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| 1. | Director Martin DiBergi (known as Marty to his devotees) wears a US Navy ship cap throughout this Rockumentary. What ship name appears on his cap. | ||
| USS Austin | |||
| USS Enterprise | |||
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USS Ooral Sea | ||
| USS Ronald Reagan | |||
| 2. | What is the name of the club where Marty DiBergi first encounters the boys of Spinal Tap? | ||
| Studio 54 | |||
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Electric Banana | ||
| Archie's Place | |||
| Moe's Tavern | |||
| 3. | When he first saw Tap, Marty DiBergi was knocked out by their... ? | ||
| Hygiene | |||
| Costuming | |||
| Set Design | |||
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Punctuality | ||
| 4. | The rockumentary opens and closes with Spinal Tap playing the same song. Which one? | ||
| Sex Farm | |||
| Big Bottom | |||
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Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight | ||
| Hell Hole | |||
| 5. | Unfortunately, Spinal Tap drummers have a very short life span. The Smell The Glove tour featured which drummer (until he exploded on-stage) through the majority of the rockumentary? | ||
| John "Stumpy" Pepys | |||
| Peter "James" Bond | |||
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Mick Shrimpton | ||
| Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs | |||
| 6. | After Mick Shrimpton’s explosive exit from the band, what drummer joined the band for the Japanese leg of the Smell the Glove tour? | ||
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Joe "Mama" Besser | ||
| Peter "James" Bond | |||
| Viv Savage | |||
| Ronnie Pudding | |||
| 7. | Nigel and David performed the song “Gimme Some Money” on “Pop, Look & Listen” in 1965. What was the name of their band at that time? | ||
| The Originals | |||
| The New Originals | |||
| The Tufnel-St. Hubbins Group | |||
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The Thamesmen | ||
| 8. | Which of Tap's drummers met his end in a bizarre gardening accident best left unsolved? | ||
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John "Stumpy" Pepys | ||
| Peter "James" Bond | |||
| Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs | |||
| Joe "Mama" Besser | |||
| 9. | You can't dust for it. Which of Tap’s drummers met his end by choking on unidentified vomit? | ||
| John "Stumpy" Pepys | |||
| Peter "James" Bond | |||
| Joe "Mama" Besser | |||
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Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs | ||
| 10. | Who is the Midwest Promotions person for Polymer Records? | ||
| Bobbi Flekman | |||
| Ian Faith | |||
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Artie Fufkin | ||
| Sir Denis Eton-Hogg | |||
| 11. | Everyone knows 11 is one louder, necessary for when you need that extra push over the cliff. What company made Nigel’s custom guitar amp with settings that go all the way to 11? | ||
| Fender | |||
| Peavey | |||
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Marshall | ||
| Roland | |||
| 12. | Spinal Tap performs “Big Bottom” at which venue? | ||
| Vandermint Auditorum in Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||
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Fidelity Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Shank Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||
| Xanadu Star Theater in Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| 13. | Which two retailers refuse to carry Smell The Glove based solely on the cover? | ||
| Wal-Mart and Target | |||
| Walgreens and Woolworth | |||
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Sears and K-Mart | ||
| Tower Records and Macy’s | |||
| 14. | “Not a big college town” is how Ian describes what city after learning that Spinal Tap’s performance there has been cancelled? | ||
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Boston | ||
| Chicago | |||
| St. Louis | |||
| Des Moines | |||
| 15. | Complete the quote: “Mime is ______” | ||
| a crime | |||
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money | ||
| underrated | |||
| a waste of time | |||
| 16. | Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins first met in Squatney in 1955. What was the first song they wrote together? | ||
| Hell Hole | |||
| Jazz Oddyssey | |||
| Cups and Cakes | |||
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All The Way Home | ||
| 17. | In which city does the band meet Duke Fame? | ||
| Chicago | |||
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Memphis | ||
| Cleveland | |||
| Los Angeles | |||
| 18. | Why was the Memphis gig cancelled? | ||
| Venue closed abruptly | |||
| Police ordered the concert cancelled | |||
| Stagehands went on strike | |||
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Lack of advertising funds | ||
| 19. | While in Memphis the band learns from a local DJ that they reside in the “where are they now” file. What song by The Thamesmen did the DJ play? | ||
| Gimme Some Money | |||
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Cups and Cakes | ||
| America | |||
| All The Way Home | |||
| 20. | Jeanine Pettibone arrives to begin travelling with the band while Tap is rehearsing for a show in what venue? | ||
| Xanadu Star Theater | |||
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Shank Hall | ||
| Season’s Family Eating restaurant | |||
| Lindberg Air Force Base | |||
| 21. | According to Nigel what is the saddest of all keys? | ||
| B minor | |||
| G flat | |||
| A flat | |||
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D minor | ||
| 22. | According to David which of the following isn’t Ian Faith’s job? | ||
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To be as confused as Nigel | ||
| Find lost luggage | |||
| Locate mandolin strings | |||
| Fix problems with backstage arrangements | |||
| 23. | After the rather disastrous performance where the Stonehenge monument was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf and Ian quits, what was Derek’s practical question? | ||
| “Who’s going to cover my travel expenses?” | |||
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“Are we going to do Stonehenge tomorrow?” | ||
| “Can I have Ian’s room?” | |||
| “What’s for dinner?” | |||
| 24. | Lt. Hookstratten suggests that the band look up which group should they ever find themselves in Kansas City? | ||
| The Folksmen | |||
| The Replacements | |||
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Four Jacks and a Jill | ||
| The Rutles | |||
| 25. | The night of the final show of the US tour in Los Angeles, Nigel shows up to deliver a message from Ian that which Tap song hit #5 in Japan? | ||
| Big Bottom | |||
| Heavy Duty | |||
| Stonehenge | |||
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Sex Farm | ||
| 26. | What is the name of the theme park in Stockton, California where Spinal Tap is given second billing to a puppet show? | ||
| Neptune Park | |||
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Themeland Amusement Park | ||
| Wonderland Park | |||
| Bohemia Park | |||
| 27. | According to Ian, why did Sir Eton-Hogg receive his Knighthood? | ||
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For opening a summer camp for pale young boys | ||
| For founding Polymer Records | |||
| For funding a Skiffle Museum | |||
| For improvements in umbrella design | |||
| 28. | According to David, Saint Hubbins was the patron Saint of what? | ||
| Guitars | |||
| Eardrums | |||
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Quality footwear | ||
| Haberdashers | |||
| 29. | Complete the quote from Viv Savage: “Have a good time ________” | ||
| or else | |||
| then you die | |||
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all the time | ||
| rock and rolling | |||
| 30. | If David couldn’t be a rock and roller, what would he be? | ||
| A teacher | |||
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A full-time dreamer | ||
| A haberdasher | |||
| A seller of quality footwear | |||
| 31. | How many members has Tap had over the years, according to David? | ||
| 31 | |||
| 18 | |||
| 29 | |||
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37 | ||
| 32. | Derek describes Nigel and David as two poets. Which two poets does he compare them to? | ||
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Byron and Shelley | ||
| Seuss and Silverstein | |||
| Holmes and Watson | |||
| Milne and Bond | |||
| 33. | Complete the quote: “It’s such a fine line between stupid ________” | ||
| and dumb | |||
| and smart | |||
| and Ian | |||
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and clever | ||
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