The answers!
For each question the correct answer is in yellow. Yes, number 4 has two possible answers. :)
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Who is the last remaining original member of the Newsboys?
Duncan Phillips
Jeff Frankenstein
Jody Davis
Peter Furler
Phil Joel
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Phil talks a lot about being adopted, but which of the others was also adopted?
Duncan
Jeff
Jody
Peter
Phil's the only one.
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Which of the Newsboys can tie a cherry stem into a knot while it's still in his mouth?
Duncan
Jeff
Jody
Peter
Phil
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Who will be the final Survivor?
Rich
Rudy
Kelly
Sue
You idiot. This is a Newsboys quiz. And that question really dates it.
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What was the name of the Newsboys' first album?
Hell is For Wimps
Boys Will Be Boyz
Not Ashamed
Read All About It
I Want To Be A Clone
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The Newsboys released their first full-length album in
1985
1988
1990
1992
1994
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Who broke his collarbone while motorbiking at the start of a tour and still didn't miss a concert?
None of them. They're not THAT dedicated.
Jeff
Jody
Peter
Phil
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The Newsboys got their start in Mooloolaba, Australia. How do they pronounce Mooloolaba?
MOO-loo-la-ba
Moo-LOO-la-ba
Moo-loo-LA-ba
FISH
The name is too sacred to be spoken aloud.
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When the Newsboys decided to make a video with a producer and director from the mainstream music industry and then discovered on arriving at the set that the producer planned to have a model in a silver bikini in the video, they
made the video without any protest.
were forced to make the video because of a contract, but later were able to prevent anyone from seeing it by making use of a clause in the contract that required their permission before the video could be released.
explained to the producer that they didn't want to sell a song that way.
walked off the set without a word.
did none of the above because I'm making this whole story up.
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Which of these musical styles have the Newsboys NOT experimented with in their songs?
ska
rap
disco
acapella vocals
cheesy 80's music
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The Newsboys have passed time on the road doing all of the following EXCEPT
motocross racing
tag team wrestling
drag races with the tour buses
paintball wars
tormenting fans by giving themselves mysterious nicknames
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How many people were on the road with the Love Liberty Disco tour?
The five Newsboys, Pete's dad, and a driver.
16
32
56
74
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Which of the Newsboys once took out a loan for $5000 to buy musical equipment when he wasn't making that much in a year?
None of them.
Jeff
Jody
Peter
Phil
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Which of them dropped out of college to join the band?
Duncan
Jeff
Jody
Peter
None of them.
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Which of them was going to be a pastor, but ended up joining his first band just before he would have gone to seminary?
Duncan
Jeff
None of them.
Peter
Phil
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Which of them gained an audition with the Newsboys by claiming proficiency on an instrument he'd never played in his life?
Duncan
Jeff
Jody
None of them.
Phil
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Which of the following have the Newsboys NOT done in concert?
Played on drum sets that turned completely upside down.
Smashed their guitars to pieces.
Gotten injured badly enough to bleed profusely. More than once.
Descended from the rafters on flying saucer platforms.
Played with a remote controlled blimp that buzzed around the auditorium with the band's name painted on its side.
And hie him home, at evening�s close,
To sweet repast and calm repose.