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Trivia Quiz - Procol Harum: Symphonic Rock Kings!


Procol Harum has had many line-up changes through the years. But, like many bands, they have realized that they're most profitable when they're together, playing the songs that made them famous.

Quiz Number: 3472
Date Submitted: October 01, 2010
Quiz Categories: Jazz Rock
Quiz Type: General Quiz
Author: bill
Average Score: 67 percent
Times Taken: 30 times
Taken by Registered Users: 3

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Procol Harum Symphonic Rock Kings
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1. Guy Stevens, Procol Harum's original manager, named the band after a friend's Burmese cat. This name has been said to be Latin for what?
  A.   "a formation of stars"
  B.   "purple harem"
  C.   "beyond these things"
  D.   "all things living"

2. What player is famously recognized as the founder of Procol Harum?
  A.   B.J. Wilson
  B.   David Knights
  C.   Matthew Fisher
  D.   Gary Brooker

3. Before they were members of Procol Harum, Gary Brooker, Robin Trower, Chris Copping and B.J. Wilson all worked together in another band called what?
  A.   The Paramounts
  B.   Without Explanation
  C.   The Travelers
  D.   Liquorice John Death

4. What Procol Harum original lineup member left the group after the band's third album only to return in 1991?
  A.   Chris Copping
  B.   Robin Trower
  C.   Keith Reid
  D.   Matthew Fisher

5. Procol Harum's self-titled album, "Procol Harum," was released in 1967. What was the name of the band's second album?
  A.   Shine on Brightly
  B.   A Salty Dog
  C.   Home
  D.   Broken Barricades

6. Who left the band in 1971 to form his own very successful rock power trio?
  A.   Keith Reid
  B.   Matthew Fisher
  C.   David Knights
  D.   Robin Trower

7. In the early 1970s, Procol Harum started to delve into the area of symphonic rock. Their 1972 symphonic rock album was a #5 gold album in the US. With what Canadian symphony orchestra did they record the album?
  A.   Toronto
  B.   Montreal
  C.   Edmonton
  D.   Calgary

8. The band reformed in 1991 with Brooker, Fisher, Trower and Reid (Wilson had died in 1990), and released what album?
  A.   The Prodigal Stranger
  B.   The Long Goodbye
  C.   Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About
  D.   The Well's on Fire

9. Dedicated fans got together to record four double CD albums of Procol Harum songs in novel arrangements, which in turn financed the band's website, "Beyond The Pale." What was the name of this financing project?
  A.   Procol Project
  B.   The Paler's Project
  C.   Green for Whiter Shade
  D.   The Collection Plate

10. The band's unusual name has inspired references in modern popular culture - and in outer space. What type of heavenly body is "14024 Procol Harum"?
  A.   asteroid
  B.   star
  C.   satellite
  D.   planet


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