The Cure Quizzes
From the post-punk murk of Crawley to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Cure built one of music's most meticulously layered catalogs — and this collection of quizzes is your definitive guide to how well you truly know it. We've assembled everything from the Ultimate Fan Test and a deep-dive Albums Knowledge Test to the head-to-head Cure vs. The Smiths Matchup, each piece carefully chosen to separate the casual listener from the devoted archivist. Community scores tell the real story: fans consistently nail the hits and the Robert Smith lore, but Disintegration's release year, Porl Thompson's post-Cure adventures, and the deeper album cuts are where reputations quietly unravel — so step inside and find out exactly where you stand.
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The Cure fans absolutely crush the The Cure Vs The Smiths Matchup Quiz: Who's the Iconic Band? — it's the easiest Cure quiz out there with a whopping 90% success rate. But flip over to the Just Like Heaven: Cure Albums Knowledge Test! and things get brutal fast — only 48% of answers are correct, making it the hardest Cure quiz by a mile. Fans know the band; the deep album cuts? Not so much! 🖤
The Cure fans seriously outperform the crowd on new wave trivia overall — The Cure's quizzes score 79% correct answers compared to the new wave category average of 81%. But here's the twist: they're actually punching well above the alternative category average of 75%, suggesting Cure fans skew more knowledgeable than the typical alternative music crowd! 🎸
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Q:Which Cure quiz trips up even the most devoted fans?
A:The Just Like Heaven: Cure Albums Knowledge Test! — only 48% success rate.
Fans nailed the band knowledge but stumbled hard on deep album details. Only about half of all answers were correct — ouch! 🎵
Q:What's the most misunderstood question in all of The Cure's quizzes?
A:Only 22% of fans knew 'Lullaby' was The Cure's highest-charting UK single, peaking at #5.
Most fans bet on 'Friday I'm in Love' — but the correct answer is 'Lullaby'! Try it yourself in the The Cure: 10-Question Trivia Quiz. 🕷️
The Cure Profile
| Inception | Formed in Crawley, England in 1977. |
| Former Names | The Obelisk, Malice, Easy Cure |
| Members | Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Laurence Tolhurst |
| Key Albums | Wish (1992), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987), Disintegration (1989), Three Imaginary Boys (1979), The Head on the Door (1985), Seventeen Seconds (1980), Pornography (1982), Faith (1981), Bloodflowers (2000), The Cure (2004). |
| Key Tracks | Boys Don't Cry (1979), Friday I'm in Love (1992), Just Like Heaven (1987), Lullaby (1989), Close to Me (1985), Love Song (1989), Pictures of You (1989), A Forest (1980), M (1980), The Lovecats (1983). |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 Top-10 Hit |
| UK Singles Chart | 2 Number One Hits 5 Top-10 Hits |
| Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. |
