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Early Midnight Oil Trivia Quiz

All of these questions relate to the Oil's first two albums.

A multiple-choice quiz by Eraserhead. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Eraserhead

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
111,343

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
510

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. On which station does Peter Garrett find himself at 2am, on Midnight Oil's first album? Hint

Grand Central

Town Hall

Wynyard

Petrol

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the alternate title for the song "Section 5" on the "Head Injuries" album? Hint

Bus to Sydney

Bus to Narrabeen

Bus to Nowhere

Bus to Bondi

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the title of Midnight Oil's first album? Hint

Midnight Oil

Ten To One

Head Injuries

Bird Noises

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Question 4 of 10

4. What type of change were the band excited about on the first track of "Head Injuries"? Hint

Cold Cold

Warm Warm

Hot Hot

Cold Chisel

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did the band go surfing with on their first album? Hint

A surfboard

A fork

A spoon

A knife

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Question 6 of 10

6. What do the band find themselves back on in a song title from "Head Injuries"? Hint

The Borderline

The Booze

The Drugs

The Bus

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the record label the band's first albums were recorded on? Hint

Powderworks

Powderpuff

Powderkeg

Talcum Powder

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Question 8 of 10

8. On their first album, what song finds the band "on the whiskey flying"? Hint

Run That By Me Again

Run By Day

Run By Night

Whiskey A Go Go

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Question 9 of 10

9. What type of sprint is the title of a song on the band's second album? Hint

Wombat Sprint

Kangaroo Sprint

Koala Sprint

Dingo Sprint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which song is not on either of Midnight Oil's first two albums? Hint

All of them

Beds Are Burning

Wedding Cake Island

The Power And The Passion

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On which station does Peter Garrett find himself at 2am, on Midnight Oil's first album?

Answer: Town Hall

Town Hall Station is a main railway station on Sydney's underground railway.

2. What is the alternate title for the song "Section 5" on the "Head Injuries" album?

Answer: Bus to Bondi

Although the members of the band hailed from Sydney's Northern Beaches, Bondi is a Southern Beach in Sydney.

3. What is the title of Midnight Oil's first album?

Answer: Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil could regularly be found playing at the Royal Antler Hotel in Narrabeen before making it 'BIG'.

4. What type of change were the band excited about on the first track of "Head Injuries"?

Answer: Cold Cold

"Cold cold change, we were so excited, we smiled all the while, we were taken in."

5. What did the band go surfing with on their first album?

Answer: A spoon

The band started out as a good time surfer band before becoming more political.

6. What do the band find themselves back on in a song title from "Head Injuries"?

Answer: The Borderline

Did you know that most of the band have university degrees?

7. What is the name of the record label the band's first albums were recorded on?

Answer: Powderworks

The label's logo is Peter Garrett's famous outstretched palm.

8. On their first album, what song finds the band "on the whiskey flying"?

Answer: Run By Night

"I'm on the whiskey flyin' and I'll run by night."

9. What type of sprint is the title of a song on the band's second album?

Answer: Koala Sprint

Koala's are commonly known as koala bears, but they are not bears.

10. Which song is not on either of Midnight Oil's first two albums?

Answer: All of them

Source: Author Eraserhead

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