Q 01/05

Which instrument does Steve Norman play in the famous solo on Spandau Ballet's ballad True?

A) Trumpet

B) Saxophone

C) Clarinet

D) Harmonica

Answer · why

B) Saxophone

Saxophone was a new interest for Steve Norman, who had started out in the band on guitar. Gary Kemp wrote True around it, changing key so the solo wou...

Q 02/05

Spandau Ballet's Gold was written as a homage to composer John Barry's themes for which film series?

A) James Bond

B) Star Wars

C) Indiana Jones

D) The Godfather

Answer · why

A) James Bond

James Bond scores by John Barry were the model, and Shirley Bassey's Goldfinger theme inspired the title. Gary Kemp admitted he had set out to write a...

Q 03/05

Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp won awards as villain Steve Owen in which British soap opera?

A) Coronation Street

B) Emmerdale

C) EastEnders

D) Brookside

Answer · why

C) EastEnders

EastEnders gave Martin Kemp a second career from 1998: he was voted Most Popular Actor at the 2000 National Television Awards, then left in 2002 for a...

Q 04/05

Gary and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet played real-life gangster twins in which British film?

A) Legend

B) Get Carter

C) Mona Lisa

D) The Krays

Answer · why

D) The Krays

The Krays cast Gary as Ronald and Martin as Reginald, although the Kemps are brothers rather than twins. Both had learned to act as children at the An...

Q 05/05

Which Molly Ringwald teen film plays Spandau Ballet's True during its school dance scene?

A) The Breakfast Club

B) Fresh Horses

C) Sixteen Candles

D) For Keeps

Answer · why

C) Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles uses True as Samantha watches her crush Jake dance with his girlfriend. John Hughes's film reached cinemas a year after the song had t...