How well do you now your Skyhooks - here are twenty questions to test your knowledge. You can display all the questions at once by clicking on the Show All button Choose the correct answer for each question by clicking on the box with the question mark next to either the A, B, C or D
The Skyhooks debut album was called?
Living In the Seventies
Ego is Not a Dirty Word
Straight in a Gay Gay World
Guilty Until Proven Insane
How many copies of the Living In the Seventies album were sold?
300,000
200,000
500,000
400,00
Which of the following is NOT true about Skyhooks?
They appeared on Australian TV on the first day of colour transmission
They are credited with saving their Australian record label from collapse
They were the first band to consistently write about life in Australia
They never played live on Countdown
What was the name of the Skyhook's tour when they arrived back from America?
The "Brats Are Back" tour
The "Who Are They" tour
The "Rat Pack Return" tour
The "The Skys The Limit" tour
Who was the major songwriter for the Skyhooks?
Greg Macainsh
Red Symons
Alfred Strauks
Bob "Bongo" Starkie
In what country was Red Symonds born?
United Kingdom
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
Which band member was in the following bands: Spare Parts,Sound Pump,Reuben Tice,Clap Trap?
Gregory John Macainsh
Graeme "Shirley" Strachan
Red Symons
Bob "Bongo" Starkie
Which band member was born in the Woomera Rocket Range?
Gregory John Macainsh
Red Symons
Graeme "Shirley" Strachan
Bob "Bongo" Starkie
Which member joined Skyhooks as Lead Singer in 1973 and departed in February 1974?
Steve Hill
Peter Ingliss
Peter Starkie
Bob Spencer
Which American label signed up Skyhooks?
Mercury/Phonogram
EMI
Columbia
Jackson Records
Which of the following bands did Skyhooks support while in America?
Uriah Heep
Rolling Stones
Canned Heat
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Which album was recorded in the studios whilst Skyhooks were in America?
Straight in a Gay Gay World
Ego is Not a Dirty Word
The Skyhooks Tapes
Guilty Until Proven Insane
Which Skyhooks song was covered by heavy metal giants "Iron Maiden"?
Women in Uniform
Million Dollar Riff
Party to End All Parties
Smut
Which venue was the last Shirley played before leaving the band?
Melbourne's Palais Theatre
Bondi Lifesaver Club
Wollongong Leagues Club
Brunswick's Union Hotel
Who replaced Red Symonds when he left the group?
Bob Spencer
Peter Starkie
Peter Ingliss
Tony Williams
Where did Skyhooks play their last show on June 8th 1980 before splitting up?
Kalgoorlie
Foster
Newcastle
Deniliquin
Which group famously said that Skyhooks were the only Australian band they would let top the bill above them when they both played a festival in Noosa?
Midnight Oil
Rose Tattoo
AC/DC
Bill Thorpe & The Aztecs
Name the song with the following lyrics: When the sun sets over Carlton And the moonlight floods the streets All those pizza places and spaced out places They all get on the beat
Livin' In The Seventies
Carlton/Lygon Street Limbo
Toorak Cowboy
Hey, What's The Matter With You?
The drummer, Fred Strauks, was named on the album "Ego Is Not A Dirty Word" as Freddie ______.