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What was David Bowie's real name?

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David Jones
Michael Jones
David Johnson

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When was David Bowie born?

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January 8, 1947
January 18, 1947
February 8, 1947

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Which honor did David Bowie turn down in 2003?

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Brit award for services to music
Knighthood
Order of the British empire

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Which rock star did David Bowie once described as a 'mother image'?

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Paul McCartney
Freddie Mercury
Roger Daltry
Mick Jagger

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In 1962, David Bowie received an injury that left him with faulty depth perception and a permanently dilated pupil (the latter producing Bowie's appearance of having different colored eyes). What caused this injury?

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His friend punched him in the eye whilst wearing a ring in a fight over a girl.
He poked himself in the eye with a pencil when he fell over while running around a classroom.
He was hit in the eye by a drumstick flying through the air at one of his first shows.
He was hit in the eye with a shuttlecock while playing badminton at school.

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Which of the following is a real animal species named after Bowie?

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Agathidium Bowiei - a slime-mould beetle
Phialella Bowiei - a jellyfish found off the american west coast
Heteropoda Davidbowie - a rare yellow spider

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Which of these is not the title of a David Bowie album?

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Young Americans
Black Tie White Noise
Diamond Girls

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Which of the following is David Bowie's first hit song?

Space Oddity
Starman
Ashes to Ashes

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Which classic band did David Bowie record the song 'Under Pressure' with?

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Queen
Duran Duran
U2

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Who co-wrote and sang 'Fame' with David Bowie?

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Glen Campbell
Elton John
John Lennon

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Who did David Bowie marry on 19 March 1970?

Mary Barnett
Tina Turner
Bianca Jagger

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Which of the following songs is the duet sang by Mick Jagger and David Bowie?

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Dancing In The Street
Modern Love
China Girl

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As made clear in an earlier question, David Bowie is not his birth name. So, why 'Bowie'?

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He gained the nickname due to the wacky bow ties he wore regularly.
He named himself after the USS Bowie, a former US Navy ship .
He named himself after the 19th century American frontiersman Jim Bowie.

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Who did David Bowie play in the 2006 film 'The Prestige'?

Nikola Tesla
Robert Angier
John Cutter

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