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Tom Waits Library: Test 8
1) What drink does Bette Midler order in I Never Talk To Strangers?
a) A Screwdriver
b) A Manhattan
c) A Pina Colada
d) A Singapore Sling
2) Who did the art design and direction for the album Real Gone?
a) Christie Rixford
b) Johnny Brewton
c) Chris Blum
d) Matt Mahurin
3) Which song did Waits contribute to the Future Soundtrack For America (2004)?
a) God's Away On Business
b) Hoist That Rag
c) Road To Peace
d) Day After Tomorrow
4) What did Waits supposedly advice Keith Richards to help him aerate his lawn?
a) to buy 10,000 worms
b) to plant 12 palm trees
c) to have an outside jam session
d) to spray it with herbal tea
5) Whose portrait is shown on the cover of the album Small Change?
a) Marilyn Monroe
b) Rickie Lee Jones
c) Chuck E. Weiss
d) Jack Kerouac
6) What is the title of the third volume of the improvised Gatmo Sessions (2006)?
a) Swarm Warnings
b) Used Songs
c) Sidesow S�ance
d) Moanin' Parade
7) What is the title of Chuck E. Weiss' album from 2002?
a) Do You Know What I Idi Amin?
b) Passing Out Wolf Tickets
c) Extremely Cool
d) Old Souls & Wolf Tickets
8) Which Waits song features a piano tuner with a hearing aid?
a) The Piano Has Been Drinking
b) Step Right Up
c) Potter's Field
d) Trouble's Braids
9) When was the album Swordfishtrombones released?
a) 1981
b) 1982
c) 1983
d) 1984
10) What happened just before Waits was to appear on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2006)?
a) Waits had fallen asleep in the lobby
b) The ceiling of the men's room had collapsed
c) Waits had himself locked up in the men's room
d) Security hadn't let Waits in
11) What is the phone number Waits mentions in I'll Shoot The Moon?
a) 707-3924
b) 392-7704
c) 204-9377
d) 977-4023
12) From which song is this line: "He rides through your dreams on a coach and horses..."?
a) Eyeball Kid
b) Down In The Hole
c) Black Wings
d) The Black Rider
13) From who is this quote: "Who needs alcohol and drugs when you have Tom Waits?"
a) James Hetfield
b) Keith Richards
c) Jim Jarmusch
d) Herman Brood
14) Which movie features You Can Never Hold Back Spring on its soundtrack?
a) Wristcutters, 2006
b) Shrek 2, 2004
c) La Tigre E La Neve, 2005
d) Domino, 2005
15) Who directed the movie Down By Law?
a) Hector Babenco
b) Jim Jarmusch
c) Francis Ford Coppola
d) Robert Dornhelm
16) Which claim did Waits allege against the release of the Burma Shave DVD of 2006?
a) Unauthorized use of a celebrity's identity
b) Infringement of the right of publicity
c) Misappropriation of a celebrity's voice
d) Low quality video hurting a celebrity's reputation
17) What was the title of Rickie Lee Jones' album of 2003?
a) The Evening Of My Best Day
b) Live At Red Rocks
c) It's Like This
d) Ghostyhead
18) Which long time Waits collaborator is nicknamed "The Mole"?
a) Ralph Carney
b) Marc Ribot
c) Greg Cohen
d) Larry Taylor
19) What was the closing song of the Waits/ Wilson theatre play Alice?
a) I'm Still Here
b) There's Only Alice
c) The Last Rose Of Summer
d) Poor Edward
20) Which venue had the last show from the U.S.A. Real Gone/ Orphans tour of 2006?
a) The Tabernacle in Atlanta
b) The House of Blues in Cleveland
c) The Orpheum Theatre in Memphis
d) The Auditorium Theatre in Chicago
21) In which two songs does Waits sing about "balancing a diamond on a blade of grass..."?
a) All The World's Green & Another Man's Vine
b) Another Man's Vine & Green Grass
c) Watch Her Disappear & Coney Island Baby
d) All The World's Green & Bottom Of The World
22) Which artist did Waits successfully prevent from being banned in Houston in 1980?
a) John Stewart
b) Willy DeVille
c) Bruce Springsteen
d) Leon Redbone
23) Who is the founder of Island Records and executive producer of Big Time?
a) Chris Blackwell
b) Joe Smith
c) Bones Howe
d) Chris Blum
24) From which album is the song God's Away On Business?
a) Mule Variations
b) Alice
c) Blood Money
d) Real Gone
25) Which car brand names have been mentioned in Waits' songs?
a) Cadillac, Ford, Mercedes, Subaru
b) Cadillac, Ford, Mercedes, Pontiac
c) Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Opel, Pontiac
d) Cadillac, Ford, Nissan, Pontiac
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