David Bowie Quiz: Places, People and Key Facts

Space Oddity was used by the BBC in its coverage of the 1969 Moon landing, and this David Bowie quiz follows the shape-shifting career that began with it. Revisit Brixton-born David Jones, Ziggy Stardust, the Berlin Trilogy with Brian Eno, Let's Dance with Nile Rodgers, Labyrinth's Goblin King and his final album Blackstar.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Name
What was David Bowie's birth name?
Brixton
In which London district was Bowie born?
Space
Which Bowie song was released in July 1969?
Ziggy
Which alter ego did Bowie create in 1972?
Berlin
Which producer worked on Bowie's Berlin Trilogy?
Heroes
Which song was recorded near the Berlin Wall?
Dance
Who co-produced Let's Dance?
Labyrinth
Which character did Bowie play in Labyrinth?
Blackstar
When was Blackstar released?
Pressure
Which band recorded Under Pressure with Bowie?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What was David Bowie's birth name?
Answer: David Jones
He changed it to avoid confusion with Davy Jones.
Q2: In which London district was Bowie born?
Answer: Brixton
A mural honors him there.
Q3: Which Bowie song was released in July 1969?
Answer: Space Oddity
It featured Major Tom.
Q4: Which alter ego did Bowie create in 1972?
Answer: Ziggy Stardust
The Spiders from Mars backed him.
Q5: Which producer worked on Bowie's Berlin Trilogy?
Answer: Brian Eno
Tony Visconti also co-produced.
Q6: Which song was recorded near the Berlin Wall?
Answer: Heroes
Hansa Studios overlooked the Wall.
Q7: Who co-produced Let's Dance?
Answer: Nile Rodgers
It was released in 1983.
Q8: Which character did Bowie play in Labyrinth?
Answer: Jareth the Goblin King
It was released in 1986.
Q9: When was Blackstar released?
Answer: January 2016
He died two days later.
Q10: Which band recorded Under Pressure with Bowie?
Answer: Queen
It was released in 1981.

David Bowie Quiz – Rock's Great Chameleon

David Bowie was born David Jones in Brixton, London, in 1947. He changed his name to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of the Monkees, and his 1969 single Space Oddity, featuring astronaut Major Tom, coincided with the Moon landing.

In 1972 Bowie became Ziggy Stardust, a glam rock alien backed by the Spiders from Mars. In the late 1970s he moved to Berlin and recorded the Berlin Trilogy with Brian Eno and Tony Visconti, including Heroes, recorded at Hansa Studios near the Berlin Wall.

Bowie reached huge audiences with Let's Dance, co-produced by Nile Rodgers, recorded Under Pressure with Queen and played the Goblin King in Labyrinth. He released Blackstar in January 2016, two days before his death, a final artistic statement.

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Music fans and art lovers will enjoy these questions.

What Bowie's birth name was
Where he was born
Who Ziggy Stardust was
Who produced the Berlin Trilogy
When Blackstar was released

Did You Know?

His unequal pupils came from a schoolboy fight.
Aladdin Sane's cover shows a lightning bolt.
He acted in The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Bowie Bonds sold future royalties.
He was inducted into the Rock Hall in 1996.