Q 01/05

In which film does Christian Bale's murderous banker lecture his guests on the merits of Genesis and Phil Collins?

A) The Machinist

B) Glengarry Glen Ross

C) American Psycho

D) The Wolf of Wall Street

Answer · why

C) American Psycho

American Psycho has Patrick Bateman deliver the speech while In Too Deep and Sussudio play. He reads deep meaning into songs most listeners treat as l...

Q 02/05

Which 1986 Genesis hit had a video full of Spitting Image puppets and was later covered by metal band Disturbed?

A) Land of Confusion

B) Invisible Touch

C) Throwing It All Away

D) Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

Answer · why

A) Land of Confusion

Land of Confusion won a Grammy for its video, which opens with a puppet Ronald Reagan going to bed and having a nightmare.

Q 03/05

Genesis drummer Phil Collins played both Live Aid concerts in 1985 by crossing the Atlantic on which aircraft?

A) Boeing 747

B) Learjet 35

C) Douglas DC-10

D) Concorde

Answer · why

D) Concorde

Concorde took him from London to New York in time to play in Philadelphia the same day. On board he met Cher and told her about the concerts.

Q 04/05

At a 1972 Dublin show, Genesis's Peter Gabriel surprised his bandmates by donning a red dress and which animal's head?

A) A fox

B) A wolf

C) A stag

D) A badger

Answer · why

A) A fox

A fox in a red dress was already on the sleeve of the band's new album, and the singer borrowed the frock from his wife. It began his run of ever stra...

Q 05/05

Genesis's only US number one, Invisible Touch, was replaced at the top in 1986 by which Peter Gabriel song?

A) Red Rain

B) Sledgehammer

C) Don't Give Up

D) Shock the Monkey

Answer · why

B) Sledgehammer

Sledgehammer was also its singer's only American chart-topper, so the former bandmates' sole number ones sat back to back in July 1986.