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