The Whitlams | 10 Question Music Multiple Choice Quiz

Answer: No Aphodisiac

"No Aphrodisiac" was the Number 1 song in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 1997 - a listener-rated poll played on Triple J usually played on Triple J on Australia Day each year.

The Whitlams first formed in 1992. The band originally comprised of Tim Freedman, Andy Lewis and Stevie Plunder.

Answer: Melbourne

"Melbourne" was released on 27 January 1997, and debuted on the Aria Top 100 Charts at number 70.

Founding member, Stevie Plunder, was found dead on Australia Day 1996 from an apparant suicide.

Answer: Blow up the Pokies

"Blow up the Pokies" is about Andy Lewis, who left the band following the death of Steve Plunder. Andy had a gambling habit and committed suicide in 2000. "Blow up the Pokies" was released later in 2000 and peaked at Number 21 on the ARIA charts.

The Whitlams are an acoustic band and originally performed without a drummer.

Answer: East Timor

It is written about East Timor's battle for independence from Indonesia.

"400 Miles from Darwin" was released in 1999 and from their "Love this City" album.

For political reasons, The Whitlams refused to play for troops in Iraq in 2006.

Answer: Everywhere

"Love is everywhere, I don't want to bend down and pick it up
Love is everywhere, I might just sit here and look around
Watching the day go by, putting all you eggs in the sky
Catch a bus and read a poem, look around there's no one home
I think that I might stay here for a while"

Love is Everywhere was on their 1997 Album "Eternal Nightcap".

In 2007, The Whitlams performed an orchestral tour, performing with the Sydney Symphony, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Queensland Orchestra.

Answer: Thank You (For Loving Me at my Worst)

From the "Love this City" Album released in 1999, "Thank You (For Loving Me at my Worst)" came in on the Triple J Hottest 100 in the 1999 poll at Number 54 and in the 2000 poll at Number 37.

It peaked at Number 63 on the ARIA singles charts.

At the 1998 ARIAs, the Whitlams won Song of the Year for "No Aphrodisiac", Best Independent Release for "Eternal Nightcap" and Best Group.

Answer: Make the World Safe

"Make the World Safe" was on their 1999 "Love This City" album.

The album "Love This City reached number 3 on the Australian Charts and went Double Platinum.

The Whitlams apparently formed as a result of two musicians meeting up at the Big Day Out and discussing the state of Australian Music.

Answer: To meet her mother

"My third customer was Maria/she came in for hot chips and sauce/'more sauce' she said/'hey now you're talking'/she took me home to meet her mother"

"I Make Hamburgers" was released in 1995 and was on their "Undeniably The Whitlams" album. It did not place on the charts nor in the Triple J Hottest 100.

The Whitlams current line-up comprises of Tim Freedman (piano and vocals), Terepai Richmond (drums), Jak Housden (guitar), and Warwick Hornby (bass).

Answer: You Sound Like Louis Burdett

"You Sound Like Louis Burdett" was from the Whitlams "Eternal Nightcap" album. It did not place in the ARIA Charts nor the Triple J Hottest 100.

Louis Burdett is a musician Tim Freedman shared a house with for about six months. He plays percussion, woodwind and brass instruments.

Answer: Charlie No 2 (Buy Now, Pay Later)

"Charlie No 2 (Buy Now, Pay Later)" came in on the 1998 Triple J Hottest 100 at number 37.

There are three songs in the "Charlie" Set (Charlie No 1, Charlie No 2 (Buy Now, Pay Later) and Charlie No 3). They are the story of a friendship between two men and loosely based on real events including (but not exclusive to) Stevie Plunder, who died of an apparant suicide Australia Day 1996.

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