FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Arctic Monkeys Trivia Quiz

I was surprised to see few quizzes on the excellent Arctic Monkeys, so this is a quiz of general knowledge on the band...Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by SamMooney. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SamMooney

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
295,548

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1991

Last 3 plays: Guest 148 (4/10), Guest 94 (8/10), Guest 86 (9/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The four members of the band are from which British city? Hint

Nottingham

Newcastle

Sheffield

Liverpool

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. What was the title of the band's number one, Mercury Prize winning, debut album? Hint

Favourite worst nightmare

Beneath The Boardwalk

Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not

Humbug

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. How many of the band's first three albums have reached number one in the UK charts? Hint

Two

One

Three

None

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following singles reached number one in the UK charts? Hint

Mardy Bum

When The Sun Goes Down

Brianstorm

Cornerstone

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Lead singer Alex Turner formed a side project band called "The Last Shadow Puppets". But which friend and band frontman did he join forces with? Hint

Dizzee Rascal

David Bowie

Amy Winehouse

Miles Kane

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the band's drummer, who was praised by rapper Kanye West in 2006, for having a "British style"? Hint

Alex Turner

Jamie Cook

Matt Helders

James Ford

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. In which year did Arctic Monkeys first play the main stage at the Reading and Leeds UK music festival? Hint

2006

2009

2004

2008

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Which American rock star produced the vast majority of the band's third studio album, "Humbug"? Hint

Josh Homme

Jon Bon Jovi

Dave Grohl

John-Paul Jones

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Why was their first album, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not", highly criticised? Hint

There were too many expletives

The CD cover "glorified" the use of cigarettes

It encouraged gun & knife crime

It criticised highly respected MP's

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. What was the first single of the band's third album "Humbug"? Hint

Cornerstone

Crying Lightning

Secret Door

My Propeller

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Nov 19 2024 : Guest 148: 4/10
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 94: 8/10
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 86: 9/10
Nov 16 2024 : Guest 212: 8/10
Nov 16 2024 : Guest 85: 8/10
Nov 15 2024 : Guest 212: 8/10
Nov 14 2024 : Guest 103: 1/10
Nov 14 2024 : Guest 185: 7/10
Nov 12 2024 : Guest 103: 4/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The four members of the band are from which British city?

Answer: Sheffield

They all lived in a village in Sheffield called High Green...

2. What was the title of the band's number one, Mercury Prize winning, debut album?

Answer: Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not

"Beneath the Boardwalk" was the EP that essentially resulted in them being signed by a label. "Humbug" was the band's third album, released in the Autumn of 2009. "Favourite Worst Nightmare" was their highly anticipated second album, which also spent 3 weeks at number one of the UK charts.

3. How many of the band's first three albums have reached number one in the UK charts?

Answer: Three

All three of the band's first albums entered the charts at number one. Their debut album, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not", spent four weeks at number one, selling over 365,000 copies in its first week. The second album, "Favourite Worst Nightmare" sold over 270,000 copies in its first week, spending another four weeks at the top.

Their third, most experimental album, "Humbug", was the band's worst selling album, selling almost 100,000 copies in it's first week. However, it spent two weeks at the top of the charts, and outsold the rest of the top five combined.

4. Which of the following singles reached number one in the UK charts?

Answer: When The Sun Goes Down

"Mardy Bum" was the single that never was, so to speak, the band saying they "didn't want 'this' song to go commercial". "Brianstorm", the 2007 hit single, was set to go straight to the top of the charts, but debuted at #2, beaten to the top by Sugababes.

As for "Cornerstone", this was the bands worst chart outing, lasting just a week in the top 100, starting at a disappointing number 92...

5. Lead singer Alex Turner formed a side project band called "The Last Shadow Puppets". But which friend and band frontman did he join forces with?

Answer: Miles Kane

Miles Kane is the lead singer of scouse band "The Rascals", and they decided to record material in August 2007, releasing the album "The Age Of The Understatement" in April 2008, and it went straight to number one, making it Alex Turner's third straight number one album. It was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize and won the breakthrough award at the 2008 MOJO Awards.

6. What is the name of the band's drummer, who was praised by rapper Kanye West in 2006, for having a "British style"?

Answer: Matt Helders

Matt said he was "dead chuffed" by this comment from the USA rapper!

7. In which year did Arctic Monkeys first play the main stage at the Reading and Leeds UK music festival?

Answer: 2006

The band played the festival in 2006 and again (headlining) in 2009 - both times receiving negative reviews. For their set in 2006, it was quoted that the band "didn't perform like the rock-stars they've claimed the right to be". In 2009, frontman Alex Turner's abilities came into question, as his performance was quoted as seeming "lazy" and "ineffective".

8. Which American rock star produced the vast majority of the band's third studio album, "Humbug"?

Answer: Josh Homme

After doing a few USA gigs with Josh's band "Queens Of The Stone Age", the band decided to hire him as the executive producer for seven of the album's ten tracks, at the legendary "Joshua Tree" studio.

9. Why was their first album, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not", highly criticised?

Answer: The CD cover "glorified" the use of cigarettes

The front cover showed a drunken man smoking a cigarette, and the CD cover was a pile of cigarette stubs. The band manager humourously responded to the critic by saying, "Well, smoking cigarettes doesn't look like it's doing the man the world of good"

10. What was the first single of the band's third album "Humbug"?

Answer: Crying Lightning

The release of "Crying Lightning" marked the most highly anticipated comeback of 2009, and despite only releasing the single through downloads and vinyl, the single still entered the charts at number twelve.

Source: Author SamMooney

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor ertrum before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.