Beach Boys Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast #330

Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia

330 | Beach Boys Trivia

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Summer is just about here and I’m itching to hit the beach. Hey gang, for the third week in June, I’ve got another classic rock band. So, get your board shorts on, gas up your woody, and let’s hit the waves with Beach Boys trivia.

When you’re done rockin’ to Beach Boys trivia, check out all our other Music-themed episodes from this season. Every third week will have a new music trivia episodes. So far we’ve had Queen and Billy Joel with more to come.

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The Beach Boys manage to defy decade, genre and form. They cannot be limited to songs about surfing, girls, California, or hot rods. Everything strove to go beyond – perhaps key to the Beach Boys’ durability; their ability to go further, to keep going until they reached a place that had not previously been reached in rock and pop music. The band’s longevity, experimentation and continuation of influence are without equal.

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Episode Intro

As a native Californian, I’m genetically predisposed to love Beach Boys music. It might even be in the state’s constitution. I haven’t checked.

As usual, this episode is three rounds of ten questions each. If you’re listening via YouTube, please give the video a like and subscribe to the channel. Thanks.

I’m your host, Brian Rollins. This is Episode 330 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast and let’s go surfin’.

The Dorky Round

Which founding member of the band was labeled a “Pop Genius” by the press in the 1960s?
a. Brian Wilson
The song, Kokomo featured prominently on the soundtrack for what 1988 Tom Cruise romantic film?
a. Cocktail
What California town featured the “terror of Colorado Boulevard”?
a. Pasadena (as in the Little Old Lady from)
While “East coast girls are hip”, the Beach Boys really wished they could be what?
a. California Girls
The Beach Boys played “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” along with some other tunes for what 1985 benefit concert?
a. Live Aid
The band was inducted into what in 1988?
a. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
What Beach Boys Christmas song mixed hot-rod themes with Santa Claus?
a. Little Saint Nick
According to what 1963 Beach Boys song, if you do this you’ll be sittin’ on top of the world?
a. Catch a Wave
What 1962 Beach Boys song is just a three-digit number?
a. 409. It refers to Chevy’s 409-cubic-inch V-8 engine.
We’ll have Fun, Fun, Fun until her daddy takes what car away?
a. The T-Bird (or Thunderbird)

The Geeky Round

What was The Beach Boys’ first hit single?
a. Surfin’
What Canadian band had a hit with a song about and titled, ‘Brian Wilson’?
a. The Barenaked Ladies. Wilson himself covered the song.
What was the name of the band’s first studio album?
a. Surfin’ Safari
What 1964 song was the band’s first #1 on the charts?
a. I Get Around
Along with Brian, what other two Wilson boys were members of the band?
a. Carl and Dennis Wilson
Paul Dano and John Cusack played Brian Wilson in what 2014 biopic?
a. Love & Mercy
The 2024 documentary, The Beach Boys, was co-directed by what Arachnophobia director?
a. Frank Marshall
I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times was the pop debut for what electric instrument?
a. The Theremin
What Beach Boys song, named for a girl, was originally sung by The Regents?
a. Barbara-Ann
The Beach Boys beseached what girl to “get her outta my heart”?
a. Rhonda, in the song, Help Me Rhonda

The Nerdy Round

In what year were the Beach Boys formed?
a. In 1961
Released in 2012, what was the final studio album for The Beach Boys?
a. That’s Why God Made the Radio
What Bahamian folk song became a hit for the band in 1966?
a. Sloop John B
Surfin’ USA was a rewrite of what 1958 Chuck Berry song?
a. Sweet Little Sixteen
What Beach Boys song featured a car with “competition clutch with four on the floor”?
a. Little Deuce Coupe
Who was the band’s first manager until he was fired in 1964?
a. Murry Wilson (Brian, Carl, and Dennis’ father)
Which Beach Boys album was re-recorded and released by Brian Wilson in 2004?
a. Smile
The band’s 1978 M.I.U. Album was largely recorded at what university?
a. The M.I.U. is short for Maharishi International University. It’s in Fairfield, Iowa.
What 1966 Beach Boys song was promoted as a “pocket symphony”?
a. Good Vibrations
Despite their bands battling in the charts, Paul McCartney has said which Beach Boys song is his favorite song of all time?
a. God Only Knows

Episode Conclusion

Ok, boards in. How did you do? If you’re itching for Beach Boys music, I’ll link to some sources in the show notes on the website. I listened to a lot while writing this episode and discovered some songs I’d never heard before.

Next week, I’ve got more trivia for you on a topic I don’t think we’ve come close to before. Here’s a hint:

If you’re driving a Cayman, a Z4, or an S5, you’re driving what type of car?

It’s kind of related to the Beach Boys, right? See you back here on Wednesday.

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