Do You Know About John Mellencamp?
Calling all John Mellencamp fans for the ultimate quiz challenge!
- 1.In which John Mellencamp song does each verse begin "Dear Mr. President"?
- A.
Rain on the Scarecrow
- B.
Down and Out in Paradise
- C.
Pink Houses
- D.
Country Gentleman
- 2.What titular lyrical suggestion does John Mellencamp make in a 1994 song?
- A.
Walk Tall
- B.
Check it Out
- C.
Get a Leg Up
- D.
Dance Naked
- 3.According to John Mellencamp, what always wins no matter how long he fights it?
- A.
Authority
- B.
Society
- C.
The Man
- D.
Money
- 4.What album was billed as John Mellencamp's first "serious" album?
- A.
American Fool
- B.
Whatever We Wanted
- C.
Human Wheels
- D.
Scarecrow
- 5.Which John Mellencamp album was banned in Wal-Mart due to its controversial cover?
- A.
Scarecrow
- B.
Dance Naked
- C.
American Fool
- D.
Cuttin' Heads
- 6.On which political tour did John Mellencamp play in 2004?
- A.
New Day Tour
- B.
Out With Bush Tour
- C.
Move On Tour
- D.
Vote For Change Tour
- 7.John Mellencamp directed which 1992 film?
- A.
Farm Town
- B.
Hayfields and Haymakers
- C.
Small Town
- D.
Falling From Grace
- 8.When did John Mellencamp first have a top 100 single on the year-end Billboard charts?
- A.
1996
- B.
1970
- C.
1987
- D.
1975
- 9.What was John Mellencamp's father's job?
- A.
Construction Worker
- B.
Carpenter
- C.
Farmer
- D.
Electrical Contractor
- 10.How old was John Mellencamp when he fronted his first band?
- A.
14
- B.
16
- C.
18
- D.
20
- 11.What was the name of the last band John Mellencamp was in before going solo?
- A.
Punks
- B.
Trash
- C.
The Rodents
- D.
Dirt
- 12.With what record label did John Mellencamp sign his first recording contract?
- A.
A & M
- B.
MCA
- C.
Reprise
- D.
Arista
- 13.In which country did John Mellencamp chart his first hit single?
- A.
Japan
- B.
Germany
- C.
England
- D.
Australia
- 14.What was John Mellencamp's first top 20 hit?
- A.
Hurts So Good
- B.
Ain't Even Done With The Night
- C.
This Time
- D.
I Need a Lover
- 15.With what song did John Mellencamp have his only top ten hit of 1983?
- A.
Crumblin' Down
- B.
Pink Houses
- C.
Small Town
- D.
Authority Song
- 16.What was the name of the only original song on John Mellencamp's 1997 "Best Of Package"?
- A.
Your Life is Now
- B.
Just Another Day
- C.
The Best That I Could Do
- D.
Without Expression
- 17.In which song does John Mellencamp describe one of his marriages?
- A.
Small Town
- B.
Crumblin' Down
- C.
Paper and Fire
- D.
Pink Houses
- 18.Which John Mellencamp song's first lyric is "A Million Young Poets"?
- A.
Crumblin' Down
- B.
Cuttin' Heads
- C.
Paper In Fire
- D.
Check It Out
- 19.What was the first album John Mellencamp recorded as just John Mellencamp?
- A.
Hold the Cougar
- B.
Scarecrow
- C.
Human Wheels
- D.
Whenever We Wanted
- 20.What was the first album John Mellencamp released after his 1994 heart attack?
- A.
Mr. Happy Go Lucky
- B.
Dance Naked
- C.
Human Wheels
- D.
Life After Death
- 21.What was John Mellencamp's first album for Columbia Records?
- A.
New Beginnings
- B.
Cuttin' Heads
- C.
Rough Harvest
- D.
John Mellencamp
- 22.In what year was John Mellencamp nominated for his first American Music Award?
- A.
1983
- B.
1988
- C.
1985
- D.
1987
- 23.With whom did John Mellencamp tie for the 1983 AMA Award for Favorite Male Artist?
- A.
Prince
- B.
Rick Springfield
- C.
Bruce Springsteen
- D.
George Michael
- 24.Where was the first Farm Aid concert held?
- A.
Seymour, Indiana
- B.
Woodstock, New York
- C.
Champaign, Illinois
- D.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
- 25.John Mellencamp's video for Pink Houses drew the ire of which group?
- A.
Ku Klux Klan
- B.
ACLU
- C.
Aryan Nation
- D.
Christian Coalition
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