Q 01/05

Who plays drums in Blur?

A) Dave Rowntree

B) Graham Coxon

C) Alex James

D) Damon Albarn

Answer · why

A) Dave Rowntree

Dave Rowntree. Away from the drum kit he retrained as a criminal solicitor during the band's long break, and in 2017 he was elected a Labour county co...

Q 02/05

Which Manchester band were Blur's chart rivals in the 1995 'Battle of Britpop'?

A) Suede

B) Oasis

C) New Order

D) Pulp

Answer · why

B) Oasis

Oasis. Blur deliberately moved their own single's release to the same day to force a head-to-head, and the chart race ended up on the national TV news...

Q 03/05

Blur's Albarn and Coxon met as schoolboys where?

A) Chelmsford

B) Harlow

C) Colchester

D) Basildon

Answer · why

C) Colchester

Colchester. The pair met at Stanway Comprehensive there, so when Blur returned in 2023 they began with a small homecoming gig at Colchester Arts Centr...

Q 04/05

Which instrument does Alex James play in Blur?

A) Drums

B) Guitar

C) Keyboards

D) Bass

Answer · why

D) Bass

Bass. Alex James later swapped the rock-star life for a 200-acre Oxfordshire farm, where he makes cheese, including a blue named after a New Order son...

Q 05/05

What is the title of Blur's 1991 debut album?

A) Leisure

B) Parklife

C) Think Tank

D) 13

Answer · why

A) Leisure

Leisure reached number seven in the UK, but Damon Albarn later disowned it, calling it 'awful' and one of only two bad records he had ever made.