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| # | Question | % correct |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tears for Fears was formed by Roland Orzabal and which other musician, who shared lead vocal and bass duties in the duo? | 25% |
| 02 | In which English city in Somerset, famed for its Georgian crescents and Roman-era spa, did Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith form the band in the early 1980s? | 25% |
| 03 | Before founding Tears for Fears, Orzabal and Smith were both members of which earlier mod-revival/ska band? | 25% |
| 04 | The band's name derives from the primal-therapy theories of which American psychologist, author of the book referenced in their early work? | 25% |
| 05 | Which 1985 Tears for Fears single reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was later reworked as a charity song for the Sport Aid campaign? | 25% |
| 06 | Which 1985 single, a US number one whose title is often mistaken for an anti-war message, was actually inspired by primal-scream therapy ideas of protest and release? | 25% |
| 07 | The band's mid-1980s breakthrough album topped which US chart, cementing them as one of the biggest acts of the decade? | 25% |
| 08 | An early Tears for Fears hit was famously covered in 2001 by Gary Jules for the soundtrack of the film Donnie Darko, reaching number one in the UK; what is that song? | 25% |
| 09 | Curt Smith sang lead on which early single, a song that has since become one of the band's most-covered tracks? | 75% |
| 10 | Which American singer and pianist did Orzabal and Smith discover performing in a Kansas City hotel bar and feature on their late-1980s album? | 75% |
| 11 | On which 1989 single did Oleta Adams share a featured vocal, a song dealing with themes of abuse and oppression? | 75% |
| 12 | The band's lush 1989 album was notorious in the music industry for which production characteristic? | 75% |
| 13 | After an acrimonious falling-out around 1990 to 1991, which member departed, leaving the other to continue recording under the band name through the 1990s? | 25% |
| 14 | Which 1989 single, drawing heavily on a Beatles-influenced psychedelic-pop style, was a major transatlantic hit for the band? | 25% |
| 15 | The opening sequence of the 2001 film Donnie Darko memorably soundtracks a morning bicycle ride with which 1985 Tears for Fears single? | 25% |
| 16 | Around the year 2000, the two founders reconciled after years apart and reunited to record and tour again; what had primarily kept them separated during the 1990s? | 75% |
| 17 | The band's 2022 comeback album was their first new studio record in roughly how long? | 25% |
| 18 | Which rapper interpolated the band's track 'Memories Fade' on his 2008 song 'Coldest Winter'? | 25% |
| 19 | Roland Orzabal released a 2001 solo album, recorded while the duo were apart, under what title? | 25% |
| 20 | The band's sound is most commonly classified within which broad musical movement of the early 1980s? | 75% |
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