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Icehouse band
  • 1. When was Icehouse formed?
A) 1985
B) 2000
C) 1990
D) 1977
  • 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) 2006
D) 2010
  • 4. What is the name of Icehouse's lead vocalist?
A) Michael Paynter
B) Martin Plaza
C) Iva Davies
D) John Oates
  • 5. What is the title of Icehouse's most successful single in the US?
A) We Can Get Together
B) Crazy
C) Electric Blue
D) Great Southern Land
  • 6. What year did Icehouse release their album 'Primitive Man'?
A) 1990
B) 1982
C) 1985
D) 1979
  • 7. What is the title of Icehouse's first single released in 1980?
A) Love in Motion
B) Hey Little Girl
C) Can't Help Myself
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) INXS
C) The Dugites
D) Cold Chisel
  • 10. Which instrument did Iva Davies not play for the band Flowers/Icehouse?
A) Guitar
B) Keyboards
C) Bass guitar
D) Drums
  • 11. Who managed the Lindfield squash court where Iva Davies worked part-time?
A) Iva Davies' mother
B) Don Brown's mother
C) Michael Hoste's mother
D) Keith Welsh's mother
  • 12. Which band did Flowers perform with at Cloudland on 28 July 1979?
A) Cold Chisel
B) XTC
C) INXS
D) The Dugites
  • 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) Regular Records
D) Cold Chisel
  • 15. What was the peak chart position of Flowers' debut album 'Icehouse' in Australia?
A) No. 20
B) No. 4
C) No. 1
D) Top 10
  • 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) 'Johnny O'Keefe New Talent Award'
B) 'Best Album Cover'
C) 'Best Album'
D) 'Best Songwriter'
  • 18. Which record label did Flowers sign with for international releases, necessitating a name change?
A) Cold Chisel
B) Chrysalis Records
C) Festival Records
D) Regular Records
  • 19. What was the last performance date for Flowers before they became Icehouse?
A) 28 July 1979
B) 27 June 1981
C) August 2006
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) 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) Fresco
C) Primitive Man
D) Flowers
  • 22. Which song marked the first new recording credited to Icehouse?
A) Love in Motion
B) We Can Get Together
C) Hey Little Girl
D) Great Southern Land
  • 23. Which song from Primitive Man became Icehouse's international breakthrough single?
A) Great Southern Land
B) Love in Motion
C) Street Cafe
D) Hey Little Girl
  • 24. Who joined Icehouse as a guitarist and backing vocalist after re-assembling for Primitive Man's tour?
A) Andy Qunta
B) Guy Pratt
C) Robert Kretschmer
D) Keith Forsey
  • 25. Which film featured 'Great Southern Land' in its soundtrack?
A) Flowers
B) Razorback
C) Young Einstein
D) Serious Moonlight
  • 26. What was the peak position of 'Great Southern Land' on the Australian charts?
A) No. 2
B) No. 5
C) Top 5
D) No. 7
  • 27. Who left Icehouse around the time they were recording their album 'Code Blue'?
A) Davies
B) Morgan
C) Qunta
D) Lloyd
  • 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) 'Anything is Possible'
B) 'Miss Divine'
C) 'Big Fun'
D) 'Love in Motion'
  • 30. What is the title of the proposed Icehouse album that remained unreleased as of 2024?
A) Bi-polar Poems
B) Heroes
C) The Berlin Tapes
D) Full Circle
  • 31. Which member was part of Icehouse on bass guitar from 1986 to 1989?
A) Paul Wheeler
B) Guy Pratt
C) Steve Morgan
D) Glenn Krawczyk
  • 32. What was the title of Icehouse's greatest hits compilation released in 2011?
A) Primitive Colours
B) Icehouse 30th Anniversary Edition
C) White Heat: 30 Hits
D) DubHouse Live
  • 33. In which year was Icehouse scheduled to perform with Jimmy Barnes?
A) 2017
B) 2020
C) 2011
D) 2025
  • 34. Which single released in 1989 reached No. 47 on the ARIA singles charts?
