Cave Quiz:
Test your Answers

Subj:Cave Quiz
Date:May, 1997
From:Greg O'Beirne

Answers:

  1. Who "wears his alcoholism well"?

    Gun, from Fears of Gun

  2. On which Birthday Party track does Blixa play guitar?

    Mutiny in Heaven (from the Mutiny! EP)

  3. Which NC&tBS LP, other than Live Seeds, has applause at the end?

    The Good Son (the song Lucy)

  4. Which Birthday Party song contains the lines: "Here it comes... here it comes... here it comes..."

    Pleasure Avalanche (from the Mutiny / Bad Seed CD)

  5. Which song contains the lines "Punishment, Reward, Punishment, Reward"?

    Mutiny in Heaven

  6. Where do you "swing and burn" when you're caught?

    Swampland

  7. Deep in the woods, what cruel design do worms make "into belly"?

    "DEAD"

  8. What sort of heat does Sonny give off?

    An evil heat

  9. What name does the Captain (in Cabin Fever) have tattooed on his forearm?

    Anita (or A-N-I-T-A)

  10. And what is his peg carved out of?

    Ebony, (not mahogany!)

  11. What were the garroters (or malanderers) at the "the old dance hall on the edge of town" armed with?

    Machetes

  12. Which songs contain the name "Lucy".

    Swampland, The Moon is In the Gutter, Wanted Man, and (of course) Lucy.

  13. Which songs on NC&tBS songs contain the name "Henry".

    Jack's Shadow, Papa Won't Leave You Henry, Henry Lee, O'Malley's Bar

  14. In From Her To Eternity, what room does she live in?

    Room 29

  15. Name the three daughters in Ode to Joy that are murdered.

    Hilda, Hattie and Holly

  16. In Ode to Joy, who does the murderer quote on the walls in the victims' blood?

    Milton

  17. How many miners does Crow Jane murder?

    20

  18. What drink does Jangling Jack order?

    A Rinky Dink Special (with a little umbrella, too)

  19. What sexually transmitted disease is mention in the song Mercy?

    Syphillis

  20. Which former Bad Seed was tragically killed recently?

    Roland Wolf

  21. Which Nick Cave song contains the title of a movie starring the murderous Quentin Tarantino?

    O'Malley's Bar:
    "Her little daughter Siobhan
    Pulled beers FROM DUSK TILL DAWN..."

    From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) starred George Clooney & Quentin Tarantino.

  22. Which two Nick Cave songs contain the words "knife" and "jeans" in the same sentence?

    The Loom of the Land:
    "With no shoes on his feet
    And a KNIFE in his JEANS..."

    (I'll Love You) Till the End of the World:
    "And with the horses prancin' through the fields,
    With my KNIFE in my JEANS and the rain on the shield..."

Scoring:

22-> You have WAY too much time on your hands! :) *grin*
18-21-> Cave expert! Almost worthy of attaining "Maurice-status"!
10-15-> Well done, you have a good memory and an ear for detail!
0-10-> Go home, listen up, and try again :)

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