Test your knowledge of the iconic Canadian rockers
CBC News
Last Updated: April 10, 2013
Canadian rock legends Rush, whose wildly successful career has spanned more than 40 years, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 18.
Devoted fans have long lobbied for Hall of Fame honours for Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, who continue to record and sell out shows around the globe. How well do you know Rush? Take our quiz and find out.
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Thanks for playing! Here are the correct answers:
1. Rush ranks third for most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The Beatles rank #1. Who is #2?
A: The Rolling Stones.
2. How many records has Rush sold worldwide?
C: 40 million.
3. Rush released its first single in 1973, a cover version of this Buddy Holly song:
B: Not Fade Away.
4. Which of the following statements isn't true?
B: Neil Peart shortened his name from Neil Peartree when he joined the band because he thought it sounded more rock and roll..
5. A host of entertainers offered effusive praise for Rush in the documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage. One person said this about the Canadian rockers: "Rush is just one of those bands that has a deep reservoir of rocket sauce. A lot of bands - they've only got so much in the bottle. They use it up sometimes in one song. These guys were the real deal. Their bottle was so big and so filled to the brim, they were shaking it literally for decades. And still there was sauce coming out." Who said this?
C: Actor and musician Jack Black.
6. Geddy Lee has confessed in past interviews that he sometimes goes backstage during a drum solo at a concert and does this:
A: Checks the baseball boxscores..
7. Rush is renowned for making literary allusions, citing writers including Tolkien, Hemingway and Shakespeare. Which of the following texts has Rush never referred to?
B: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
8. Geddy Lee was honoured with a scholarship in his name in 2011. What was the scholarship?
A: The Geddy Lee Scholarship, founded by Grapes For Humanity Canada, to provide scholarship for a student at Niagara College's Wine and Viticulture Technician programme..
9. Rush fans delighted in the pivotal role they played in the 2009 "bromance" I Love You, Man, in which two characters bond over a shared love for "the holy triumvirate." Rush has a long history of popular culture cameos, appearing in television shows and movies. Which of the following statements is not true?
D: Neil Peart had a non-speaking, uncredited role as a manservant in the 2007 Doctor Who episode "The Girl in the Fireplace.".
10. Rush appeared on this show in 2008, marking its first live appearance on U.S. television for the first time in 30 years.
A: The Colbert Report.
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