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Half Man Half Biscuit

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Introduction:
"The British band Half Man Half Biscuit have been delighting their fans with their mixture of biting satire and downwright silliness since the mid-eighties. Ten questions about the band and their songs."


1. Half Man Half Biscuit are originally from which location?
    Liverpool
    Southport
    Bootle
    Birkenhead


2. What was Half Man Half Biscuit's first album called?
    ACD
    Back in the DHSS
    Cammel-Laird Social Club
    Four Boys that Shook the Wirral


3. Who is described as "TV's first emetic" on their first album sleeve?
    Lionel Blair
    Larry Grayson
    Jim Davidson
    Bob Monkhouse


4. Which legendary radio DJ first championed Half Man Half Biscuit and brought them to the attention of a wider audience?
    Bob Harris
    John Peel
    Tony Blackburn
    Jimmy Saville


5. Jools Holland wanted Half Man Half Biscuit to perform on his TV show "The Tube" but the band refused the offer. What was the reason given for their non-appearance?
    The band's van needed a new clutch
    It would have meant missing a Tranmere Rovers football match
    They didn't like any of the other bands on the show
    It would have meant cancelling a gig in Rhyl


6. "There is nothing better in life than..." How does this piece of homespun philosophy finish according to the song "The Best Things in Life"?
    Beating Yury Gagarin into space
    Visiting Uncle Charlie and his wife
    Writing on the soles of your slipper with a biro
    Attending Salvidor Dali's fancy-dress party


7. Which former England cricketer were the band very surprised to see in the 'local store'?
    John Edrich
    Fred Trueman
    Fred Titmus
    Trevor Bailey


8. Which "Carry On" star is the main target in the Half Man Half Biscuit song "Carry On Cremating"?
    Barbara Windsor
    Syd James
    Kenneth Williams
    Hattie Jacques


9. "All I want for Christmas is a ______________ away kit"
Which football team completes this Half Man Half Biscuit song title?
    Borussia Munchengladbach
    Tranmere Rovers
    Honved
    Dukla Prague


10. In which childrens' TV show was there a riot according to a Half Man Half Biscuit song title?
    The Magic Roundabout
    Camberwick Green
    Trumpton
    Chigley


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