Tommy
Some questions on the original rock opera by The Who
Quiz created by: No 56279
1. Tommy was the product of Pete Townshend's focus on conceptual music following the commercial failure of which single?
(#) Boris the Spider
(#) I Can See For Miles
(#) Pictures of Lily
(#) The Seeker
2. In which year was the album released?
(#) 1972
(#) 1969
(#) 1971
(#) 1970
3. What instrument, besides bass and singing, does John Entwistle play on the album?
(#) Violin
(#) French Horn
(#) Trombone
(#) Hammond Organ
4. Which of the following was written by Pete Townshend?
(#) Cousin Kevin
(#) Sally Simpson
(#) Eyesight to the Blind
(#) Fiddle About
5. Which is the shortest song on the album?
(#) It's a Boy
(#) Miracle Cure
(#) Do You Think It's Alright?
(#) There's a Doctor
6. Thematically, what is the purpose of Tommy being deaf, dumb and blind?
(#) It represents people's inability to perceive spiritual things
(#) It shows that pinball is a game of luck, not skill
(#) It represents the trauma caused by the war
(#) It explains why the other characters exploit him
7. Tommy's condition is caused by whose murder?
(#) His mother's boyfriend
(#) The reigning pinball champion
(#) His father
(#) His mother
8. In which song is Tommy cured?
(#) Sensation
(#) Go to the Mirror!
(#) Miracle Cure
(#) Smash the Mirror
9. Pete Townshend wrote Pinball Wizard to liven up the story after receiving negative feedback on the unfinished album from who?
(#) Kit Lambert
(#) No one, Pinball Wizard was one of the first songs written for Tommy
(#) Nic Cohn
(#) Roger Daltrey
10. Where was Tommy first performed live?
(#) Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
(#) Leeds University
(#) Woodstock
(#) Rainbow Theatre
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