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Stranglers

Multiple Choice

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It's a quiz! It's about The Stranglers! It's my STRANGLERS QUIZ!

Easier, 10 Qns, SuperFurryAnimal, May 27 21

Easier
SuperFurryAnimal
May 27 21
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The Stranglers AKA The Meninblack

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The Stranglers. One of the pioneer punk band's and one of Britain's most controvertial and succesful bands.

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The Stranglers Trivia Questions

1. The Stranglers were one the punk movements pioneer bands.Punk first reared its head in 1976 in Britain, but when were The Stranglers formed?

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Answer: 1974

The Stranglers first formed as The Guildford Stranglers in 1974.

2. What, according to one of their early singles, were the Stranglers looking at when they were walking on the beaches?

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Answer: The peaches

They 'could think of a lot worse places to be', apparently, 'like down in the streets, or down in the sewer, or even on the end of a skewer'. Funny lads.

3. 'Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky'?

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Answer: 'He got an icepick that made his ears burn'

From the song 'No More Heroes'. Trotsky was murdered in Mexico, 1940, at the behest of his old chum Stalin. Guess they fell out.

4. "(Get a) Grip (on Yourself)" was the bands first chart success. It reached number 44 On the UK Singles Chart in 1977. It was re-released in 1989 as "Grip '89", but what chart position did it achieve this time in the UK?

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Answer: 33

The new bassier version actually charted higher than the original version, reaching number 33.

5. At a gig in London, The Stranglers caused a great deal of police and tabloid upset by featuring what as part of their stage show?

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Answer: Strippers

What can you say?

6. And what was the name of the song which soundtracked these shenanigans?

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Answer: 'Nice And Sleazy'

Very appropriate indeed. They should wash their filthy minds out with soap.

7. They had an album named after a type of bird, 'The....'?

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Answer: Raven

Legend has it that if the Ravens ever leave the Tower of London, then it and the monarchy will collapse! To prevent this from happening, they could give each Raven a pair of tiny little lead boots. They would be flying nowhere!

8. The Stranglers are very often referred to as "The Meninblack" (long before the film of the same name). On which album did "The Meninblack" (song) first appear?

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Answer: The Raven

"The Meninblack" theme actually started its life on "The Raven" as a stand alone track and the idea was taken further on the next album, wholly devoted to the theme.

9. The video for this 1979 single was banned from 'Top Of The Pops' for being blasphemous...?

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Answer: 'Duchess'

How times change! It was just The Stranglers in a church, in choirboy's cassocks having a lark. Madonna nearly has sex with a black Jesus in the 'Like A Prayer' video and nary an eyebrow raised!

10. The band worked as a backing band for which artist (though on hearing the backing band it was obvious who they were)?

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Answer: Celia Collin

The band called themselves "The Mutations" for "Celia and the Mutations", releasing two singles ("Mony Mony" and "You Better Believe Me").

11. And which studio album featured the above song?

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Answer: 'La Folie'

'The Best Of Neil Sedaka' is an oxymoron.

12. Hugh Cornwell left the band in 1990, leaving the band's future in doubt. He thought the band had gone as far as they could and had become stale and tired musically - what did they (the other band members) eventually decide to do?

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Answer: They decided to carry on without Hugh

The band recruited former Vibrators guitarist John Elli, and singer Paul Roberts to replace Hugh. John had previously worked with JJ Burnell on the JJ solo works "Euroman" tour and as a second guitarist on Hugh's final tour with The Stranglers.

13. In 1979, the band released the single "Duchess". On the UK music chart show "Top of the Pops", the band performed this song whilst wearing black armbands. Why were they wearing black armbands?

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Answer: The BBC banned the video to the song, deeming it blasphemous

As usual, the band courted controversy by filming the video to this song in a church, dressed as choirboys and doing a Nazi goosestep. The BBC deemed the material offensive and banned the video from being played on the show.

14. Which pivotal member of the Stranglers left to pursue a solo career, thus leaving his chums to wallow in mediocrity to this very day?

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Answer: Hugh Cornwell

And that's the end of my Stranglers quiz. I hope you enjoyed yourself somewhere near as much as I enjoyed writing it! Have a nice day!

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