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2 Gary Numan quizzes and 20 Gary Numan trivia questions.
1.
  Gary Numan    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A fairly easy Quiz about Gary Numan (for Numanoids, that is)
Tough, 10 Qns, numanboy, Mar 31 15
Tough
numanboy
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  Gary Numan's "Cars"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Let's see how much you remember of this classic 1979 music video.
Difficult, 10 Qns, GoodVibe, Sep 17 05
Difficult
GoodVibe gold member
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Gary Numan Trivia Questions
1. What color is Gary's suit at the beginning of the video?

From Quiz Gary Numan's "Cars"

Answer: Orange

At the end of the music video, Numan's suit appears black.

2. What is Gary Numan's real name?

From Quiz Gary Numan

Answer: Gary Anthony James Webb

He was born Gary Anthony James Webb on March 8, 1958.

3. What was the first Number One single Gary's Numan was involved with (this song hit Number One in the UK)?

From Quiz Gary Numan

Answer: 'Are Friend's Electric?'

It hit number one in 1979 in the U.K. This song was released on the album "Replicas", under the name Tubeway Army. By the time of the album's release, Numan was already essentially a solo artist.

4. About how long does the music video last?

From Quiz Gary Numan's "Cars"

Answer: 3:50

The "Rolling Stone" website says the video lasts for 3 minutes, 53 seconds.

5. How many instruments are shown in the music video?

From Quiz Gary Numan's "Cars"

Answer: 7

One drum, five keyboards, and a tambourine.

6. What Record label was Gary Numan signed to in 1978?

From Quiz Gary Numan

Answer: Beggar's Banquet

7. About how many seconds of introductory music is played before Gary starts singing?

From Quiz Gary Numan's "Cars"

Answer: 30

"Here in my car, I feel safest of all..."

8. What Gary Numan album contains the instrumental Airlane?

From Quiz Gary Numan

Answer: 'Pleasure Principle'

Dance has no instrumentals, Pure has 'Fallen', Replicas has 'When the Machines Rock' and 'I Nearly Married a Human'

9. How many verses are there in "Cars"?

From Quiz Gary Numan's "Cars"

Answer: 4 & four

The sequence goes: Intro, two verses, bridge (Numan's tambourine), two verses, bridge, rhythm music, bridge, more rhythm music.

10. How many Gary Numan albums have gone to number one on the U.K. charts?

From Quiz Gary Numan

Answer: Three

Replicas, The Pleasure Principle and Telekon

11. How many times does Numan play the tambourine in the song?

From Quiz Gary Numan's "Cars"

Answer: 3 & three

The tambourine bit appears in three separate instances for 15 seconds each.

12. Which American artist appeared on stage with Gary Numan on the 1998 North American tour?

From Quiz Gary Numan

Answer: Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson appreared on stage in Los Angeles and sang on 'Down In The Park' (A song he has also recorded)

13. At about what time into the video does Gary stop singing?

From Quiz Gary Numan's "Cars"

Answer: 1:30

After the singing, the keyboards take over for the final two and a half minutes.

14. What is the title of Gary Numan's autobiography?

From Quiz Gary Numan

Answer: Praying To the Aliens

'Praying to the Aliens' was published in 1997. A paperback edition (with an added chapter) was published in 1999.

15. When Gary is seen with the keyboard, does he face the drummer or a keyboarder?

From Quiz Gary Numan's "Cars"

Answer: Drummer

Numan played the high notes during his short scene.

16. Gary Numan wrote the soundtrack for what American horror movie?

From Quiz Gary Numan

Answer: 'The Unborn'

He recorded it with Micheal R Smith.

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