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