This Genesis Trivia Is Phil Collins-Approved
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Who was the lead singer of Genesis when Phil Collins was the drummer?
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Peter Gabriel
2.
What movie did a young Phil Collins first appear in?
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A Hard Day's Night
3.
Of the line-up in 1998, who was an original member of Genesis?
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Tony Banks
4.
Which was the first Genesis album to feature Phil Collins as full-time lead vocalist?
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A Trick Of The Tail
5.
Who was Phil Collins' drumming partner on stage in Genesis from 1977-1992?
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Chester Thompson
6.
Who is the lead singer of Genesis for "Calling All Stations"?
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Ray Wilson
7.
What links the ex-wives of Genesis' Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins?
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Both Are Named Jill
8.
What was the name of the main character of Genesis' "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"?
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Rael
9.
Which Shakespearean pair was mentioned in the song "Cinema Show" by Genesis?
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Romeo And Juliet
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Which famous comedian was featured on the Genesis video "Anything She Does"?
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Benny Hill
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During the late '70's, what was Phil Collins's second band?
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Brand X
12.
In "The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging", what number is on the forehead of Rael's brother John?
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#9
13.
What is the name of the recording studio owned by Genesis?
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The Farm
14.
What Genesis song is about a creature that sheds tears when it is cornered?
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Squonk
15.
What year did Genesis have the hit single "Misunderstanding" on Atlantic?
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1980
16.
What year did Genesis have the hit single "Invisible Touch" on Atlantic?
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1986
17.
What year did Genesis have the hit single "Throwing It All Away" on Atlantic?
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1986
18.
What year did Genesis have the hit single "Land Of Confusion" on Atlantic?
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1987
19.
What year did Genesis have the hit single "In Too Deep" on the Atlantic record label?
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1987
20.
What year did Genesis have the hit single "I Can't Dance" on Atlantic?
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Jun/05
21.
"The Living Years" and "All I Need Is A Miracle" were hits by which side project band from Genesis member, Mike Rutherford?
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Mike+The Mechanics
22.
Which ex-member of Genesis founded Real World Records?
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Peter Gabriel
23.
Which Genesis song features the lyric "Superman where are you now"?
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Land Of Confusion
24.
Which Genesis album had a photograph of a knife embedded in the reverse side?
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Trespass
25.
Which 1978 Genesis album featured only Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks?
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...And Then There Were Three
26.
Which ex-member of Genesis released the 1996 retrospective "Genesis Revisited"?
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Steve Hackett
27.
When Tony Banks was away from Genesis studying Physics in college, what instrument did he most use to write with?
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Guitar
28.
What was the name of the acoustic guitar masterpiece by Steve Hackett on "Foxtrot"?
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Horizons
29.
Who are the 2 drummers that played on Genesis' "Calling All Stations" album?
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Nir Z And Nick D'virgilio
30.
During the Genesis reunion show "Six of the Best", what did Peter Gabriel do during "Turn It On Again" while Phil Collins was singing?
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Played Drums
31.
In what town was Phil Collins' first gig as Genesis lead vocalist?
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London, Ontario, Canada
32.
Who is the guitarist/bassist brought on for the "Calling All Stations" tour to assist Mike Rutherford?
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Anthony Drennan
33.
In the Genesis live show "Duke", what was the main character's name?
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Albert
34.
Where did the lyrics for the studio version of "Los Endos" come from?
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Bits Of "Supper's Ready"
35.
What was the Genesis song "Fountain of Salmacis" about?
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A Hermaphrodite
36.
Genesis' guitarist, Steve Hackett, was widely acknowledged as the prime innovator in what special technique?
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Tapping
37.
In Genesis' "We Can't Dance" tour what was so special about the song "Fading Lights"?
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Only Three Offical Members Played
38.
What was the name of the first Genesis single?
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The Silent Sun
39.
Which heavy metal singer auditioned for Genesis after Peter Gabriel left in 1975?
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Brian Johnson
40.
In Genesis' 1975 rock opera "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", what was the name of Rael's brother?
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John
41.
Jonathan King, Genesis founder, was a famous one-hit wonder with what song?
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Everyone's Gone To The Moon
42.
What former Roxy Music member is credited in Genesis' "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"?
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Brian Eno
43.
Which Genesis album cover features pieces from a child's shape-sorting toy?
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Genesis
44.
What was the standard opening number on Genesis' "Selling England By the Pound" tour?
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Watcher Of The Skies
45.
Which band member of Genesis wrote "Your Own Special Way"?
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Mike Rutherford
46.
On the Genesis song "Get 'Em Out By Friday", who had to be sent out to evict the tenants?
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The Winkler
47.
On what song on stage did Peter Gabriel don the old man mask?
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The Musical Box
48.
What fight was the Genesis song "The Battle of Epping Forest" about?
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Modern-Day Gangs
49.
What was the name of Mike Rutherford's double necked guitar?
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The Shergold/Rutherford Doubleneck
50.
Who was Genesis Live dedicated to?
