Sept. 23, 2025

Bruce Springsteen - The Boss Turns 76

Bruce Springsteen - The Boss Turns 76

Celebrating Bruce Springsteen's 76th birthday with trivia about his iconic albums, New Jersey roots, legendary band, and upcoming biographical film starring a popular TV actor.

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Callarogus Shark Media Reading's Trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and

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today we're celebrating Bruce Springsteen's seventy sixth birthday with questions

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about the Boss and his legendary career. Question one. What

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nineteen eighty four Bruce Springsteen album featured the hit singles

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Dancing in the Dark and the title track that became

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his signature song. Question two? What New Jersey city is

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Bruce Springsteen most associated with and frequently references in his songs?

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Question three? What is the name of Bruce Springsteen's longtime

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backing band? Question four? Which actor will portray Bruce Springsteen

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in the upcoming biographical film Deliver Me from Nowhere? Question five?

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What nineteen seventy five album Breakthrough featured the epic title

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track about cars, girls and dreams of Escape. We'll be

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right back with these all American answers after this break

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Welcome back trivia fans. Let's reveal today's Bruce Springsteen answers.

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Question one. Which nineteen eighty four album featured Dancing in

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the Dark? Answer? Born in the USA? This album made

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Springsteen a global superstar, producing seven top ten singles. Despite

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its patriotic title. Many of the songs actually critiqued American society,

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including the treatment of Vietnam veterans. Question two, What New

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Jersey city is Bruce most associated with? Answer? Asbury Park.

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This seaside city appears in many of his songs and

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was where he got his start playing in club along

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the boardwalk. The Stone Pony Club in Asbury Park became

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legendary partly due to Springsteen's performances there. Question three. What

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is Bruce's backing band called? Answered? The e Street Band,

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formed in nineteen seventy two. Core members have included saxophonist

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Clarence Clemmens, guitarist Stephen van Zandt, and pianist Roy Bitten.

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They're known for their marathon live performances that often exceed

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three hours. Question four Which actor will play Bruce in

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Deliver Me from Nowhere? Answer Jeremy Allen White. The Bear

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Star will portray Springsteen during the making of his nineteen

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eighty two album Nebraska. The film we'll focus on this

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pivotal period when Springsteen created some of his most introspective work.

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Question five, which nineteen seventy five album featured the epic

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title track, Answer, Born to Run? This album and its

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title track established Springsteen as a major art The song

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became an anthem about escaping small town life and remains

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one of his most beloved compositions, often called one of

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the greatest rock songs ever written. That concludes today's five

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Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Allison, and today's questions were

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crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd like

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to enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads, check the

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link in our show notes. See you tomorrow.