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Quiz about British punk new wave and beyond

British punk, new wave and beyond Quiz

Mainly early 80s, with a few earlier bits thrown in. Perhaps a weird mixture - it's based on what I liked. Go on - show your age!

A multiple-choice quiz by willuk100. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
willuk100

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,767

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
2865

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 94 (14/20), Guest 51 (13/20), Guest 70 (11/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. To begin at the beginning: which single, released in October 1976, is usually quoted as the first British punk record? Hint

'New Rose' - The Damned

'Hong Kong Garden' - Siouxsie and the Banshees

'Anarchy in the UK' - Sex Pistols

'Spiral Scratch' EP - Buzzcocks

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who was Buzzcocks vocalist before Pete Shelley? Hint

Howard Devoto

Steve Diggle

Johnny Rotten

Pete Murphy

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Question 3 of 20

3. The original singer with Buzzcocks left and formed which band? Hint

Psychedelic Furs

Magazine

Bauhaus

Theatre of Hate

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Question 4 of 20

4. In 1983, Ian Astbury disbanded his group Southern Death Cult. Recruiting Theatre of Hate guitarist Billy Duffy, he then formed a new band. What were they called? (Careful - it's a tricky one).

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who links the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Glove? Hint

Robert Smith

Budgie

John McGeoch

Porl Thompson

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Question 6 of 20

6. The Psychedelic Furs wrote 'Pretty in Pink' as a soundtrack to the film of the same name.

True

False

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Question 7 of 20

7. 'What a catalyst you turned out to be...' - a lyric from which song by The Jam? Hint

Eton Rifles

The Butterfly Collector

Going Underground

Funeral Pyre

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Question 8 of 20

8. Name The Stranglers' basin-headed keyboard player. Hint

Dave Prowse

Jean-Jacques Burnell

Ray Manzarek

Dave Greenfield

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Question 9 of 20

9. What T-Rex song did Bauhaus cover? Hint

Get it On

Telegram Sam

20th Century Boy

Metal Guru

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Question 10 of 20

10. Where did Siouxsie and the Banshees largely hail from? Hint

Bromley

Birmingham

Brixton

Brighton

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Question 11 of 20

11. What was Peter and the Test Tube Babies' home town? Hint

Birmingham

Bromley

Brighton

Brixton

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which of these is NOT a song by The Skids? Hint

In a Big Country

Circus Games

Working for the Yankee Dollar

Into the Valley

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Question 13 of 20

13. The Comsat Angels got their name from the book 'The Atrocity Exhibition'. Who wrote it? Hint

J.G. Ballard

William Burroughs

George Orwell

Anthony Burgess

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which band wrote a song called 'Atrocity Exhibition'? Hint

Bauhaus

Joy Division

The Cure

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which of these is NOT an Echo and the Bunnymen song? Hint

Caterpillar

Monkeys

Porcupine

Crocodiles

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Question 16 of 20

16. Following the success of his band's 'Love Like Blood' single, who declared 'Handbag music is out'? Hint

Hugh Cornwall

Ian McCulloch

Jaz Coleman

Pete Murphy

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which Teardrop Explodes song includes the lyric, 'Bless my cotton socks I'm in the news'? Hint

Passionate Friend

Treason

Reward

Bouncing Babies

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who released the amusingly offensive single 'So What'? Hint

X-Ray Specs

Generation X

999

Anti-Nowhere League

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which classic 'New Wave' album had pachyderms on the cover, included free post cards of the band, and had the words 'emotional fascist' on the inner sleeve? Hint

'All Mod Cons' - The Jam

'Pretenders II' - The Pretenders

'Secondhand Daylight' - Magazine

'Armed Forces' - Elvis Costello and the Attractions

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Question 20 of 20

20. Easy one to finish: Which band did John Lydon form following the Sex Pistols' split? Hint

Nine Below Zero

The Exploited

Public Image Limited

The Three Johns

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To begin at the beginning: which single, released in October 1976, is usually quoted as the first British punk record?

Answer: 'New Rose' - The Damned

The Damned may not have been the first punk band, but it's reckoned by many that they were the first to get something out on vinyl. The B-side was a cover of the Beatles song 'Help!'

