Xmas NME 1988, Smiths Quiz questions 26 - 50

Sheridan Whiteside

Sweet and Tender Hooligan
Following my earlier post, and a few reminders here are the rest of the questions from the NME Smiths Quiz in 1988.

It was actually Johnny Marr's gold Hatful disc you could win and not Mike Joyce's as I previously mentioned.

26 - what links charlie bubbles with william.........?
27 - Haveing covered Jeane which 2 smiths songs is billy bragg currently reinterpreting?
28 - morrissey was the sleeve star for monkeys run ' falling upstairs' and 'what i wouldnt give' by pink ........... name the band?
29 - which band first covered please please please let me get what i want?
30 - on whose version of walk away rene did johnny marr play guitar?
31 - who was / is sheridan whiteside?
32 - name the smiths go go dancer who now fronts raymonde
33 - where did cicely courtneidge want to go back too
34 - which song contains the utterance everbodys clever nowadays
35 - name the smiths track that appeared on the nme readers poll 84 ep
36 - who did the new york dance mix of this charming man
37 - which marr instrumental became the right stuff with bryan ferry lyrics
38 - he killed a horse and a nun but where did he threaten to shoot his dog
39 - james dean middle name
40 - which married couple contributed to ;ask'
41 - which frightening member of the bloomsbury set was the source of shakespeares sister
42 - name the juvenile smith fined for handling stolen lowerys
43 - what was the original title of 'the smiths' lp
44 - on the shopfloor theres a ..............., its as obvious as snow, as if we didnt know, some girls...... whats the word
45 - in which classsic western does the drunken consumptive doc holliday declare ' the queen is dead, long live the queen'
46 - morrissey was president of which dodgy glam bands fan club in the 70's
47 - which james song have the smiths covered
48 - due to a pressing cock up which track briefly appeared as a 12' a side instead of shoplifters...
49 - where are the lyrics 'a three day debate on a high rise estate ' mysteriously translated 'your face i can see and its desperatly kind
50 - which smiths song includes the mozzeresquelypoetic lyric its crap i know

cant be arsed to check for typos etc!
 
Thanks, for the post. When I have more time, I will see how many I know and post the results with no cheating. Anyone else?
 
Hahaha, I know the answer of 28.
I had a chance to buy the record in 1991, but didn't buy it.

Grrrrrr. I can't think of the name. I remember reading about the lyric.

Oh! What I wouldn't give to feel your presence here!
There's my Smiths tapes you never wanted to hear,
Throw them away, Morrissey in a bin,
If It would bring you back again.​
 
The old NME quiz is tough!

Here's an easier one we've probably had already - http://www.flixster.com/quizzes/morrissey-2-687292

- Legendary screen hardman John Bindon is namechecked in the sleevenotes to which Morrissey album?
Southpaw Grammar
Maladjusted
Viva Hate
Kill Uncle

Which classic crime novel from the 1940s features characters named Morrissey and Johnny Marr?
The Bride Wore Black
The Black Dahlia
Rendezvous in Black
Black Narcissus

Which of these London locations does NOT feature in a Morrissey song?
Fulham Road
Trafalgar Square
Sloane Square
Clapham Common

Which 1960s singer covered Morrissey's "Let Me Kiss You"?
Cilla Black
Sandie Shaw
Lulu
Nancy Sinatra

Which female singer did NOT provide backing vocals for Morrissey?
Tori Amos
Chrissie Hynde
Kirsty McColl
Mary Margaret O'Hara

Which song does this lyric come from? "Jet trails in the sky..."
Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning
Lost
Lucky Lisp
Alma Matters

Clips from which classic British documentary feature on the album "Vauxhall and I"?
Cathy Come Home
We Are the Lambeth Boys
The London Nobody Knows
Every Day Except Christmas

A childhood photograph of Morrissey appears on the cover of which single?
Suedehead
November Spawned a Monster
The Last of the Famous International Playboys
Everyday is Like Sunday

Which classic children's book is featured in the video Suedehead?
The Little Prince
The Little Mermaid
The Happy Prince
The Princess and the Pea

A clip from which "Carry On" Film is featured in the video of Everyday is Like Sunday?
Carry on England
Carry on Matron
Carry on Abroad
Carry on Girls -

And a so-called cloze test, which are apparently used to gauge linguistic aptitude, with Morrissey as subject - http://learnonline.cc/clozure/mobiletopic.php?s=Morrissey
 
Wooh, this one is pretty tough.
The ones I missed were
30
31
40
41
42
37
50

If anyone wants to fill in these answers, or PM them to me, I would appreciate it.
Roky
 
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