BBC TWO'S MASTERMIND GRAND FINAL 2003

Answers to the Questions posed to the finalist contestant Darren Martin on his "Specialist Subject" of  Jim Morrison

 

 

  1. In July 65 Morrison sang the lyrics of a song to Ray Manzarek on Venice beach California convincing him to form a rock band! Which song?    A:  Moonlight Drive

 

  1. In which New Orleans venue did Morrison make his last appearance with The Doors in December 1970?    A:  The Warehouse

 

  1. Morrison who excelled at school was measured as having an IQ of what?    Answer:    149

 

  1. Morrison’s poem Celebration Of The Lizard was incorporated into which Doors song?   Answer:   Not To Touch The Earth

 

  1. Which documentary about the band directed by Morrison was premiered in June 1969?   Answer:    Feast Of Friends

 

  1. After rehearsing for 5 months together at which club did The Doors make their first public appearance together in 1966?    Answer:   London Fog

 

  1. What is the name of the recording of Morrison’s 1970 poetry released as an album in November 1978 after the surviving band members had added music?    Answer:   An American Prayer

 

  1. Which film in 1979 featured the song The End on its soundtrack thus starting a Doors revival 8 years after Morrison’s death    Answer:   Apocalypse Now

 

  1. Which other Elektra recording artist persuaded the labels boss Jac Holzman to go and see The Doors and then to sign them up?     Answer:  Arthur Lee

 

  1. Who was the author of the book The Doors of Perception from which Morrison took the bands name?    Answer:   Aldous Huxley

 

  1. Which phrase taken from the slogan for the household cleaner Ajax did Morrison include at the end of the song Touch Me?     Answer:    Stronger than dirt

 

  1. What was the name of the bar pictured on the back sleeve of the 1970 album Morrison Hotel?    Answer:    Hard Rock Cafe

 

  1. In which city was Morrison arrested and charged with breach of the peace for publicly criticising the police who’d sprayed mace in his face?    Answer:   New Haven

 

  1. Which record label did The Doors originally sign to before obtaining a release to allow them to sign for Elektra in 1966?    Answer:   Columbia

 

  1. Which perfect anagram of his name did Morrison incorporate into the lyrics of LA Woman?    Answer:   Mr Mojo Risin'

 

  1. In which Miami auditorium was Morrison arrested in March 1969 for lewd and lascivious behaviour in public.    Answer:   Dinner Key

 

  1. As well as a $500 fine what sentence was handed down for the Miami profanity and exposure felony?  Answer:   6 months plus 60 days to run concurrently

 

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