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What was David Bowie's real name?

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David Johnson
David Jones
Michael Jones

Sensational!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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When was David Bowie born?

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

That's the way!

Not quite right. 😢

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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

That's great!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

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Paul McCartney
Roger Daltry
Freddie Mercury
Mick Jagger

That's the way!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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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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He was hit in the eye with a shuttlecock while playing badminton at school.
He was hit in the eye by a drumstick flying through the air at one of his first shows.
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.

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

Not quite right. 😢

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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

Was that too easy for you?

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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

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Black Tie White Noise
Diamond Girls
Young Americans

Yay!

That was incorrect.

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

Starman
Space Oddity
Ashes to Ashes

Outstanding!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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

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Duran Duran
Queen
U2

Sensational!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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

Fame

Elton John
Glen Campbell
John Lennon

Terrific! 🥳

Doh! 🤬

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Who did David Bowie marry on 19 March 1970?

Tina Turner
Bianca Jagger
Mary Barnett

Marvelous!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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

Mick Jagger and David Bowie

Modern Love
China Girl
Dancing In The Street

That's the way!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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

Woohoo! 🥳

Not quite right. 😢

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

John Cutter
Robert Angier
Nikola Tesla

Was that too easy for you?

Doh! 🤬

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