The JOE Music Quiz: Week 105

Alive-alive-oh, it’s JOE Music Quiz one-oh-five-oh…

Hello there! You are very, very welcome to another JOE Music Quiz.

Three rounds await you – one on current music-related happenings, another where we show you a still image from a popular music video and you tell us which one it is, and an exciting general knowledge round.

Think you can come away with a decent result? Off you go, so…

CURRENT EVENTS

Harry Styles has just released a new album. What was his first solo LP called?

Fine Line

New Direction

Harry Styles

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My Chemical Romance are back, back, back. What Irish venue are they set to play over two nights in May?

3Arena

Royal Hospital Kilmainham

Marlay Park

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Ukraine won the Eurovision. What was the name of the song?

'Melania'

'Stefania'

'Joanna'

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"You come over here and whether it be radio DJ’s or certain journalists, they write derogatory terms. They’re just negative."

What musician said his group no longer do interviews in his native Ireland due to the above sentiment?

Brian McFadden

Danny O'Donoghue

Keith Duffy

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This is Spinal Tap is returning for a sequel. Which actor plays the role of Nigel Tufnel in the iconic 1984 rockumentary?

Christopher Guest

Harry Shearer

Michael McKean

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GUESS THE SONG FROM THE MUSIC VIDEO STILL

What '90s alt-rock song features this image in its music video?

Smashing Pumpkins – 'Ava Adore'

Hole – 'Celebrity Skin'

No Doubt – 'Don't Speak'

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What video is this from?

Alien Ant Farm – 'Smooth Criminal'

Papa Roach – 'Last Resort'

Sum 41 – 'Fat Lip'

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What video is this?

Fifth Harmony – 'Work From Home'

Britney Spears – 'Work Bitch'

Spice Girls – 'Say You'll Be There'

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What about this video?

Coldplay – 'The Scientist'

Stereophonics – 'Mr. Writer'

Travis – 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?'

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And finally, what video is this from?

Bon Jovi – 'It's My Life'

Goo Goo Dolls – 'Iris'

Blink-182 – 'What's My Age Again?'

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Who had a one-hit wonder with 'Wherever You Will Go' in 2001?

The Calling

The Coral

The Fray

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"An old man turned ninety-eight" is the opening line in what huge song from the '90s?

Alanis Morisette – 'Ironic'

New Radicals – 'You Get What You Give'

R.E.M. – 'Losing My Religion'

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At what awards show in 2009 did Kanye West infamously gatecrash Taylor Swift's acceptance speech?

MTV Video Music Awards

BRIT Awards

Grammy Awards

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“I’d rather be a musician than a rock star.”

Who said it?

David Bowie

George Harrison

Mick Jagger

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And finally, in what year did UK music magazine Q publish its final issue?

2020

2021

2019

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