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  Marillion Lyrics 1983-87   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Marillion were one of my favourite bands when Fish was lead vocalist in the 1980s. This quiz features lyrics from songs from that era.
Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Oct 27 08
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  The Hibernating Fish    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Singer Fish, with the band Marillion, was world famous in the 1980s, but then he "went into hibernation" and vanished from the public view - or did he?
Average, 10 Qns, Rowena8482, Feb 25 16
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  Marillion 1 - Early Days    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are ten questions on the early days of the British prog-rock giants
Difficult, 10 Qns, yyz2112, Nov 12 05
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yyz2112
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  Marillion Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you are a Marillion fan this should be easy. If not try your luck anyway, and do give the band a listen.
Average, 10 Qns, KarlmarxBrad, May 25 13
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  Marillion Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I give you the lyrics, you give me the song title. Should be easy for all you post-fish fans.
Tough, 10 Qns, bunny123, Apr 04 02
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  Marillion 2 - Early Days    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another series of questions about Marillion's early days - this time the period between their signing for EMI and the recording of their debut album.
Difficult, 10 Qns, yyz2112, Nov 12 05
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yyz2112
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  A Fish-y Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All about Fish, the singer, actor, and former frontman of Marillion.
Difficult, 10 Qns, VampireRed, Feb 25 16
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trivia question Quick Question
"Who decorates the scarf with the fugi knot Who camouflaged emotion in a thousand yard stare" are lyrics from which Marillion song?

From Quiz "Marillion Lyrics 1983-87"





Marillion Trivia Questions
1. Fish was famous throughout the 1980s as the leader singer with Marillion. What is his real name?

From Quiz The Hibernating Fish

Answer: Derek Dick

Born Derek William Dick in Scotland in 1958, Fish rose to fame when Marillion's first big hits "Lavender" and "Kayleigh" both reached the Top 5 in the UK Singles Charts in 1985. Marillion were actually formed in 1981.

2. Which song features the line "Catalogue princess, apprentice seductress, hiding in her cellophane world in glitter town"?

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics 1983-87

Answer: Chelsea Monday

'Chelsea Monday' is a track on Marillion's debut album "Script For a Jester's Tear", released in 1983.

3. What is Fish's name?

From Quiz A Fish-y Quiz

Answer: Derek William Dick

Derek was born April 25, 1958.

4. Where did Fish announce that Marillion had signed with EMI?

From Quiz Marillion 2 - Early Days

Answer: On stage at the Reading Festival.

Reading was the second festival Marillion played that week end. The previous day they had supported Jethro Tull at the Theakston Festival at Nostell Priory.

5. What was the band Marillion's original name?

From Quiz Marillion 1 - Early Days

Answer: Silmarillion

The band took their name from the book by JRR Tolkien. Group X was Hawkwind's original name, Smile was Queen's original name and Earth was Black Sabbath's original name.

6. 'There's a line on her jeans, that a ballpoint made.'

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics

Answer: 'After Me'

Taken from the 1989 album 'Season's End'.

7. Name the book from which Marillion derived its name.

From Quiz Marillion Trivia

Answer: The Silmarillion & Silmarillion

8. "It's six oclock in the tower blocks The stalagmites of culture shock" is a line from which Marillion song?

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics 1983-87

Answer: Heart Of Lothian

'Heart Of Lothian" is from the 1985 album "Misplaced Childhood", and was released as a single, reaching number 29 in the UK charts.

9. Where was Fish born?

From Quiz A Fish-y Quiz

Answer: Edinburgh, Scotland

He was born in Edinburgh, and grew up in Dalkeith.

10. Who was mainly responsible for Marillion signing with EMI?

From Quiz Marillion 2 - Early Days

Answer: Hugh Stanley Clarke

Clarke was a senior member of EMI's A&R department.

11. Where was Marillion formed?

From Quiz Marillion 1 - Early Days

Answer: Aylesbury

Dalkieth is Fish's home town. Milton Keynes is where the Starting Gate is located, a venue Marillion played many times in their early days while London is where The Marquee, the band's home away from home in their early days, was to be found.

12. 'I'm the cuckoo in your nest.'

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics

Answer: 'The Uninvited Guest'

Also from the album 'Season's End'.

13. What is former lead singer Fish's real name?

From Quiz Marillion Trivia

Answer: Derek Dick

14. In 1992, Fish sang the part of Crixus the Gaul in a musical adaptation of which film story?

From Quiz The Hibernating Fish

Answer: Spartacus

The album "Jeff Wayne's Musical Adaptation of Spartacus" was released in 1992. As well as Fish, Catherine Zeta Jones and Ladysmith Black Mambazo also voiced characters. The role of Spartacus was sung by Alan King, and the piece also featured Sir Anthony Hopkins as Crassus. In 2005, Fish made a brief foray into acting in film, when he appeared as a mental patient in "The Jacket" based on a novel by Jack London. Titled "The Star Rover" in the US, "The Jacket" was published in 1915, and was the last novel London wrote before his death in 1916.

