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Placebo - The Videos Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the music videos that Placebo have made. They're a great band, so have a go!

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

Author
nat_mermaid

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
210,878

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
475

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In the "Teenage Angst" video, what colour lipstick does the girl cover her face in? Hint

Red

Purple

Pink

Brown

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the "36 Degrees" video, what colour bass is Stefan playing? Hint

White

Maroon

Blue

Black

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the "Pure Morning" video, Brian's toenails are painted black.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the "You Don't Care About Us" video, who is chucked into the shark tank first? Hint

Stefan

Brian

Steve

They are all chucked in at the same time

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the "Taste in Men" video, what colour dress is the woman wearing? Hint

Pink

White

Lilac

Blue

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the "Special K" video, what area of Steve's face is Brian meant to go into? Hint

Mouth

Eye

Nose

Ear

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "Twenty Years", how many animal heads are visible on the wall? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "Nancy Boy", what colour are the trousers that Brian wears? Hint

Black

Pink

Blue

Grey

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "Slave to the Wage", what is Steve doing for his job? Hint

Answering the Phone

Typing at a Typewriter

Scanning Numbers

Shredding Paper

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "The Bitter End" video, Brian is playing a red guitar

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the "Teenage Angst" video, what colour lipstick does the girl cover her face in?

Answer: Red

This video is one of the few that featured drummer, Robert Shulzberg, before he left and was replaced by Steve Hewitt.

2. In the "36 Degrees" video, what colour bass is Stefan playing?

Answer: White

Brian says that he looks like "Marilyn Manson's little sister" in this video.

3. In the "Pure Morning" video, Brian's toenails are painted black.

Answer: True

This video features Brian's parents. His father is holding a megaphone and his mother is crying beside him.

4. In the "You Don't Care About Us" video, who is chucked into the shark tank first?

Answer: Brian

Placebo wanted to be shown being eaten by the sharks but the video would be censored if they did. So they put up with evil kids and squished jellyfish.

5. In the "Taste in Men" video, what colour dress is the woman wearing?

Answer: Blue

Brian Molko says this is one of his favourite Placebo videos because 'his hair looks so good in it'

6. In the "Special K" video, what area of Steve's face is Brian meant to go into?

Answer: Eye

The 'pod' in the video is actually filmed at the media centre of a cricket ground.

7. In "Twenty Years", how many animal heads are visible on the wall?

Answer: 5

This song is on the singles collection album "Once More With Feeling".

8. In "Nancy Boy", what colour are the trousers that Brian wears?

Answer: Pink

In this video, Steve's face is not shown because he was still under a record contract from a previous band that said he couldn't be seen in another video. So they just didn't show his face.

9. In "Slave to the Wage", what is Steve doing for his job?

Answer: Scanning Numbers

This video is inspired by Brian's only ever summer job, working in a bank shredding documents.

10. In "The Bitter End" video, Brian is playing a red guitar

Answer: False

The band isn't actually playing on the white dish in the video, they were filmed in a studio and computer-generated on to the dish.
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Source: Author nat_mermaid

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