Alex Turner - Quiz
  • 1. Who did Alex Turner date from 2005 to 2007?
A) Alexa Chung
B) Johanna Bennett
C) Arielle Vandenberg
D) Taylor Bagley
  • 2. Which song was Johanna Bennett credited as a co-writer on?
A) Fluorescent Adolescent
B) Arabella
C) R U Mine?
D) Do I Wanna Know
  • 3. In what month and year did Alex Turner start dating Alexa Chung?
A) March 2008
B) July 2007
C) January 2007
D) July 2011
  • 4. When did Alex Turner leave Sheffield to live with Alexa Chung in London?
A) July 2011
B) July 2007
C) Spring 2009
D) March 2008
  • 5. Where did Turner and Chung move to in the spring of 2009?
A) Sheffield
B) Paris
C) Williamsburg, Brooklyn
D) Los Angeles
  • 6. When did Alex Turner and Alexa Chung end their relationship?
A) July 2018
B) Early 2014
C) July 2011
D) Summer 2014
  • 7. Who did Alex Turner date from late 2011 to early 2014?
A) Verlo
B) Arielle Vandenberg
C) Taylor Bagley
D) Johanna Bennett
  • 8. Who did Alex Turner start dating in March 2015?
A) Taylor Bagley
B) Arielle Vandenberg
C) Alexa Chung
D) Verlo
  • 9. Where did Alex Turner and Taylor Bagley live together?
A) New York City
B) Sheffield
C) London
D) Los Angeles
  • 10. When did Alex Turner's relationship with Taylor Bagley end?
A) July 2018
B) March 2015
C) Early 2014
D) July 2011
  • 11. Which French singer-songwriter did Turner begin dating in mid-2018?
A) Taylor Bagley
B) Arielle Vandenberg
C) Verlo
D) Alexa Chung
  • 12. Which of these authors is cited as one of Turner's favourites?
A) Joseph Conrad
B) Stephen King
C) Charles Dickens
D) J.K. Rowling
  • 13. Which bandmate shares Turner's hobby of photography?
A) Jamie Cook
B) Andy Nicholson
C) Nick O'Malley
D) Matt Helders
  • 14. Which football club does Alex Turner support?
A) Arsenal F.C.
B) Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
C) Sheffield United F.C.
D) Manchester United F.C.
  • 15. What martial art does Turner practice in his free time?
A) Taekwondo
B) Judo
C) Karate
D) Muay Thai
  • 16. In what year did Alex Turner get his A licence for motorcycles?
A) 2011
B) 2007
C) 2008
D) 2015
  • 17. Which motorcycle model has Turner owned?
A) Ducati Monster
B) Yamaha XS 650
C) Harley Davidson
D) Honda CB750
  • 18. Which film director is among those Turner is a fan of?
A) Stanley Kubrick
B) Christopher Nolan
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Martin Scorsese
  • 19. Which author from the following list does Turner enjoy?
A) Agatha Christie
B) David Foster Wallace
C) Dan Brown
D) George R.R. Martin
  • 20. Which of the following filmmakers does Turner admire?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) Quentin Tarantino
C) Federico Fellini
D) Francis Ford Coppola
  • 21. In 2006, what did Richard Cromelin of the Los Angeles Times hope Alex Turner would do?
A) Reach out more to the audience
B) Sing with more emotion
C) Write more upbeat songs
D) Change his hairstyle
  • 22. How did Kitty Empire describe Turner's stage presence in 2007?
A) Energetic
B) Reserved
C) Charismatic
D) Aggressive
  • 23. According to Rosie Swash in 2007, which of the following do Arctic Monkeys NOT do?
A) Encores
B) Play guitar solos
C) Wear rockabilly clothes
D) Release albums
  • 24. To what animal did Simon Price compare Turner's stage demeanor in 2009?
A) A fox
B) A lion
C) A deer
D) A rabbit
  • 25. What kind of hairstyle did Turner adopt in late 2011?
A) A buzz cut
B) Rockabilly-inspired quiff
C) Long flowing locks
D) A shaved head
  • 26. How did Dorian Lynskey describe Turner's 2013 stage persona?
