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Pulp, The Britpop Band Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the British band Pulp? They were a prominent band of the Britpop era of the mid-nineties.

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

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Author
thekaiserchief

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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250,622

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 15

1. How old was Jarvis Cocker when he formed Pulp in 1978? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. In 1981 Pulp recorded a demo tape and sent it to one of the most famous DJs in the UK, but which one? Hint

John Peel

Dave Lee Travis

Tony Blackburn

Tommy Vance

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the name of Pulp's first UK charting album? Hint

His 'n' Hers

Separations

Different Class

This Is Hardcore

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was Pulp's first UK charting single? Hint

Babies

Do You Remember The First Time?

Lip Gloss

Common People

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the highest chart position achieved by Pulp in the UK singles chart? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. Pulp's most popular album is arguably "Different Class", released in 1995. Which prestigious award did it win in 1996? Hint

Grammy Award: Album of the Year

Europe Music Award

Mercury Music Award

Brit Award: Best Album

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is the missing word in these Pulp Lyrics?
"I wrote this song ___ hours before we met,
I didn't know your name or what you looked like yet."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 15

8. True or False: Jarvis Cocker bared his bottom at Michael Jackson during a Brit Award performance by the King of Pop in 1997?

True

False

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the Pulp hit in which Cocker sang about meeting up with Deborah in the new millennium? Hint

Millennium

In The Year 2000

Disco 2000

Lets All Meet Up In The Year 2000

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Question 10 of 15

10. In which town were Pulp formed? Hint

Sheffield

Leeds

Manchester

London

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the band's name when they were originally formed? Hint

Abacus Pulp

Pulp Arabic

Pulp Abandonned

Arabacus Pulp

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which actress played the Greek female student in the video to Pulp's 'Common People'? Hint

Sienna Miller

Sadie Frost

Kristin Scott Thomas

Katie Holmes

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Question 13 of 15

13. From which Pulp song do these lyrics come from?
"I only went with her 'cos she looks like you." Hint

Do you Remember The First Time?

Ansaphone

Underwear

Babies

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Question 14 of 15

14. Complete the title of the 1986 12" vinyl release by Pulp:
"____ Are Everywhere"?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which one of these people listed below is NOT a former member of Pulp? Hint

Tony McCarroll

Russell Senior

Magnus Doyle

Peter Mansell

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Oct 15 2024 : workisboring: 12/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old was Jarvis Cocker when he formed Pulp in 1978?

Answer: 15

Pulp had years of history before their peak in the 1990's, allbeit not the most successful.

2. In 1981 Pulp recorded a demo tape and sent it to one of the most famous DJs in the UK, but which one?

Answer: John Peel

To their surprise they were offered a Peel Session for Radio 1.

3. What was the name of Pulp's first UK charting album?

Answer: His 'n' Hers

Despite releasing three studio albums ("It" (1983), "Freaks" (1987), "Separations" (1991)) before "His 'n' Hers", they all failed to chart.

"Different Class" and "This Is Hardcore" came after "His 'n' Hers", in 1995 and 1998 respectively.

4. What was Pulp's first UK charting single?

Answer: Lip Gloss

"Lip Gloss" peaked at number 50 in the UK charts in November 1993.

5. What is the highest chart position achieved by Pulp in the UK singles chart?

Answer: 2

They achieved number two twice, first with "Common People" in June 1995 and then straight afterwards with "Mis-shapes/Sorted Out For E's and Whizz" in October 1995.

6. Pulp's most popular album is arguably "Different Class", released in 1995. Which prestigious award did it win in 1996?

Answer: Mercury Music Award

Pulp's "Different Class" beat the following albums to the Mercury Music Award:

Artists for War Child - "Help"
Black Grape - "It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah"
Peter Maxwell Davies/BBC Philharmonic - "The Beltane Fire / Caroline Mathilde"
Manic Street Preachers - "Everything Must Go"
Mark Morrison - "Return of the Mack"
Oasis - "(What's the Story) Morning Glory"
Courtney Pine - "Modern Day Jazz Stories"
Underworld - "Second Toughest In The Infants"
Norma Waterson - "Norma Waterson"

7. What is the missing word in these Pulp Lyrics? "I wrote this song ___ hours before we met, I didn't know your name or what you looked like yet."

Answer: two

The lyrics are from the beautiful "Something Changed", from the album "Different Class". It reached number 10 in the UK single charts in 1996.

8. True or False: Jarvis Cocker bared his bottom at Michael Jackson during a Brit Award performance by the King of Pop in 1997?

Answer: False

It was the 1996 Brit Awards in which this happened. Cocker was 'protesting' against Jackson seemingly portraying himself as some kind of Messiah figure with the power to heal during his performance.

9. What was the Pulp hit in which Cocker sang about meeting up with Deborah in the new millennium?

Answer: Disco 2000

This song was banned from radio play in the UK in the year running up to the millennium celebrations.

10. In which town were Pulp formed?

Answer: Sheffield

The band are one of the best known from Sheffield along with Heaven 17, Human League and others.

11. What was the band's name when they were originally formed?

Answer: Arabacus Pulp

This was soon shortened to the name we know now.

12. Which actress played the Greek female student in the video to Pulp's 'Common People'?

Answer: Sadie Frost

Sadie Frost starred in the 'Common People' video, she was shown pushing Jarvis around in a shopping trolley.

13. From which Pulp song do these lyrics come from? "I only went with her 'cos she looks like you."

Answer: Babies

Babies was released on "The Sisters EP" in Jun 1994, and was featured on the album "His 'n' Hers".

14. Complete the title of the 1986 12" vinyl release by Pulp: "____ Are Everywhere"?

Answer: Dogs

Jarvis Cocker spoke to 'Record Collector' magazine about the song:
"I was inspired by one night after playing Chesterfield. Magnus Doyle and Peter Boam were always pissing about and getting stoned. Myself and Russell were puritanical and thought that was terrible. They'd have these mates hanging round, which got on my nerves. That night, they nicked bottles from behind the bar, and we got into loads of trouble, That's what the song is about - people who display a doggish attitude."
Taken from http://www.acrylicafternoons.com/rc.html

You can get more info on this track here:
http://www.mlp.cz/space/opatrilp/Pulp/Dogs_Are_Everywhere.song.html

15. Which one of these people listed below is NOT a former member of Pulp?

Answer: Tony McCarroll

Tony McCarroll was the former drummer with Oasis and never played with Pulp.

Magnus Doyle (brother of Candida Doyle, Pulp's keyboard player) was the band's drummer between 1984 and 1987.

Russell Senior was the band's guitarist and violinist between 1983 and 1997.

Peter Mansell played bass for Pulp between 1984 and 1987.

Source: Author thekaiserchief

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