It’s Punk Rock Quiz time…

Time to wake up and challenge those aging punk-rock grey cells. 

It’s not a test, it’s just for fun, and ideally answered with a few mates over a pint down the pub. 

Ideal for hosting between bands at Rebellion, or even down the local bingo or record fair. 

In any case, here are a few punktastic brain-bogglers from Martin Punktilious’ recent new Punk Quiz Book to keep you guessing…

Questions:

62.   What anti-romantic song gave The Vibrators a heart-warming hit in 1978?

63.   The Dead Kennedys debut single California Uber Alles was a vitriolic

         indictment of which US politician?

64.   On the Klark Kent single Don’t Care who played typewriter?

65.   With Steppin’ Out and Last Orders, The Fall made their vinyl debut on what

         compilation album?              

66.   How much did the Ramones ‘Ramones’ album cost to make?

67.   Who performed ‘Top Of The Pops’ on Top Of The Pops?

68.   Not issued in a picture sleeve, Goin’ Out Wiv A Punk was which female

         band’s only release?

69.   Homicide was a minor hit for what numerically imperative band?

70.   Which idolised band played their first gig at London’s Central College of

         Art and Design?

71.   When The Cramps formed in 1976 Poison Ivy added what colourful

         psychologist to her name?

72.   The free flexi disc Love Lies Limp was which band’s 1977 debut release?

73.   What was Cherry Vanilla’s first single?

74.   In 1977 The Cortinas released their memorable debut single on Stiff. What

         was its oppressive title?

75.   What considerably more successful group was formed in 1974 under the

         name Tiger Lily?

76.   On 11 May 1976 the Sex Pistols started a Tuesday night residency at what

         London club?

77.   On the Ramones Suzy Is A Headbanger, Suzy’s mother is a what?

That’s just fifteen quick questions to warm you up. We’ll run a few more on here over the next weeks and months as we head towards the big thirtieth anniversary Rebellion Festival, and the fiftieth anniversary of punk. But there’s over 1500 punk-rock, hardcore, oi, ska, post-punk and alternative music / media based questions like this in ‘You Can’t Cheat Karma: The Punk Quiz Book’ by Martin Punktilious, and you can grab a copy and go through them at any time.

 Answers:

62. Automatic Lover

63. Jerry Brown

64. Stewart Copeland (Klark Kent)

65. Short Circuit: Live At The Electric Circus

66. $6000

67. The Rezillos

68. The Punkettes

69. 999

70. Generation X

71. Rorschach

72. Alternative TV

73. The Punk

74. Fascist Dictator

75. Ultravox!

76. The 100 Club

77. Geek

Whether it’s Johnny Rotten’s parents hamster, or Mark E. Smith’s granny on bongos, Kathleen Hanna's lap dancing persona, or Billy Childish’s mum’s cycling club, You Can’t Cheat Karma: The Punk Quiz Book will have you hooked from the first question to the last.

Unlike other quiz books that dispense knowledge you already possess, You Can’t Cheat Karma has been punktiliously researched and gives challenging new punk info readily available at your fingertips.

Designed for Punkaholics and newbies alike, The Punk Quiz Book is a pulsating page-turner, that can also be browsed, and will grace any ivory tower or ashtray-filled bedside table.

You Can’t Cheat Karma: The Punk Quiz Book is the definitive history of Punk in quiz form.

All questions (and answers) taken from ‘You Can’t Cheat Karma: The Punk Quiz Book’ by Martin Punktilious.