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1. This album was Horslips' most successful release in the UK, reaching number 39.
2. Before the band was formed in 1970, three of its members worked for Ark Advertising in Dublin. They had so much fun pretending to be a band on a beer commercial that they decided to make it real. What was the Irish beer the commercial was for?
3. The opening lines of which Horslips track go this way?
"High on the mountains stands a boat,
But are they gods or real folk?
We can't see the fire but we smell the smoke.
Who'll take the plough? Who'll be the yoke?"
4. Barry Devlin went on to become a screenwriter. For which of these TV programmes did he have writing credits?
5. Which Horslips album was based on "The Cattle Raid of Cooley", an infamous legend of early Irish literature?
6. Which Horslips band member went on to head of production for RTE 2fm?
7. Which Horslips track includes these lyrics?
"I saw our stars fall,
Crash without a sound.
Stars go crashing
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8. What was the title of Horslips' debut album?
9. What is the concept of the Horslips album "Aliens"?
10. To which Horslips album was "Guests of the Nation" the opening track?
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