What is Robert Smith's famous look?

Wild black hair and smudged red lipstick

The Cure Quiz: Robert Smith and Gothic Pop Classics

Wild hair, smudged lipstick and songs that swing from despair to joy made The Cure one of rock's most distinctive bands, and this The Cure quiz explores their music. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Robert Smith, Crawley, Boys Don't Cry, the dark trilogy, Pornography, Just Like Heaven, Disintegration, Lovesong, Friday I'm in Love and Songs of a Lost World.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Leader
Who is The Cure's singer and main songwriter?
Town
In which English town did the band form?
Early
What was the band first called?
Look
What is Robert Smith's famous look?
Trilogy
Which album ended their dark early trilogy in 1982?
Heaven
Which 1987 song became one of their best-loved pop hits?
Disintegration
Which 1989 album is often called their masterpiece?
Lovesong
Which song became their highest-charting US single?
Friday
Which upbeat 1992 hit celebrates the end of the week?
Return
Which 2024 album was their first in 16 years?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who is The Cure's singer and main songwriter?
Answer: Robert Smith
He has led the band since the start.
Q2: In which English town did the band form?
Answer: Crawley
It is in West Sussex.
Q3: What was the band first called?
Answer: Easy Cure
They shortened the name in 1978.
Q4: What is Robert Smith's famous look?
Answer: Wild black hair and smudged red lipstick
It shaped goth style.
Q5: Which album ended their dark early trilogy in 1982?
Answer: Pornography
It followed Seventeen Seconds and Faith.
Q6: Which 1987 song became one of their best-loved pop hits?
Answer: Just Like Heaven
It came from Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me.
Q7: Which 1989 album is often called their masterpiece?
Answer: Disintegration
It includes Pictures of You.
Q8: Which song became their highest-charting US single?
Answer: Lovesong
It reached number two.
Q9: Which upbeat 1992 hit celebrates the end of the week?
Answer: Friday I'm in Love
It shows their sunny side.
Q10: Which 2024 album was their first in 16 years?
Answer: Songs of a Lost World
It was widely praised.

The Cure Quiz – Robert Smith and Gothic Pop Classics

The Cure formed in Crawley, West Sussex, first as Easy Cure, and became The Cure in 1978. Singer and songwriter Robert Smith, with his wild black hair and smudged lipstick, shaped goth style.

Early songs such as Boys Don't Cry gave way to a dark trilogy of albums, Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography. The band then balanced gloom with pop hits like Just Like Heaven and Friday I'm in Love.

Disintegration, from 1989, is often called their masterpiece, and Lovesong reached number two in the US. The Cure entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 and released Songs of a Lost World in 2024, their first album in 16 years.

What This Quiz Teaches

Rock fans will enjoy these questions.

Where The Cure formed
Who leads the band
Which albums define them
Which hits they released
How their career continues

Did You Know?

Bassist Simon Gallup has been a long-time member.
Their concerts often last around three hours.
Smith has kept ticket prices low on tours.
Lullaby features a spider-themed video.
They headlined Glastonbury several times.