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<h1>Tommy</h1><p>Some questions on the original rock opera by The Who</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/no56279.shtml">No 56279</a></p><br>1. Tommy was the product of Pete Townshend's focus on conceptual music following the commercial failure of which single?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pictures of Lily</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boris the Spider</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Seeker</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) I Can See For Miles</div>
<br>2. In which year was the album released?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1971</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1972</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1970</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1969</div>
<br>3. What instrument, besides bass and singing, does John Entwistle play on the album?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) French Horn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Violin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Trombone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hammond Organ</div>
<br>4. Which of the following was written by Pete Townshend?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sally Simpson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fiddle About</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cousin Kevin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Eyesight to the Blind</div>
<br>5. Which is the shortest song on the album?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Do You Think It's Alright?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Miracle Cure</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) It's a Boy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) There's a Doctor</div>
<br>6. Thematically, what is the purpose of Tommy being deaf, dumb and blind?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) It represents people's inability to perceive spiritual things</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) It explains why the other characters exploit him</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) It shows that pinball is a game of luck, not skill</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) It represents the trauma caused by the war</div>
<br>7. Tommy's condition is caused by whose murder?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) His mother's boyfriend</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) His father</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) His mother</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The reigning pinball champion</div>
<br>8. In which song is Tommy cured?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Go to the Mirror!</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Miracle Cure</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Smash the Mirror</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sensation</div>
<br>9. Pete Townshend wrote Pinball Wizard to liven up the story after receiving negative feedback on the unfinished album from who?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Roger Daltrey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kit Lambert</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nic Cohn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) No one, Pinball Wizard was one of the first songs written for Tommy</div>
<br>10. Where was Tommy first performed live?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Woodstock</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rainbow Theatre</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leeds University</div>
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