Q 01/05

In which Oxfordshire town did Radiohead form in 1985?

A) Witney

B) Didcot

C) Banbury

D) Abingdon

Answer · why

D) Abingdon

The five met at the town's private boys' school and rehearsed in its music room on Fridays.

Q 02/05

Who is Radiohead's lead singer?

A) Ed O'Brien

B) Colin Greenwood

C) Thom Yorke

D) Philip Selway

Answer · why

C) Thom Yorke

He emerged as the main songwriter early on, though every member contributed songs in the school years.

Q 03/05

What was Radiohead's debut single, released in 1992?

A) Just

B) Creep

C) High and Dry

D) Karma Police

Answer · why

B) Creep

It flopped at first, then caught on abroad and on American alternative radio before a 1993 reissue made it a hit.

Q 04/05

What was the title of Radiohead's 1993 debut album?

A) The Bends

B) Amnesiac

C) Pablo Honey

D) My Iron Lung

Answer · why

C) Pablo Honey

It reached only number 22 in the UK, and the band later expressed dissatisfaction with it.

Q 05/05

Which 1997 album is Radiohead's most acclaimed, with themes of modern alienation?

A) Kid A

B) The Bends

C) Hail to the Thief

D) OK Computer

Answer · why

D) OK Computer

It was their first UK number-one debut and won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album.