A) A comic-strip version of a 50s rock star
B) A serious, brooding poet
C) A shy, unassuming folk singer
D) A rebellious punk rocker
  • 27. What did Turner describe as his 'worst nightmare'?
A) Touring internationally
B) Recording in a studio
C) Writing lyrics
D) Public speaking
  • 28. What does Turner enjoy more than touring?
A) Giving interviews
B) Promotional photoshoots
C) The studio side of music
D) Public speaking
  • 29. What did Turner call his former stage persona who sang with disdain?
A) Blackpool Buddy
B) The Performer
C) The Rocker
D) Mr Snarl
  • 30. How does Turner describe his songwriting and stage presence?
A) A purely natural and uncalculated expression
B) A series of intermittent interpretations and impersonations
C) A complete rejection of all past influences
D) A direct copy of his favorite 50s artists
  • 31. In a 2022 interview, what term did Turner use to describe a 'fractured reflection' of himself?
A) The fan
B) The performer
C) The critic
D) The songwriter
  • 32. How does Turner characterize his own nature in relation to his work?
A) Easily influenced
B) Carefree and spontaneous
C) Indifferent
D) A control freak
  • 33. Why does Turner find performing on stage 'strange'?
A) He cannot play his guitar
B) The situation is fundamentally unnatural
C) He is afraid of heights
D) He hates the music he plays
  • 34. What did Ben Beaumont-Thomas note about Turner's role as a rockstar?
A) He ironically plays with the role
B) He takes the role extremely seriously
C) He refuses to be a rockstar
D) He is purely a product of management
  • 35. Which hip-hop artist's album was Alex Turner's main influence when he first started writing lyrics?
A) Eminem
B) Dr. Dre
C) Roots Manuva
D) Snoop Dogg
  • 36. Which band did Alex Turner describe as the one that changed his whole perception of things when he was 14 or 15?
A) The Strokes
B) The Libertines
C) The Vines
D) The White Stripes
  • 37. Who was the first band Alex Turner ever saw live?
A) The Coral
B) The Hives
C) The Strokes
D) The Vines
  • 38. Where was Alex Turner working when he first saw John Cooper Clarke perform live?
A) The Boardwalk
B) The Ritz
C) The Fall
D) The Rubble
  • 39. Which artist's poem did Arctic Monkeys invite him to perform at a Sheffield arena show in 2018?
A) Elvis Costello
B) Leonard Cohen
C) John Cooper Clarke
D) Bob Dylan
  • 40. When forming The Last Shadow Puppets in 2007, which film composer was an inspiration for Turner?
A) Ennio Morricone
B) John Williams
C) Hans Zimmer
D) Danny Elfman
  • 41. Which song by Dion has Alex Turner described as one of his favourite tunes of all time?
A) I Wanna Be Yours
B) You Say
C) Only You Know
D) A Song for You
  • 42. Which film served as an inspiration for the album Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino?
A) 2001: A Space Odyssey
B) The Godfather
C) Citizen Kane
D) Pulp Fiction
  • 43. Which author's Philip Marlowe series inspired the album The Car?
A) Raymond Chandler
B) Walter Murch
C) David Foster Wallace
D) George Saunders
  • 44. What does Mike Laws identify as one of Alex Turner's lyrical trademarks?
A) Political activism
B) Lengthy jazz solos
C) Rapid-fire prosody
D) Simple rhyme schemes
  • 45. According to Simon Armitage, how did he describe the early songs of Alex Turner?
A) Abstract expressionism
B) Science fiction
C) Kitchen-sink, social-realism
D) High-fantasy epic
  • 46. With which side-project did Alex Turner first attempt to write lyrics that weren't so observational?
A) The Jam
B) Arctic Monkeys
C) The Last Shadow Puppets
D) The Strokes
  • 47. Alex Turner believes that which part of the songwriting process is the most difficult for him?
A) Mixing tracks
B) Writing lyrics
C) Arranging instruments
D) Writing melodies
  • 48. Alex Turner stated that his songwriting is what?
