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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) 2006
C) 1995
D) 2015
  • 4. What is the name of Icehouse's lead vocalist?
A) Michael Paynter
B) John Oates
C) Iva Davies
D) Martin Plaza
  • 5. What is the title of Icehouse's most successful single in the US?
A) Great Southern Land
B) Electric Blue
C) Crazy
D) We Can Get Together
  • 6. What year did Icehouse release their album 'Primitive Man'?
A) 1979
B) 1982
C) 1985
D) 1990
  • 7. What is the title of Icehouse's first single released in 1980?
A) Can't Help Myself
B) Hey Little Girl
C) Love in Motion
D) We Can Get Together
  • 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) Flowers
B) Cold Chisel
C) The Dugites
D) INXS
  • 10. Which instrument did Iva Davies not play for the band Flowers/Icehouse?
A) Keyboards
B) Drums
C) Guitar
D) Bass 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) Michael Hoste
B) Anthony Smith
C) John Lloyd
D) Keith Welsh
  • 14. Which record label did Flowers sign with, leading to the release of their debut single 'Can't Help Myself'?
A) Chrysalis Records
B) Cold Chisel
C) Festival Records
D) Regular Records
  • 15. What was the peak chart position of Flowers' debut album 'Icehouse' in Australia?
A) No. 20
B) Top 10
C) No. 4
D) No. 1
  • 16. Which synthesiser was not mentioned as being used on the album 'Icehouse'?
A) Minimoog
B) Oberheim OB-1
C) Fairlight CMI
D) Solina Strings
  • 17. Which award did Flowers win at the 1980 TV Week / Countdown Rock Awards?
A) 'Best Songwriter'
B) 'Best Album Cover'
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) Chrysalis Records
B) Regular Records
C) Cold Chisel
D) Festival 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) Flowers
C) Fresco
D) Primitive Man
  • 22. Which song marked the first new recording credited to Icehouse?
A) Great Southern Land
B) Hey Little Girl
C) Love in Motion
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) Robert Kretschmer
B) Andy Qunta
C) Guy Pratt
D) Keith Forsey
  • 25. Which film featured 'Great Southern Land' in its soundtrack?
A) Serious Moonlight
B) Young Einstein
C) Flowers
D) Razorback
  • 26. What was the peak position of 'Great Southern Land' on the Australian charts?
A) No. 5
B) No. 2
C) No. 7
D) Top 5
  • 27. Who left Icehouse around the time they were recording their album 'Code Blue'?
A) Morgan
B) Qunta
C) Lloyd
D) Davies
  • 28. Which band member replaced Vito Portolesi after nine shows during the Measure for Measure tour?
A) Simon Lloyd
B) Glenn Krawczyk
C) Paul Wheeler
D) Steve Jansen
  • 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) 'Anything is Possible'
D) 'Miss Divine'
  • 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) Glenn Krawczyk
B) Paul Wheeler
C) Steve Morgan
D) Guy Pratt
  • 32. What was the title of Icehouse's greatest hits compilation released in 2011?
A) Icehouse 30th Anniversary Edition
B) Primitive Colours
C) White Heat: 30 Hits
D) DubHouse Live
  • 33. In which year was Icehouse scheduled to perform with Jimmy Barnes?
A) 2011
B) 2020
C) 2017
D) 2025
  • 34. Which single released in 1989 reached No. 47 on the ARIA singles charts?
A) Electric Blue
B) Crazy
C) Jimmy Dean
D) Touch the Fire
  • 35. Which instrument did Davies use for harmonies besides the Fairlight?
A) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
B) Linn drum machine
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) 12 July 2012
C) 26 August 2011
D) 20 May 2011
  • 37. Which album was released as a collaboration between Iva Davies and Icehouse in 1995?
A) Code Blue
B) Measure for Measure
C) The Berlin Tapes
D) Big Wheel
  • 38. For which production did Iva Davies compose and record a score using only Kretschmer?