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Richard Macphail
51.
How did Steve Hackett join up with Genesis?
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From An Ad In Melody Maker
52.
What was special about Lilywhite Lilith on the Genesis album "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"?
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She Was Blind
53.
What cigarettes did Howard Hughes smoke in Genesis' "Broadway Melody of 1974"?
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Winstons
54.
In their early days, what album was the single biggest influence on Genesis?
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In The Court Of The Crimson King
55.
What did the letters "ABACAB" stand for in the Genesis song of the same name?
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The First Six Notes Of The Song
56.
In the Genesis song "Back in NYC", a 17-year-old Rael does a short stint in what reformatory?
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Pontiac
57.
In the Genesis video for "Robbery, Assault, & Battery", who plays the part of the robber?
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Phil Collins
58.
On which Genesis album did Phil Collins first appear?
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Nursery Cryme
59.
Who played drums on the Genesis "Trick of the Tail" tour while Phil sang?
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Bill Bruford
60.
On Peter Gabriel's first solo tour, what one and only Genesis tune did he play?
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Back In N.Y.C.
61.
Who played lead guitar for Genesis on "And Then There Were Three"?
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Michael Rutherford
62.
What was Steve Hackett's last studio album with Genesis?
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Wind And Wuthering
63.
When Genesis performed "The Lamb" live, what were the final two songs of the show?
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Musical Box, Watcher Of The Skies
64.
What decade is the hit single "Throwing It All Away" by Genesis from?
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Eighties
65.
What year did Genesis have the hit single "That's All" on Atlantic?
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1984
66.
What year did Genesis have the hit single "Hold" on My Heart" on Atlantic?
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1992
67.
What year did Genesis have the hit single "No Son Of Nine" on Atlantic?
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1992
68.
How many "saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly" in the Genesis song "Supper's Ready"?
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7
69.
The rock band Genesis was formed at which English public school?
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Charterhouse
70.
What band were Tony Banks and Peter Gabriel in before they formed Genesis?
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The Garden Wall
71.
Which member of Genesis played the Artful Dodger in "Oliver!" as a child?
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Phil Collins
72.
Which 1992 Genesis song is the only one to have reached Top Ten in the U.K. and the US?
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I Can't Dance
73.
Which Genesis song was the band's first U.S. Number One?
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Invisible Touch
74.
Which Genesis track describes a legendary creature of the Pennsylvania forests?
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Squonk
75.
Which Genesis song title is the name of the "official" tribute band formed in 1993?
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The Musical Box
76.
In which Genesis song is a man told "you just can't jump, your shirt's all dirty"?
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Harold The Barrel
77.
Which U.K. Prime Minister is mentioned in the lyrics of Genesis track "Supper's Ready"?
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Winston Churchill
78.
Who led "the conquering heroes with blisters on their feet" in the Genesis song?
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Eleventh Earl Of Mar
79.
What do you "find you're covered in", according to the Genesis song "ABACAB"?
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Cellophane
80.
What specific time is mentioned in the Genesis song "Blood on the Rooftops"?
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Five Past Nine
81.
Which Genesis album's cover was inspired by the lyrics of "The Musical Box"?
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Nursery Cryme
82.
Which song from the album "Genesis" gave its name to a 1983 tour for the band?
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Mama
83.
What villain was portrayed on the silver screen by Phil Collins of Genesis?
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Buster Edwards
84.
Which Genesis song was the theme tune to the 1985 ABC series "The Insiders"?
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Just A Job To Do
85.
"The Geese And The Ghost" was the first solo album for which ex-Genesis member?
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Anthony Phillips
86.
Which drummer played with Genesis only in concerts?
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Bill Bruford
87.
In what year did Peter Gabriel form Genesis?
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1967
88.
Who played drums on the Genesis album "Trespass"?
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John Mayhew
89.
Which member of the band Genesis left a week before the release of "Seconds Out"?
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Steve Hackett
90.
Which city was the venue for Genesis' first gig on American soil, in 1972?
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Boston, MA
91.
Which label signed the band Genesis in 1969?
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Decca
92.
Which member of Genesis has the middle name "Cleote"?
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Mike Rutherford
93.
Which ex-member of Genesis founded "Rock Against Repatriation"?
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Steve Hackett
94.
Phil Collins was replaced as lead singer of Genesis by the ex-frontman of which band?
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Stiltskin
95.
Which ex-Genesis member wrote "Out, Angels Out" to explain his exit to the fans?
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Peter Gabriel
96.
The epic 23-minute Genesis track "Supper's Ready" consists of how many sections?
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7
97.
For what was Brian Eno credited on a 1974 Genesis album?
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Enossification
98.
What is the only Genesis song (as at 2006) to have won a Grammy award?
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Land Of Confusion
99.
Which Genesis song features the lyric "Paperlate cried the voice in the crowd"?
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Dancing With The Moonlit Knight
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Which Genesis song introduces the characters Sweetmeal Sam and Liquid Len?
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The Battle Of Epping Forest
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