Blur Quiz: Test Your Britpop Knowledge!

Blur Quiz Questions

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1. What was Blur’s original name before they changed it?
a) Fiction
b) Seymour
c) The Circles
d) Indecision

2. Which city did Blur form in?
a) Manchester
b) London
c) Liverpool
d) Glasgow

3. Who is the lead singer and songwriter for Blur?
a) Alex James
b) Dave Rowntree
c) Damon Albarn
d) Graham Coxon

4. What was Blur’s debut album title?
a) Parklife
b) Leisure
c) Modern Life Is Rubbish
d) Blur

5. The iconic Britpop album “Parklife” features which animal on the cover?
a) A sheep
b) A dog
c) A cat
d) A bird

6. Which Blur song features the lyric “There’s no other way, I’m gonna get my way”?
a) Song 2
b) Coffee & TV
c) Parklife
d) Tender

7. Blur had a famous rivalry with which band during the Britpop era?
a) Pulp
b) Oasis
c) Suede
d) Elastica

8. What was the first Blur single to reach number one in the UK charts?
a) Country House
b) Beetlebum
c) Coffee & TV
d) Parklife

9. Which Blur album marked a shift towards a more experimental sound?
a) Modern Life Is Rubbish
b) Think Tank
c) Blur
d) 13

10. Who replaced guitarist Graham Coxon during Blur’s 2003 tour?
a) Noel Gallagher
b) Simon Tong
c) Jonny Greenwood
d) Bernard Butler

11. In what year did Blur officially announce their hiatus?
a) 2000
b) 2002
c) 2004
d) 2006

12. Which Blur song features a sample of a Stephen Hawking speech?
a) Think Tank
b) Out of Space
c) Coffee & TV
d) Stereotype

13. Blur reunited for a series of live shows in which year?
a) 2009
b) 2012
c) 2015
d) 2018

14. What is the name of Damon Albarn’s virtual band project heavily influenced by Blur?
a) The Good, the Bad & the Queen
b) Gorillaz
c) Rocket Juice and the Moon Kings
d) Dr. Dee

15. Blur won how many Brit Awards throughout their career?
a) One
b) Two
c) Four
d) Six

16. What Blur song features the lyric, “She’s got a devils spine”?
a) Coffee & TV
b) Boys and Girls
c) Parklife
d) To The End

17. Blur’s “Song 2” was featured in a popular 1997 car commercial for which brand?
a) Volkswagen
b) Peugeot
c) Nissan
d) Ford

18. Which Blur song features a sample of a James Brown speech?
a) Parklife
b) Girls and Boys
c) Trouble in Paradise
d) Coffee & TV

19. Which Blur song features the lyric, “There’s no direct route, only dedication”?
a) Chemical World
b) Coffee & TV
c) Country House
d) Stereotype

20. Which Blur album features the hit single “Song 2”?
a) Leisure
b) Parklife
c) Blur
d) Think Tank

21. Which Blur song includes the lyric “He’s got morning glory, life’s a different story”?
a) Parklife
b) Coffee & TV
c) Song 2
d) Country House

22. What instrument does Alex James play in Blur?
a) Guitar
b) Bass
c) Drums
d) Keyboard

23. In what year did Blur officially break up?
a) 1998
b) 2002
c) 2006
d) 2010

24. How many UK #1 albums did Blur achieve by 2006?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10

25. Blur reunited for a series of live shows in which year?
a) 2009
b) 2012
c) 2015
d) 2018

Blur Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What was Blur’s original name before they changed it?
b) Seymour

2. Which city did Blur form in?
b) London

3. Who is the lead singer and songwriter for Blur?
c) Damon Albarn

4. What was Blur’s debut album title?
b) Leisure

5. The iconic Britpop album “Parklife” features which animal on the cover?
b) A dog

6. Which Blur song features the lyric “There’s no other way, I’m gonna get my way”?
a) Song 2

7. Blur had a famous rivalry with which band during the Britpop era?
a) Pulp

8. What was the first Blur single to reach number one in the UK charts?
b) Beetlebum

9. Which Blur album marked a shift towards a more experimental sound?
b) Think Tank

10. Who replaced guitarist Graham Coxon during Blur’s 2003 tour?
b) Simon Tong

11. In what year did Blur officially announce their hiatus?
c) 2004

12. Which Blur song features a sample of a Stephen Hawking speech?
b) Out of Space

13. Blur reunited for a series of live shows in which year?
a) 2009

14. What is the name of Damon Albarn’s virtual band project heavily influenced by Blur?
b) Gorillaz

15. Blur won how many Brit Awards throughout their career?
c) Four

16. What Blur song features the lyric, “She’s got a devils spine”?
b) Boys and Girls

17. Blur’s “Song 2” was featured in a popular 1997 car commercial for which brand?
b) Peugeot

18. Which Blur song features a sample of a James Brown speech?
c) Trouble in Paradise

19. Which Blur song features the lyric, “There’s no direct route, only dedication”?
a) Chemical World

20. Which Blur album features the hit single “Song 2”?
c) Blur CORRECT

21. Which Blur song includes the lyric “He’s got morning glory, life’s a different story”?
d) Country House

22. What instrument does Alex James play in Blur?
b) Bass

23. In what year did Blur officially break up?
b) 2002

24. How many UK #1 albums did Blur achieve by 2006?
b) 5

25. Blur reunited for a series of live shows in which year?
b) 2012