A) Based entirely on poetry
B) Absolutely not poetry
C) A form of modern poetry
D) A collection of spoken word poems
  • 49. Who directed the film Submarine?
A) Richard Ayoade
B) T Bone Burnett
C) James Ford
D) Bill Ryder-Jones
  • 50. How many original songs did Turner record for the Submarine soundtrack?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Two
D) Eight
  • 51. Whose work on Harold and Maude was the Submarine soundtrack compared to?
A) Bill Ryder-Jones
B) Richard Ayoade
C) Miles Kane
D) Cat Stevens
  • 52. Which record label approached Turner about working with Alexandra Savior?
A) Warner Records
B) Columbia Records
C) Universal Music
D) Domino Records
  • 53. In what year was Alexandra Savior's debut album released?
A) 2016
B) 2014
C) 2017
D) 2015
  • 54. Who co-produced Belladonna of Sadness alongside Turner?
A) James Ford
B) Bill Ryder-Jones
C) T Bone Burnett
D) Richard Ayoade
  • 55. Which instrument did Turner NOT play on Alexandra Savior's album?
A) Keyboards
B) Bass
C) Synthesisers
D) Drums
  • 56. What is the title of the song recorded with T Bone Burnett for True Detective?
A) First of My Kind
B) Submarine
C) Belladonna
D) Risk
  • 57. In what year was the music for 'The Unfinished Harauld Hughes' released?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2021
D) 2024
  • 58. Where was the debut album recorded?
A) Berlin, Germany
B) Sheffield, UK
C) Loire Valley, France
D) East London, UK
  • 59. Who provided the string arrangements for The Age of the Understatement?
A) Zach Dawes
B) Dev Hynes
C) Miles Kane
D) Owen Pallett
  • 60. With whom did Turner form a covers band for a one-off show in 2008?
A) Jack White
B) Dev Hynes
C) Miles Kane
D) Zach Dawes
  • 61. Which compilation album featured Turner's spoken word track 'A Choice of Three'?
A) Everything You've Come to Expect
B) Late Night Tales
C) The Age of the Understatement
D) Vertigo
  • 62. When was the second album, Everything You've Come to Expect, released?
A) April 2016
B) March 2015
C) August 2016
D) April 2008
  • 63. Which musician joined the band for the second album who had previously collaborated with Turner in 2015?
A) Owen Pallett
B) Zach Dawes
C) Miles Kane
D) Dev Hynes
  • 64. Where did Turner move shortly before the release of the debut album?
A) Sheffield
B) Loire Valley
C) Paris
D) East London
  • 65. Who provided vocals for a B-side and performed at the Olympia in Paris?
A) Owen Pallett
B) Alison Mosshart
C) Taylor Bagley
D) Laura Snapes
  • 66. Which band did Arctic Monkeys support on tour in early 2012?
A) Tame Impala
B) Oasis
C) The Black Keys
D) Queens of the Stone Age
  • 67. Which standalone single was released by Arctic Monkeys to prepare for their 2012 tour?
A) There'd Better Be a Mirrorball
B) R U Mine?
C) If I Had a Tail
D) Get Right
  • 68. Which Queens of the Stone Age song featured backing vocals from Alex Turner in 2013?
A) R U Mine?
B) Come Together
C) Get Right
D) If I Had a Tail
  • 69. What instrument did Turner play on the Miles Kane B-side "Get Right"?
A) Lead guitar
B) Drums
C) Piano
D) Bass guitar
  • 70. When was the album AM released?
A) September 2013
B) January 2012
C) October 2022
D) May 2018
  • 71. What gift did Turner receive for his 30th birthday that influenced the writing of his sixth album?
A) A recording studio
B) A vintage synthesizer
C) A new guitar
D) Steinway Vertegrand piano
  • 72. How many times had Arctic Monkeys headlined Glastonbury Festival by 2023?
A) Four
B) Three
C) One
D) Two
  • 73. What was the title of Arctic Monkeys' seventh studio album?
A) AM
B) The Car
C) R U Mine?
D) Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
  • 74. What illness did Turner have before headlining Glastonbury in 2023?
