Q 01/05

Which London common's pond gave Mumford & Sons' album Rushmere its name?

A) Clapham

B) Tooting

C) Wimbledon

D) Wandsworth

Answer · why

C) Wimbledon

Wimbledon Common's Rushmere pond is where three future members used to hang out and first talked about putting a band together.

Q 02/05

Which instrument does Ben Lovett play in the band?

A) Mandolin

B) Fiddle

C) Keyboards

D) Dobro

Answer · why

C) Keyboards

Keyboards player Lovett joked that naming the band after him would have sounded like 'Lyle Lovett's side project'; Marcus got the name because he made...

Q 03/05

Marcus Mumford married which Oscar-nominated actress, a childhood pen pal, in 2012?

A) Keira Knightley

B) Carey Mulligan

C) Emily Blunt

D) Felicity Jones

Answer · why

B) Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan and Mumford wrote to each other as children, lost touch for years, and were engaged within five months of meeting again as adults.

Q 04/05

Which 2012 album won the band the Grammy for Album of the Year?

A) Sigh No More

B) Delta

C) Wilder Mind

D) Babel

Answer · why

D) Babel

Babel made up for 2011, when the band left the Grammys empty-handed: it took the top prize after selling 600,000 US copies in its first week, the year...

Q 05/05

Marcus Mumford co-wrote the theme music for which Apple TV+ comedy series?

A) Ted Lasso

B) Shrinking

C) Loot

D) Trying

Answer · why

A) Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis asked him in a voicemail on a US phone Mumford rarely switched on; it sat unheard for a couple of months, and Sudeikis t...