A) 'Man of Colours' album
B) Sydney Dance Company's 'Boxes'
C) 'Measure for Measure' album
D) 'Great Southern Land' compilation
  • 39. In what year was the album Big Wheel released?
A) 2002
B) 1995
C) 1993
D) 1994
  • 40. Who covered 'Don't Believe Anymore' from Sidewalk in their album Torch the Moon?
A) Hoodoo Gurus
B) The Whitlams
C) Eskimo Joe
D) Coldplay
  • 41. Which keyboardist from Models joined Icehouse for touring after the release of 'Code Blue'?
A) Christina Amphlett
B) Roger Mason
C) Paul Gildea
D) Qunta
  • 42. At which event did Icehouse perform in 2022?
A) St. Kilda Festival
B) December Homebake concert
C) ICC Men's T20 World Cup final at Melbourne Cricket Ground
D) Roche Estate, Hunter Valley
  • 43. In which year did Iva Davies judge Seven Network TV series Battle of the Choirs?
A) 2008
B) 2006
C) 2004
D) 1999
  • 44. Which song by Icehouse was written in 1998?
A) Your God Not Mine
B) Great Southern Land
C) Shakin' the Cage
D) Don't Believe Anymore
  • 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) Serious Moonlight
B) Primitive Man
C) Young Einstein
D) Razorback
  • 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) Andy Qunta
C) Russell Mulcahy
D) Keith Forsey
  • 49. Where did Icehouse perform a 40th-anniversary concert in March 2017?
A) Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
B) Roche Estate, Hunter Valley
C) Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne
D) St. Kilda Festival
  • 50. In which year did Icehouse release the album 'Man of Colours'?
A) 1987
B) 1984
C) 1990
D) 2006
  • 51. Who joined Icehouse as a guitarist for touring after the release of 'Code Blue'?
A) Christina Amphlett
B) Roger Mason
C) Qunta
D) Paul Gildea
  • 52. Who collaborated with Iva Davies on the musical score for Berlin?
A) Steve Morgan
B) Max Lambert
C) Paul Gildea
D) Richard Tognetti
  • 53. Which album by Icehouse was an entire collection of remixes recorded during 1993?
A) Big Wheel
B) The Ghost of Time
C) Berlin
D) Full Circle
  • 54. How many weeks did 'Man of Colours' remain at No. 1 on the Australian album charts?
A) Fourteen weeks
B) Eight weeks
C) Five weeks
D) Eleven weeks
  • 55. What track from the Spin One EP was released in early 1993?
A) Satellite
B) Big Wheel
C) Shakin' the Cage
D) Don't Believe Anymore
  • 56. What was the name of the compilation released by EMI in 1992?
A) 'Masterfile'
B) 'Big Fun'
C) 'Love in Motion'
D) 'Code Blue'
  • 57. Which instrument did Davies program for Primitive Man?
A) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
B) Prophet 5
C) Linn drum machine
D) Fairlight Music Computer
  • 58. When was the live album from the 'DubHouse' shows released?
A) December 2012
B) October 2020
C) March 2017
D) January 2014
  • 59. Which member joined Icehouse on keyboards and saxophone in 2021?
A) Hugo Lee
B) Glenn Reither
C) Michael Hoste
D) Simon Lloyd
  • 60. What song's 40th anniversary were they celebrating with Jimmy Barnes?
A) 'Hey Little Girl'
B) 'We Can Get Together'
C) 'Great Southern Land'
D) 'Working Class Man'
  • 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) Live recording
B) Full album
C) Single-only release
D) Five-track EP
  • 63. Which album included the singles 'Satellite' and 'Big Wheel'?
A) Big Wheel
B) Full Circle
C) Bi-polar Poems
D) The Berlin Tapes
  • 64. When did Icehouse announce their new partnership with Universal Music Australia?
A) 26 August 2011
B) 12 July 2012
C) 9 February 2020
D) 6 April 2011
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