Q 01/05

Madness formed in 1976 in which part of north-west London?

A) Kilburn

B) Islington

C) Camden Town

D) Hackney

Answer · why

C) Camden Town

Camden Town. A residency at its Dublin Castle pub made the band's name in 1979, and Suggs later had a solo hit called simply 'Camden Town'.

Q 02/05

Madness took their name from a song by which Jamaican ska artist, honoured in their first single?

A) Prince Buster

B) Desmond Dekker

C) Toots Hibbert

D) Laurel Aitken

Answer · why

A) Prince Buster

Prince Buster. The debut single 'The Prince' was a tribute to him, its B-side was his song 'Madness', and the follow-up covered another of his tunes.

Q 03/05

Prior to settling on Madness, the band briefly went by which name?

A) The Chalk Farm Strollers

B) Austin and the Sevens

C) The Holloway Cowboys

D) Morris and the Minors

Answer · why

D) Morris and the Minors

Morris and the Minors. The name came from the keyboard player's Morris Minor van, which carried the band and their gear, and they were billed under it...

Q 04/05

Suggs was once thrown out of Madness for skipping rehearsals to watch which football club?

A) Arsenal

B) Tottenham

C) Chelsea

D) Fulham

Answer · why

C) Chelsea

Chelsea. He missed a Saturday rehearsal for a match in 1978 and was replaced as singer, then won his place back by standing in when his replacement we...

Q 05/05

What is Suggs's real name?

A) Cathal Smyth

B) Graham McPherson

C) Daniel Woodgate

D) Lee Thompson

Answer · why

B) Graham McPherson

Graham McPherson. The stage name was picked at random from an encyclopaedia of musicians, where it belonged to one Peter Suggs.