Neil Young Trivia QuizPrintable Trivia Questions About Neil Young
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In what year was country star "Neil Percival Young" born?
a. 1945
b. 1940
c. 1955
d. 1950
1945 - Neil was born on November 12, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario.
What is the name given by Neil to his favorite electric guitar, a 1953 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop?
a. Old Boy
b. Blackie
c. Frankenstrat
d. Old Black
Old Black - Neil acquired Old Black through a trade with Jim Messina in 1969.
Released in 1968, which of the following albums was Young's debut?
a. After the Gold Rush
b. Neil Young
c. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
d. On the Beach
Neil Young - The album failed to chart on the Billboard 200 album chart.
In what year was Neil Young inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his solo work?
a. 1980
b. 1985
c. 1995
d. 1990
1995 - Young was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1982.
Neil was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of what band?
a. Buffalo Springfield
b. The Stray Gators
c. Crazy Horse
d. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield was active from 1966 to 1968.
Directed by Steven Kovacs, Neil played the role of Westy in what 1988 film?
a. Hairspray
b. Big
c. Beaches
d. '68
'68 - The film follows a Hungarian family that is living in San Francisco in 1968.
Which Neil Young song opens with the lyric - "Be on my side, I'll be on your side, baby. There is no reason for you to hide..."?
a. Down By the River
b. Believer
c. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
d. A New Day for Love
Down By the River - Released in 1969, Down by the River can be found on the album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
As of 2016, how many number one hits has Neil Young had on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs chart?
a. 7
b. 1
c. 5
d. 2
1 - Neil's song Heart of Gold charted at number one in March of 1972.
Which rock band had a Canadian Top 40 hit with a song Neil wrote entitled, "Flying on the Ground is Wrong," in 1965?
a. April Wine
b. Bachman Turner Overdrive
c. Loverboy
d. The Guess Who
The Guess Who - The song was Young's first major success as a songwriter.
Which of the following Buffalo Springfield songs did Neil contribute to the band?
a. Bluebird
b. I Am a Child
c. For What It's Worth
d. Rock and Roll Woman
I Am a Child - I Am a Child appeared on Buffalo Springfield's third and last album, Last Time Around.
Neil Young won a Grammy award for Album of the Year with this album in 1994.
a. Harvest Moon
b. Chrome Dreams
c. Freedom
d. Ragged Glory
Harvest Moon - The album reached number 16 on the Billboard 200.
How many children does Neil Young have?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 0
d. 1
3 - Neil has two sons and a daughter.
Neil set up Farm Aid in 1985 with Willie Nelson and which other music artist?
a. Bob Dylan
b. Tom Petty
c. Kris Kristofferson
d. John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp - Farm Aid was set up to assist and increase awareness of the importance of family farms.
Which of the following Neil Young albums reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart?
a. Harvest Moon
b. After The Gold Rush
c. Harvest
d. Comes a Time
Harvest - Heart of Gold, among other hits, was released on the album.
Which of the following Neil Young songs was originally recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia in 1963?
a. Helpless
b. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
c. Down by the River
d. Four Strong Winds
Four Strong Winds - Four Strong Winds was written by Ian Tyson.
Which song opens with the lyric - "I hear some people been talkin' me down, bring up my name, pass it 'round..."?
a. Old Man
b. Love Is A Rose
c. Nothing Is Perfect
d. Walk On
Walk On - From the album Freedom, Rockin' in the Free World was released in 1989.
Which Neil Young album includes the songs "Powderfinger" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"?
a. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
b. Rust Never Sleeps
c. Harvest
d. After the Gold Rush
Rust Never Sleeps - Rust Never Sleeps was released in July of 1979.
On January 22, 2010, Young performed which song on the final episode of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien"?
a. Honey, I Got the Blues
b. He Was the King
c. For What It's Worth
d. Long May You Run
Long May You Run - Neil Young performed an acoustic version of the song.
Which of the following songs was not recorded by Neil Young?
a. Harvest Moon
b. Hurricane
c. Out on the Weekend
d. Southern Man
Hurricane - A protest song, Hurricane was recorded by Bob Dylan in 1975.
Which of the following albums was not released by Neil Young?
a. Tonight's the Night
b. Shadows and Light
c. On the Beach
d. Zuma
Shadows and Light - Shadows and Light was released by Joni Mitchell in 1980.
Finish the title to this Neil Young hit - "Rockin' in the...".
a. U.S.A
b. Casbah
c. Beach House
d. Free World
Free World - Rockin' in the Free World was released on Neil's 1989 album Freedom.
Which Neil Young song, that contains the lyric "I fell in love with the actress/she was playing a part that I could understand," was inspired by his first wife Caroline Snodgress?
a. A Man Needs a Maid
b. Journey Though The Past
c. Once an Angel
d. Queen of Them All
A Man Needs a Maid - A Man Needs a Maid was released on the 1972 album Harvest.
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