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1.
  Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Catatonia were a Welsh indie band who found success during the '90s, fronted by Cerys Matthews. I was, and still am, a huge fan of them.
Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Jan 16 19
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Jan 16 19
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  Everything catatonic about Catatonia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Everything Welsh, Catatonic and bruised. The only Catatonia quiz on a US website.
Average, 10 Qns, smartone, Nov 26 04
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  The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The first ever Catatonia lyrics quiz on this site, and the second Catatonia quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, baby_dolphin, Jul 06 06
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Catatonia Trivia Questions
1. What was the name of Catatonia's first EP, released in 1993 on Welsh indie label Crai?

From Quiz Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia

Answer: For Tinkerbell

The 'For Tinkerbell' EP featured three English songs, 'For Tinkerbell', 'New Mercurial Heights' and 'Sweet Catatonia', and two Welsh songs, 'Gyda Gwen' (a Welsh version of 'New Mercurial Heights') and 'Dimbran'. 'Sweet Catatonia' was later released as a single in its own right. The contents of both the 'For Tinkerbell' EP and its sequel, 'Hooked', appeared on a compilation album, '93-94'.

2. What song is this from:- 'Victory is empty, There are lessons in defeat'?

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: 'Dead From The Waist Down'

A Huge hit in 1999, and their first single from 'Equally Cursed And Blessed'

3. What is the name of the lead singer in Catatonia?

From Quiz Everything catatonic about Catatonia

Answer: Cerys Matthews

4. What is the name of the hidden track on 'Way Beyond Blue'?

From Quiz Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia

Answer: Gyda Gwen

'Gyda Gwen' means 'With a Smile'. It originally appeared on the 'For Tinkerbell' EP, and the lyrics to the song were printed in the inlay for the album. You have to fast forward for about 5 minutes from the end of the title track in order to get to the hidden part, which is preceded by the band talking and Cerys Matthews trying to find a note. (True story: I didn't even know the track existed until I read an article about Catatonia in 'Record Collector'', and it mentioned that 'Way Beyond Blue' had a hidden track!)

5. 'Common sense has excuses, Recklessness, its uses'

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: 'Karaoke Queen'

The last single they released off 'Equally Cursed And Blessed'

6. What nationality are Catatonia?

From Quiz Everything catatonic about Catatonia

Answer: Welsh

7. 'Things are getting strange. I'm starting to worry, this could be a case for....'

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: mulder and scully & Mulder And Scully & Mulder and Scully

Their first top 10 hit.

8. Who has Cerys sung with recently who everybody throws their underwear at?

From Quiz Everything catatonic about Catatonia

Answer: Tom Jones

Tom Jones is also welsh

9. What was the highest charting UK single from 'International Velvet'?

From Quiz Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia

Answer: Mulder & Scully

'Mulder & Scully' peaked at Number 3, 'Road Rage' at Number 5 and 'Strange Glue' at Number 11. 'Game On', which had no video and received little promotion, only charted at Number 33. 'I Am The Mob', the first single from the album, barely made a dent at Number 40. Mark Roberts freely admitted that 'Mulder & Scully' was a gratuitous attempt to get Catatonia into the charts by capitalising on the popularity of the show!

10. 'Mickey wishes he was dead, draws the sheet across his head'

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: 'Some Half Baked Ideal Called Wonderful'

From their album 'Way Beyond Blue' this song doesn't mention the title anywhere in the song.

11. From q3. what was the name of the song?

From Quiz Everything catatonic about Catatonia

Answer: Baby, It's cold outside

12. 'That's All Folks', one of the B-sides on 'Strange Glue', was originally going to be the final track of 'International Velvet'. Why was it removed and replaced with 'My Selfish Gene'?

From Quiz Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia

Answer: The lyrics were an attack on the record company

'That's All Folks' - which, incidentally, is my favourite Catatonia song - was a dig at Warner Brothers, and featured the following chorus: 'Did no-one warn us, no-one want us? / They did not warm to us.' Cerys sings the words 'warn us', 'want us' and 'warm to us' to sound like 'Warners'. It is also the longest song they've ever done, at just over 6 minutes. Catatonia were in danger of being dropped by Warners at the time, and decided to musically give them the finger by writing a song about them, figuring that having it as the final song on what they thought would be their final album would be fitting. 'My Selfish Gene' was originally a B-side on 'I Am the Mob' (and the line 'Am I your Easter bunny?' in the song is also thought to be a dig at Warners), but was used as the final track on 'International Velvet' instead.

13. 'Forgive me if I seem to be impatient and obscene'

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: 'For Tinkerbell'

My favourite Catatonia line.

