How Well Do You Know David Bowie?
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Created 6/24/2024
Test your knowledge of the legendary musician with this trivia quiz! Can you answer 15 questions correctly?
1. What was David Bowie's real name?
David Robert Jones
David Bowie
Robert David Jones
David James Bowie
2. Why did David Bowie change his name?
To sound more glamorous
To avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees
To reinvent himself
Because his manager advised it
3. What was the name of the character Bowie portrayed in 'The Man Who Fell to Earth'?
Thomas Jerome Newton
Ziggy Stardust
Major Tom
Jareth the Goblin King
4. Who was a major inspiration for Bowie's music?
His mother
His childhood friend
His half-brother Terry Burns
His art teacher
5. What live broadcast helped propel 'Space Oddity' to fame?
A Rolling Stone interview
Woodstock festival
BBC's coverage of Apollo 11 moon landing
Live Aid concert
6. Which medical condition did David Bowie have that affected his eyes?
Heterochromia
Glaucoma
Anisocoria
Cataracts
7. What type of work was David Bowie's original 'Lazarus'?
A song
A music video
A movie
A musical
8. Who was Bowie's childhood friend who became a rock star?
Mick Jagger
Elton John
Peter Frampton
George Underwood
9. Why did Bowie reportedly refuse to drink tea?
Didn't like the flavor
Childhood trauma
Allergic to tea
Preferred coffee
10. Which character did Bowie play in the video game 'Omikron: The Nomad Soul'?
The Nomad
Boz
Ziggy Stardust
Thin White Duke
11. What year did David Bowie pass away?
12. Which actor/musician was Bowie's dad also an art teacher to?
Mick Jagger
Peter Frampton
George Underwood
Elton John
13. Which persona did David Bowie adopt after Ziggy Stardust?
The Thin White Duke
Aladdin Sane
Major Tom
The Goblin King
14. What bizarre behavior was Bowie known for during his Thin White Duke period?
Eating only peppers and milk
Wearing a rabbit costume
Collecting knives
Obsessing over jazz music
15. What iconic David Bowie album features the hit single 'Space Oddity'?
The Man Who Sold the World
Hunky Dory
David Bowie (1969)
Aladdin Sane
