KX Classics Pop Quiz

How well do you know David Bowie?

A legend of rock, David Bowie is remembered most for his genre-defining music, as well as his flashy costumes and fantastic stage performances.

This week Bowie is Artist of the Week, so we’ve got a specials David Bowie quiz.

Perhaps you’ll find yourself as the winner of the book ‘Bowie” by Rob Sheffield of as one of the winners of a David Bowie Rocksaws Puzzles.

How well do you know Bowie? It's time to find out in this challenging quiz.

... Good Luck!

In which year was David Bowie born?

1953

1939

1942

1947

Who played the piano on "Life on Mars"?

Lou Reed

Rick Wakeman

Elton John

Which of these wasn't a Bowie alter-ego during the 70s?

Ziggy Stardust

The Thin White Duke

Major Tom

Can you match the lyrics to the song: “I watch the ripples change their size But never leave the stream Of warm impermanence And so the days float through my eyes”

"Changes"

"Golden Years"

"Station to Station"

Who threw the party where Bowie met John Lennon?

Andy Warhol

Elizabeth Taylor

Mick Jagger

Which albums make up Bowie's "Berlin trilogy"?

Low, Heroes and Lodger

Station to Station, Low and Heroes

Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs and Low

What was Bowie's first UK No 1 single?

Jean Genie in 1972

Let's Dance in 1980

The re-release of Space Oddity in 1975

Can you match the lyrics to the song: “He says he's a beautician and sells you nutrition Keeps all your dead hair for making up underwear”

"I'm Afraid of Americans"

"Rebel Rebel"

"The Jean Genie"

Who co-wrote 'Fame' with Bowie in 1975?

John Lennon

Marvin Gaye

Elton John

Bob Dylan

What character did Bowie play in the 2006 movie 'The Prestige'?

Albert Einstein

Nikola Tesla

Guglielmo Marconi

Alexander Bell

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