GL's Rick Wakeman Challenge

Everything you never wanted to know about Rick Wakeman!


1. In Dec 1973 Rick temporarily changed his name to Ismail Arabif Inmtah?

    True

    False

2. In 1993 Rick released the album entitled?

    Journey To The Center Of The Keys

    Unleashing The Tethered One

    The Fantabulous Cantrobulous

    Rock n Roll Prophet

3. Gene's Landing broke the sad news that they couldn't support Rick on his 1999 West Coast Tour due to?

    Captain Deano swallowed a keyboard

    Had to see a man about a dog

    They had double booked with a Yes Tribute band

   Wakemanitis

4. Did Rick perform on Dib Cochran & the Earwigs classic 'oh baby'?

   True

   False

 

5. When Rick quit YES in 1978 he was replaced by?

    The London Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Frampton

    Trevor Horn & Geoff Downes from the Buggles

    Unreplaceable!

6. In Rick's younger day he quite a handy middle distant runner and only narrowly missed the British Olympic squad for Munich 1972?

    True

   False

7. Did the 1989 album Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe?

    Sink without a trace

    Reached the US top 30

    Was banned on the grounds of Crap Music

    Ousted Bros's "When will I be famous" at No.1

8. In 1996 Rick's rare collection of Medieval Capes sold at auction for $240 000 US?

    True

   False

9. The YES triple live album Yessongs(1973) was followed by the sad news of?

    The departure of drummer Bill Bruford

    Death of their long-time manager Spig Sparticus

    The departure of bass player Chris Squire

   Rick announced he wanted to stay in the band

 

10. A signed copy of any of Rick's Albums is likely to fetch at least $4000 US?

    True

    False

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