Demis Roussos - Quiz
Demis Roussos
  • 1. With whom did Demis Roussos collaborate on the 'Oriental Roots Orchestra' project?
A) Michel Elefteriades
B) Ion Rațiu
C) Giorgos Hatzinasios
D) Nikos Aliagas
  • 2. Where was the project 'Demis Roussos & the Oriental Roots Orchestra' first presented?
A) Ygeia Hospital
B) Mediterraneo Byblos Festival
C) First Cemetery of Athens
D) TWA Flight 847
  • 3. In what year was the project 'Demis Roussos & the Oriental Roots Orchestra' first presented?
A) 2001
B) 2015
C) 1985
D) 1982
  • 4. Which song did Michel Elefteriades compose and arrange for Roussos?
A) Oriental Roots
B) A Question of Weight
C) The Beast
D) Mediterraneo
  • 5. In what year was Roussos a passenger on the hijacked TWA Flight 847?
A) 1982
B) 2001
C) 2015
D) 1985
  • 6. How many days was Roussos held during the TWA Flight 847 hijacking?
A) 17 days
B) One day
C) 10 months
D) Five days
  • 7. How much did Demis Roussos weigh in June 1980?
A) 50 kilograms
B) 68 kilograms
C) 110 kilograms
D) 147 kilograms
  • 8. What is the title of the book Roussos co-authored about his weight struggle?
A) The Beast
B) My Life
C) Oriental Roots
D) A Question of Weight
  • 9. Who co-authored the book 'A Question of Weight' with Roussos?
A) Nana Mouskouri
B) Pamela Smith
C) Mariza Koch
D) Veronique Skawinska
  • 10. On what date did Demis Roussos die?
A) June 1985
B) 25 January 2015
C) 30 January 2015
D) 26 January 2015
  • 11. Where was Roussos hospitalised when he passed away?
A) Ygeia Hospital
B) Byblos Festival
C) A Parisian clinic
D) First Cemetery of Athens
  • 12. Who confirmed the news of Roussos' death on Twitter on 26 January 2015?
A) Mariza Koch
B) Giorgos Hatzinasios
C) Nana Mouskouri
D) Nikos Aliagas
  • 13. Which singer paid tribute to Roussos on the radio station RTL?
A) Mariza Koch
B) Nana Mouskouri
C) Veronique Skawinska
D) Monique
  • 14. Where was Roussos' funeral held?
A) Ygeia Hospital
B) First Cemetery of Athens
C) Byblos
D) Qatar
  • 15. What is the name of Roussos' daughter with his first wife, Monique?
A) Dominique
B) Marie
C) Pamela
D) Emily
  • 16. What is the name of Roussos' son with his second wife, Dominique?
A) Nikos
B) Cyril
C) Ion
D) Indrei
  • 17. Which American model was Roussos' third wife?
A) Marie
B) Monique
C) Veronique Skawinska
D) Pamela Smith
  • 18. Who was Roussos' fourth and final wife?
A) Dominique
B) Pamela Smith
C) Monique
D) Marie
  • 19. Which composers did Roussos list as his favourites?
A) Bach and Beethoven
B) Elefteriades and Hatzinasios
C) Chopin and Elvis
D) Mozart and Sting
  • 20. What condition did Roussos suffer from when he died?
A) Heart disease
B) Stomach, pancreatic, and liver cancer
C) Obesity complications
D) Respiratory failure
  • 21. In which country was Demis Roussos born?
A) Belgium
B) Greece
C) France
D) Egypt
  • 22. What was the name of the progressive rock band Roussos was a member of?
A) Air Supply
B) Aphrodite's Child
C) We Five
D) The Idols
  • 23. How many albums did Roussos sell worldwide?
A) Over 10 million
B) Over 30 million
C) Over 60 million
D) Over 100 million
  • 24. What year did Roussos and his family move to Greece due to the Suez Crisis?
A) 1960
B) 1946
C) 1956
D) 1950
  • 25. Which band did Roussos join at age 17 after settling in Greece?
A) The Beatles
B) We Five
C) The Idols
D) Aphrodite's Child
  • 26. Which album by Aphrodite's Child was based on the Book of Revelation?
A) Magic
B) Sex Power
C) Demis
D) 666
  • 27. Who was Roussos's frequent collaborator and former bandmate from Aphrodite's Child?
A) Vangelis
B) Loukas Sideras
C) Marc di Domenico
D) David Lewis
  • 28. What was the title of the 1976 BBC documentary about Roussos?
A) The Roussos Phenomenon
B) The Life of Roussos
C) Demis Roussos Live
D) Aphrodite's Child Revisited
  • 29. Which artist did Roussos collaborate with on the 1982 album 'Demis'?
A) Florence Warner
B) Drafi Deutscher
C) Vangelis
D) Jon Anderson
  • 30. What was the name of Roussos's final studio album released in 2009?
A) Insight
B) Immortel
C) Demis
D) Serenade
  • 31. Who played drums on Roussos's final studio album?
A) George Roussos
B) Vangelis
C) Loukas Sideras
D) Virgil Howe
  • 32. In which TV adaptation is Demis Roussos the subject of an argument between two characters?
A) Blade Runner
B) Sholay
C) Palm Springs
D) Abigail's Party
  • 33. Which actress discussed the significance of Roussos' music on BBC Radio 4's PM?
A) Ramesh Sippy
B) Alison Steadman
C) Emily Roussos
D) Cyril Roussos
  • 34. In which city did the Demis Roussos Museum first open?
A) London
B) Athens
C) Nijkerk
D) Zelenchukskaya
  • 35. Where did the Demis Roussos Museum move after his death?
A) London
B) Russia
C) Greece
D) Netherlands
  • 36. Which Bollywood film features a song based on Roussos' 'Say You Love Me'?
A) Sholay
B) Palm Springs
C) A Man Called Ove
D) Abigail's Party
  • 37. Who directed the film Sholay?
A) Ramesh Sippy
B) Mike Leigh
C) Alison Steadman
D) Timur Krjačko
  • 38. Which asteroid was named in honor of Demis Roussos?
A) MPC 88407
B) 279226 Demisroussos
C) 1971 Roussos
D) Zelenchukskaya Star
  • 39. Who discovered the asteroid named after Demis Roussos?
A) Ramesh Sippy
B) Alison Steadman
C) Timur Krjačko
D) Mike Leigh
  • 40. In what year was the asteroid named after Demis Roussos discovered?
A) 2014
B) 1971
C) 2016
D) 2009
  • 41. In which film did Demis Roussos have an uncredited role as a vocalist?
A) Sholay
B) Abigail's Party
C) Blade Runner
D) A Greek Type of Problem
  • 42. What role did Demis Roussos play in the 2012 film 'A Greek Type of Problem'?
A) A vocalist
B) A singer
C) The Pope
D) An astronomer
  • 43. In which year was the song 'We Shall Dance' released as a single?
A) 1973
B) 1974
C) 1972
D) 1971
  • 44. Which of these songs was released by Roussos in 1987?
A) From Souvenirs to Souvenirs
B) Quand je t'aime
C) My Reason
D) My Only Fascination
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