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Belle and Sebastian Trivia Quiz

For all you B&S fans out there, here's a wee test of your indie knowledge of the finest band ever to strike a chord...

A multiple-choice quiz by JeremyCB. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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Author
JeremyCB

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,953

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Okay, this is easy. The band's lead singer is

Answer: (first and last name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following bands was founded by B&S member Stuart David? Hint

Felt

Looper

Trembling Blue Stars

Defcon 5

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Question 3 of 10

3. Belle and Sebastian's name was taken from... Hint

a 1980s cartoon series

the title of a Replacements song

a band member's two Siamese cats

a local tobacconist's shop

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Question 4 of 10

4. What member of B&S left the band during their 2002 tour? Hint

Stuart David

Isobel Campbell

Chris Geddes

Stevie Jackson

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Question 5 of 10

5. What record label currently handles B&S (as of 2002)? Hint

Rough Trade Records

Kindercore Records

Matador Records

Kill Rock Stars

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Question 6 of 10

6. Before forming the band, the lead singer performed under an alias that turned into the name of a B&S song. Which one? Hint

La Pastie de la Bourgoise

Seymour Stein

Dog on Wheels

Chickfactor

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many copies of the band's debut album, "Tigermilk", were originally pressed? Hint

1000

2500

500

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Question 8 of 10

8. What band provided the backing vocals for "Legal Man"?

Answer: (think EPs, not LPs)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the first EP the band relased? Hint

This is Just a Modern Rock Song

Lazy Line Painter Jane

Dog on Wheels

3...6...9 Seconds of Light

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the music course in which "the two Stuarts" met? Hint

Pop Glasgow

Stereosonic

Beatbox

Music and Social Change

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Okay, this is easy. The band's lead singer is

Answer: Stuart Murdoch

All hail.

2. Which of the following bands was founded by B&S member Stuart David?

Answer: Looper

Stuart left the band in 2001 to focus solely on Looper, which he had begun as a side project.

3. Belle and Sebastian's name was taken from...

Answer: a 1980s cartoon series

Ah, the fabulous cartoon about a boy and his Great Pyrenees. Kids today don't know what they're missing. Depending on how you look at it, you could also trace the band's name to the novel by Cecile Aubry that INSPIRED the show. But you get the idea.

4. What member of B&S left the band during their 2002 tour?

Answer: Isobel Campbell

Stuart D. left some time ago; Isobel "split amicably" from the band in May 2002. Thankfully everyone else is sticking it out!

5. What record label currently handles B&S (as of 2002)?

Answer: Rough Trade Records

Congrats if you got this one--Matador/Jeepster handled the band until July 2002; they then switched to Rough Trade.

6. Before forming the band, the lead singer performed under an alias that turned into the name of a B&S song. Which one?

Answer: La Pastie de la Bourgoise

Interesting, eh? Thanks to the following website for this fascinating trivia: http://www.belleandsebastian.freeserve.co.uk/

7. How many copies of the band's debut album, "Tigermilk", were originally pressed?

Answer: 1000

The band members had no idea that the album--and the band itself--would be so insanely well-received.

8. What band provided the backing vocals for "Legal Man"?

Answer: The Maisonettes

And don't they work so well with the song?

9. What was the first EP the band relased?

Answer: Dog on Wheels

After releasing two full-length albums in 1996, B&S released three shorter EPs before pressing "The Boy With the Arab Strap" in 1998.

10. What was the name of the music course in which "the two Stuarts" met?

Answer: Beatbox

Stuart David and Stuart Murdoch were enrolled in the government-sponsored Beatbox.

Source: Author JeremyCB

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