Q1. In what year was INXS originally formed under the name The Farriss Brothers?
A. 1975
B. 1977
C. 1979
D. 1981
Answer: B. 1977
Q2. What does the band name INXS phonetically represent?
A. In Excess
B. In Extra
C. In Xtreme
D. In Axis
Answer: A. In Excess
Q3. Who served as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist for INXS for 20 years?
A. Andrew Farriss
B. Kirk Pengilly
C. Michael Hutchence
D. Jon Farriss
Answer: C. Michael Hutchence
Q4. Which three brothers were founding members of INXS, contributing to its core songwriting and instrumentation?
A. Tim, Andrew, and Jon Farriss
B. Garry, Kirk, and Tim Beers
C. Michael, Andrew, and Jon Hutchence
D. Kirk, Jon, and Garry Pengilly
Answer: A. Tim, Andrew, and Jon Farriss
Q5. What was INXS’s debut single released in May 1980?
A. What You Need
B. Simple Simon
C. Original Sin
D. Need You Tonight
Answer: B. Simple Simon
Q6. Which early band name did INXS briefly use while performing in Perth in 1978?
A. The Vegetables
B. The Excess
C. Farriss Funk
D. Sydney Swing
Answer: A. The Vegetables
Q7. What was the title of INXS’s self-titled debut album, released in October 1980?
A. Underneath the Colours
B. Shabooh Shoobah
C. INXS
D. The Swing
Answer: C. INXS
Q8. Who co-produced INXS’s debut album alongside the band?
A. Nile Rodgers
B. Chris Thomas
C. Richard Clapton
D. Duncan McGuire
Answer: D. Duncan McGuire
Q9. Which 1981 album featured INXS’s first Australian Top 40 single, “Just Keep Walking”?
A. INXS
B. Underneath the Colours
C. Shabooh Shoobah
D. The Swing
Answer: B. Underneath the Colours
Q10. In what year did INXS sign a major international recording deal with WEA, Atco, and PolyGram?
A. 1980
B. 1981
C. 1982
D. 1983
Answer: C. 1982
Q11. Which 1982 album marked INXS’s first international push, including the single “The One Thing”?
A. Underneath the Colours
B. Shabooh Shoobah
C. Listen Like Thieves
D. Kick
Answer: B. Shabooh Shoobah
Q12. Who produced INXS’s breakthrough single “Don’t Change” in 1982?
A. Nile Rodgers
B. Chris Thomas
C. Richard Clapton
D. Mark Opitz
Answer: D. Mark Opitz
Q13. Which 1984 album featured the production work of Nile Rodgers and included the hit “Original Sin”?
A. Shabooh Shoobah
B. The Swing
C. Listen Like Thieves
D. X
Answer: B. The Swing
Q14. What was INXS’s first number-one single in Australia?
A. Original Sin
B. What You Need
C. Need You Tonight
D. New Sensation
Answer: A. Original Sin
Q15. Which 1985 album, produced by Chris Thomas, included the U.S. Top 5 hit “What You Need”?
A. The Swing
B. Kick
C. Listen Like Thieves
D. Welcome to Wherever You Are
Answer: B. Kick
Q16. At which major 1983 U.S. festival did INXS receive two encores from over 300,000 attendees?
A. Live Aid
B. Lollapalooza
C. US Festival
D. Woodstock ’94
Answer: C. US Festival
Q17. What was INXS’s highest-selling album, certified 6x Platinum in the U.S. and featuring four Top 10 singles?
A. Listen Like Thieves
B. Kick
C. X
D. Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
Answer: B. Kick
Q18. Which INXS single from the Kick album became their only U.S. number-one hit?
A. Devil Inside
B. New Sensation
C. Need You Tonight
D. Never Tear Us Apart
Answer: C. Need You Tonight
Q19. Who was the producer of INXS’s Kick album, known for challenging the band to add a “killer” track?
A. Nile Rodgers
B. Mark Opitz
C. Chris Thomas
D. Jimmy Barnes
Answer: C. Chris Thomas
Q20. Which 1987 collaboration with Jimmy Barnes from Cold Chisel was recorded for the Australian Made tour?
A. Good Times
B. Laying Down the Law
C. Original Sin
D. Don’t Change
Answer: A. Good Times
Q21. What was the title of INXS’s 1990 album, marking 10 years since their debut and featuring “Suicide Blonde”?
A. Kick
B. X
C. Welcome to Wherever You Are
D. Elegantly Wasted
Answer: B. X
Q22. Which emotional ballad from the X album became a staple in INXS’s live performances and inspired a 2014 miniseries?
A. Suicide Blonde
B. Bitter Tears
C. Never Tear Us Apart
D. Heaven Sent
Answer: C. Never Tear Us Apart
Q23. In what year did INXS perform at Wembley Stadium, with the show recorded as the live album Live Baby Live?
A. 1987
B. 1991
C. 1992
D. 1993
Answer: B. 1991
Q24. Which 1992 album experimented with orchestral elements and included the hit “Baby Don’t Cry”?
A. X
B. Welcome to Wherever You Are
C. Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
D. Switch
Answer: B. Welcome to Wherever You Are
Q25. On which 1993 album did INXS collaborate with Ray Charles on the duet “Please (You Gotta Thing…)”?
A. Welcome to Wherever You Are
B. Elegantly Wasted
C. Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
D. Original Sin
Answer: C. Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
