FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Sigur Ros Trivia Quiz

The quiz will test how much you know about the enigmatic music of the band Sigur Ros.

A multiple-choice quiz by mensakitten. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mensakitten

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
159,020

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
182

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What country is Sigur Ros from? Hint

Lithuania

Iceland

Russia

Sweden

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the lead singer? Hint

Jonsi (a.k.a. Jon Thor Birgisson)

Agust Gunnarson

Siggi Armann

Georg Holm

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the band named after? Hint

Drummer Orri's daughter

A character in the movie Mallrats

Jonsi's little sister, Sigurros

Bjork's boyfriend

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. What is the best English translation for Agaetis Byrjun (the band's second studio album)? Hint

Great Beer

August and Everything After

The Snows of Autumn

A Fine Beginning

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the keyboardist/ guitarist/ multi-instrumentalist in the group? Hint

Bubba Halmsson

Baldur Ericson

Sindri Siggisson

Kjarri (a.k.a. Kjartan Sveinsson)

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Which Sigur Ros song was played once during an autopsy scene on "CSI"? Hint

Ny batteri

Margaritaville

Svefn g englar

Agaetis byrjun

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Jonsi always sings in Icelandic.

True

False

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. What is the unusual title of their third studio album? Hint

Von

( )

Vin

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Sigur Ros collaborated with Radiohead for the score of "Split Sides" for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

True

False

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Agust Gunnarson left the band to join the Cirque de Soleil.

True

False

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What country is Sigur Ros from?

Answer: Iceland

The band was formed in Reykjavik.

2. Who is the lead singer?

Answer: Jonsi (a.k.a. Jon Thor Birgisson)

Siggi is a friend of the band who opened for them on a North American tour. Agust is the former drummer, and Georg plays bass.

3. Who is the band named after?

Answer: Jonsi's little sister, Sigurros

Sigurros was born at the time the band formed. An untitled song was originally called "Vaka," which is the name of Orri's daughter.

4. What is the best English translation for Agaetis Byrjun (the band's second studio album)?

Answer: A Fine Beginning

Iceland had prohibition in the 1930's. When the ban on was lifted, they forgot to lift it on beer until 1989.

5. Who is the keyboardist/ guitarist/ multi-instrumentalist in the group?

Answer: Kjarri (a.k.a. Kjartan Sveinsson)

Kjarri's sister, Lara Sveinsdottir, is in a band called the Funerals.

6. Which Sigur Ros song was played once during an autopsy scene on "CSI"?

Answer: Svefn g englar

To my knowledge, they've never performed "Margaritaville".

7. Jonsi always sings in Icelandic.

Answer: False

Jonsi often sings in a made-up language called Hopelandish.

8. What is the unusual title of their third studio album?

Answer: ( )

The title is apt because there are 8 songs divided by 30 seconds of silence.

9. Sigur Ros collaborated with Radiohead for the score of "Split Sides" for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.

Answer: True

This piece was highly unusual because the dancers did not even hear the music before they performed the dance.

10. Agust Gunnarson left the band to join the Cirque de Soleil.

Answer: False

Agust left to become a graphic artist.

Source: Author mensakitten

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor ltc717 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.