Take the 'Mastermind' Slade quiz...
You have two minutes to go through these questions.
1
"What's the real first name of the band's singer, Noddy Holder?"
2
"In which band were Dave Hill and Don Powell performing when they invited Noddy Holder
to join then in 1966?"
3
"Which former manager of Jimi Hendrix signed the band after he saw them play live for the
first time in a London Club in 1968?"
4 "Two top 20 singles were taken from the Slade In Flame soundtrack album; one was Far
far away. What was the title of the other?"
5
"Which choir is credited with Slade on their 1980 release of Merry Christmas everybody,
which reached #70 in the UK singles chart that year?"
6
"Which single starts with the words 'Baby, baby, baby', which Noddy says he did not intend
to be on the record?"
7
"On the cover of the 1976 albuim 'Nobody's fools', what unusual accessory are all 4 members
of the band wearing?"
8
"According to Noddy Holder's autobiography, which Fontana recrds executive changed the band's
name from the N'Betweens to Ambrose Slade because his secretary had named two objects on her
desk Ambrose and Slade?"
9
"In 1984 Slade had to cancel their American tour, because which member of the band had contracted
hepatitis?"
10
"What is the title of the '69 album, the only album released by the band under the name Ambrose Slade?"
11
"Which was the first single since 'Get down and get with it' to have the title of its A side spelled correctly?"
12
"Slade's triumphant appearance at the 1980 Reading Festival occurred after which act pulled out, shortly
before the festival?"
13
"What was the name of Slade's final studio album with the original line-up of the band released on RCA
in 1987?"
14
"According to the lyrics of 'Far far away', in which United States state has 'the morning in the mountains'
been seen?
15
"In 1983, which single was the first Slade single to reach the top 10 in the UK since 'Thanks for the memory'
8 years earlier?"