Q 01/05

In which English city was Duran Duran formed in 1978?

A) Manchester

B) Birmingham

C) Sheffield

D) Liverpool

Answer · why

B) Birmingham

Keyboardist Nick Rhodes and John Taylor started it with art-school friend Stephen Duffy, later of The Lilac Time.

Q 02/05

Duran Duran took their name from a villain in which 1968 science-fiction film?

A) Planet of the Apes

B) 2001: A Space Odyssey

C) Fantastic Voyage

D) Barbarella

Answer · why

D) Barbarella

Milo O'Shea played Dr. Durand Durand; the band named themselves the day after the BBC broadcast the film.

Q 03/05

Which nightclub in the band's home city made Duran Duran its resident band in 1980, its owners becoming their managers?

A) The Haçienda

B) The Blitz

C) The Rum Runner

D) Barbarella's

Answer · why

C) The Rum Runner

The Berrow brothers paid the band to work as doormen, DJs and barmen when they weren't rehearsing.

Q 04/05

How did Simon Le Bon come to audition for Duran Duran in May 1980?

A) He answered an ad in Melody Maker

B) He was spotted busking in London

C) An ex-girlfriend who worked at the club recommended him

D) Nick Rhodes saw him in a school play

Answer · why

C) An ex-girlfriend who worked at the club recommended him

Le Bon was a drama student; the first song completed with him was 'Sound of Thunder'.

Q 05/05

How many members of Duran Duran's classic line-up share the surname Taylor?

A) One

B) Three

C) Two

D) Four

Answer · why

B) Three

John, Andy and Roger Taylor are unrelated; Andy answered a Melody Maker ad from Newcastle.