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  • 1. When was Icehouse formed?
A) 1977
B) 1990
C) 1985
D) 2000
  • 2. In which country did Icehouse originate?
A) Sweden
B) Canada
C) Australia
D) Japan
  • 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) Iva Davies
C) Michael Paynter
D) John Oates
  • 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) 1979
C) 1990
D) 1985
  • 7. What is the title of Icehouse's first single released in 1980?
A) Hey Little Girl
B) We Can Get Together
C) Can't Help Myself
D) Love in Motion
  • 8. Which album by Icehouse won Album of the Year at the 1988 ARIA Awards?
A) Man of Colours
B) Measure for Measure
C) Primitive Man
D) Icehouse
  • 9. What was the original name of Icehouse when they were formed in Sydney?
A) INXS
B) Cold Chisel
C) The Dugites
D) Flowers
  • 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) Don Brown's mother
B) Iva Davies' mother
C) Keith Welsh's mother
D) Michael Hoste's mother
  • 12. Which band did Flowers perform with at Cloudland on 28 July 1979?
A) XTC
B) The Dugites
C) Cold Chisel
D) INXS
  • 13. Who replaced Don Brown as the drummer for Flowers in mid-1979?
A) Anthony Smith
B) John Lloyd
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) Regular Records
B) Cold Chisel
C) Chrysalis Records
D) Festival Records
  • 15. What was the peak chart position of Flowers' debut album 'Icehouse' in Australia?
A) No. 1
B) Top 10
C) No. 20
D) No. 4
  • 16. Which synthesiser was not mentioned as being used on the album 'Icehouse'?
A) Fairlight CMI
B) Minimoog
C) Oberheim OB-1
D) Solina Strings
  • 17. Which award did Flowers win at the 1980 TV Week / Countdown Rock Awards?
A) 'Best Album Cover'
B) 'Best Album'
C) 'Best Songwriter'
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) Chrysalis Records
C) Cold Chisel
D) Regular Records
  • 19. What was the last performance date for Flowers before they became Icehouse?
A) 27 June 1981
B) 28 July 1979
C) May 1980
D) August 2006
  • 20. What inspired the name change from Flowers to Icehouse?
A) An old, cold flat and a strange building across the road.
B) Legal restrictions with another band named The Flowers
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) Primitive Man
B) Fresco
C) Flowers
D) Icehouse
  • 22. Which song marked the first new recording credited to Icehouse?
A) Hey Little Girl
B) Great Southern Land
C) We Can Get Together
D) Love in Motion
  • 23. Which song from Primitive Man became Icehouse's international breakthrough single?
A) Great Southern Land
B) Hey Little Girl
C) Love in Motion
D) Street Cafe
  • 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) Razorback
C) Young Einstein
D) Serious Moonlight
  • 26. What was the peak position of 'Great Southern Land' on the Australian charts?
A) No. 7
B) Top 5
C) No. 5
D) No. 2
  • 27. Who left Icehouse around the time they were recording their album 'Code Blue'?
A) Qunta
B) Lloyd
C) Morgan
D) Davies
  • 28. Which band member replaced Vito Portolesi after nine shows during the Measure for Measure tour?
A) Simon Lloyd
B) Steve Jansen
C) Glenn Krawczyk
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) Full Circle
B) The Berlin Tapes
C) Heroes
D) Bi-polar Poems
  • 31. Which member was part of Icehouse on bass guitar from 1986 to 1989?
A) Steve Morgan
B) Paul Wheeler
C) Glenn Krawczyk
D) Guy Pratt
  • 32. What was the title of Icehouse's greatest hits compilation released in 2011?
A) DubHouse Live
B) Primitive Colours
C) White Heat: 30 Hits
D) Icehouse 30th Anniversary Edition
  • 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) 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) Linn drum machine
C) Fairlight Music Computer
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) 20 May 2011
C) 26 August 2011
D) 12 July 2012
  • 37. Which album was released as a collaboration between Iva Davies and Icehouse in 1995?
A) The Berlin Tapes
B) Code Blue
C) Measure for Measure
D) Big Wheel
  • 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) 2002
B) 1993
C) 1995
D) 1994
  • 40. Who covered 'Don't Believe Anymore' from Sidewalk in their album Torch the Moon?
A) Hoodoo Gurus
B) Eskimo Joe
C) Coldplay
D) The Whitlams
  • 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) Roche Estate, Hunter Valley
B) December Homebake concert
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) 2006
B) 2008
C) 2004
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) Love in Motion
C) Great Southern Land
D) Electric Blue
  • 46. For which film did Davies record an entirely instrumental score using the Fairlight Music Computer?
A) Primitive Man
B) Razorback
C) Young Einstein
D) Serious Moonlight
  • 47. When was the album 'Code Blue' released by Icehouse?
A) January 1991
B) December 1990
C) October 1990
D) August 1990
  • 48. Who directed the video clips for 'Hey Little Girl' and 'Street Cafe'?
A) Russell Mulcahy
B) Guy Pratt
C) Keith Forsey
D) Andy Qunta
  • 49. Where did Icehouse perform a 40th-anniversary concert in March 2017?
A) Roche Estate, Hunter Valley
B) St. Kilda Festival
C) Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne
D) Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
  • 50. In which year did Icehouse release the album 'Man of Colours'?
A) 2006
B) 1984
C) 1987
D) 1990
  • 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) 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) 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) Eleven weeks
B) Eight weeks
C) Fourteen weeks
D) Five weeks
  • 55. What track from the Spin One EP was released in early 1993?
A) Don't Believe Anymore
B) Shakin' the Cage
C) Big Wheel
D) Satellite
  • 56. What was the name of the compilation released by EMI in 1992?
A) 'Masterfile'
B) 'Code Blue'
C) 'Love in Motion'
D) 'Big Fun'
  • 57. Which instrument did Davies program for Primitive Man?
A) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
B) Fairlight Music Computer
C) Linn drum machine
D) Prophet 5
  • 58. When was the live album from the 'DubHouse' shows released?
A) January 2014
B) December 2012
C) October 2020
D) March 2017
  • 59. Which member joined Icehouse on keyboards and saxophone in 2021?
A) Simon Lloyd
B) Hugo Lee
C) Michael Hoste
D) Glenn Reither
  • 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) October
B) January
C) August
D) December
  • 62. What was the release format of Fresco in 1983?
A) Live recording
B) Five-track EP
C) Single-only release
D) Full album
  • 63. Which album included the singles 'Satellite' and 'Big Wheel'?
A) Bi-polar Poems
B) Full Circle
C) The Berlin Tapes
D) Big Wheel
  • 64. When did Icehouse announce their new partnership with Universal Music Australia?
A) 9 February 2020
B) 6 April 2011
C) 26 August 2011
D) 12 July 2012
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