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