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