Icehouse (band) - Quiz
  • 1. When was Icehouse formed?
A) 2000
B) 1985
C) 1990
D) 1977
  • 2. In which country did Icehouse originate?
A) Canada
B) Japan
C) Australia
D) Sweden
  • 3. Which year did Icehouse win the ARIA Hall of Fame award?
A) 2006
B) 2015
C) 2010
D) 1995
  • 4. What is the name of Icehouse's lead vocalist?
A) Michael Paynter
B) John Oates
C) Martin Plaza
D) Iva Davies
  • 5. What is the title of Icehouse's most successful single in the US?
A) Crazy
B) Electric Blue
C) We Can Get Together
D) Great Southern Land
  • 6. What year did Icehouse release their album 'Primitive Man'?
A) 1990
B) 1982
C) 1985
D) 1979
  • 7. What is the title of Icehouse's first single released in 1980?
A) Can't Help Myself
B) Love in Motion
C) We Can Get Together
D) Hey Little Girl
  • 8. Which album by Icehouse won Album of the Year at the 1988 ARIA Awards?
A) Primitive Man
B) Man of Colours
C) Measure for Measure
D) Icehouse
  • 9. What was the original name of Icehouse when they were formed in Sydney?
A) Flowers
B) The Dugites
C) Cold Chisel
D) INXS
  • 10. Which instrument did Iva Davies not play for the band Flowers/Icehouse?
A) Keyboards
B) Bass guitar
C) Guitar
D) Drums
  • 11. Who managed the Lindfield squash court where Iva Davies worked part-time?
A) Iva Davies' mother
B) Keith Welsh's mother
C) Michael Hoste's mother
D) Don Brown's mother
  • 12. Which band did Flowers perform with at Cloudland on 28 July 1979?
A) INXS
B) XTC
C) Cold Chisel
D) The Dugites
  • 13. Who replaced Don Brown as the drummer for Flowers in mid-1979?
A) Michael Hoste
B) Anthony Smith
C) John Lloyd
D) Keith Welsh
  • 14. Which record label did Flowers sign with, leading to the release of their debut single 'Can't Help Myself'?
A) Festival Records
B) Chrysalis Records
C) Regular Records
D) Cold Chisel
  • 15. What was the peak chart position of Flowers' debut album 'Icehouse' in Australia?
A) No. 20
B) No. 4
C) No. 1
D) Top 10
  • 16. Which synthesiser was not mentioned as being used on the album 'Icehouse'?
A) Fairlight CMI
B) Solina Strings
C) Oberheim OB-1
D) Minimoog
  • 17. Which award did Flowers win at the 1980 TV Week / Countdown Rock Awards?
A) 'Best Album Cover'
B) 'Best Songwriter'
C) 'Johnny O'Keefe New Talent Award'
D) 'Best Album'
  • 18. Which record label did Flowers sign with for international releases, necessitating a name change?
A) Chrysalis Records
B) Cold Chisel
C) Festival Records
D) Regular Records
  • 19. What was the last performance date for Flowers before they became Icehouse?
A) August 2006
B) May 1980
C) 28 July 1979
D) 27 June 1981
  • 20. What inspired the name change from Flowers to Icehouse?
A) The success of their debut single
B) Legal restrictions with another band named The Flowers
C) A flower-themed album cover
D) An old, cold flat and a strange building across the road.
  • 21. Under what name did Chrysalis release most of Icehouse's Flowers material?
A) Icehouse
B) Flowers
C) Fresco
D) Primitive Man
  • 22. Which song marked the first new recording credited to Icehouse?
A) Hey Little Girl
B) Love in Motion
C) Great Southern Land
D) We Can Get Together
  • 23. Which song from Primitive Man became Icehouse's international breakthrough single?
A) Street Cafe
B) Love in Motion
C) Great Southern Land
D) Hey Little Girl
  • 24. Who joined Icehouse as a guitarist and backing vocalist after re-assembling for Primitive Man's tour?
A) Robert Kretschmer
B) Andy Qunta
C) Keith Forsey
D) Guy Pratt
  • 25. Which film featured 'Great Southern Land' in its soundtrack?
A) Flowers
B) Serious Moonlight
C) Young Einstein
D) Razorback
  • 26. What was the peak position of 'Great Southern Land' on the Australian charts?
A) Top 5
B) No. 7
C) No. 2
D) No. 5
  • 27. Who left Icehouse around the time they were recording their album 'Code Blue'?
A) Morgan
B) Qunta
C) Lloyd
D) Davies
  • 28. Which band member replaced Vito Portolesi after nine shows during the Measure for Measure tour?
A) Paul Wheeler
B) Simon Lloyd
C) Glenn Krawczyk
D) Steve Jansen
  • 29. Which single from the album 'Code Blue' peaked at No. 47 on the ARIA singles charts?
A) 'Anything is Possible'
B) 'Love in Motion'
C) 'Miss Divine'
D) 'Big Fun'
  • 30. What is the title of the proposed Icehouse album that remained unreleased as of 2024?
A) Full Circle
B) Bi-polar Poems
C) Heroes
D) The Berlin Tapes
  • 31. Which member was part of Icehouse on bass guitar from 1986 to 1989?
A) Steve Morgan
B) Glenn Krawczyk
C) Paul Wheeler
D) Guy Pratt
  • 32. What was the title of Icehouse's greatest hits compilation released in 2011?
A) DubHouse Live
B) Icehouse 30th Anniversary Edition
C) Primitive Colours
D) White Heat: 30 Hits
  • 33. In which year was Icehouse scheduled to perform with Jimmy Barnes?
