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Tuesday, 27 October 2009

ROCK QUIZ (contributed by Martyn Binks of Vacant Strangers)

Answers on an e-postcard to tobyburtonatrock-til-you-drop.com. The first to answer all questions correctly and send them back to me, wins a ROCK-TIL-YOU-DROP t-shirt)


DEAD ROCK STARS

1. What was Phil Lynott’s middle name?

2. Name Blind Melon's lead singer.

3. Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and which other singer died in that plane crash in ‘59

4. What is the first name of Dimebag Darrel’s brother?

5. What nationality was Dee Dee Ramone?

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YOU COULDN’T MAKE IT UP

6. How did David Bowie get his mis-matched eyes?

7. What is the name of Gary Numan’s daughter?

8. How long has Kiss legend Gene Simmons been married to Shannon Tweed.

9. Which band was Boy George first involved with?

10. John Taylor of Duran Duran fame’s real first name is….?.

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SONGS AND ARTISTS

1. 'And when there’s no future, how can there be sin. We’re the flowers in the dustbin…’

2. ‘Here in my mind, you know you might find, something that you thought you once knew…’

3. ‘I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread, I was crowned with a spike through my head…’

4. 'Honey,all the movements you’re starting to make, see me crumble and fall on my face…’

5. ‘You broke the bonds and you loosed the chains. Carried the cross of my shame…’

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AKA

1.Noddy Holders real name is….?

2.Meatloaf’s real name is….?

3.Ice T’s real name is….?

4. Siouxie Sioux’s real name is….?

5.Jello Biafra’s real name is…..?

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?

1. What were The Manic Street Preachers originally called?

2. The ‘UK Subs’ is an abbreviation of what?

3. Where did The Thompson Twins get their name from?

4. What were Madness originally called?

5. In the beginning Lemmy wanted to call Motorhead….what?


(Contributed by Martyn Binks of Vacant Strangers)

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