The Vinyl Tiger: The 80s (Vol.1) quiz: 10 questions by Dave Di Vito

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To celebrate the release of Vinyl Tiger (Vols.1-3 and the complete edition), take the Vinyl Tiger quiz on music and literature!

Which of the following books is about a record store in Chicago where music is sold the old fashioned way: on vinyl.

Telegraph Avenue
High Fidelity
Clerks
Vinyl

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Which of the following 80s superstars has repeatedly topped the New York Times' Best Seller lists with his/her books?

Michael Jackson
Cyndi Lauper
Madonna
Prince

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Peter Shaffer's hit book of 1979 - later transformed into a movie - was based on which legendary composer?

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
George Gershwin

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Jay-Z continues to own and shape popular culture today. His and Dream Hampton's acclaimed book about hip-hop was called...

Decoded
Magna Carta
The Blue Print
Unfinished Business

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Which American rocker recently released her memoir "Girl In A Band"?

Patti Smith
Kim Gordon
Nancy Wilson
Courtney Love

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The main character in Vinyl Tiger's biggest inspiration is a singer, one of whose song lyrics read "then we move like tigers on Vaseline". Who was it?

Mick Jagger
Elton John
John Lennon
David Bowie

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Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 with his debut novel. What was the title of the novel?

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
The White Tiger
The Tiger's Wife
Tiger Tiger

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In 2014, this British, former indie icon released "Autobiography" to critical acclaim. But his first novel - 2015's "List of the Lost" was deemed one of the year's worst releases.

Damon Albarn
Morrissey
Liam Gallagher
Bob Geldof

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Back in the 90s, Roddy Doyle's book about one man's attempt to bring soul to the streets of Dublin got everyone - including Hollywood - all excited, and, eventually, singing all kinds of standards again. What was the name of the 'group' and the book?

Scritti Politti
The Commitments
The Bodyguards
Velvet Goldmine

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Which of the following ladies in pop music is yet to publish their own large format coffee table book?

Bjork
Kylie Minogue
Lady Gaga
Madonna

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