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Radiohead Trivia Quiz

Take this Radiohead quiz. If you mess up, remember. . . The ability to laugh at weakness. . . =)

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

Author
ImNoAndroid

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,105

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2590

Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (4/10), Guest 83 (4/10), Guest 47 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. True or False: Jonny Greenwood has no relation to Colin Greenwood.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Choose the correct completion of the lyric, and say what song it is from: "I am _____ again, I am drunk again." Hint

drunk, from the song "Molasses"

dreaming, from the song "How do you?"

hungry, from the song "Worrywort"

hungry, from the song "How can you be sure?"

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Question 3 of 10

3. True or False: The jazz trumpeting of Louis Armstrong is featured at the end of the song "Life in a Glass House."

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which techno band did Thom Yorke once play guitar for? Hint

Generic

Flickernoise

Super88

On A Friday

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the original name of the song 'Planet Telex'? Hint

Starship Hardship

Planet Zero

Planet Xerox

Nude

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the first song Thom ever wrote? Hint

Tone of Voice

Mushroom Cloud

Fitter, Happier

Prelude

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is featured on the cover of the 'Bones' promo? Hint

the 'No Data' logo

the 'Against Demons' logo

the 'The High and Dry Astronaut' logo

A picture of a graveyard

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Question 8 of 10

8. True or False: Thom Yorke collaberated with Bjork at one point.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the original name of the song "Subterranean Homesick Alien"? Hint

I Keep Forgetting

Uptight

The Meaning Of Life

A Reminder

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Question 10 of 10

10. In America, 'Creep' was very popular. Which song had the same degree of popularity in Britain? Hint

Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Ripcord

The Bends

High and Dry

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Today : Guest 86: 4/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. True or False: Jonny Greenwood has no relation to Colin Greenwood.

Answer: False

Jonny Greenwood is Colin's younger brother. Jonny played viola in the Thames Valley Youth Orchestra, but when he joined the band, he initially was only accommodated on harmonica.

2. Choose the correct completion of the lyric, and say what song it is from: "I am _____ again, I am drunk again."

Answer: hungry, from the song "How can you be sure?"

Thom wanted to change the name of "How Can You Be Sure" to "When I'm Like This".

3. True or False: The jazz trumpeting of Louis Armstrong is featured at the end of the song "Life in a Glass House."

Answer: False

It is not Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet, it is Humphrey Lyttleton.

4. Which techno band did Thom Yorke once play guitar for?

Answer: Flickernoise

Thom played for Flickernoise when he studied Fine Art and Literature at Exeter.

5. What was the original name of the song 'Planet Telex'?

Answer: Planet Xerox

Thom recorded 'Planet Telex' while lying on the floor drunk.

6. What is the name of the first song Thom ever wrote?

Answer: Mushroom Cloud

Thom wrote 'Mushroom Cloud' when he was 11 years old. He also sometimes played in a school punk band called TNT with Collin Greenwood.

7. What is featured on the cover of the 'Bones' promo?

Answer: the 'The High and Dry Astronaut' logo

'Black Star' was the only other song released on the 'Bones' promo.

8. True or False: Thom Yorke collaberated with Bjork at one point.

Answer: True

The song 'I've Seen It All' is a duet with Thom and Bjork, on the soundtrack of 'Dancer in the Dark.'

9. What was the original name of the song "Subterranean Homesick Alien"?

Answer: Uptight

'Subterranean Homesick Alien' was based on some real events. The first was a question he had to write an essay on at Abigdon school: 'If you were an alien from another planet arriving on Earth, how would you describe what you saw?' The second event was when Thom was driving down a country road and hit a bird.

At the moment he stepped out of his car, he began thinking about alien abduction.

10. In America, 'Creep' was very popular. Which song had the same degree of popularity in Britain?

Answer: Street Spirit (Fade Out)

The lyrics of 'Street Spirit' were written to portray a feeling of insignificance.

Source: Author ImNoAndroid

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