THE SPARE BRICKS
TRIVIA CHALLENGE #8

Coming Back to Life: Post-Waters Floyd

By Rick Karhu and Gerhard den Hollander
Javascript by Rick Karhu

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HINT: many of these answers can be found in other parts of Spare Bricks.

1. Which two Floyds are pictured in the liner notes of A Momentary Lapse of Reason?

2. What songwriters are credited for writing "Learning To Fly"?

3. "I will always look out from behind these eyes" is a lyric from what song?

4. What was one of the proposed titles for A Momentary Lapse of Reason?

5. According to Storm Thorgerson, what two concepts are depicted in the front cover image of Delicate Sound of Thunder?

6. When was Delicate Sound of Thunder released in the UK?

7. Which song from Dark Side of the Moon does not appear on Delicate Sound of Thunder?

8. A certain R. Waters is credited with something at the end of the Delicate Sound of Thunder video. What is it?

9. "High Hopes" is about what?

10. How many gigs were performed during the 1987 - 1990 Lapse Of Reason/Delicate Sound Of Thunder tour?

11. In 1993 Pink Floyd played a single concert. Where?

12. When did Rick Wright rejoin the band?

13. During the Knebworth concert a special guest joined the band to perform the same song he/she had recorded with the band long ago. Who was this guest?

14. One of the songs on The Division Bell got its title from a phrase shouted during a heated argument between Dave Gilmour and Polly Sampson. Which song?

15. After The Division Bell album and tour, one of the band members released a book. Who?

16. What was the official reason for the cancellation of the 1994 concert in Finland?

17. The title for The Division Bell was suggested by Douglas Adams. What did he want in return for that?

18. The Divison Bell has a sort of theme. What is this theme?

19. Many artists were enlisted for help with the initial conception of A Momentary Lapse of Reason. Two of them were?

20. The cover image of A Momentary Lapse of Reason was inspired by a line from which song?


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