A) Electric Blue
B) Touch the Fire
C) Crazy
D) Jimmy Dean
  • 35. Which instrument did Davies use for harmonies besides the Fairlight?
A) Fairlight Music Computer
B) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
C) Prophet5
D) Linn drum machine
  • 36. When was the digital and multi-disc set of Icehouse's debut album released?
A) 26 August 2011
B) 12 July 2012
C) 7 July 2011
D) 20 May 2011
  • 37. Which album was released as a collaboration between Iva Davies and Icehouse in 1995?
A) Code Blue
B) Big Wheel
C) The Berlin Tapes
D) Measure for Measure
  • 38. For which production did Iva Davies compose and record a score using only Kretschmer?
A) 'Man of Colours' album
B) 'Measure for Measure' album
C) Sydney Dance Company's 'Boxes'
D) 'Great Southern Land' compilation
  • 39. In what year was the album Big Wheel released?
A) 1995
B) 1994
C) 2002
D) 1993
  • 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) Christina Amphlett
B) Roger Mason
C) Qunta
D) Paul Gildea
  • 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) 2006
B) 2008
C) 1999
D) 2004
  • 44. Which song by Icehouse was written in 1998?
A) Your God Not Mine
B) Don't Believe Anymore
C) Great Southern Land
D) Shakin' the Cage
  • 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) Love in Motion
D) Great Southern Land
  • 46. For which film did Davies record an entirely instrumental score using the Fairlight Music Computer?
A) Serious Moonlight
B) Razorback
C) Primitive Man
D) Young Einstein
  • 47. When was the album 'Code Blue' released by Icehouse?
A) August 1990
B) December 1990
C) October 1990
D) January 1991
  • 48. Who directed the video clips for 'Hey Little Girl' and 'Street Cafe'?
A) Russell Mulcahy
B) Andy Qunta
C) Guy Pratt
D) Keith Forsey
  • 49. Where did Icehouse perform a 40th-anniversary concert in March 2017?
A) St. Kilda Festival
B) Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne
C) Roche Estate, Hunter Valley
D) Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
  • 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) Christina Amphlett
B) Roger Mason
C) Paul Gildea
D) Qunta
  • 52. Who collaborated with Iva Davies on the musical score for Berlin?
A) Paul Gildea
B) Steve Morgan
C) Max Lambert
D) Richard Tognetti
  • 53. Which album by Icehouse was an entire collection of remixes recorded during 1993?
A) The Ghost of Time
B) Full Circle
C) Berlin
D) Big Wheel
  • 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) Big Wheel
B) Don't Believe Anymore
C) Shakin' the Cage
D) Satellite
  • 56. What was the name of the compilation released by EMI in 1992?
A) 'Big Fun'
B) 'Love in Motion'
C) 'Masterfile'
D) 'Code Blue'
  • 57. Which instrument did Davies program for Primitive Man?
A) Prophet 5
B) Sequential Circuits 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) January 2014
C) March 2017
D) October 2020
  • 59. Which member joined Icehouse on keyboards and saxophone in 2021?
A) Hugo Lee
B) Simon Lloyd
C) Michael Hoste
D) Glenn Reither
  • 60. What song's 40th anniversary were they celebrating with Jimmy Barnes?
A) 'Great Southern Land'
B) 'Hey Little Girl'
C) 'Working Class Man'
D) 'We Can Get Together'
  • 61. In what month did 'Miss Divine' peak at No. 16 on the ARIA singles charts?
A) December
B) January
C) August
D) October
  • 62. What was the release format of Fresco in 1983?
A) Full album
B) Five-track EP
C) Live recording
D) Single-only release
  • 63. Which album included the singles 'Satellite' and 'Big Wheel'?
A) Big Wheel
B) The Berlin Tapes
C) Full Circle
D) Bi-polar Poems
  • 64. When did Icehouse announce their new partnership with Universal Music Australia?
A) 26 August 2011
B) 6 April 2011
C) 12 July 2012
D) 9 February 2020
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