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September 23, 2025 3 mins
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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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Callarogus Shark Media Reading's Trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and
today we're celebrating Bruce Springsteen's seventy sixth birthday with questions
about the Boss and his legendary career. Question one. What
nineteen eighty four Bruce Springsteen album featured the hit singles

(00:23):
Dancing in the Dark and the title track that became
his signature song. Question two? What New Jersey city is
Bruce Springsteen most associated with and frequently references in his songs?

(00:47):
Question three? What is the name of Bruce Springsteen's longtime
backing band? Question four? Which actor will portray Bruce Springsteen
in the upcoming biographical film Deliver Me from Nowhere? Question five?
What nineteen seventy five album Breakthrough featured the epic title

(01:11):
track about cars, girls and dreams of Escape. We'll be
right back with these all American answers after this break
Welcome back trivia fans. Let's reveal today's Bruce Springsteen answers.
Question one. Which nineteen eighty four album featured Dancing in
the Dark? Answer? Born in the USA? This album made

(01:35):
Springsteen a global superstar, producing seven top ten singles. Despite
its patriotic title. Many of the songs actually critiqued American society,
including the treatment of Vietnam veterans. Question two, What New
Jersey city is Bruce most associated with? Answer? Asbury Park.
This seaside city appears in many of his songs and

(01:57):
was where he got his start playing in club along
the boardwalk. The Stone Pony Club in Asbury Park became
legendary partly due to Springsteen's performances there. Question three. What
is Bruce's backing band called? Answered? The e Street Band,
formed in nineteen seventy two. Core members have included saxophonist
Clarence Clemmens, guitarist Stephen van Zandt, and pianist Roy Bitten.

(02:21):
They're known for their marathon live performances that often exceed
three hours. Question four Which actor will play Bruce in
Deliver Me from Nowhere? Answer Jeremy Allen White. The Bear
Star will portray Springsteen during the making of his nineteen
eighty two album Nebraska. The film we'll focus on this

(02:42):
pivotal period when Springsteen created some of his most introspective work.
Question five, which nineteen seventy five album featured the epic
title track, Answer, Born to Run? This album and its
title track established Springsteen as a major art The song
became an anthem about escaping small town life and remains

(03:04):
one of his most beloved compositions, often called one of
the greatest rock songs ever written. That concludes today's five
Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Allison, and today's questions were
crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd like
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