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Stranglers Trivia Quiz

It's a quiz! It's about The Stranglers! It's my STRANGLERS QUIZ!

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

Author
SuperFurryAnimal

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,814

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
471

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Question 1 of 10

1. What, according to one of their early singles, were the Stranglers looking at when they were walking on the beaches? Hint

The sea

The donkeys

The peaches

The Punch and Judy show

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky'? Hint

'He ran away to South America'

'He got an icepick that made his ears burn'

'He packed his trunk and said goodbye to the circus'

'He became a music journalist'

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Question 3 of 10

3. At a gig in London, The Stranglers caused a great deal of police and tabloid upset by featuring what as part of their stage show? Hint

Strippers

Naked dwarves

Live cattle

Blank firing machine guns

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Question 4 of 10

4. And what was the name of the song which soundtracked these shenanigans? Hint

'Nice And Sleazy'

'(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)'

'Down In The Sewer'

'The Theme From Black Beauty'

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Question 5 of 10

5. They had an album named after a type of bird, 'The....'? Hint

Greater Crested Grebe

Crow

Eagle

Raven

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Question 6 of 10

6. The video for this 1979 single was banned from 'Top Of The Pops' for being blasphemous...? Hint

'Duchess'

'Manna Machine'

'Nuclear Device'

'Jesus Can Kiss My Bum'

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Question 7 of 10

7. Our heroes hit number two in 1981 with which alleged ode to heroin? Hint

'Golden Brown'

'White Lines'

'China White'

'The Theme From Black Beauty'

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Question 8 of 10

8. And which studio album featured the above song? Hint

'The Best Of Neil Sedaka'

'Black And White'

'La Folie'

'Aural Sculpture'

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Question 9 of 10

9. Again with the animal themed albums! Oy vey! Which animal characteristics did this 1982 album possess? Hint

'Porcine'

'Canine'

'Feline'

'Equine'

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which pivotal member of the Stranglers left to pursue a solo career, thus leaving his chums to wallow in mediocrity to this very day? Hint

Phil Cornwell

Hugh Cornwell

Jet Black

Neil Sedaka

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What, according to one of their early singles, were the Stranglers looking at when they were walking on the beaches?

Answer: The peaches

They 'could think of a lot worse places to be', apparently, 'like down in the streets, or down in the sewer, or even on the end of a skewer'. Funny lads.

2. 'Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky'?

Answer: 'He got an icepick that made his ears burn'

From the song 'No More Heroes'. Trotsky was murdered in Mexico, 1940, at the behest of his old chum Stalin. Guess they fell out.

3. At a gig in London, The Stranglers caused a great deal of police and tabloid upset by featuring what as part of their stage show?

Answer: Strippers

What can you say?

4. And what was the name of the song which soundtracked these shenanigans?

Answer: 'Nice And Sleazy'

Very appropriate indeed. They should wash their filthy minds out with soap.

5. They had an album named after a type of bird, 'The....'?

Answer: Raven

Legend has it that if the Ravens ever leave the Tower of London, then it and the monarchy will collapse! To prevent this from happening, they could give each Raven a pair of tiny little lead boots. They would be flying nowhere!

6. The video for this 1979 single was banned from 'Top Of The Pops' for being blasphemous...?

Answer: 'Duchess'

How times change! It was just The Stranglers in a church, in choirboy's cassocks having a lark. Madonna nearly has sex with a black Jesus in the 'Like A Prayer' video and nary an eyebrow raised!

7. Our heroes hit number two in 1981 with which alleged ode to heroin?

Answer: 'Golden Brown'

'The Theme From Black Beauty' is not an ode to Hashish either.

8. And which studio album featured the above song?

Answer: 'La Folie'

'The Best Of Neil Sedaka' is an oxymoron.

9. Again with the animal themed albums! Oy vey! Which animal characteristics did this 1982 album possess?

Answer: 'Feline'

This was released on 12 inch vinyl. There are 12 inches in a foot. The Stranglers at this point in their career had 8 feet between them.

10. Which pivotal member of the Stranglers left to pursue a solo career, thus leaving his chums to wallow in mediocrity to this very day?

Answer: Hugh Cornwell

And that's the end of my Stranglers quiz. I hope you enjoyed yourself somewhere near as much as I enjoyed writing it! Have a nice day!

Source: Author SuperFurryAnimal

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