Pulp Quiz: Answers

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1) Name the 5 children who are called home for their tea in Acrylic Afternoons.
"Oh Wayne, Julie, Diane, Heather, Rachael come home. It's time for tea." Acrylic Afternoons

2) What do Monday Mornings and a 'year in Provence' have in common?
According to Jarvis, we have to shove them both up our arse: "Take yer monday mornings and shove it up yer a-a-arse." (Monday mornings), "Take yer year in Provence and shove it up yer assss" (I Spy)

3) What is GIF3 otherwise known as?
Babies - GIF3 is the cat number of the original single released on the Gift label in 1992.

4) Who said "We never wanted to be an indie band. We just wanted to be a pop band, that's all"?
Steve Mackey on kids TV programme, The Ozone

5) What are the 2 B sides to the O.U single?
O.U (7" edit) and Space.

6) In which song do we hear "the most remarkable application of modern electronics"?
Countdown (Radio edit)

7) Where in 'Pulp Intro' do old women roll their trolleys back to?
Lyndhurst Grove.

8) How long did it take to prise off the board across the door in the tower block in Mile End?
"It took an hour to prise it off and get inside" (Mile End)

9) What does the necklace read that Candida often wears.
'Candida' - well what else did you think it would read?

10) Who painbrushed the original Keven Westerberg photograph of the His 'n' Hers album sleeve?
Phillip Castle

11) What was the first single that Pulp released on the Island label?
Lipgloss

12) What do the songs 'The Will To Power', 'Fairground', 'Srpski Jeb' and 'Anorexic Beauty' all have in common?
Russell Senior provided the vocals for all these songs.

13) What is the connection between Death III and Countdown?
Countdown was previously known as Death III

14) Which company designed the Pulp logo featured on the Different Class album and singles?
The Designers Republic

15) What do 26" screens, Endowment Plans, Figurines, Remote Controls and Pot Pourri all have in common?
According to Jarvis in the song His 'n' Hers, he's frightened of all of them.

16) Pick the odd one out:
Farfisa Compact Professional II Organ, Vox Marauder Guitar, Korg Trident II (easy peasy!)
Vox Marauder Guitar - the only instument from the list that Candida doesn't play.

17) Which song explores the idea that "perfect people are perfectly boring"?
Seconds

18) How much did the bed cost in 'Live Bed Show' when it was bought 7 years ago?
"... and it only cost 10 pounds from the shop just down the road.."

19) Who designed the record sleeves for 'Separations' and 'Countdown'? Was it:
i) Savige & Best ii) Phil Vinall iii) Martyn Broadhead iv)Ed Buller
Martyn Broadhead - all the others are also connected with the band though

20) Who said, "For me, playing concerts is just about the only thing about being in a band I really like. The recording/promotion and all the rest of the stuff is just the foreplay - it's the concert that's the climax."
Russell Senior (surprisingly!)

21) How many number 1 singles were there from the Different Class album?
None

22) Which pet shop working character got the sack although didn't bother about it because of a dislike of the smell of rabbits? Was it:
i) Deborah ii) Susan iii) David iv) Jarvis
Susan

23) What's the connection between the painting on the artwork of 'Help The Aged' and an old Pulp song once called 'Kettledrum'?
Both are better known as 'The Never Ending Story'

24) In what year did Pulp record their first John Peel session?
1981 (7th November)

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