A) 2011
B) 2017
C) 2025
D) 2020
  • 34. Which single released in 1989 reached No. 47 on the ARIA singles charts?
A) Electric Blue
B) Touch the Fire
C) Jimmy Dean
D) Crazy
  • 35. Which instrument did Davies use for harmonies besides the Fairlight?
A) Fairlight Music Computer
B) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
C) Linn drum machine
D) Prophet5
  • 36. When was the digital and multi-disc set of Icehouse's debut album released?
A) 20 May 2011
B) 7 July 2011
C) 26 August 2011
D) 12 July 2012
  • 37. Which album was released as a collaboration between Iva Davies and Icehouse in 1995?
A) Big Wheel
B) Measure for Measure
C) Code Blue
D) The Berlin Tapes
  • 38. For which production did Iva Davies compose and record a score using only Kretschmer?
A) Sydney Dance Company's 'Boxes'
B) 'Measure for Measure' album
C) 'Man of Colours' album
D) 'Great Southern Land' compilation
  • 39. In what year was the album Big Wheel released?
A) 2002
B) 1995
C) 1993
D) 1994
  • 40. Who covered 'Don't Believe Anymore' from Sidewalk in their album Torch the Moon?
A) The Whitlams
B) Coldplay
C) Hoodoo Gurus
D) Eskimo Joe
  • 41. Which keyboardist from Models joined Icehouse for touring after the release of 'Code Blue'?
A) Qunta
B) Paul Gildea
C) Roger Mason
D) Christina Amphlett
  • 42. At which event did Icehouse perform in 2022?
A) ICC Men's T20 World Cup final at Melbourne Cricket Ground
B) St. Kilda Festival
C) December Homebake concert
D) Roche Estate, Hunter Valley
  • 43. In which year did Iva Davies judge Seven Network TV series Battle of the Choirs?
A) 2006
B) 2004
C) 1999
D) 2008
  • 44. Which song by Icehouse was written in 1998?
A) Don't Believe Anymore
B) Shakin' the Cage
C) Great Southern Land
D) Your God Not Mine
  • 45. Which song did Icehouse perform at the Battle of the Choirs grand final in 2008?
A) We Can Get Together
B) Love in Motion
C) Electric Blue
D) Great Southern Land
  • 46. For which film did Davies record an entirely instrumental score using the Fairlight Music Computer?
A) Primitive Man
B) Razorback
C) Serious Moonlight
D) Young Einstein
  • 47. When was the album 'Code Blue' released by Icehouse?
A) December 1990
B) January 1991
C) August 1990
D) October 1990
  • 48. Who directed the video clips for 'Hey Little Girl' and 'Street Cafe'?
A) Andy Qunta
B) Russell Mulcahy
C) Guy Pratt
D) Keith Forsey
  • 49. Where did Icehouse perform a 40th-anniversary concert in March 2017?
A) Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne
B) Roche Estate, Hunter Valley
C) St. Kilda Festival
D) Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
  • 50. In which year did Icehouse release the album 'Man of Colours'?
A) 2006
B) 1984
C) 1987
D) 1990
  • 51. Who joined Icehouse as a guitarist for touring after the release of 'Code Blue'?
A) Christina Amphlett
B) Paul Gildea
C) Qunta
D) Roger Mason
  • 52. Who collaborated with Iva Davies on the musical score for Berlin?
A) Max Lambert
B) Paul Gildea
C) Richard Tognetti
D) Steve Morgan
  • 53. Which album by Icehouse was an entire collection of remixes recorded during 1993?
A) Big Wheel
B) Berlin
C) The Ghost of Time
D) Full Circle
  • 54. How many weeks did 'Man of Colours' remain at No. 1 on the Australian album charts?
A) Five weeks
B) Eight weeks
C) Eleven weeks
D) Fourteen weeks
  • 55. What track from the Spin One EP was released in early 1993?
A) Satellite
B) Big Wheel
C) Shakin' the Cage
D) Don't Believe Anymore
  • 56. What was the name of the compilation released by EMI in 1992?
A) 'Love in Motion'
B) 'Big Fun'
C) 'Masterfile'
D) 'Code Blue'
  • 57. Which instrument did Davies program for Primitive Man?
A) Fairlight Music Computer
B) Prophet 5
C) Linn drum machine
D) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
  • 58. When was the live album from the 'DubHouse' shows released?
A) October 2020
B) March 2017
C) January 2014
D) December 2012
  • 59. Which member joined Icehouse on keyboards and saxophone in 2021?
A) Hugo Lee
B) Glenn Reither
C) Michael Hoste
D) Simon Lloyd
  • 60. What song's 40th anniversary were they celebrating with Jimmy Barnes?
A) 'Hey Little Girl'
B) 'Working Class Man'
C) 'We Can Get Together'
D) 'Great Southern Land'
  • 61. In what month did 'Miss Divine' peak at No. 16 on the ARIA singles charts?
A) October
B) January
C) December
D) August
  • 62. What was the release format of Fresco in 1983?
A) Single-only release
B) Live recording
C) Five-track EP
D) Full album
  • 63. Which album included the singles 'Satellite' and 'Big Wheel'?
A) Big Wheel
B) Full Circle
C) Bi-polar Poems
D) The Berlin Tapes
  • 64. When did Icehouse announce their new partnership with Universal Music Australia?
A) 9 February 2020
B) 6 April 2011
C) 26 August 2011
D) 12 July 2012
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