Australian Music Icons Trivia Quiz

Answer: 'Great Wall'

This was released in 1987, before their self-titled debut album and went number one on the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) charts. 'Hands up in the Air' was released soon after 'Great Wall'. 'Dancing in the Storm' and 'Onion Skin' are from the double platinum second album 'These Here Are Crazy Times'.

Answer: 'Throw Your Arms Around Me'

'Throw Your Around Me' is probably Hunters And Collectors' most famous song and was voted No.2 most popular song of all time in 1998 by triple J listeners (behind 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'). It was originally on the album 'Way to Go Out' and is also on 'Collected Works', 'Living in Large Rooms and Lounges' and 'Under One Roof'. 'Don't Dream it's Over' is by Crowded House, 'You're the Voice' John Farnham and 'That's When I Think of You' is by 1927.

Answer: Grace Knight

Grace Knight sang for the Perth-based Eurogliders from 1980-89, with hits such as 'Heaven (Must be There)' and 'Groove'. Grace Knight has reemerged as a multi talented jazz singer and has had a very successful solo career. Renee Geyer has worked with many people but has never been in a mainstream band. Annie Lennox is in the UK duo the 'Eurythmics' (with Dave Stewart) and Kate Cebrano was the former lead singer of 'I'm Talking' before going on to a successful solo career.

Answer: 'Forever Now'

'Khe Sahn', a song about Vietnam War veterans and their inability to integrate back into Australian society, is probably the most famous Cold Chisel song but was banned from radio play due to the line 'their legs were often open, but their minds were always closed'.

It is now Australia's unofficial pub anthem and quite possibly the song most played on Australian jukeboxes and peaked at No. 43. 'Flame Trees' from the album 'Twentieth Century' peaked at No.7 and 'Choir Girl' No. 14. 'Forever Now' peaked at No. 4 in 1982.

Answer: 4

Surprisingly, no Cold Chisel single has reached higher than No. 4 on the national (ARIA) charts. The band received much greater sales after it broke up with the albums 'Last Stand', 'Chisel', 'Teenage Love' (the comeback album) and another 'Best of' album recently released selling extremely well.

Answer: 'Temple of Low Men'

The follow up to the hugely successful self titled debut album, 'Temple of Low Men' was darker, more complex and not as commercially successful as its predecessor. 'Woodface' included work by Tim Finn and 'Together Alone' was their final studio album.

Answer: 'To Her Door'

Released in 1989 by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, this song remains an Australian icon. 'Where Do You Go' is by Hunters and Collectors, 'Paper and Fire' is by John (Cougar) Mellencamp and 'Out the Door' is a line from the song.

Answer: 'Listen Like Thieves'

This album broke INXS into the difficult US market, before 'Kick' became a hit throughout the world. INXS is one of the most successful Australian bands of all time with lead singer Micheal Hutchence's death in 1997 a tragedy for the music industry. Jon Stevens former lead singer of NZ band 'Noiseworks' and who played 'Judas' in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' has replaced Hutchence on INXS' upcoming world tour.

Answer: 'Diesel and Dust'

The success of albums '10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1', 'Red Sails in the Sunset', 'Diesel and Dust', 'Blue Sky Mine' and '20,000 Watt RSL' have seen Midnight go from a 'pub' band to an international act with a focus on political events and social injustice. Lead singer Peter Garret is one of the most recognised figures in Australian music.

Answer: 1000 Miles Away

Hoodoo Gurus broke up in 1997 after fifteen years of being recognised as one of the best live bands of their era. Songs such as '1000 Miles Away' (anthem for the weary traveller), 'My Girl', 'Like Wow', 'Come Anytime' and 'What's My Scene' showed their talents and never allowed anyone to take them too seriously.