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