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1. There's lots of songs simply called "Riot". Which of the following artists hasn't released a song called thus? Basement 5 Bogdan Raczynski Dead Kennedys Bobby Conn

2. Once upon a time, when Elvis Costello was still an angry young man, he recorded a song called "Riot Act" with his band the Attractions. On which of his early albums can you find this tune? "Armed Forces" (1979) "Punch The Clock" (1983) "IbMePdErRoIoAmL" (1982) "Get Happy!!" (1980)

3. You probably know the Clash recorded a song called "White Riot", a song in which singer Joe Strummer asked himself why white people seemed so much less adept at doing a bit of rioting than black people. The song was however often misunderstood and covered by less intelligent, second-rate punk bands, who gave it a hooligan-like twist. Which of the following so-called Oi-bands never recorded a cover version of "White Riot"? Angelic Upstarts Cock Sparrer The Exploited Sham 69

4. Not only English punks got into riots. Which Canadian band recorded a song called "Race Riot"? NoMeansNo The Hanson Brothers Bryan Adams D.O.A.

5. Then there's "I Wanna Riot", a nasty, big booted, ska-influenced idiot of a song. What bunch of last mohicans recorded it? The year was 1995. NoFX Total Chaos Rancid Dropkick Murphys

6. Which English punk band claimed they had "Never Been in a Riot"? Gang Of Four The Scars Desperate Bicycles The Mekons

7. "Teen Age Riot" is one of Sonic Youth's best (known) songs. Do you know which of the following bands is not a Sonic Youth spin-off? Free Kitten Dim Stars Mosquito The Friends of Dean Martinez

8. The 1967 movie "Riot On Sunset Strip" was a rather ham-fisted and judgemental portrayal of counter-culture kids on the loose. But it has a pretty groovy soundtrack. Which incredible sixties punk band was responsible for the title song? The Chocolate Watch Band The Standells The Seeds The Strawberry Alarm Clock

9. No Riot quiz would be complete without a question on Atari Teenage Riot. This German band combined punk rock, gabba beats, electronic noise and lots of shouting while trying to incite a teenage riot and topple the government in a great big anarchic rave-on party-crash. With lots of strobe-effects. How many tracks did they release with their own name in the title? 69 1 2 0

10. But then, I hear you asking, what is the greatest riot song ever? Which is the anthem guaranteed to incite The Fight? Hard to say, but there's an album called "There's a Riot Goin' On" which comes close. Who recorded this Black Power classic? Gil Scott-Heron Sly & the Family Stone James Brown The Impressions