A) Flu
B) A broken arm
C) Acute laryngitis
D) Pneumonia
  • 75. Which musician joined Arctic Monkeys onstage in Los Angeles and Austin during the AM tour?
A) James Ford
B) Ryan Dombal
C) Josh Homme
D) Miles Kane
  • 76. How long did Arctic Monkeys spend touring the AM album?
A) 6 months
B) 12 months
C) 24 months
D) 18 months
  • 77. Which label did the Arctic Monkeys sign with in June 2005?
A) XL Recordings
B) EMI
C) Domino Recording Company
D) Rough Trade
  • 78. Where was the Arctic Monkeys' debut album recorded?
A) Los Angeles
B) Sheffield
C) Rural Lincolnshire
D) London
  • 79. Who produced the Arctic Monkeys' debut album?
A) James Ford
B) Jim Abbiss
C) Mike Crossey
D) Josh Homme
  • 80. What record did the debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not hold in British music history?
A) First to be released independently
B) Most expensive to produce
C) Fastest-selling debut album
D) Longest album ever released
  • 81. Who did the band cite as an influence they wanted to grow like?
A) The Beatles
B) The Rolling Stones
C) The Clash
D) The Jam
  • 82. Who replaced Andy Nicholson as the band's bassist?
A) Matt Helders
B) Nick O'Malley
C) Richard Hawley
D) Jamie Cook
  • 83. What was the reason given for Nicholson's initial touring break?
A) Injury
B) Personal commitments
C) Creative differences
D) Fatigue
  • 84. Which rapper did Turner collaborate with on the B-side 'Temptation'?
A) Roots Manuva
B) Mike Skinner
C) Plan B
D) Dizzee Rascal
  • 85. Where did the band record their third album, Humbug?
A) Joshua Tree, California
B) London
C) Paris
D) Sheffield
  • 86. Which Arctic Monkeys song was described as a 'dazzling display of what Turner can do'?
A) Fluorescent Adolescent
B) Temptation
C) Bad Woman
D) Cornerstone
  • 87. Which artist did Turner join on stage in New York to sing 'Lipstick Vogue'?
A) Jon McClure
B) Elvis Costello
C) Josh Homme
D) Richard Hawley
  • 88. How old was Turner when he formed the Arctic Monkeys?
A) 16
B) 17
C) 18
D) 15
  • 89. What is the title of the feature film for which Turner provided an acoustic soundtrack?
A) Morning Glory
B) Submarine
C) High Green
D) Belladonna of Sadness
  • 90. What were the professions of Alex Turner's parents?
A) Professional musicians
B) Doctors
C) Secondary school teachers
D) Journalists
  • 91. Which school did Turner attend from 1997 to 2002?
A) Amersham Academy
B) Sheffield University
C) Stocksbridge High School
D) Barnsley College
  • 92. Which artist did Turner and his friends perform as at their primary school graduation?
A) The Eagles
B) The Beatles
C) Dr. Dre
D) Oasis
  • 93. How many Brit Awards has Alex Turner won?
A) Seven
B) Ten
C) One
D) Five
  • 94. At what age did Alex Turner's weekends revolve around drinking cider and girls?
A) 17
B) 15
C) 16
D) 14
  • 95. In what year did Arctic Monkeys form?
A) 2002
B) 2004
C) 2001
D) 2003
  • 96. Who was invited by Turner to play guitar for Arctic Monkeys?
A) Jamie Cook
B) Joe Carnall
C) Alan Smyth
D) Jon McClure
  • 97. Where did the band rehearse after using Turner's garage?
A) A local pub
B) Yellow Arch Studios
C) The Boardwalk
D) An unused warehouse in Wath
  • 98. When was the first Arctic Monkeys gig?
A) 13 August 2003
B) 13 June 2002
C) 13 July 2003
D) 13 June 2003
  • 99. Which band did Arctic Monkeys support at their first gig?
A) Judan Suki
B) The White Stripes
C) The Undertones
D) The Sound
  • 100. Which band did Turner play rhythm guitar for in 2003?
A) Judan Suki
B) The Beatles
C) The Sound
D) The Datsuns
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