# 🚀 Trivia: David Bowie  
**🗓️ Used:** 2025-06-13

## 🧠 Regular Questions

### 1. What is David Bowie's real name?  
**Answer:** David Robert Jones  
- “Because ‘Bowie’ was already taken by a knife.”  
- “David Jones—sounds like your accountant, rocks like your alien god.”  
- “Name so basic, he had to get cosmic.”  
- “From normie to Ziggy in one rebrand.”  
- “Not to be confused with Davy Jones... or his locker.”

### 2. What year did Bowie release *The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars*?  
**Answer:** 1972  
- “When glam rock officially hijacked Earth.”  
- “1972: sequins, saxophones, and space stuff.”  
- “The year music got glitterbombed.”  
- “Before Bowie, Martians had no fashion sense.”  
- “72: The year your dad’s mind exploded.”

### 3. In what film did Bowie play a goblin king?  
**Answer:** Labyrinth  
- “Serving looks and kidnapping babies since ’86.”  
- “Glitter, tights, and unresolved trauma.”  
- “He rules the labyrinth. And your hormones.”  
- “You remind me of the babe. The one who needed therapy.”  
- “You’re not a real fan until you’ve watched this five times and questioned reality.”

### 4. What was Bowie's alter ego with a red mullet and jumpsuit from space?  
**Answer:** Ziggy Stardust  
- “The original glitter alien.”  
- “Mullet from Mars. Accept no substitutes.”  
- “Ziggy played guitar—and my emotions.”  
- “Because sometimes the world needs space drag.”  
- “One small step for glam, one giant leap for fabulous.”

### 5. What song did Bowie perform with Queen?  
**Answer:** "Under Pressure"  
- “Dun dun dun duhduh dun dun.”  
- “Not to be confused with *Vanilla Ice’s* criminal record.”  
- “Two legends. One baseline. Eternal goosebumps.”  
- “The soundtrack to stress, but sexy.”  
- “Queen + Bowie = God-tier karaoke.”

## ✍️ Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

### 1. Bowie’s eye condition gave the appearance of having two different ______.  
**Answer:** Eye colors  
- “His pupils were more dramatic than your ex.”  
- “One eye says party, the other says existential dread.”  
- “Fun fact: It’s called anisocoria, not ‘magic.’”  
- “Mesmerizing, hypnotic, mildly terrifying.”  
- “Staring contest? You lose.”

### 2. Bowie starred as the alien Thomas Jerome Newton in the film *The Man Who Fell to ______*.  
**Answer:** Earth  
- “Spoiler: He *still* didn’t fit in.”  
- “From another world, but British.”  
- “Crash-landed with cheekbones sharper than your wit.”  
- “When your spaceship detours into 70s existentialism.”  
- “Aliens: They’re just like us, only prettier.”

### 3. Bowie’s final studio album, released shortly before his death, was titled ______.  
**Answer:** Blackstar  
- “His swan song—and it slaps.”  
- “Released days before he became stardust.”  
- “Blackstar: more haunting than your browser history.”  
- “Part jazz, part goodbye, all genius.”  
- “The most stylish way to exit Earth.”

### 4. Bowie’s first U.S. number one hit was the song ______.  
**Answer:** Fame  
- “Produced by John Lennon, no big deal.”  
- “Irony alert: it’s about how fame sucks.”  
- “Toxic celebrity culture, but make it funky.”  
- “If narcissism had a dance beat.”  
- “Fame: Can’t buy happiness, but it bought him chart time.”

### 5. David Bowie collaborated with Trent Reznor on the song “I’m Afraid of ______.”  
**Answer:** Americans  
- “A prophecy disguised as a banger.”  
- “1997: Bowie saw it coming.”  
- “Yes, it’s political. Yes, it still applies.”  
- “The paranoia anthem you didn’t know you needed.”  
- “Screaming with synths.”

## ❓ Multiple Choice Questions

### 1. [Difficulty: 1]  
Which Bowie persona was known for the lightning bolt face paint?  
- A. The Thin White Duke  
- B. Ziggy Stardust  
- C. Aladdin Sane  
- D. Major Tom  
**Answer:** C. Aladdin Sane  
- “Ziggy’s unhinged cousin with better makeup.”  
- “It’s not a typo, it’s a vibe.”  
- “The bolt that launched a thousand Halloween costumes.”  
- “Face paint + existential crisis = art.”  
- “The ‘Sane’ was sarcasm.”

### 2. [Difficulty: 2]  
What was Bowie’s final live performance before his death?  
- A. Glastonbury 2004  
- B. Live Aid  
- C. Reality Tour 2006  
- D. New York 2006 with Alicia Keys  
**Answer:** D. New York 2006 with Alicia Keys  
- “His final mic drop—classy, emotional, perfect.”  
- “Duet with Alicia Keys. Casual.”  
- “Went out like a legend, not a whimper.”  
- “He sang, we sobbed.”  
- “Bowie, always the showman—even on exit.”

### 3. [Difficulty: 3]  
Which Bowie album features the song “Heroes”?  
- A. Low  
- B. Heroes  
- C. Lodger  
- D. Scary Monsters  
**Answer:** B. Heroes  
- “Because naming the album *and* the hit the same is a flex.”  
- “We can be confused—just for one day.”  
- “Berlin trilogy, baby.”  
- “A love song through a Cold War wall.”  
- “You’ll cry. Accept it.”

### 4. [Difficulty: 3]  
David Bowie was married to which supermodel?  
- A. Kate Moss  
- B. Naomi Campbell  
- C. Iman  
- D. Cindy Crawford  
**Answer:** C. Iman  
- “The most glamorous power couple since... ever.”  
- “Beauty and the rock god.”  
- “Iman + Bowie = genetic jackpot.”  
- “Forget Brangelina—this was Bowman.”  
- “They made looking cool look *effortless*.”

### 5. [Difficulty: 4]  
Which of these artists *did not* collaborate with David Bowie?  
- A. Brian Eno  
- B. Mick Jagger  
- C. Bob Dylan  
- D. Nine Inch Nails  
**Answer:** C. Bob Dylan  
- “Even Bowie has standards.”  
- “Dylan skipped the glitter.”  
- “Two legends, one missed opportunity.”  
- “No duet, just mutual weirdness.”  
- “Maybe Dylan feared Ziggy.”

