- Who was REO's first manager?
Paul Leka
Kevin Beamish
Irving Azoff
Mike Murphy
- What was REO's first top 40 hit?
Keep On Loving You
Roll With The Changes
Time For Me To Fly
The Flying Turkey Trot
- What was REO's first number one?
Roll With The Changes
Keep On Loving You
Can't Fight This Feeling
Take It On The Run
- What type of guitar does Gary play?
Fender Stratocaster
Gibson Les Paul
Fender Telecaster
Gibson Stratocaster
- Why doesn't Gary use a wireless system on stage?
He says he'd rather let Kevin do the dancing
He says it changes his sound
It feeds back too easily
They're too expensive
- Which of the following is a founding member of REO?
Kevin Cronin
Bruce Hall
Irving Azoff
Gregg Philbin
- Kevin wrote a song about Gary. What was the song?
Tough Guys
Rock 'n' Roll Star
One Too Many Girlfriends
The Flying Turkey Trot
- What member of REO is not from Illinois?
Kevin Cronin
Alan Gratzer
Mike Murphy
Gary Richrath
- Alot of songs are written in strange places....
Where was Roll With The Changes written and what was it written on?
On the back of an envelope in an elevator in Nashville
On a brown paper bag when the guys were driving through Arizona
On the inflight magasine during a flight from Champaign to L.A.
On the sleeve of a copy of the Beatles' 'White Album'
- What is REO's long-time record label?
Epic
Sony
Columbia
Motown
- What was the original 'REO Speedwagon'
A high performance racing truck
A McDonald Douglas DC-3 aeroplane
A fire engine
A Garbage Truck
- What inspired Gary get the idea to write "Golden Country"?
A magasine article about the California Gold Rush
A magasine article about the Vietnam War
A magasine article about the Korean War
Reading a review of the album R.E.O./T.W.O
- Which of the following has featured on every REO album?
Neal Doughty
Kevin Cronin
Gary Richrath
Alan Gratzer
- While recording their second album in Nashville TN, Neal ran into a fellow musician in their hotel's elevator. Who was it?
Bill Halverson of Crosby, Stills and Nash
Charlie Watts from the Rolling Stones
Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones
Bruce Hall from the One Eyed Jacks
- What was the first radio station to ever play an REO record?
WLRW - Champaign IL
KSHE - St. Louis MO
KLOS - Los Angeles
WZZQ - Terre Haute IN
- What year did Bruce join the band?
1974
1977
1978
1979
- What was the name of the band that Bruce and Kevin formed as a joke
for after-show parties but almost became REO Mark II?
One Eyed Jacks
The Strolling Fellas
The Strolling Dudes
Beamish and Buthead
- What song did REO do for the movie "The Goonies"?
Thru the Window
Keep the Fire Burnin
Wherever Your Goin' It's Alright
The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot
- Gary recorded a solo album in 1992 . What was the title of the album?
Breakaway
Back On The Road Again
Only The Strong Survive
Time For Me To Fly
- What is the only guitar effect Gary ever uses?
A tremelo arm
A 'Jim Dunlop' Cry-baby Wah
A Dallas Arbiter Fuzz-Face
A Yamaha SPX90-II
- What song opens every REO show?
Tough Guys
Like You Do
Don't Let Him Go
Say You Love Me or Say Goodnight
- Which major arena was REO selling out before they were even known elsewhere?
Memorial Hall - Kansas City
Royal Stadium - Kansas City
Kiel Auditorium - St. Louis
Electric Ballroom - Atlanta
- Which REO album does not include an instrumental track?
R.E.O
Live - You Get What You Play For
Ridin the Storm Out
You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish
- While recording there first album in Connecticut the guys recorded a commercial for some extra money.
What was the commercial for?
A T.V. show called Knight Rider
A pimple cream called Night Fighter.
An aftershave called Night Fighter
A children's toy called Tie Fighter
Submitted by Chad Harrison with special thanks to my wife Shari, who showed
me all that which is REO and without whom none of this would be possible.
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