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The video quiz (with answers)

Massive Attack - Protection (Directed by , 1995) (2p) What band is the lead singer of this usually associated with?

Everything But the Girl

Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet (Directed by , 1995) (1p) What popular movie character does the smiling tin man remind you of?

The Tin Man

Depeche Mode - (Directed by Anton Corbijn, 1987) (3p) What car is this?

BMW Isetta

Moloko - The Time Is Now (2000) (1p) Where did the band get their name from?

Moloko from A Clockwork Orange

Björk - Hyperballad (Directed by Michel Gondry, 1995) (1p) Does the non-holographic Björk open her eyes during the video?

Yes, during the phrase „...will my eyes be closed or open?“

Muse - Madness (Directed by Anthony Mandler, 2012) (3p) What instrument is the bass player using?

Misa Kitara

Massive Attack - Teardrop (Directed by , 1998) (1p) Name the TV show that uses this song as a theme song.

American version of House M.D.

Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice (Directed by Spike Jonze, 2000) (1p) Where does the rhyme "Walk without rhythm and it won't attract the worm" come from?

Frank Herbert's Dune

Massive Attack - Angel (Directed by Walter Stern, 1998) (2p) Name a movie that has this song on its soundtrack.

Guy Ritchie's Snatch

Faunts - M4 (Part 2) (Directed by Ryan Bosworth, 2006) (1p) Name the computer game that uses this song in its end titles.

Mass Effect

Foo Fighters - Everlong (Directed by Michel Gondry, 1997) (1p) How can you communicate with a dreaming person (according to video)?

You can call them by phone Muse - Knights of Cydonia (Directed by Joseph Kahn, 2006) (1p) Name the composer whose piece is performed at the beginning of this song in Muse live shows. Ennio Morricone

Massive Attack - (Directed by Daniel Levi, 2003) (1p) What does the lead singer transform to by the end of the video?

A butterfly. Obvious, no?

Basement Jaxx - Take Me Back To Your House (Directed by Dougal Wilson, 2006) (1p) Who takes the girl back to his house in the end?

A russian soldier in a tank.

Depeche Mode - (Directed by Anton Corbijn, 1990) (2p) What mountains are these?

Scottish Highlands and Swiss Alps

Kraftwerk - Tour de France (Etapes 1 et 2) (Live at Riga Olimpiska Hall, 2005) (2p) On the Minimum-Maximum DVD, what video is filmed in Tallinn?

Elektro Kardiogramm

Kylie Minogue - (Directed by Michel Gondry, 2001) (1p) How many Kylies are there in the end of the video?

Four.

Moloko - Forever More (2003) (1p) Can you go to a Moloko live show this year?

No, they've disbanded :(

Chemical Brothers - (Directed by Michel Gondry, 2002) (1p) What's the coolest thing about the visuals in this video?

They appear in rhythm with the musical instruments/lyrics.

Massive Attack - (Directed by H5, 2003) (2p) Are there any countries in the world where human cloning is legal?

Tough question. Technically, it is not illegal in the United States of America.

Muse - Isolated System (Directed by Tom Kirk, 2012) (2p) What's the license plate of the car shown around minute 2?

Helium 3.

(1p) How is the license place related to energy production?

Helium 3 could help with power generation using nuclear fusion.

Björk - Jóga (Directed by Michel Gondry, 1997) (1p) Where is the source material filmed?

Iceland - Deadweight (Directed by Michel Gondry, 1997) (1p) The video contains footage from a movie. Name that movie.

A Life Less Ordinary

Björk - Bachelorette (Directed by Michel Gondry, 1997) (2p) How many recursion levels are there in this video (including the first)?

I counter four.

Muse - Time Is Running Out (Live at Wembley Stadium, 2007) (1p) What is HAARP?

High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program

Faithless - Take The Long Way Home (1998) (1p) Does the kid return the wallet?

Yes and no. Both cases are shown. Both answers are technically correct.

Chemical Brothers - (Directed by Spike Jonze, 1997) (3p) Who is on the other picture that is on the title display at the end of the video?

The Chemical Brothers themselves

Prodigy - (Pendulum ) (Directed by Ron Scalpello, 2005) (1p) Which academic process is somewhat similar to the events in this video?

Almost all of them are.

Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone (Directed by Christian Holm-Glad, 2007) (1p) Who is the mad scientist reanimating?

His teddy bear from the beginning of the video.

Pendulum - Watercolours (Live at Camden Crawl, 2010) (2p) What instrument is the lead singer playing?

A Ztar Z6

Roni Size - Brown Paper Bag (Directed by Nick Gordon, 1997) (2p) What city is this?

Toronto, Canada

Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (Directed by Jess Holzworth, 2009) (1p) What effect is used in this video?

Kaleidoscope

Underworld - Always Loved a Film (Directed by Syrine & Pej, 2010) (1p) How is this band related to the Olympics?

They did the musical direction for the opening ceremony.

(1p) What happens to the traffic cop?

He gets pulled in the trunk. Aphex Twin - Window Licker (Directed by , 1999) (1p) Could this video possibly be a parody of gangsta hip hop videos?

How could it not be? But yes, it is intended that way.

(3p) What does "window licking" mean in French?

Faire du lèche-vitrine means window shopping.

Squarepusher - Come On My Selector (Directed by Chris Cunningham, 1997) (1p) What happens to one of the guards and the dog?

Their brains are swapped.

소녀시대 - Gee (2009) (1p) Chinese, Japanese or Korean?

Korean.

Beastie Boys - Sabotage (Directed by Spike Jonze, 1994) (1p) Name some TV series that could have been the inspiration to this video.

Starsky & Hutch, Miami Vice etc.

U96 - Das Boot (1991) (1p) Where is the band from?

Germany