Q 01/05

Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars became a hit after playing in the second-season finale of which American TV drama?

A) Private Practice

B) Grey's Anatomy

C) Desperate Housewives

D) Friday Night Lights

Answer · why

B) Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy used the song in an emotional scene in May 2006, pushing it onto the US download and pop charts. It went on to reach number five on the...

Q 02/05

Which British singer's cover of Snow Patrol's ballad Run topped the UK singles chart in 2008?

A) Alexandra Burke

B) Katie Melua

C) Leona Lewis

D) Joss Stone

Answer · why

C) Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis first sang it in Radio 1's Live Lounge in 2007, and her single became the UK's fastest-selling download at the time. It also topped the ch...

Q 03/05

Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody made a cameo as a singing soldier in an episode of which fantasy TV series?

A) Da Vinci's Demons

B) Outlander

C) The Witcher

D) Game of Thrones

Answer · why

D) Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones cast him as a Bolton soldier who strikes up The Bear and the Maiden Fair in the episode Walk of Punishment. It was the first time that...

Q 04/05

Snow Patrol's Signal Fire was rejected for Shrek the Third before playing over the credits of which superhero film?

A) Fantastic Four

B) Spider-Man 3

C) Ghost Rider

D) Iron Man

Answer · why

B) Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3 took the song after the Shrek film passed, and it was the only single from the soundtrack. In the UK it came out on web-shaped vinyl and ...

Q 05/05

Snow Patrol's self-described low point was a gig for eighteen people in High Wycombe, held at what kind of venue?

A) A bowling alley

B) A bingo hall

C) A strip club

D) A car showroom

Answer · why

C) A strip club

A strip club hosted the show, and staff had to unscrew the dancers' poles to make room for the band. Gary Lightbody later joked about it on stage at a...