Thursday, November 11, 2010

And the Winner is...

Peter Fiskio of Tampa

Peter was the only respondent to get all five questions correct. Many other got four. Here are the answers:
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Q. Name the plane Led Zeppelin used for their 1977 tour?
A. Ceasar's Chariot
The Starship was used on the 1973 and 1975 tours. It was grounded for repairs in 1977, and the band rented the Boeing 707 owned by Caesars Palace

2.
Q. Where did Led Zeppelin get the Swan Song logo from?
A. A painting by William Rimmer (1816-1879) called "Evening: Fall of Day."
It currently is in a museum in Boston.

3.
Q. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant retired to a cottage in Whales to write the third album, Led Zeppelin III. What was the name  of the cottage (proper spelling) and how was it misspelled on the album.

A. Bron-Yr-Aur. On the album, the song "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" appears.
According to William McKeen in the book Whole Lotta Led Zep: "...the misspelling (was) allegedly immortalized in the process of filing the copyright."

4.
Q. Complete the lyric:

So I looked round to ___ __ _ ______.
Searching hard trying to brighten the day.

A. hitch up the reindeer.

5.
Q. Who (according to himself) wrote Joe Perry and Stephen Tyler's speech when they inducted Led Zeppelin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

A. Stephen Davis, author
From the Prologue to LZ-'75:
One night in Beunos Aires, Jimmy Page asked Joe Perry to give the induction speech marking Led Zeppelin's entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that year. Joe enlisted bandmate Steven Tyler to share teh speech, and me to write it (page 3)


The last question may be considered a trick question, however, I was able to google the answer.

Thanks to all who sent replies.


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