4. Thugs
5. All Tore Up
16. Which album listed has the most songs on Yer Favourites? (1 point)
a. Up To Here
b. Road Apples
c. Trouble At The Henhouse
d. Day For Night
e. Phantom Power
17. Which song does NOT mention the colour “green” in the lyrics? (1 point)
a. Goodnight Josephine
b. New Orleans Is Sinking
c. The Drop Off
d. Daredevil
e. Inevitability Of Death
f. Opiated
g. Silver Jet
18. List as many Hip songs you can think of with “coffee” in the lyrics? (6 points)
1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________
5. ____________
6. ____________
Re: Hip IQ Test - Tthip - 05-19-2008
Nice Quiz.
Re: Hip IQ Test - chris - 05-19-2008
Cool stuff.
Thanks.
Re: Hip IQ Test - Marcus1970 - 05-19-2008
For those keeping score at home, here are the answers. Don't look if you haven't tried the quiz.
Let me know how you did. I tried my best to make it challenging.
Answers:
1. b
2. d
3. c,b,d,a ( 1 point each)
4. a,f ( 1 point for each correct - minus 1 point if you guessed more than 2 songs)
5. c,f ( 1 point for each correct - minus 1 point if you guessed more than 2 songs)
6. surface
7. hope
8. 500 - 70 = 430 ( 1 point for each number )
9. 40 X 2 = 80 ( 1 point for each number )
10. 4000 / 20 = 200 ( 1 point for each number )
11. $5.00 + $6.00 + $4.50 + $3.00 + $2.50 + $5.00 + $10.00 = $36.00 ( 1/2 point for each correct)
12. 1b,2a,3d,4c ( 1 point each)
13. 1c,2b,3d,4a ( 1 point each )
14. b,e ( 1 point for each correct - minus 1 point if you guessed more than 2 songs)
15. 2,3 ( 1 point for each correct - minus 1 point if you guessed more than 2 songs)
16. b
17. f
18. Greasy Jungle, Let's Stay Engaged, Goodnight Josephine, Eldorado, Vapour Trails, An Inch An Hour ( 1 point each)
Thanks for playing
Re: Hip IQ Test - chris - 05-19-2008
That was excellent. Thanks marcus1970 - I've posted it to hipfans.com
Re: Hip IQ Test - beanmedic - 05-19-2008
37 points. With no cheating - not even a calculator. Very hard quiz. It took me about 40 minutes with lots of singing in my head.
Re: Hip IQ Test - Marcus1970 - 05-19-2008
beanmedic Wrote:37 points. With no cheating - not even a calculator. Very hard quiz. It took me about 40 minutes with lots of singing in my head.
Very impressive. I tested my wife before posting the quiz and she scored a 7. Sound like you know your Hip songs.
Re: Hip IQ Test - downie_24 - 05-24-2008
32 points for me. That was pretty tough actually
Re: Hip IQ Test - mark - 05-24-2008
i honestly scored 0.