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{{Short description|1994 studio album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones}}
{{For|the Calico System EP|Question the Answer}}
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{{Infobox album
| name       = Question the Answers
| type       = [[Album]]
| artist     = [[The Mighty Mighty Bosstones]]
| cover      = The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Question the Answers.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = October 4, 1994
| recorded   = 1994 at Studio 4, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]; The Outpost, [[Stoughton, Massachusetts]]; Dreamland, [[West Hurley, New York]]; Fort Apache, [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = 
*[[Ska punk]] 
*[[punk rock]]
*[[melodic hardcore]]
| length     = 40:42
| label      = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| producer   = Joe Nicolo, Phil Nicolo, [[Paul Q. Kolderie]], Ross Humphrey
| prev_title = [[Don't Know How to Party]]
| prev_year  = 1993
| next_title = [[Let's Face It]]
| next_year  = 1997
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Question the Answers
 | type        = Studio
 | single1     = Kinder Words
 | single1date = 1994
 | single2     = Pictures to Prove It
 | single2date = February 17, 1995
 | single3     = Hell of a Hat
 | single3date = 1995
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Jo-Ann |title=Question the Answers Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/question-the-answers-mw0000122130 |website=AllMusic |access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=May |first1=Mitchell |title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Question the Answers (Mercury)... |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-10-9411100163-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=January 29, 2022 |date=November 10, 1994}}</ref>
}}
'''''Question the Answers''''' is the fourth studio [[album]] by the American [[ska punk]] band [[the Mighty Mighty Bosstones]], released on October 4, 1994. "Pictures to Prove It" was released to [[Modern rock|alternative]] radio on February 17, 1995.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Alexander|first=Shawn|title=Alternative|journal=[[Radio & Records]]|date=February 17, 1995|issn=0277-4860|page=79|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-02-17.pdf}}</ref>

==Track listing==
All tracks were written and composed by [[Dicky Barrett]] and [[Joe Gittleman]].
# "Kinder Words" – 3:06
# "A Sad Silence" – 3:57
# "Hell of a Hat" – 3:54
# "Pictures to Prove It" – 3:16
# "We Should Talk" – 3:11
# "Dollar and a Dream" – 3:18
# "Stand Off" – 3:22
# "365 Days" – 3:10
# "Toxic Toast" – 3:47
# "Bronzing the Garbage" – 2:27
# "Dogs and Chaplains" – 3:01
# "Jump Through the Hoops" – 4:11

===Big Rig 10" Double Vinyl bonus track===
#<li value=13> "Pirate Ship" – 3:01

===Japan CD bonus tracks===
#<li value=13>  "Chocolate Pudding" – 3:02 
#*Previously available as a B-side to the "Kinder Words" single.
# "Patricia (New Version)" – 2:44 
#*Previously available as a B-side to the "Pictures to Prove It" single.
#*Original version appears on their debut album, 1989's ''[[Devil's Night Out]]''.

==Personnel==
*[[Dicky Barrett]] – lead vocals, artwork
*[[Nate Albert]] – guitar, backing vocals
*[[Joe Gittleman]] – bass, backing vocals
*[[Joe Sirois]] – drums
*[[Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton]] – saxophone, backing vocals
*Kevin Lenear – saxophone
*[[Dennis Brockenborough]] – trombone
*Ben Carr – Bosstone, backing vocals
*Brian Dwyer – trumpet
*[[Johnny Goetchius]] – keyboards, backing vocals
*Beth Enloe – backing vocals, assistant engineer
*Klotz – director
*Ross Humphrey – producer, mixing
*[[Paul Q. Kolderie]] – producer, engineer, mixing
*Joe Nicolo – producer, engineer, mixing
*Phil Nicolo – producer, engineer, mixing
*David Cook – engineer, mixing
*Dan McLaughlin – assistant engineer
*Carl Plaster – assistant engineer

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Chart (1994)
!Peak <br/> position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|138|artist=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|4|artist=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2022}}
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1994 albums]]
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[[Category:Albums produced by Paul Q. Kolderie]]
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