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  • 1. When was Icehouse formed?
A) 1977
B) 2000
C) 1985
D) 1990
  • 2. In which country did Icehouse originate?
A) Canada
B) Sweden
C) Australia
D) Japan
  • 3. Which year did Icehouse win the ARIA Hall of Fame award?
A) 1995
B) 2015
C) 2010
D) 2006
  • 4. What is the name of Icehouse's lead vocalist?
A) Iva Davies
B) Martin Plaza
C) John Oates
D) Michael Paynter
  • 5. What is the title of Icehouse's most successful single in the US?
A) We Can Get Together
B) Electric Blue
C) Great Southern Land
D) Crazy
  • 6. What year did Icehouse release their album 'Primitive Man'?
A) 1979
B) 1990
C) 1985
D) 1982
  • 7. What is the title of Icehouse's first single released in 1980?
A) Love in Motion
B) Hey Little Girl
C) We Can Get Together
D) Can't Help Myself
  • 8. Which album by Icehouse won Album of the Year at the 1988 ARIA Awards?
A) Icehouse
B) Measure for Measure
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) Keyboards
B) Bass guitar
C) Drums
D) Guitar
  • 11. Who managed the Lindfield squash court where Iva Davies worked part-time?
A) Michael Hoste's mother
B) Keith Welsh's mother
C) Don Brown's mother
D) Iva Davies' mother
  • 12. Which band did Flowers perform with at Cloudland on 28 July 1979?
A) XTC
B) The Dugites
C) INXS
D) Cold Chisel
  • 13. Who replaced Don Brown as the drummer for Flowers in mid-1979?
A) John Lloyd
B) Anthony Smith
C) Keith Welsh
D) Michael Hoste
  • 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) Regular Records
D) Festival Records
  • 15. What was the peak chart position of Flowers' debut album 'Icehouse' in Australia?
A) Top 10
B) No. 4
C) No. 1
D) No. 20
  • 16. Which synthesiser was not mentioned as being used on the album 'Icehouse'?
A) Solina Strings
B) Fairlight CMI
C) Minimoog
D) Oberheim OB-1
  • 17. Which award did Flowers win at the 1980 TV Week / Countdown Rock Awards?
A) 'Best Album Cover'
B) 'Best Songwriter'
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) Cold Chisel
B) Festival Records
C) Chrysalis Records
D) Regular Records
  • 19. What was the last performance date for Flowers before they became Icehouse?
A) August 2006
B) 27 June 1981
C) May 1980
D) 28 July 1979
  • 20. What inspired the name change from Flowers to Icehouse?
A) A flower-themed album cover
B) The success of their debut single
C) Legal restrictions with another band named The Flowers
D) An old, cold flat and a strange building across the road.
  • 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) Hey Little Girl
B) We Can Get Together
C) Love in Motion
D) Great Southern Land
  • 23. Which song from Primitive Man became Icehouse's international breakthrough single?
A) Hey Little Girl
B) Love in Motion
C) Street Cafe
D) Great Southern Land
  • 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) Robert Kretschmer
D) Guy Pratt
  • 25. Which film featured 'Great Southern Land' in its soundtrack?
A) Young Einstein
B) Flowers
C) Razorback
D) Serious Moonlight
  • 26. What was the peak position of 'Great Southern Land' on the Australian charts?
A) Top 5
B) No. 5
C) No. 7
D) No. 2
  • 27. Who left Icehouse around the time they were recording their album 'Code Blue'?
A) Morgan
B) Davies
C) Lloyd
D) Qunta
  • 28. Which band member replaced Vito Portolesi after nine shows during the Measure for Measure tour?
A) Glenn Krawczyk
B) Simon Lloyd
C) Steve Jansen
D) Paul Wheeler
  • 29. Which single from the album 'Code Blue' peaked at No. 47 on the ARIA singles charts?
A) 'Big Fun'
B) 'Miss Divine'
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) Full Circle
B) Heroes
C) The Berlin Tapes
D) Bi-polar Poems
  • 31. Which member was part of Icehouse on bass guitar from 1986 to 1989?
A) Guy Pratt
B) Steve Morgan
C) Glenn Krawczyk
D) Paul Wheeler
  • 32. What was the title of Icehouse's greatest hits compilation released in 2011?
