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"Young Ones" - Guest Bands Trivia Quiz

"The Young Ones" included live bands in the show to qualify for the BBC's large entertainment budget. How much can you remember about the guest bands in the show?

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

Author
mrs_ploppy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
192,896

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which band featured in the first episode? Hint

Madness

Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve

Motorhead

Nine Below Zero

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which band did Mike tell to "Set up in our toilet"? Hint

Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Dexys Midnight Runners

Madness

Nine Below Zero

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Question 3 of 10

3. The only all girl band to appear in the series featured in the episode called "Time". What were they called? Hint

Bananarama

The Bangles

The Bellestars

Amazulu

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Question 4 of 10

4. Only two bands appeared somewhere outside the house. Which two were they? Hint

Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve and Madness

The Damned and Motorhead

Madness and Motorhead

Nine Below Zero and Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the band with which comedian Alexei Sayle sang "Dr Marten's Boots", an homage to the skinheads' choice of fashion / utility footwear? Hint

Redeemable Voucher

Ridiculous Pastor

Radical Posture

Rigatoni Pasta

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the episode called "Cash" a collection of musicians, comedians and actors play a Bob Dylan song. Which one? Hint

Subterranian Homesick Blues

All Along The Watchtower

Maggie's Farm

Like a Rolling Stone

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which song did Dexys Midnight Runners perform? Hint

Lets Make This Precious

Come On Eileen

Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)

The Celtic Soul Brothers

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Question 8 of 10

8. The song performed by The Damned in episode three of series two could have inspired the title of the episode. What was the connecting word? Hint

Spooky

Scary

Nasty

Fangs

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many times did Madness appear in 'The Young Ones'? Hint

Once

Three times

Never

Twice

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Question 10 of 10

10. When the boys hi-fi gets broken in "Interesting" who steps in to play live for them? Hint

Peat, Bog and Murphy

Rip, Rig and Panic

Slip, Slide and Slither

Rob, Rip and Scarper

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which band featured in the first episode?

Answer: Nine Below Zero

South London blues band Nine Below Zero performed "Eleven Plus Eleven", a song about the misery of being twenty two.
In this first episode, "Demolition", the boys have been served an eviction notice because the house is being knocked down. In the second episode they live somewhere else.

2. Which band did Mike tell to "Set up in our toilet"?

Answer: Dexys Midnight Runners

Mike says "But I told them to set up in our toilet" in response to Rik's list of demands to Maggie Thatcher, one of which is "Dexys Midnight Runners to play free, daily, in the university library".
Dexys were the guest band in episode four, entitled "Bomb". The boys find a bomb leaning up against their fridge. It is this bomb that Rik wants to use as a bargaining tool against Maggie Thatcher - Prime Minister of the time.

3. The only all girl band to appear in the series featured in the episode called "Time". What were they called?

Answer: Amazulu

This is a very girlie episode as it features comedienne Jennifer Saunders (wife of Ade Edmonson who played Vyvian) in a lead role as an escaped murderer and her comedy partner Dawn French in a brief appearance as the Easter Bunny.

4. Only two bands appeared somewhere outside the house. Which two were they?

Answer: Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve and Madness

Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve perform in the street as the boys go to the army recruitment office to enlist Neil (because the boys are broke and need an income. Neil ends up joining the police and raiding a friend's party). Madness play in a pub that the boys go to because they are bored. Unfortunately they arrive a moment too late to see Madness perform.

5. What was the name of the band with which comedian Alexei Sayle sang "Dr Marten's Boots", an homage to the skinheads' choice of fashion / utility footwear?

Answer: Radical Posture

Alexei Sayle played Jerzy Belowski and various members of his scary family. In this episode he plays Alexei Yuri Gagarin Siege of Stalingrad Glorius Five-Year Plan Sputnik Pravda Moscow Dynamo Back Four Belowski. "My Dad was a bit of a communist - know what I mean?"

6. In the episode called "Cash" a collection of musicians, comedians and actors play a Bob Dylan song. Which one?

Answer: Subterranian Homesick Blues

The band called themselves Ken Bishop's Nice Twelve and included Jools Holland (keyboard player in Squeeze) Stewart Copeland(drummer in The Police) Chris Difford and Glen Tillbrook(both from Squeeze)and comedian Roland Rivron.

7. Which song did Dexys Midnight Runners perform?

Answer: Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)

This song begins with the line "Jackie Wilson said..." referring to the legendary American soul singer. When the band appeared on British music show "Top of The Pops" a huge poster of champion darts player JOCKY Wilson was mistakenly displayed behind them, causing much mirth among British teenagers at the time!

8. The song performed by The Damned in episode three of series two could have inspired the title of the episode. What was the connecting word?

Answer: Nasty

In this episode the boys take delivery of a vampire. As The Damned play 'Video Nasty' the vampire chases Rik, Vyvian, Neil and Mike around the house.

9. How many times did Madness appear in 'The Young Ones'?

Answer: Twice

They play "House of Fun" in the episode called "Boring" and "Our House" in "Sick". "Sick" is the memorable episode in which Neil wears a sack on his head to stop him showering everyone with thick green snot every time he sneezes!

10. When the boys hi-fi gets broken in "Interesting" who steps in to play live for them?

Answer: Rip, Rig and Panic

The boys are having a party in this episode. They've cleaned the house, Rik is sporting a natty pair of bright yellow dungerees(mm,nice) but "The Pigs" have smashed up their record player because they were playing it too loud. Luckily, Rip, Rig and Panic appear from nowhere (as all the guest bands did) to save the day. Hurrah!

Source: Author mrs_ploppy

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