15. Which Marillion track features the lyrics: "They boarded up the synagoguesU zis on a street corner You can't take a photograph of Uzis on a street corner"?

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics 1983-87

Answer: White Russian

Featured on the 1987 album "Clutching At Straws", a White Russian is a vodka-based cocktail.

16. Which other label was actively seeking to sign Marillion at the same time?

From Quiz Marillion 2 - Early Days

Answer: Charisma

Charisma boss Tony Stratton Smith was a huge fan of the band and gave orders for them to be signed at all cost. However, the employee who was sent to finalise the deal wasn't impressed and made them a very poor offer.

17. Who was the original vocalist for the group Marillion?

From Quiz Marillion 1 - Early Days

Answer: Doug Irvine

Mick Pointer was the original drummer, Brian Jelliman was the original keyboard player while Andy Glass was in a previous band with Mick Pointer

18. 'Mr Wilson where's your sandbox and your beard?'

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics

Answer: 'Cannibal Surf Babe'

Taken from the 1995 album 'Afraid of Sunlight'.

19. Name the Marillion song with the following lyrics: 'Minister, minister, care for your children. Order them not into damnation to eliminate those who would trespass against you---'

From Quiz Marillion Trivia

Answer: Forgotten Sons

The minister referred to is the Rev. Ian Paisley.

20. Marillion had their first UK number one in 1985, with their third studio album release. Which album was this?

From Quiz The Hibernating Fish

Answer: Misplaced Childhood

"Misplaced Childhood" was number one on the UK Albums Chart in June 1985. The album was remastered and re-released in 1998 as a double CD package with bonus previously unreleased tracks included. The song "Kayleigh" was released as a single, and reached number two in the UK Singles Charts. By 2005, research showed that over 95% of girls called Kayleigh in the UK had been born after the song's release!

21. "I found smog at the end of my rainbow I found my thoughts shift slowly into phase" are the opening lines from which Marillion song?

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics 1983-87

Answer: Market Square Heroes

'Market Square Heroes' was Marillion's debut single, released in 1982, which reached number 53 on the UK charts. The track was not originally included on a Marillion album, but became available on the 1984 compilation album "B'Sides Themselves", and is included on a bonus disc on the 1997 remastered version of "Script for a Jester's Tear".

22. Where was the studio chosen for the recording of the 'Market Square Heroes' EP?

From Quiz Marillion 2 - Early Days

Answer: Battle, near Hastings, Sussex

During the recording sessions, the band's van, which had been nicknamed Margaret, finally fell to pieces. The roadcrew immediately placed an obituary in the local paper and, afterwords, said 'she died in Battle'.

23. Who was the original bassist of the band Marillion?

From Quiz Marillion 1 - Early Days

Answer: Doug Irvine

Doug yet again - busy man. Diz Minnitt and Pete Trewavas were subsequent replacements for Doug while Geddy Lee is, of course, a member of Rush

24. 'You see my face in the stones of the Parthenon.'

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics

Answer: 'Man of a Thousand Faces'

Taken from the 1997 album 'This Strange Engine'.

25. Which Marillion album chronicled Fish's descent into alcoholism?

From Quiz Marillion Trivia

Answer: Clutching At Straws

This was Fish's last studio album with the band.

26. "Day by day it's getting louder And day by day it's getting stronger But when I can't scream no more and I need reassurance, I listen to the crowd" Which album title track by Fish do these lyrics come from?

From Quiz The Hibernating Fish

Answer: Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors

"Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors" was released in the UK in 1990, and was Fish's first solo album after he parted company with Marillion two years earlier. The album reached number five on the UK Albums Chart, and two of the three singles released from it in the UK also made the Top 30 on the UK Singles Chart.

27. Which Marillion song features the lyrics: "Whatever happened to pillow fights Whatever happened to jeans so tight Friday nights"?

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics 1983-87

Answer: Punch And Judy

'Punch And Judy' is a track from the 1984 album "Fugazi". It was released as a single, reaching number 29 on the UK charts.

28. His first job as a vocalist was gigging with what band?

From Quiz A Fish-y Quiz

Answer: Blewitt

His audition with Not Quite Red Fox was unsuccessful. His first gig with Blewitt was in 1980, the same year he successfully auditioned for Marillion.

29. Who produced the sessions for the recording of the 'Market Square Heroes' EP?

From Quiz Marillion 2 - Early Days

Answer: David Hitchcock

Hitchcock was well know for his previous work with progressive rock giants like Genesis and Camel.

30. 'I need medical attention. Where's my memory gone?'

From Quiz Marillion Lyrics

Answer: 'Separated Out'

Taken from their 2001 album 'Anoraknophobia'.

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