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About The Clash Trivia Quiz

The Clash is a great 70s-80s punk band.

A multiple-choice quiz by cityrocker. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cityrocker

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
127,099

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2264

Last 3 plays: Guest 95 (4/10), Guest 78 (6/10), Guest 82 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the bassist for The Clash? Hint

Mick Jones

Paul Simonon

Topper Headon

Joe Strummer

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of these people was a roadie and general helper for The Clash? Hint

Johnny Green

Howard DeVoto

Steve Jones

Linder Sterling

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which music film was about The Clash? Hint

"Rude Boy"

"The Filth and the Fury"

"The Wall"

"A Hard Day's Night"

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Question 4 of 10

4. What Is Topper Headon's real first name? Hint

Roger

Nicky

Lyle

Geoffrey

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Question 5 of 10

5. The song "Rock the Casbah" is about Hint

An all-night party

The Clash's being refused at all venues in Iran

Joe's first love

The banning of pop music in the Middle East

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who primarily sang for the band? Hint

Joe Strummer

Paul Simonon

Mick Jones

Topper Headon

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Joe Strummer's real name? Hint

Joseph Reynolds

John Savage

Joseph Graham Conner

John Graham Mellor

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Question 8 of 10

8. What crime were Paul and Topper arrested and held for committing during the filming of a Clash film? Hint

Rape

Murder

Shooting pigeons

Driving under the influence

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of The Clash's first album? Hint

"London Calling"

"The Clash"

"Combat Rock"

"Sandinista"

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Clash was unique in the punk rock scene because Hint

They included world styles like reggae, and were primarily a political band

They were the first to write love songs

They invented gobbing, the band's spitting on the audiences and vice versa

They were the first band to smash up their guitars onstage

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the bassist for The Clash?

Answer: Paul Simonon

Paul didn't know how to play the bass when he first joined the band. As he was taught, he became a great bassist, and even contributed a track on which he sang as well as played, "The Guns of Brixton."

2. Which one of these people was a roadie and general helper for The Clash?

Answer: Johnny Green

Johnny Green helped the Clash out of all kinds of trouble, technical and otherwise. He wrote the book "A Riot of Our Own: Day and Night with The Clash" to document their experiences. He also appeared in the Clash film "Rude Boy."

3. Which music film was about The Clash?

Answer: "Rude Boy"

"Rude Boy" is two hours of concert footage and offstage band footage, based upon a plot about a young man who becomes their roadie.

4. What Is Topper Headon's real first name?

Answer: Nicky

He is referred to as "Nicky" throughout the film "Rude Boy" by his bandmates, and by his various girlfriends in biographies written about the band. However, in most articles, he is called "Topper," his stage name.

5. The song "Rock the Casbah" is about

Answer: The banning of pop music in the Middle East

The Clash's songs often centered around political themes. This song contains the line "Shariff don't like it/Rock the Casbah."

6. Who primarily sang for the band?

Answer: Joe Strummer

Though Joe's voice appears on most tracks, Paul and Mick also do some of the singing. Mick sings parts of "Lost in the Supermarket", and Paul sings "Guns of Brixton."

7. What was Joe Strummer's real name?

Answer: John Graham Mellor

Joe Stummer, born John Graham Mellor, died shortly before Christmas 2002, of a heart attack, at age 50. He will be sorely missed by his relatives and many admirers.

8. What crime were Paul and Topper arrested and held for committing during the filming of a Clash film?

Answer: Shooting pigeons

Paul and Topper apparently sat on the roof of a building and shot at some pigeons across the street. They were made to go to trial and pay a fine to the owner of the pigeons.

9. What was the name of The Clash's first album?

Answer: "The Clash"

"The Clash" was released originally in the UK. The US version is a little different, containing a few extra tracks not heard on the UK version.

10. The Clash was unique in the punk rock scene because

Answer: They included world styles like reggae, and were primarily a political band

Joe Strummer was known for his love of all different styles of music and his political and often controversial lyrics. Love songs always existed in the punk rock scene, gobbing came about with the Sex Pistols' emergence, and Pete Townshend of The Who was the first to intentionally smash a guitar onstage.

Source: Author cityrocker

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