REO Speedwagon Quiz 2

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  1. REO Speedwagon's first album came out in:

    1968
    1971
    1978
    1981

  2. Which former REO member has never recorded a lead vocal on an REO Speedwagon album:

    Mike Murphy
    Gary Richrath
    Terry Luttrell
    Gregg Philbin

  3. Which former REO member has not recorded with Eddie Van Halen:

    Gary Richrath
    Alan Gratzer
    Jesse Harms

  4. Which of the following musicians has never appeared on a REO Speedwagon album:

    Joe Walsh
    Sly Stone
    Jackson Browne

  5. On which non-REO Speedwagon album does Kevin Cronin have a background vocal credit:

    Seven Wishes -- Night Ranger
    Get Lucky -- Loverboy
    The Grand Illusion -- Styx
    Caught In The Game -- Survivor

  6. On which REO Speedwagon album does Neal Doughty first play a synthesizer:

    REO Speedwagon
    R.E.O./T.W.O.
    Ridin' The Storm Out
    You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish

  7. Two current members of REO Speedwagon wrote songs which appeared on REO albums while they weren't officially in the band. Who are they:

    Dave Amato and Bruce Hall
    Kevin Cronin and Bruce Hall
    Kevin Cronin and Bryan Hitt
    Dave Amato and Bryan Hitt

  8. The cover of This Time We Mean It is based on an advertisement for which of the following products:

    JOB cigarette rolling papers
    Strohs beer
    Marshall guitar amplifiers
    FN Browning handguns

  9. On The Second Decade Of Rock & Roll, there is a live version of Keep On Loving You performed in which style of music:

    Heavy Metal
    Country & Western
    Jazz
    Reggae

  10. What kind of drums does Alan Gratzer play:

    Tama
    Ludwig
    Slingerland
    Sonar

  11. What brand of drum sticks does Bryan Hitt use?:

    Vic Firth
    johnyraBB
    Promark
    VeriSonic

  12. When checking into hotels on the Wheels Are Turnin' tour, what alias did Kevin Cronin jokingly use to avoid overzealous fans:

    Arthur Deco
    Noah Fence
    Hugo First
    Graham Crackers

  13. A picture of the band sitting at a soda fountain appears on the back side of R.E.O./T.W.O. In what US city was the photo taken:

    Kansas City, MO
    St. Louis, MO
    Champaign, IL
    Nashville, TN

  14. When Kevin Cronin says, "There is a time and a place for everything," which of the following is out of place:

    Gary Richrath's guitar playing
    Wine
    A beautiful lady
    A joint

  15. Being laid up in bed with a broken bone inspired Kevin Cronin to write which song:

    Live Every Moment
    Love Is A Rock
    Here With Me
    Wheels Are Turnin'

  16. The first Neal Doughty song to appear on an REO Speedwagon album was:

    One Lonely Night
    Sky Blues
    Variety Tonight
    Flash Tan Queen

  17. You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish" is actually a one-liner by:

    W. C. Fields
    Groucho Marx
    George Burns
    Bennie Hill

  18. The first single from the Wheels Are Turnin' album was:

    Can't Fight This Feeling
    Live Every Moment
    One Lonely Night
    I Do'wanna Know

  19. When performed live, which song typically features a Bruce Hall solo bass introduction:

    That Ain't Love
    Don't Let Him Go
    Take It On The Run
    Back On The Road Again

  20. On what song (recorded in concert) does Kevin Cronin demonstrate his command of Latin:

    157 Riverside Avenue
    Golden Country
    Keep On Loving You
    Roll With The Changes

  21. According to the Life As We Know It liner notes, which REO Speedwagon member doesn't play basketball:

    Kevin Cronin
    Neal Doughty
    Bruce Hall
    Alan Gratzer

  22. To whom does Alan Gratzer hand over the drumsticks in an REO Speedwagon video:

    Neal Doughty
    Bryan Hitt
    Graham Lear
    Kevin Cronin

  23. When Alan Gratzer said, "It was the artwork and production that did us in," to which album was he referring:

    R.E.O
    R.E.O./T.W.O.
    Good Trouble
    Nine Lives

  24. Which REO Speedwagon album does not feature a cover song:

    R.E.O./T.W.O.
    Ridin' The Storm Out
    Nine Lives
    Hi Infidelity

  25. What REO Speedwagon album does not feature an animal on the cover:

    REO
    Nine Lives
    Lost In A Dream
    Wheels Are Turnin'

  26. The Nine Lives album is REO's 9th album, has 9 songs, was released in 1979, and:

    Features the 9th song Bruce Hall wrote for REO Speedwagon
    Features REO Speedwagon's 9th Top-40 hit
    Features 9 people on the cover
    Went to number 9 on the Billboard album chart

  27. The band photo on the back cover of Wheels Are Turnin shows Gary Richrath with sunglasses on. He wore them during the photo shoot because:

    The lighting used by the photographers bothered him
    They make him look cool
    He had a black eye
    They were a gift from a family member

  28. Gary's Guitar Solo from You Get What You Play For includes which of the following themes :

    Ghost Riders
    Rawhide
    Peter Gunn
    Hawaii Five-O

  29. Which REO Speedwagon release contains no previously-released recordings:

    A Decade Of Rock & Roll
    You Get What You Play For
    The Hits
    Best Foot Forward

  30. The following songs all appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 US Singles chart while Can't Fight This Feeling was in the number 1 spot. Which song was deposed from the top spot by Can't Fight This Feeling:

    The Heat Is On -- Glenn Frey
    Material Girl -- Madonna
    Careless Whisper -- Wham
    Relax -- Frankie Goes To Hollywood