Rush Trivia

1. Warm-up (Everyone gets this… hopefully)
What are the names of Rush’s three members?

(Answer: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart.)

2.
Which Canadian city did Rush call home?

(Answer: Toronto, Ontario.)

3.
Which album features “Tom Sawyer” and “Limelight”?

(Answer: Moving Pictures*.)*

4.
Before Neil Peart joined the band, who was Rush’s original drummer?

(Answer: John Rutsey.)

5.
Name three Rush instrumentals.

Possible answers:

  • YYZ

  • La Villa Strangiato

  • Leave That Thing Alone

  • Where’s My Thing?

6.
What does “YYZ” actually refer to?

(Answer: Toronto Pearson Airport’s airport code.)

Bonus: Ask someone to tap out the Morse code rhythm that inspired the opening.

7.
Rush’s music changed dramatically in the 1980s. Which instrument became much more prominent during that era?

(Answer: Synthesizers/keyboards.)

8.
Which Rush album won the Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance?

(Answer: None of the albums themselves. Rush never won a competitive Grammy despite numerous nominations. This is a fun trick question.)

9.
If you could only keep one Rush album forever, which would it be?

10. Final Boss
What Rush lyric has meant the most to you at different stages of your life?

Bonus Lightning Round (First to answer wins)

  • Which song opens Moving Pictures?

  • Which album has the red moving company on the cover?

  • Finish the lyric: “If you choose not to decide…”

  • Which member wrote nearly all the lyrics after 1974?

  • Which Rush song is named after an airport code?

Favorite Rush song and why.