Tom's Diner - Quiz
  • 1. Which magazine featured the DNA remix of 'Tom's Diner' in their 2004 list of 'The 1010 Songs You Must Own'?
A) Rolling Stone
B) Q
C) Billboard
D) NME
  • 2. Who directed the music video produced to promote the original song?
A) Gareth Roberts
B) Suzanne Vega
C) Ryan Maguire
D) Giorgio Moroder
  • 3. Does Suzanne Vega appear in the music video for 'Tom's Diner' directed by Gareth Roberts?
A) Only in the background
B) No
C) As a silhouette
D) Yes
  • 4. On which album by Giorgio Moroder was his cover version of 'Tom's Diner' included?
A) The Ghost in the MP3
B) Tom's Album
C) Déjà Vu
D) Pretty Girls
  • 5. Which artist is featured on Giorgio Moroder's version of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) Lil' Kim
B) Suzanne Vega
C) Britney Spears
D) Iggy Azalea
  • 6. How many streams did the AnnenMayKantereit and Giant Rooks cover have on Spotify as of November 2024?
A) 44 million
B) 330 million
C) 50 million
D) 120 million
  • 7. Which drummer from the band Trio produced a remix/remake of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) Billy Bragg
B) Peter Behrens
C) Ryan Maguire
D) Robbie Doherty
  • 8. What is the name of the compilation album released by Suzanne Vega in 1991 featuring various versions of the song?
A) The Remix Collection
B) Tom's Album
C) Diner Classics
D) Days of Open Hand
  • 9. What is the name of the Richard Cheese parody that references 'I Dream of Jeannie'?
A) Tom's Jeannie
B) Little Jeannie
C) Diner Dreams
D) Jeannie's Diner
  • 10. What is the name of the track Ryan Maguire released in 2015 as an anagram of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) Degenere
B) Centuries
C) moDernisT
D) Pour the Milk
  • 11. How many versions of 'Tom's Diner' were reported to exist as of 2023?
A) Exactly 10
B) Over 500
C) Over 50
D) Over 100
  • 12. Which American rock band used an interpolation of 'Tom's Diner' in their 2014 song 'Centuries'?
A) R.E.M.
B) Fall Out Boy
C) Giant Rooks
D) AnnenMayKantereit
  • 13. In which year did the cover by AnnenMayKantereit and Giant Rooks go viral on TikTok?
A) 2022
B) 2024
C) 2019
D) 2020
  • 14. Which artist collaborated with Robbie Doherty on the 2020 remix titled 'Pour the Milk'?
A) Benny Blanco
B) Myke Towers
C) Cupcakke
D) Keees
  • 15. What project is the track 'moDernisT' a part of?
A) Déjà Vu
B) The Ghost in the MP3
C) Dauntless Manifesto
D) Tom's Album
  • 16. In what year did DNA remix 'Tom's Diner'?
A) 1990
B) 1992
C) 1985
D) 1988
  • 17. Which musical collective provided the dance beat for the DNA remix?
A) Soul II Soul
B) Steely Dan
C) Pet Shop Boys
D) The Beatles
  • 18. What was the name used for the initial limited release of the DNA remix?
A) The DNA Session
B) Vega's Diner
C) Tom's Diner (Dance Mix)
D) Oh Suzanne
  • 19. How did A&M respond to the unauthorized remix produced by DNA?
A) They banned the song from the radio
B) They arranged to release it officially
C) They sued DNA for copyright infringement
D) They deleted all master tapes
  • 20. What is the key of the DNA remix of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) F♯ minor
B) E flat major
C) C minor
D) A major
  • 21. What is the tempo of the DNA remix?
A) 110 beats per minute
B) 99 beats per minute
C) 120 beats per minute
D) 85 beats per minute
  • 22. Which country is NOT listed as a location where the remix reached number one?
A) Austria
B) United Kingdom
C) Switzerland
D) Germany
  • 23. Which magazine named the remix 'Pick of the Year – Dance'?
A) Billboard
B) NME
C) Music Week
D) Rolling Stone
  • 24. What part of the original song was turned into the remix's driving hook?
A) The chorus
B) The first verse
C) The ad-libbed outro
D) The bridge
  • 25. Who described the track as 'indelibly infectious'?
A) Marisa Fox
B) Mandi James
C) Larry Flick
D) Everett True
  • 26. What vocal range do Vega's vocals span in the remix?
