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Quiz about General THE SMITHS questions
Quiz about General THE SMITHS questions

General THE SMITHS questions Trivia Quiz


Here are some quite easy questions, if you're a fan of The Smiths.

A multiple-choice quiz by gaie. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
gaie
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
127,237
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
1125
Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (16/20), Guest 104 (16/20), MikeXWelch (12/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. The most important question of all (almost). What are Morrissey's two given names? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Who hides behind the name "Orchestrazia Ardwick"? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. About whom did Morrissey write "Suffer Little Children"? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. The Smiths were signed by what record company? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. How did Johnny Marr originally spell his last name? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. What rock group made a cover on "Bigmouth Strikes Again"? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. What song are these lyrics from?
"The note I wrote
As she read, she said
Has the perrier gone
Straight to my head
Or is life sick and cruel, instead? "
Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. In which song is Morrissey singing about music that he's left behind? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Where was "Rank" recorded? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Which of The Smiths' albums is Morrissey's favourite? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. "Oscillate Wildly" is a tribute to one of Morrissey's inspirations during his youth.


Question 12 of 20
12. Who was sleeve star on the "Sheila Take a Bow" single? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Who plays the piano on "Death of a Disco Dancer"? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. What, according to Morrissey, do many people keep in their head? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. How died Troubled Joe? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. How long ago did he (Troubled Joe) die? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. In what song, apart from "You Just Haven't Earned it Yet, Baby" is that particular phrase included? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. In "Stop me if you think you've heard this one before", Morrissey sings "...so I drank one, it became four", but what's written in the sleeve? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Which of the following is instrumental? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. In "London", does Morrissey ever say the word London?



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 13 2024 : Guest 120: 16/20
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 104: 16/20
Mar 09 2024 : MikeXWelch: 12/20
Feb 29 2024 : Guest 193: 9/20
Feb 24 2024 : Guest 96: 14/20
Feb 04 2024 : Guest 70: 7/20
Feb 01 2024 : Guest 78: 1/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The most important question of all (almost). What are Morrissey's two given names?

Answer: Steven Patrick

Has been misspelled as Stephen, but Morrissey himself makes it clear in "Ouijaboard", "It spells S T E V E N..."
2. Who hides behind the name "Orchestrazia Ardwick"?

Answer: Johnny Marr

This is one of Johnny's nicknames, used on "Strangeways, Here We Come".
3. About whom did Morrissey write "Suffer Little Children"?

Answer: Myra Hindley

Myra Hindley was one of the Moors Murderers. Her companion was Ian Brady.
4. The Smiths were signed by what record company?

Answer: WEA

WEA is a German record company, founded in 1971.
5. How did Johnny Marr originally spell his last name?

Answer: Maher

He did this to not get mixed up with the Buzzcocks' drummer, John Maher.
6. What rock group made a cover on "Bigmouth Strikes Again"?

Answer: Placebo

Placebo, appearing in the glam rock-movie "Velvet Goldmine" (though not with this song).
7. What song are these lyrics from? "The note I wrote As she read, she said Has the perrier gone Straight to my head Or is life sick and cruel, instead? "

Answer: I Won't Share You

"I Won't Share You" is probably about Johnny Marr, the guitar player in The Smiths, and also one of Morrissey's friends (he hadn't got too many).
8. In which song is Morrissey singing about music that he's left behind?

Answer: Rubber Ring

The samples in the end of the song are from "The Importance of Being Earnest" (a film, the story originally written by Oscar Wilde), and an LP said to contain voices of ghosts.
9. Where was "Rank" recorded?

Answer: The National Ballroom

London, 1986. The album was released in 1988.
10. Which of The Smiths' albums is Morrissey's favourite?

Answer: Strangeways, Here We Come

"Strangeways" was the last album recorded before they broke up.
11. "Oscillate Wildly" is a tribute to one of Morrissey's inspirations during his youth.

Answer: True

Oscar Wilde, for whom the song is written, was, together with James Dean, Morrissey's only company during his teenage years (according to himself). That is, he had a solitary youth, spending his time reading books and plays and watching movies...
12. Who was sleeve star on the "Sheila Take a Bow" single?

Answer: Candy Darling

Terence Stamp was in the film "The Collector", from which the shot on the sleeve on "What Difference Does it Make" is taken. Nico's "Innocent and Vain" is one of Morrissey's favourite songs.
13. Who plays the piano on "Death of a Disco Dancer"?

Answer: Morrissey

Yeah, Moz himself. Usually Johnny Marr plays the piano.
14. What, according to Morrissey, do many people keep in their head?

Answer: Nothing

"Hatful of Hollow" refers to this.
15. How died Troubled Joe?

Answer: He was hung

Troubled Joe appears in the lyrics of "A rush and a push and the land is ours".
16. How long ago did he (Troubled Joe) die?

Answer: Eighteen months

"...hung by his pretty white neck, some eighteen months ago".
17. In what song, apart from "You Just Haven't Earned it Yet, Baby" is that particular phrase included?

Answer: Paint a Vulgar Picture

The song is about the music industry, cynical and black as always.
18. In "Stop me if you think you've heard this one before", Morrissey sings "...so I drank one, it became four", but what's written in the sleeve?

Answer: ...or was it four

The lyrics in the sleeve are all full of typing errors- I don't know the reason (lack of time, lack of interest...?)
19. Which of the following is instrumental?

Answer: Money Changes Everything

Other instrumental songs are "Oscillate Wildly" and "The Draize Train".
20. In "London", does Morrissey ever say the word London?

Answer: No

Included on "Louder Than Bombs" and "The World Won't Listen".
Source: Author gaie

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