Test your knowledge of peter hammill and van der graaf
1) Which film director is mentioned in a ph song :
a. Hitchcock
2) Ph once supported Jimi Hendrix at which venue:
a. The Marquee London
3) Backing vocals on 1986's
"Skin" lp included:
a. David Rhodes
4) With which famous country singer does ph share a birthday? :
a. Hank Williams
5) Which of these Bob Dylan songs has a relation
to "Mirror Images" :
a. Idiot Wind
6) Van der Graaf Generator played all of these live except:
a. Gog
7) Which of these did David Jackson "not" play on?:
a. Vital
8)
The title "Modern" came from:
a. Plato
9) Match the song with the liquor: :
Champagne . . . German Overalls . ........ . . Pompeii . . .......... . . Siren Song . ....... . . Faculty X ......... . . . . My Experience
10. Who has never played bass guitar on a Peter Hammill or Van Der Graaf Album:
a. Peter Hammill
11) Where was the Inventor of The Van der Graaff Generator born?
a. Amsterdam
12) Who named the band Van der Graaf Generator ?
a. Peter Hammill
13) Peter has worked on 3 releases by one of the following Japanese recording Artists; One Album in particular features 5 songs on which he wrote the lyrics and sings.
a. Yuji Takahashi
14) What Orchestra played "This Side of The Looking Glass" on the "Over" lp from 1976?
a. London Symphony
15) ph sings a duet on "Exposure" with which of the Roche sisters :
a. Maggie
16) Which scientist is quoted in a ph song?:
a. Newton
17) Which Shakespeare play is quoted on "In A Foreign Town"
18) The name "Meurgly's" is from :
a. A French Typewriter
19) Which French Film did ph write the score:
a. Emmène-oui
20) Which song was originally in place of "Still In The Dark" on pre -release versions for "The Future Now" ?
a. The Poloroid
21) Who plays drums/percussion on the song "Sitting Targets"?
a. Peter Hammill
22) Of the following, who has "not" contributed strings to a Peter Hammill recording?
a. Graham Smith
23) In 1985, PH playing in Concert in Washington DC, the United States Capitol, changed a line in "Time For A Change"
mentioning which political figure:
a. Richard Nixon
24) Who plays drums on the Studio "Flight" from "A Black Box"
a. Guy Evans
25)
26) Where was Van der Graaf Generator's only
United States Concert:
a. Chicago Theatre
27)Which John Lennon song did ph once sing in concert?
a. Crippled Inside
28) Which Beatle appears on the Paul Whitehead Pawn Hearts LP Cover?
a. John
29) Where was the first Peter Hammill solo concert in the united states:
a. Bottom Line New York
30. Who designed the Van der Graaf Generator Logo used on "Godbluff" "Still Life" and "World Record"?
:
a. John Pastiche
Bonus Question) Which of these Titles is also an Italian Brewed Beer?:
a. La Rossa 