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    Who was the lead singer of the Talking Heads?

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    • Jerry Harrison
    • David Byrne
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  • 2. 

    Which fellow member of the Talking Heads did Tina Weymouth marry?

    • David Byrne

    • Jonathan Richman

    • Jerry Harrison

    • Chris Franz

    Correct Answer
    A. Chris Franz
  • 3. 

    In which Talking Heads song does David Byrne sing in French?

    • Life During Wartime

    • (Nothing But) Flowers

    • Road To Nowhere

    • Psycho Killer

    Correct Answer
    A. Psycho Killer
  • 4. 

    Who was the bass player for Talking Heads?

    • Jerry Harrison

    • Tina Weymouth

    • David Byrne

    • Chris Frantz

    Correct Answer
    A. Tina Weymouth
  • 5. 

    What is the name of the New Wave band set up by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth formally of Talking Heads?

    • Subterranean

    • Tom Tom Club

    • Dark Sneak Love Action

    • Genius Of Love

    Correct Answer
    A. Tom Tom Club
  • 6. 

    Who are the original members of the Talking Heads?

    • David, Jerry, Chris

    • David, Tina, Chris

    • Tina, Jerry, David

    • Tina, Jerry, Chris

    Correct Answer
    A. David, Tina, Chris
  • 7. 

    What was the Talking Heads' first album called?

    • More Songs About Buildings And Food

    • Remain In Light

    • Talking Heads: 77

    • Fear Of Music

    Correct Answer
    A. Talking Heads: 77
  • 8. 

    What was the name of the award winning documentary about the Talking Heads called?

    • Devotional

    • It Couldn't Happen Here

    • Stop Making Sense

    • Road Movie

    Correct Answer
    A. Stop Making Sense
  • 9. 

    Who produced the Talking Heads' album "More Songs About Buildings And Food"?

    • Todd Rundgren

    • Brian Eno

    • Steve Lillywhite

    • Daniel Lanois

    Correct Answer
    A. Brian Eno
  • 10. 

    Which Talking Head was once a Modern Lover?

    • David Byrne

    • Jerry Harrison

    • Tina Weymouth

    • Jonathan Richman

    Correct Answer
    A. Jerry Harrison
  • 11. 

    Who was the last member to join the Talking Heads?

    • Jonathan Richman

    • Brian Eno

    • Jerry Harrison

    • David Byrne

    Correct Answer
    A. Jerry Harrison
  • 12. 

    Which classic Talking Heads song was their first minor chart hit in 1977?

    • Psycho Killer

    • And She Was

    • Take Me To The River

    • Uh-Oh

    Correct Answer
    A. Psycho Killer
  • 13. 

    Which Talking Heads LP had their first Top 10 hit "Burning Down The House"?

    • Little Creatures

    • Remain In Light

    • Speaking In Tongues

    • True Stories

    Correct Answer
    A. Speaking In Tongues
  • 14. 

    Who originally performed "Take Me to the River", a song covered by the Talking Heads?

    • Isaac Hayes

    • Curtis Mayfield

    • Al Green

    • Sly Stone

    Correct Answer
    A. Al Green
  • 15. 

    What is the name of the first movie that David Byrne directed?

    • Once In A Lifetime

    • Stop Making Sense

    • True Stories

    • Take Me To The River

    Correct Answer
    A. True Stories
  • 16. 

    What is the name of the Talking Heads' box set released in 2003?

    • Once In A Lifetime

    • I Zimbra

    • And She Was

    • Psycho Killer

    Correct Answer
    A. Once In A Lifetime
  • 17. 

    What was the name of the first band formed by David Byrne and Chris Frantz prior to their stint in Talking Heads?

    • The Aristocrats

    • The Artistics

    • The Acoustics

    • The Actors

    Correct Answer
    A. The Artistics
  • 18. 

    Talking Heads great film "Stop Making Sense" was directed by?

    • Alex Cole

    • David Byrne

    • Robert Stigwood

    • Jonathan Demme

    Correct Answer
    A. Jonathan Demme
  • 19. 

    For which film score did Talking Heads frontman David Byrne win an Academy Award?

    • The Last Emperor

    • Mystery Train

    • Until The End Of The World

    • Cal

    Correct Answer
    A. The Last Emperor
  • 20. 

    In which country was David Byrne born?

    • Scotland

    • U.S.

    • Ireland

    • England

    Correct Answer
    A. Scotland
  • 21. 

    Where did David Byrne, Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth of the Talking Heads first meet?

    • New York University

    • The Art Institute Of New York

    • Brown University

    • The Rhode Island School Of Design

    Correct Answer
    A. The Rhode Island School Of Design
  • 22. 

    Who was missing from the 1996 "reunion" of Talking Heads?

    • Jerry Harrison

    • Chris Franz

    • David Byrne

    • Tina Weymouth

    Correct Answer
    A. David Byrne
  • 23. 

    What is the name of the theatrical score that David Byrne wrote in 1981?

    • The Here And Now

    • The Keyboardist

    • The Catherine Wheel

    • The Wedding Song

    Correct Answer
    A. The Catherine Wheel
  • 24. 

    On which album did David Byrne's collaborations with Philip Glass appear?

    • Forgetting

    • Open The Kingdom

    • Changing Opinion

    • Songs From Liquid Days

    Correct Answer
    A. Songs From Liquid Days
  • 25. 

    Which soundtrack featured the Talking Heads' "Sax and Violins"?

    • Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    • Until The End Of The World

    • Pretty In Pink

    • Less Than Zero

    Correct Answer
    A. Until The End Of The World
  • 26. 

    Who created the cover art for the Talking Heads' album "Little Creatures"?

    • Roy Lichtenstein

    • Jasper Johns

    • Jackson Pollock

    • Howard Finster

    Correct Answer
    A. Howard Finster

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