Australian Music Quiz Number Three - the International stars
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:40 pmThis quiz takes the knowledge to another level, and covers five bands that showcased Australian music overseas: Midnight Oil, INXS, The Easybeats, Men At Work and Little River Band.
1. Place the bands in chronological order of their formation, in their most recognised lineups under their most known band name(as verified by official band records/websites etc)
Easybeats, LRB, Midnight Oil, INXS, Men At Work
2. Which of the bands achieved a UK or US number one first, and for a bonus point, name the song. Men At Work, "Who Can It Be Now"
3. In terms of songs, what is the primary connection between INXS and the Easybeats? The song, "Good Times" (done by INXS and Jimmy Barnes in 1987
4. What was Midnight Oil’s first top 40 7 inch single? Don't Wanna Be The One
5. The most known Easybeats lineup comprised Dick Diamonde, Stevie Wright, George Young and who? Harry Vanda
6. In 2001, the Australian Performing Rights Association named a Little River Band song as one of their “Top 30 Australian songs of all time”. Which song? Cool Change
7. How many studio albums did INXS release, during Michael Hutchence’s lifetime? Ten
8. Men At Work recorded their second album, Cargo, in 1982, but did not release it in the United States until June 28, 1983? Broadly speaking, why? Their first album "Business As Usual was still in the top three at the time and it was thought one may detract sales wise from the other
9. Which Easybeats song was covered by Gary Moore? Friday On My Mind
10. Name Midnight Oil’s drummer, and their lead guitarist. Rob Hirst
11. What was INXS’s last top 50 single with Michael Hutchence on lead vocals? Elegantly Wasted
12. Name any three bands that Little River Band members Glenn Shorrock, Beeb Birtles and Graham Goble were also recording members of. Axiom, Twilights, Mississippi
13. Name the three charting singles from Men At Work’s “Business As Usual” album. Down Under, Be Good Johnny, and Who Can It Be Now
14. In which Australian state did the Easybeats form? NSW
15. How many songs from Diesel and Dust also appeared on Midnight Oil’s live album, “Scream In Blue” (bonus for naming the songs)?
16. Why was Little River Band drummer Derek Pellicci unable to tour with the band in the 1978 United States tour? Suffered serious burns after a BBQ gas bottle exploded in his face
17. Name the albums the following INXS songs were from:
- Mediate Kick
- Heaven Sent Welcome To Whereever You Are
- Don’t Change Shabooh Shoobah
- The Stairs X
18. Men At Work were successfully sued in 2010 for plagiarism, with the song “Down Under” deemed to have the flute solo from “Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree” as part of it. This similarity was first raised on a television show. Which show? Spicks and Specks
19. Who wrote the Easybeats songs “She’s So Fine” and “Sorry”? Stevie Wright and George Young
20. Midnight Oil had two EP’s reach the Australian charts. Name them. Bird Noises and Species Deceases
21. “Can you guess where I’m calling from, the Las Vegas Hilton, I know it’s hard to hear, it’s just the echo on the line” is the opening line from which Little River Band song? Home On A Monday
22. Which Men At Work song is the name of a segment of SBS’s “Rockwiz”? Who Can It Be Now
23. “On the talkback show, on the radio, at the local bar, in the hot traffic by the red tail lights” is the opening line for which INXS song?Listen Like Thieves
24. At the time Peter Garrett ran for parliament with the Nuclear Disarmament Party, which album had Midnight Oil just released? Red Sails In The Sunset
25. What is Little River Band’s only Australian number one single to date?
Help Is On Its Way
1. Place the bands in chronological order of their formation, in their most recognised lineups under their most known band name(as verified by official band records/websites etc)
Easybeats, LRB, Midnight Oil, INXS, Men At Work
2. Which of the bands achieved a UK or US number one first, and for a bonus point, name the song. Men At Work, "Who Can It Be Now"
3. In terms of songs, what is the primary connection between INXS and the Easybeats? The song, "Good Times" (done by INXS and Jimmy Barnes in 1987
4. What was Midnight Oil’s first top 40 7 inch single? Don't Wanna Be The One
5. The most known Easybeats lineup comprised Dick Diamonde, Stevie Wright, George Young and who? Harry Vanda
6. In 2001, the Australian Performing Rights Association named a Little River Band song as one of their “Top 30 Australian songs of all time”. Which song? Cool Change
7. How many studio albums did INXS release, during Michael Hutchence’s lifetime? Ten
8. Men At Work recorded their second album, Cargo, in 1982, but did not release it in the United States until June 28, 1983? Broadly speaking, why? Their first album "Business As Usual was still in the top three at the time and it was thought one may detract sales wise from the other
9. Which Easybeats song was covered by Gary Moore? Friday On My Mind
10. Name Midnight Oil’s drummer, and their lead guitarist. Rob Hirst
11. What was INXS’s last top 50 single with Michael Hutchence on lead vocals? Elegantly Wasted
12. Name any three bands that Little River Band members Glenn Shorrock, Beeb Birtles and Graham Goble were also recording members of. Axiom, Twilights, Mississippi
13. Name the three charting singles from Men At Work’s “Business As Usual” album. Down Under, Be Good Johnny, and Who Can It Be Now
14. In which Australian state did the Easybeats form? NSW
15. How many songs from Diesel and Dust also appeared on Midnight Oil’s live album, “Scream In Blue” (bonus for naming the songs)?
16. Why was Little River Band drummer Derek Pellicci unable to tour with the band in the 1978 United States tour? Suffered serious burns after a BBQ gas bottle exploded in his face
17. Name the albums the following INXS songs were from:
- Mediate Kick
- Heaven Sent Welcome To Whereever You Are
- Don’t Change Shabooh Shoobah
- The Stairs X
18. Men At Work were successfully sued in 2010 for plagiarism, with the song “Down Under” deemed to have the flute solo from “Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree” as part of it. This similarity was first raised on a television show. Which show? Spicks and Specks
19. Who wrote the Easybeats songs “She’s So Fine” and “Sorry”? Stevie Wright and George Young
20. Midnight Oil had two EP’s reach the Australian charts. Name them. Bird Noises and Species Deceases
21. “Can you guess where I’m calling from, the Las Vegas Hilton, I know it’s hard to hear, it’s just the echo on the line” is the opening line from which Little River Band song? Home On A Monday
22. Which Men At Work song is the name of a segment of SBS’s “Rockwiz”? Who Can It Be Now
23. “On the talkback show, on the radio, at the local bar, in the hot traffic by the red tail lights” is the opening line for which INXS song?Listen Like Thieves
24. At the time Peter Garrett ran for parliament with the Nuclear Disarmament Party, which album had Midnight Oil just released? Red Sails In The Sunset
25. What is Little River Band’s only Australian number one single to date?
Help Is On Its Way
- it's often assumed to be the first named song, which actually only reached number 35 in Australia, although number 3 in the US
