FAQ / QuiZ #1
author: IngridK
1. When's Shane's birthday?
2. What's his zodiac sign?
3. What's the size of Shane's shoes?
4. How many brothers and sisters does Shane have?
5. In the sleeve of of The Snake he named "Bird and Trane". Who are Bird and Trane?
6. In the sleeve of The Snake Shane asks us NOT to listen to a certain person (which is a good I idea, because I never did it in the past). Who is it?
7. What's his favourite German beer and his favourite German cigarettes?
8. Does Shane like the film "Trainspotting"? Yes or no??
9. What's Shane's favourite drink?
10. What does Shane usually say if people say he's drinking too much?
11. What was the name of the film in which Shane played a terrorist in 1986?
12. What was the catalogue number of THE NIPS "Only The End Of The Beginning" album?
13. Down which road does Shane like to walk "in the summer breeze", according to the lyrics of "Dark Streets of London"?
14. What was the UK release date of "Boys From The County Hell"?
15. Who described Shane as a "Romantic of the urban brutalist school" in 1989?
16. "The Nipettes" sang the backing vocals on THE NIPS "All The Time In The World". What were their names?
17. Who did Shane write "Driving Through The City" for in 1987?
18. Name the official Pogues fan club founded in 1988, origionally run by Shane's sister Siobhan.
19. Which band did POGUE MAHONE support at the Brixton Academy on March 8th, 9th and 10th, 1984?
20. How were the Pogues billed at the Tralee Festival on August 23rd 1987 in Ireland?
21. "On the jukebox Johnny sang about a thing called love" is a line from "A Pair Of Brown Eyes". Who is Johnny?
22. Who originally recorded "Aisling" before the Popes?
23. Who whisked Shane away to Dublin to witness a public hanging in "Snake With Eyes Of Garnet?
24. What was the original name of THE POPES before their debut gig in 1993?
25. Who drew the sleeve illustrations for "The Irish Rover" and "Jack's Heroes"?
26. Who wrote the film "Straight to Hell"?
27. In the backroom of which London pub were THE POGUES seen tipping over a large tableful of drinks in the video for "Streams Of Whiskey"?
28. What is the destination of the Underground tube train seen at the beginning of the video for "A Pair Of Brown Eyes"?
29. What was the name of the painting by J.L.A. Gericault which was parodied on the cover of "Rum, Sodomy & The Lash"?
30. What was the highest chart position reached in the UK by "Fairytale Of New York"?
31. Shane played banjo on Steve Earle's "Johnny Come Lately - true or false?
32. What did Charlie MacLennan say to Shane before he took him off stage at the Pinkpop Festival in Holland in 1995?
33. Shane played a barman in the video of "That's Woman Got Me Drinking". Who played the drunk?
34. Which instrument did Shane play in the video of "Haunted"