2. Who was Buzzcocks vocalist before Pete Shelley?

Answer: Howard Devoto

Devoto formed the Buzzcocks with Pete Shelley in 1975, and was their vocalist until January 1977. Guitarist Shelley took over as front man when he left. The two later collaborated on an album.

3. The original singer with Buzzcocks left and formed which band?

Answer: Magazine

After leaving Buzzcocks he formed Magazine in April 1977. They released their first single, 'Shot By Both Sides', in February 1978.

4. In 1983, Ian Astbury disbanded his group Southern Death Cult. Recruiting Theatre of Hate guitarist Billy Duffy, he then formed a new band. What were they called? (Careful - it's a tricky one).

Answer: Death Cult

Told you it was tricky! They started off being called Death Cult - they didn't become The Cult until some time in 1984.

5. Who links the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Glove?

Answer: Robert Smith

The Cure's vocalist has played guitar for the Banshees. The Glove was a sort of side project he did.

6. The Psychedelic Furs wrote 'Pretty in Pink' as a soundtrack to the film of the same name.

Answer: False

The song, first released in 1981, pre-dated this teen-schlock offering by five years and was the inspiration for the film. The Furs recorded and released a more chart-friendly version at the time of the film. Isn't popular culture a wonderful thing...

7. 'What a catalyst you turned out to be...' - a lyric from which song by The Jam?

Answer: Eton Rifles

What a classic. Why doesn't anybody write songs about class war any more?

8. Name The Stranglers' basin-headed keyboard player.

Answer: Dave Greenfield

Jean-Jacques Burnell was their bass guitarist. Dave Greenfield may have thought he was Ray Manzarek, the keyboard player with the Doors. Dave Prowse played Darth Vader but, more importantly, was also the Green Cross Code man.

9. What T-Rex song did Bauhaus cover?

Answer: Telegram Sam

And they managed to turn it into a decent song! Their version of 'Ziggy Stardust' was quite presentable too.

10. Where did Siouxsie and the Banshees largely hail from?

Answer: Bromley

Hard to imagine, if you've been there.

11. What was Peter and the Test Tube Babies' home town?

Answer: Brighton

I fondly recall their classics, 'Moped Lads' and 'Trapper Ain't Got a Bird'.

12. Which of these is NOT a song by The Skids?

Answer: In a Big Country

'In a Big Country' was by Big Country, formed by some members of The Skids when they split.

13. The Comsat Angels got their name from the book 'The Atrocity Exhibition'. Who wrote it?

Answer: J.G. Ballard

Ballard also wrote 'Crash' and 'Empire of the Sun'.

14. Which band wrote a song called 'Atrocity Exhibition'?

Answer: Joy Division

First track on their laugh-a minute, classic album 'Closer'.

15. Which of these is NOT an Echo and the Bunnymen song?

Answer: Caterpillar

'The Caterpillar' was a song by The Cure. Brownie points if you knew Echo was a drum machine.

16. Following the success of his band's 'Love Like Blood' single, who declared 'Handbag music is out'?

Answer: Jaz Coleman

Jaz, frontman of the magnificent Killing Joke, has also said he'd like to make enough money to buy his own army. Go on - send him a few quid!

17. Which Teardrop Explodes song includes the lyric, 'Bless my cotton socks I'm in the news'?

Answer: Reward

Mr Cope at his best, and the Teardrops' biggest hit (I think). They got their name from a comic strip.

18. Who released the amusingly offensive single 'So What'?

Answer: Anti-Nowhere League

Okay - who else thought it was really clever to know all the words when they were 14?

19. Which classic 'New Wave' album had pachyderms on the cover, included free post cards of the band, and had the words 'emotional fascist' on the inner sleeve?

Answer: 'Armed Forces' - Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Although 'This Year's Model' is often heralded as his masterpiece.

20. Easy one to finish: Which band did John Lydon form following the Sex Pistols' split?

Answer: Public Image Limited

He put a suit on and released records in biscuit tins.

Source: Author willuk100

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