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  OMD    
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I've noticed there aren't many quizzes on the 1980s band OMD. So here's a quiz on these electropop pioneers.
Average, 10 Qns, AmandaM, Mar 11 16
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  OMD Remedy - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark   popular trivia quiz  
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A test for true fans of one of the best British synthesizer bands of the 80s, 90s, 00s and still going strong today!
Average, 10 Qns, ChipHobbs, Mar 11 16
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Trivia Questions
1. What was OMD's debut single?

From Quiz OMD Remedy - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Answer: Electricity

Al Gore considered using this song in his film "An Inconvenient Truth" because its lyrics warned about fossil fuels and the need to find alternative sources of energy. Way ahead of their time!

2. OMD is actually an abbreviation. What is the full title of this band?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Originally they were called VCLXI, after a cover from a Kraftwerk album. Whilst in VCLXI they wrote a song called 'Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark' which they then used as the name of their band.

3. Who are the two main band members: Andy McCluskey and Paul __________?

From Quiz OMD Remedy - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Answer: Humphreys

In 2007 they toured with two other members - Malcolm Holmes on drums and Martin Cooper on keyboards and saxophone.

4. What were the names of the founding members of OMD?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphries

Clark and Bell formed Erasure, Ware and Marsh formed The Human League and Strange and Egan formed Visage. Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphries first met at primary school in the 1970s and discovered that they both loved electronic music which was just starting to break through at the time.

5. Where are Andy and Paul from?

From Quiz OMD Remedy - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Answer: Liverpool, UK

Their first performance was at the Eric's Club in Liverpool on the 12th October 1978.

6. Which British northern city did OMD originate from?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: Liverpool

McCluskey and Humphries grew up in The Wirral on Merseyside. Their first gig was at Eric's Club in Liverpool in 1978. Other famous bands that have played at Eric's are Teardrop Explodes, Echo and the Bunnymen and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

7. Which German band was a major inspiration to OMD?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: Kraftwerk

All of the bands listed are German, however it was Kraftwerk that inspired Paul and Andy to form OMD in the late 1970s. In answer to a fan's question on the official OMD website, Andy McCluskey said "There would only be two other bands that I would have liked to have been in other than OMD and they're probably pretty obvious choices. Firstly, The Beatles, because it must have been amazing to have been in the greatest pop group of all time when pop music was still new and young. Secondly, Kraftwerk because they're my favourite band of all time. " http://www.omd.uk.com/html/interviews/int_amc.html

8. Name the song that linked OMD to a world-changing event from World War II.

From Quiz OMD Remedy - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Answer: Enola Gay

This great song about the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima reached number eight in the British chart at the end of 1980.

9. What was the name of OMD's debut UK single?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: Electricity

Although all of the songs listed were hits for OMD, their debut single was 'Electricity', which was released in 1979,and although not charting very high lead to them being signed by Virgin's subsidiary label Din Disc.

10. Which electro pop act did OMD support on their first tour in 1979?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: Gary Numan

All the acts listed are electro pop acts, however it was Gary Numan who asked OMD to support him on his first major British tour in 1979.

11. Which historical figure featured in two OMD songs?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: Joan of Arc

Andy McCluskey had read a book about Joan of Arc and was fascinated by her, leading him to write the songs 'Joan of Arc' and 'Maid of Orleans'.

12. One of OMD's most well known songs is 'Enola Gay'. Who or what was Enola Gay?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: An aeroplane

Enola Gay was the name of the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945. The name of the bomb was 'Little Boy' and is referenced in the lyrics: "Enola Gay, is mother proud of Little Boy today Aha this kiss you give, is never ever gonna fade away."

13. OMD performed a song which was on a 1980s Brat Pack film. The song was 'If You Leave' and was their breakthrough song into the USA. Which film soundtrack is the song on?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: Pretty in Pink

'If You Leave' was a hit song from the movie 'Pretty in Pink' which was released in 1986 and starred Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy.

14. After OMD's split in 1989, which girl band did Andy McCluskey form?

From Quiz OMD

Answer: Atomic Kitten

Andy McCluskey formed Atomic Kitten in 1997. During the writing of their second album Atomic Kitten cut their ties with Andy McCluskey. McCluskey and Humphries reformed OMD in 2006 and performed in a string of concerts in 2008.

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