How Well Do You Know David Bowie?

What was David Bowie's real name?

• David Johnson

• Michael Jones

• David Jones

When was David Bowie born?

• January 8, 1947

• February 8, 1947

• January 18, 1947

Which honor did David Bowie turn down in 2003?

• Knighthood

• Brit award for services to music

• Order of the British empire

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

• Roger Daltry

• Freddie Mercury

• Mick Jagger

• Paul McCartney

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?

• 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.

• His friend punched him in the eye whilst wearing a ring in a fight over a girl.

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

• Heteropoda Davidbowie - a rare yellow spider

• Agathidium Bowiei - a slime-mould beetle

• Phialella Bowiei - a jellyfish found off the american west coast

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

• Black Tie White Noise

• Diamond Girls

• Young Americans

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

• Space Oddity

• Starman

• Ashes to Ashes

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

• Queen

• U2

• Duran Duran

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

• John Lennon

• Elton John

• Glen Campbell

Who did David Bowie marry on 19 March 1970?

• Bianca Jagger

• Mary Barnett

• Tina Turner

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

• Modern Love

• Dancing In The Street

• China Girl

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

• 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.

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

• Robert Angier

• John Cutter

• Nikola Tesla