14. What album has horses running through water as the cover?

From Quiz Everything catatonic about Catatonia

Answer: International Velvet

15. With which Liverpool band did Catatonia tour in 1996, and later featured Cerys on their single 'The Ballad of Tom Jones'?

From Quiz Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia

Answer: Space

Catatonia were sent a demo of Space's music and were curious to see if they could reproduce it live, so they took Space on as a support band in 1996. The two bands became firm friends, often playing football together in between gigs, and Tommy Scott wrote 'The Ballad of Tom Jones' with Cerys in mind. As both bands appeared on the same festival bills in the late '90s, they often performed it live with Cerys. At their own gigs, Space used a video of her wearing a black turtleneck, which gave her the appearance of a floating head.

16. 'Somebody told me you'd found new bonhomie'

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: 'Shoot The Messenger'

One of the best songs from 'Equally Cursed And Blessed.'

17. Which song from 'Equally Cursed & Blessed' features a video where the band are in a goldfish bowl?

From Quiz Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia

Answer: Londinium

Cerys later complained about the video, saying it was 'underwater, over-expensive and over my dead body'. In it, the band are trapped inside a dingy goldfish bowl, representing London. (It even has pearly kings and queens!) They escape via a sewer (and a random man treads on Cerys' head while she's climbing out of a manhole), and drive off in a black cab to what we can assume is Wales. At the end, Cerys dives off a cliff into the sea.

18. 'Coming second best is close to ideal'

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: 'Goldfish And Paracetemol'

I love this song.

19. Which Catatonia song was about the famous FBI Agents?

From Quiz Everything catatonic about Catatonia

Answer: Mulder and Scully

20. How many songs on 'Equally Cursed & Blessed' were in Welsh?

From Quiz Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia

Answer: 0

Catatonia used to sing quite a few songs in the Welsh language; some songs come in both Welsh and English versions, such as 'Gyda Gwen'/'New Mercurial Heights', 'Dimbran'/'Confucius Stare', and 'Difrycheulyd'/'Snail Ambition'. 'Way Beyond Blue features one track entirely in Welsh, and two others ('Dream On' and the title track) in Welsh and English. 'International Velvet' featured one song, the title track, which was entirely Welsh except the chorus. However, 'Equally Cursed & Blessed' featured no Welsh songs, leading some purist fans to accuse the band of selling out.

21. 'And blame is not a one way street'

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: Dazed, Beautiful And Bruised & dazed, beautiful and bruised & Dazed, Beautiful and Bruised & dazed beautiful and bruised & Dazed Beautiful and Bruised

The ender from 'Equally Cursed And Blessed'

22. Which song is mostly sang in welsh, but has an english chorus?

From Quiz Everything catatonic about Catatonia

Answer: International Velvet

International Velvet is the only song in Welsh that both the English and Welsh know all the words to.

23. What was the name of Catatonia's fourth and final album?

From Quiz Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia

Answer: Paper, Scissors, Stone

'Stone By Stone' was the only single from 'Paper, Scissors, Stone', released in 2001. It charted at Number 19 on the UK singles chart, but was received poorly by critics. The album itself peaked at Number 6 on the UK album chart. At the end of the video, the band lay down their instruments and walk away, a sign of things to come. Plans for a further single were shelved. The band split up in September 2001 after cancelling the tour to promote the album, while Cerys went into rehab for problems with heroin and alcohol.

24. 'On common ground we'll build our castle walls'

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: 'Stone By Stone'

Their latest single, it only reached number 19.

25. What is the record label that Catatonia use?

From Quiz Everything catatonic about Catatonia

Answer: Blanco Y Negro

26. In 1999, Tom Jones released an album of duets called 'Reload'. On which song did he and Cerys Matthews duet?

From Quiz Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet Catatonia

Answer: Baby, It's Cold Outside

Cerys and Tom Jones duetted on 'Baby, It's Cold Outside', with Tom as the 'wolf' and Cerys as the 'mouse'. The song was released as a Christmas single in December 1999. (As for the other answers, 'Burning Down the House' featured the Cardigans, 'Lust for Life' featured the Pretenders, and 'You Need Love Like I Do' was a duet with Heather Small of M People.)

27. 'But you can turn it on and play the innocent, though you've been caught'

From Quiz The Catatonia Lyrics Quiz

Answer: 'Lost Cat'

The opener from 'Way Beyond Blue'

28. Which 2 bands are also welsh?

From Quiz Everything catatonic about Catatonia

Answer: Stereophonics and Manic Street Preachers

The Stereophonics also sang on Tom Jones' latest album - Reload. The song was Mama told me not to come

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