Jack Dutton 

Quiz: How much do you know about Britpop?

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Blur's Parklife, here are 30 questions to test your knowledge of mid-to-late 90s British guitar music
  
  


  1. What was 'The Evening Session'?

    1. An album

    2. A radio show

    3. A pub

    4. A gig venue

  2. Justine Frischmann was guitarist and lead vocalist in which band?

    1. The Boo Radleys

    2. The Bluetones

    3. Salad

    4. Elastica

  3. Where was the greyhound stadium on the cover of Blur's Parklife?

    1. Walthamstow

    2. Catford

    3. Wimbledon

    4. Romford

  4. Which of these was originally going to be on the cover of Parklife?

    1. An empty football pitch

    2. An ice cream van

    3. A fruit and vegetable cart

    4. A climbing frame

  5. Which London street features on the over of Oasis's (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

    1. Abbey Road

    2. Shaftesbury Avenue

    3. Regent Street

    4. Berwick Street

  6. Which band was Noel Gallagher sound technician for before Oasis formed?

    1. The Stranglers

    2. Gang of Four

    3. Inspiral Carpets

    4. The Clint Boon Experience

  7. Which band's frontman featured on the cover of Select's “Yank's go Home!” issue?

    1. Suede

    2. Heavy Stereo

    3. Oasis

    4. Menswear

  8. What city are Shed Seven from?

    1. Leeds

    2. Liverpool

    3. York

    4. Manchester

  9. Which London borough is the Good Mixer in?

    1. Lambeth

    2. Camden

    3. Hackney

    4. Islington

  10. What was the first Oasis single?

    1. Live Forever

    2. Cigarettes & Alcohol

    3. Shakermaker

    4. Supersonic

  11. Which member of Blur has a regular column in The Sun?

    1. Damon Albarn

    2. Graham Coxon

    3. Alex James

    4. Dave Rowntree

  12. How many studio albums have Suede released?

    1. Four

    2. Five

    3. Six

    4. Seven

  13. Who is credited with coining the term Britpop?

    1. Jo Whiley

    2. Steve Lamacq

    3. Andrew Collins

    4. Stuart Maconie

  14. Who stars in the video for Pulp's Common People?

    1. Sadie Frost

    2. Sandie Shaw

    3. Ellen Cranshaw Shirley Manson

    4. Shirley Manson

  15. Who stars in the video for Sleeper's Inbetweener?

    1. Bruce Forsyth

    2. Henry Kelly

    3. Roy Walker

    4. Dale Winton

  16. Who was the singer in Gene?

    1. Marijne van der Vlugt

    2. Martin Rossiter

    3. Lauren Laverne

    4. Gem Archer

  17. Which of these bands didn't support Oasis at Knebworth in 1996?

    1. Happy Mondays

    2. The Chemical Brothers

    3. The Manic Street Preachers

    4. The Prodigy

  18. Where was the video for The Boo Radleys Wake Up Boo! filmed?

    1. A North Sea oil rig

    2. Caernarfon Castle

    3. Battersea Power Station

    4. Chris Evans' kitchen

  19. Who was the lead vocalist in Echobelly?

    1. Debbie Smith

    2. Alex Keyser

    3. Beth Gibbons

    4. Sonya Madan

  20. Who was bassist in Supergrass?

    1. Mick Quinn

    2. Danny Goffey

    3. Paul Jones

    4. Rob Coombes

  21. What was the first track on Supergrass' I Should Coco?

    1. Alright

    2. Mansize Rooster

    3. Caught By The Fuzz

    4. I'd Like To Know

  22. Who dubbed Ian Brown 'King Monkey'?

    1. Nigel Clark from Dodgy

    2. Johnny X from Kenickie

    3. Danny Goffey from Supergrass

    4. Alan Leach from Shed Seven

  23. Which Sleeper song was used on the soundtrack to Trainspotting?

    1. Nice Guy Eddie

    2. Statuesque

    3. Vegas

    4. Swallow

  24. What was the name of Me Me Me's first and only single?

    1. Hollywood Wives

    2. Hanging Around

    3. Tabitha's Island

    4. Watch Out

  25. How old was Jarvis Cocker when he formed Pulp?

    1. 13

    2. 15

    3. 18

    4. 22

  26. Pearl Lowe was singer in which band?

    1. Salad

    2. Younger Younger 28s

    3. Marion

    4. Powder

  27. The Bluetones song Marblehead Johnson is a tribute to which comedian?

    1. Bill Hicks

    2. Lenny Bruce

    3. Richard Pryor

    4. Sam Kinison

  28. How many people turned up to see Blur at Mile End Stadium in 1995?

    1. 15,000

    2. 23,000

    3. 27,000

    4. 32,000

  29. Which band nearly heralded their post-Britpop comeback with Cocaine Socialism, a song about New Labour?

    1. Blur

    2. Pulp

    3. Oasis

    4. Menswe@r

  30. Who directed the film Live Forever:The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop?

    1. John Dower

    2. Franc Roddam

    3. John Battsek

    4. Alex James

Solutions

1:B, 2:D, 3:A, 4:C, 5:D, 6:C, 7:A, 8:C, 9:B, 10:D, 11:C, 12:C, 13:D, 14:A, 15:D, 16:B, 17:A, 18:C, 19:D, 20:A, 21:D, 22:A, 23:B, 24:B, 25:B, 26:D, 27:A, 28:C, 29:B, 30:A

Scores

  1. 9 and above.

    Oh no, a single figure score! You don't know all that much about British guitar music from the mid-to-late 90s! On the plus side, that's not really much of a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

  2. 10 and above.

    A reasonable score. You're no Britpop obsessive but neither are you a cultural recluse. Bravo.

  3. 15 and above.

    A strong score. You are a Britpop aficionado.

  4. 20 and above.

    Terrific score! You know pretty much everything there is to know about Britpop

  5. 25 and above.

    Extremely high score! You are a true Britpop expert.

  6. 30 and above.

    PERFECT SCORE! Nice of you to drop by Damon.

 

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