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THE SPARE BRICKS TRIVIA CHALLENGE # 26:
Blue Floyd

By Mike McInnis. Javascript by Rick Karhu.

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1. In what state was Pink Anderson born?

2. What song did David Gilmour record with B.B. King (and Andy Newmark and Paul Carrack, among others) for King's 1997 album Deuces Wild?

3. In "Nobody Home", what sort of blues does Pink say he has?

4. Name the Booker T. and the MGs guitarist that Syd Barrett cited as an influence.

5. Who was the owner of Seamus, the blues-singing dog?

6. What British blues-rock band did Nick Mason see in 1966 that inspired him to use a double-bass drum kit from that point on?

7. Which of the following Floyd songs is not a blues tune?

8. Correctly match the horn and player from "Biding My Time".

9. What Syd Barrett song features the lyric "I never knew the moon could be so blue"?

10. What was the last time Pink Floyd played a 12-bar blues as part of their concert set?

11. Which of the following was the name of one of Syd Barrett's pre-Floyd blues bands?

12. Name the Slim Harpo blues song that Pink Floyd covered as a demo in 1965.

13. Which blues-rock guitarist first joined Roger Waters' touring band in 1999?

14. Which of the following is a traditional blues song?

15. Which blues tune was featured in the 1972 film Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii?

16. Which Floyd-scored film featured "Carrera Slow Blues" on the soundtrack?

17. Which segment of The Man and The Journey suite included traditional 12-bar blues?

18. Which member of Blues Anonymous went on to be part of The Spectrum Five, Leonard's Lodgers, and The Pink Floyd Sound?

19. What singer featured a number of prominent rock guitarists (including David Gilmour) on his 1993 tribute to blues legend Muddy Waters entitled Muddy Water Blues?

20. What song did Gilmour play on Muddy Water Blues?

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