A) DubHouse Live
B) Icehouse 30th Anniversary Edition
C) White Heat: 30 Hits
D) Primitive Colours
  • 33. In which year was Icehouse scheduled to perform with Jimmy Barnes?
A) 2020
B) 2011
C) 2025
D) 2017
  • 34. Which single released in 1989 reached No. 47 on the ARIA singles charts?
A) Touch the Fire
B) Jimmy Dean
C) Crazy
D) Electric Blue
  • 35. Which instrument did Davies use for harmonies besides the Fairlight?
A) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
B) Prophet5
C) Linn drum machine
D) Fairlight Music Computer
  • 36. When was the digital and multi-disc set of Icehouse's debut album released?
A) 26 August 2011
B) 20 May 2011
C) 12 July 2012
D) 7 July 2011
  • 37. Which album was released as a collaboration between Iva Davies and Icehouse in 1995?
A) Measure for Measure
B) Code Blue
C) The Berlin Tapes
D) Big Wheel
  • 38. For which production did Iva Davies compose and record a score using only Kretschmer?
A) Sydney Dance Company's 'Boxes'
B) 'Great Southern Land' compilation
C) 'Man of Colours' album
D) 'Measure for Measure' album
  • 39. In what year was the album Big Wheel released?
A) 1993
B) 1995
C) 2002
D) 1994
  • 40. Who covered 'Don't Believe Anymore' from Sidewalk in their album Torch the Moon?
A) Eskimo Joe
B) Coldplay
C) The Whitlams
D) Hoodoo Gurus
  • 41. Which keyboardist from Models joined Icehouse for touring after the release of 'Code Blue'?
A) Paul Gildea
B) Roger Mason
C) Christina Amphlett
D) Qunta
  • 42. At which event did Icehouse perform in 2022?
A) St. Kilda Festival
B) ICC Men's T20 World Cup final at Melbourne Cricket Ground
C) December Homebake concert
D) Roche Estate, Hunter Valley
  • 43. In which year did Iva Davies judge Seven Network TV series Battle of the Choirs?
A) 2004
B) 2008
C) 1999
D) 2006
  • 44. Which song by Icehouse was written in 1998?
A) Great Southern Land
B) Your God Not Mine
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) Electric Blue
B) We Can Get Together
C) Great Southern Land
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) October 1990
C) January 1991
D) December 1990
  • 48. Who directed the video clips for 'Hey Little Girl' and 'Street Cafe'?
A) Guy Pratt
B) Andy Qunta
C) Keith Forsey
D) Russell Mulcahy
  • 49. Where did Icehouse perform a 40th-anniversary concert in March 2017?
A) Roche Estate, Hunter Valley
B) Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
C) St. Kilda Festival
D) Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne
  • 50. In which year did Icehouse release the album 'Man of Colours'?
A) 1984
B) 1987
C) 2006
D) 1990
  • 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) Richard Tognetti
C) Paul Gildea
D) Steve Morgan
  • 53. Which album by Icehouse was an entire collection of remixes recorded during 1993?
A) Berlin
B) Full Circle
C) The Ghost of Time
D) Big Wheel
  • 54. How many weeks did 'Man of Colours' remain at No. 1 on the Australian album charts?
A) Five weeks
B) Eight 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) Don't Believe Anymore
C) Big Wheel
D) Satellite
  • 56. What was the name of the compilation released by EMI in 1992?
A) 'Love in Motion'
B) 'Code Blue'
C) 'Big Fun'
D) 'Masterfile'
  • 57. Which instrument did Davies program for Primitive Man?
A) Fairlight Music Computer
B) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
C) Linn drum machine
D) Prophet 5
  • 58. When was the live album from the 'DubHouse' shows released?
A) October 2020
B) December 2012
C) March 2017
D) January 2014
  • 59. Which member joined Icehouse on keyboards and saxophone in 2021?
A) Hugo Lee
B) Simon Lloyd
C) Glenn Reither
D) Michael Hoste
  • 60. What song's 40th anniversary were they celebrating with Jimmy Barnes?
A) 'Hey Little Girl'
B) 'Working Class Man'
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) January
B) October
C) August
D) December
  • 62. What was the release format of Fresco in 1983?
A) Full album
B) Live recording
C) Five-track EP
D) Single-only release
  • 63. Which album included the singles 'Satellite' and 'Big Wheel'?
A) Full Circle
B) Big Wheel
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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