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The Cure: Multiple Choice

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#	Question	% correct
01	In which West Sussex town did Robert Smith and his schoolmates form the band that became The Cure?	38%
02	Before trimming their name for the debut album, Robert Smith's band went by a two-word compound that began with a synonym for effortless; what was that earlier name?	38%
03	Which member has been the only constant presence on every studio album, serving as frontman and principal songwriter throughout?	146%
04	The band's 1978 debut single drew its lyric from a French novel; whose 1942 book "The Stranger" inspired it?	38%
05	Which 1978 debut single did the band later perform with reworked lyrics to defuse decades of misunderstanding over its provocative title?	27%
06	The bleak run of Seventeen Seconds, Faith, and the 1982 album that closed it became known by what nickname among fans?	50%
07	While leading his own band in the early 1980s, Robert Smith also moonlighted as the touring and recording guitarist for which other goth-tinged post-punk group?	35%
08	Robert Smith and Steven Severin formed a short-lived psychedelic side project in 1983 under what name?	35%
09	The 1985 album The Head on the Door spawned which jangly single that helped break the band in the US?	38%
10	Released on the 1987 double album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, which song became the band's first US Top 40 hit and is often called their signature track?	162%
11	Robert Smith wrote which 1989 single as a wedding gift for his longtime partner Mary Poole?	115%
12	Peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, which 1989 single stands as the band's highest-charting US release?	35%
13	Adele recorded a slowed-down cover of which Cure song for her 2011 album 21?	23%
14	Who co-produced the acclaimed 1989 record Disintegration alongside Robert Smith?	38%
15	The buoyant 1992 hit "Friday I'm in Love" appeared on which studio album, the band's highest UK charting record?	196%
16	Aside from Robert Smith, which bassist is the longest-serving member, anchoring the lineup across most of the band's history?	35%
17	Founding member Lol Tolhurst originally played which instrument before switching to keyboards in the early 1980s?	104%
18	After being dismissed in 1989, Lol Tolhurst brought a 1994 court case against Robert Smith and the label over royalties; what was the outcome?	35%
19	To capture a rawer, heavier sound, the band's 2004 self-titled album was produced by which figure best known for his work with Korn and Slipknot?	38%
20	At the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, which Nine Inch Nails frontman delivered the band's induction speech?	38%
21	Robert Smith made headlines in 2023 by fighting which company over high fees and dynamic pricing on the band's tour tickets, winning partial refunds for fans?	35%
22	The Cure's unsettling 1989 single about a spider-man devouring the narrator in his sleep reached number five on the UK Singles Chart; what is that song called?	35%