Artist of the Week IV – Quiz #12

Exceptional Artist of the Week IV Series logo by Sarca @ caughtmegaming

2020 Artists of the Week (so far):

The Cure, Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Taylor Swift, Venom, Chuck Berry, Dixie Chicks, Billy Idol, Randy Newman, Jay-Z, Alanis Morissette

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My thanks to all who have participated in the “Artist of the Week” quizzes so far.

Congrats to all those who correctly identified Alanis Morissette last week.

The results after 11 weeks (as of Friday morning – results submitted after that time will be added to next week’s spreadsheet):

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Ready for Quiz #12?

Why do I always start the quiz with this question?

“I don’t know why but I had to start it somewhere!”

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Quiz Rules/Format
(Same as last year, feel free to skip to the quiz if you know the rules already)

Your Task: Name the mystery Artist, ideally with as few clues as possible.

Correctly guess the artist on the first clue? 500 points.

After scrolling down to the second clue? 400 points.

Still don’t know after the fifth clue? 0 points, but a crisp high-five for participating.

I’ll use google translate to put the correct answer at the bottom in Arabic (if you read Arabic, that’s fantastic, but no cheating by reading ahead!) and you can translate it back to the language of your choice to confirm your answer.

In the comments, please enter your POINTS earned (not the artist name) and I’ll keep track of the running totals in a spreadsheet.

In addition to eternal bragging rights, the winner at the end of the year may even get something as prestigious as a digital certificate.

Here goes!

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Artist of the Week #12
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)

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500 points…………………English band, formed in Sheffield in 1978, but hit their commercial peak in the mid-’90s.

Much like how some might argue ‘The Kinks’ is the correct answer to the British Invasion Beatles/Stones debate, personally, I Spy ‘This Group’ as the correct answer to the Britpop Blur/Oasis debate.

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400 points……………….They have a pair of albums on the 1001 list: This is Hardcore (1998) and Different Class (1995), the latter featuring the big single, Common People.

It’s safe to say that their original version is slightly different than William Shatner’s, let’s call it, unforgettable Common People cover!

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300 points……………………The group’s one-word, one-syllable name is defined as “the inner flesh of a fruit” & the group’s lead singer, Jarvis Cocker, also appeared as the lead singer of the band in Harry Potter IV:

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200 points………………..Quentin Tarantino’s _____ Fiction (or the missing word on the orange juice cartons below):

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100 points………………..The artist is P___

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Answer: لب البرتقال (but ignore ‘orange’ in the translation!)

(Please post your points earned in the comments section)

Thanks for playing!

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Verbalize the Positive

Different Class = what an exceptional album!