A) F♯3 to E4
B) C3 to G4
C) A2 to F4
D) D3 to A4
  • 27. What publication called the song a 'surprise hit'?
A) Smash Hits
B) Columbia Daily Spectator
C) Melody Maker
D) Spin
  • 28. According to the text, why was it difficult to create the remix initially?
A) The producers lacked professional studio time
B) The recording equipment was outdated
C) Suzanne Vega refused to share the master tracks
D) It was impossible to get a whole song into a sampler
  • 29. How did Suzanne Vega initially feel about the remix when A&M asked her?
A) She thought it was really kind of nice
B) She wanted it to be kept underground
C) She felt it ruined her original song
D) She hated the dance beat
  • 30. Which publication called the song 'Single of the week'?
A) Billboard
B) Los Angeles Times
C) Spin
D) Melody Maker
  • 31. How did Suzanne Vega originally conceive the song 'Tom's Diner'?
A) For a solo acoustic guitar
B) For a full symphony orchestra
C) As an electronic dance track
D) For voice and solo piano
  • 32. Which two versions of 'Tom's Diner' appear on the album 'Solitude Standing'?
A) A dance remix and an acoustic version
B) An a cappella version and an instrumental version
C) Two a cappella versions
D) A live version and a studio version
  • 33. What instruments provide support in the instrumental version of 'Tom's Diner'?
A) Synthesizers
B) Violins
C) Guitars
D) Drums
  • 34. Who used 'Tom's Diner' to help develop the MP3 audio compression scheme?
A) Karlheinz Brandenburg
B) A Swedish documentary crew
C) An unnamed hi-fi magazine editor
D) Suzanne Vega
  • 35. What is the profession of Karlheinz Brandenburg?
A) Computer scientist and guitarist
B) Music producer and songwriter
C) Electrical engineer and mathematician
D) Audio engineer and journalist
  • 36. Where did Brandenburg first hear 'Tom's Diner' while working on his algorithm?
A) Playing on a radio down the corridor
B) In a hi-fi magazine advertisement
C) At a live concert
D) During a studio recording session
  • 37. How did Vega's voice sound to Brandenburg at low bit rates during his early testing?
A) Horrible
B) Unchanged
C) Perfectly clear
D) Better than other songs
  • 38. In what year was the documentary featuring Brandenburg's story released?
A) 2002
B) 2009
C) 1987
D) 1995
  • 39. What was Brandenburg finishing when he decided to test the song?
A) His software development project
B) His PhD thesis
C) His sound engineering certification
D) His music composition degree
  • 40. In what decade was 'Tom's Diner' written?
A) 1980s
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1990s
  • 41. Which album originally featured 'Tom's Diner'?
A) Broadway
B) Solitude Standing
C) Fast Folk
D) Luka
  • 42. Which electronic music production group remixed the song in 1990?
A) DNA
B) Fast Folk
C) The Beatles
D) The diners
  • 43. Where is the real Tom's Restaurant located?
A) Manhattan, New York City
B) London, England
C) Berlin, Germany
D) Vienna, Austria
  • 44. The exterior of Tom's Restaurant served as which fictional location?
A) Central Perk
B) Monk's Café
C) The Broadway Diner
D) The Barnard Coffee Shop
  • 45. Who suggested the perspective that inspired the song's lyrics?
A) The narrator
B) Brian Rose
C) A woman in the rain
D) William Holden
  • 46. What is the name of the cathedral mentioned in the song?
A) Barnard Cathedral
B) Broadway Cathedral
C) St. John the Divine
D) St. Patrick's Cathedral
  • 47. Which actor's death did Suzanne Vega read about in the newspaper?
A) An unnamed companion
B) William Holden
C) The actor from Seinfeld
D) Brian Rose
  • 48. What publication first included 'Tom's Diner' as a track in 1984?
A) Solitude Standing Monthly
B) The New York Times
C) Fast Folk Musical Magazine
D) The New York Post
  • 49. In which city did the remix by DNA reach No. 1?
A) New York City
B) Germany
C) London
D) Los Angeles
  • 50. Which newspaper featured the story of William Holden's death?
A) The New York Times
B) Fast Folk Magazine
C) New York Post
D) The Barnard Daily
  • 51. What does the narrator look at after the news of the actor's death?
A) The horoscope
B) The cathedral
C) The train schedule
D) The menu
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