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    In 1981, The Police were awarded as "Best British Group" at which awards?

    • The Tony Awards
    • MTV Rock Awards
    • The Grammy Awards
    • Brit Awards
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  • 2. 

    Stewart Copeland of "The Police" also released an album of his own under what name?

    • Stu Cope

    • Stewart

    • Klark Kent

    • The Jazz Singer

    Correct Answer
    A. Klark Kent
  • 3. 

    The title "Roxanne" comes from the name of a character in what play?

    • Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

    • Oedipus

    • La Cage Aux Folles

    • Cyrano De Bergerac

    Correct Answer
    A. Cyrano De Bergerac
  • 4. 

    What Police music video was shot in black and white?

    • Invisible Sun

    • Roxanne

    • Wrapped Around Your Finger

    • Every Breath You Take

    Correct Answer
    A. Every Breath You Take
  • 5. 

    The title "Synchronicity" came from whose theory of collective consciousness?

    • Pavlov

    • Jung

    • Freud

    • Einstein

    Correct Answer
    A. Jung
  • 6. 

    What is the name of Sting's second wife?

    • Trudie Styler

    • Angela Summers

    • Hermione Wilford

    • Roseanne Staller

    Correct Answer
    A. Trudie Styler
  • 7. 

    What Police song details the development of a serial killer?

    • Murder By Numbers

    • Synchronicity

    • Tea In The Sahara

    • Every Breath You Take

    Correct Answer
    A. Murder By Numbers
  • 8. 

    What Police song uses the line "I was blue and lonely, I couldn't sleep a wink"?

    • Truth Hits Everybody

    • Be My Girl - Sally

    • Hole In My Life

    • Peanuts

    Correct Answer
    A. Be My Girl - Sally
  • 9. 

    What Police song starts with "Don't think me unkind, Words are hard to find"?

    • I Burn For You

    • De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

    • Truth Hits Everybody

    • Driven To Tears

    Correct Answer
    A. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
  • 10. 

    Which Police tune was re-recorded in 1986 with a slower chorus?

    • Roxanne

    • Don't Stand So Close To Me

    • De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

    • Every Breath You Take

    Correct Answer
    A. Don't Stand So Close To Me
  • 11. 

    After "Roxanne" became a U.K. hit, The Police played at what New York club in 1979?

    • Cotton Club

    • CBGB

    • The Bowery

    • Copacabana

    Correct Answer
    A. CBGB
  • 12. 

    Guitarist Andy Summers replaced whom after the release of The Police's first single "Fall Out"?

    • Richard O'Brien

    • Henri Padovani

    • Randy Blitz

    • Eddy Gregg

    Correct Answer
    A. Henri Padovani
  • 13. 

    Which member of The Police was born in Alexandria, Egypt?

    • Andy Summers

    • Stewart Copeland

    • Henri Padovani

    • Sting

    Correct Answer
    A. Stewart Copeland
  • 14. 

    What Police hit ranks #84 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time?

    • Message In A Bottle

    • Roxanne

    • Don't Stand So Close To Me

    • Every Breath You Take

    Correct Answer
    A. Every Breath You Take
  • 15. 

    The cover art for which Police album features an LED graphic?

    • Synchronicity

    • Ghost In The Machine

    • Live

    • Zenyatta Mondatta

    Correct Answer
    A. Ghost In The Machine
  • 16. 

    Sting had what kind of cosmetic surgery performed on him in 1981?

    • Tummy Tuck

    • Nose Job

    • Botox Injections

    • Face Lift

    Correct Answer
    A. Nose Job
  • 17. 

    What song opens the LP record "Ghost in the Machine" by The Police?

    • Spirits In The Material World

    • Too Much Information

    • Invisible Sun

    • Omegaman

    Correct Answer
    A. Spirits In The Material World
  • 18. 

    The Police's album "Synchronicity" reached where on the Billboard chart in 1983?

    • #1

    • #4

    • #3

    • #2

    Correct Answer
    A. #1
  • 19. 

    Which former member of The Police released an album of 16th century classical music?

    • Sting

    • Andy Summers

    • Stewart Copeland

    • Henry Padovani

    Correct Answer
    A. Sting
  • 20. 

    What Police song starts with the line "The general scratches his belly and thinks"?

    • Voices Inside My Head

    • Bombs Away

    • Man In A Suitcase

    • Canary In A Coalmine

    Correct Answer
    A. Bombs Away
  • 21. 

    Sting's "We'd like to thank The Beatles for lending us their stadium" refers to what?

    • Selling Out Carnegie Hall

    • Selling Out Piccadilly Circus

    • Selling Out The Palladium

    • Selling Out Shea Stadium

    Correct Answer
    A. Selling Out Shea Stadium
  • 22. 

    The Police album "Outlandos d'Amour" derived its name from what?

    • Outlaws Of Love

    • Love Of The Land

    • Outlandish Love

    • Outspoken Sex

    Correct Answer
    A. Outlaws Of Love
  • 23. 

    The Police took their first U.S. tour in what type of vehicle?

    • Volkswagen Beetle

    • Greyhound Bus

    • Ford Econoline Van

    • Milk Truck

    Correct Answer
    A. Ford Econoline Van
  • 24. 

    The Police were featured on what Italian magazine covers in November 2006?

    • Rock Star & Vogue

    • Vogue & Musica

    • Jam & Batterie

    • Rock Star & Jam

    Correct Answer
    A. Rock Star & Jam
  • 25. 

    Which song was recorded by both The Police and Grace Jones?

    • Demolition Man

    • Roxanne

    • Don't Stand So Close To Me

    • Every Breath You Take

    Correct Answer
    A. Demolition Man
  • 26. 

    Which member of the eighties band The Police played in Zoot Money's Big Roll Band during the mid-sixties?

    • Andy Summers

    • None Of The Police Were In That Band

    • Stewart Copeland

    • Sting

    Correct Answer
    A. Andy Summers
  • 27. 

    The police siren is also known as what?

    • Sousa Siren

    • Acme Siren

    • Ambulance Siren

    • Panic Siren

    Correct Answer
    A. Acme Siren
  • 28. 

    Sting earns an average of how much per day in royalties for "Every Breath You Take"?

    • 2000

    • 13000

    • 800

    • 5000

    Correct Answer
    A. 2000
  • 29. 

    Stewart Copeland says The Police made which album without even rehearsing first?

    • Reggatta De Blanc

    • Outlandos D'Amour

    • Zenyatta Mondatta

    • Ghost In The Machine

    Correct Answer
    A. Reggatta De Blanc
  • 30. 

    Other than vocals, what instrument did Sting play in The Police?

    • Bass

    • Guitar

    • Drums

    • Keyboard

    Correct Answer
    A. Bass

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