- 1. Which publication described '21st Century Schizoid Man' as 'brutally exciting' in 1969?
A) Pitchfork
B) Billboard
C) Rolling Stone
D) Melody Maker
- 2. What number did Pitchfork rank the song on its list of the 200 greatest songs of the 1960s?
A) 100
B) 21
C) 169
D) 104
- 3. Who described the song as a 'seven-minute hellstorm of gonzo guitar'?
A) Greg Lake
B) Joe Tangari
C) Robert Fripp
D) Kanye West
- 4. Which genre is '21st Century Schizoid Man' NOT described as?
A) Jazz-rock
B) Country
C) Progressive rock
D) Heavy metal
- 5. The song is considered an influence on which two genres?
A) Progressive metal and industrial music
B) Disco and funk
C) Grunge and pop
D) Country and folk
- 6. Which band paid homage to the song with '21st Century (Digital Boy)'?
A) King Crimson
B) Bad Religion
C) Universal Music Group
D) The Beatles
- 7. In which year was the Bad Religion song '21st Century (Digital Boy)' released?
A) 2022
B) 2010
C) 1969
D) 1990
- 8. Which rapper sampled '21st Century Schizoid Man' on the song 'Power'?
A) Kanye West
B) Kendrick Lamar
C) Drake
D) Jay-Z
- 9. Kanye West's song 'Power' was included on which 2010 album?
A) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
B) Graduation
C) The College Dropout
D) Late Registration
- 10. Which company owned the mechanical licence for '21st Century Schizoid Man'?
A) Universal Music Group
B) King Crimson Records
C) Declan Colgan Music Ltd
D) Sony Music
- 11. When was the lawsuit regarding the sampling of '21st Century Schizoid Man' settled?
A) 2022
B) May 2024
C) 2010
D) 2006
- 12. Who played the electric guitar on the track?
A) Ian McDonald
B) Robert Fripp
C) Greg Lake
D) Michael Giles
- 13. Who provided the lyrics for the song?
A) Greg Lake
B) Ian McDonald
C) Peter Sinfield
D) Robert Fripp
- 14. Which instrument did Ian McDonald play on the track?
A) Bass guitar
B) Drums
C) Electric guitar
D) Alto saxophone and reed organ
- 15. Who was responsible for the vocals and bass guitar?
A) Michael Giles
B) Greg Lake
C) Robert Fripp
D) Peter Sinfield
- 16. Who played the drums on '21st Century Schizoid Man'?
A) Ian McDonald
B) Robert Fripp
C) Greg Lake
D) Michael Giles
- 17. In what month and year was '21st Century Schizoid Man' released?
A) October 1968
B) August 1969
C) October 1969
D) December 1969
- 18. Which band released the song '21st Century Schizoid Man'?
A) Rolling Stone
B) King Crimson
C) The Duke Ellington Orchestra
D) Led Zeppelin
- 19. Which war does the song '21st Century Schizoid Man' criticize?
A) World War II
B) Cold War
C) Korean War
D) Vietnam War
- 20. Who played the reed organ during the intro?
A) Greg Lake
B) Ian McDonald
C) Peter Sinfield
D) Robert Fripp
- 21. What is the name of the instrumental middle section of the song?
A) Epitaph
B) Three Score and Four
C) Mirrors
D) In the Court of the Crimson King
- 22. To whom did Robert Fripp sarcastically dedicate the song during a live performance?
A) Duke Ellington
B) Richard Nixon
C) Spiro Agnew
D) Ian McDonald
- 23. What position did Ian McDonald record his saxophone solo in to add 'angst'?
A) Lying on the floor
B) Crouching
C) Standing on one leg
D) Sitting down
- 24. Where did the inspiration for the chaotic outro come from?
A) The Duke Ellington Orchestra
B) French fables
C) Army band music
D) The Vietnam War
- 25. In what ranking did Guitar World place Robert Fripp's guitar solo in 2008?
A) 56
B) 82
C) 100
D) 10
- 26. What term does Sinfield use to describe the 'harvest of bad things' created by Agent Orange?
A) Death seed
B) Iron claw
C) Schizoid man
D) Politicians' funeral pyre
- 27. What is the key and time signature of the song's main riff?
A) C major, 6/8
B) C minor, 6/8
C) C minor, 4/4
D) D minor, 4/4
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