The Smiths Quiz Hub
From the grey streets of Manchester, The Smiths compressed a lifetime of longing, wit, and guitar-driven post-punk into just four studio albums — and left a wound in music that still hasn't healed. Our quizzes cover everything from band history and album deep cuts to the track-by-track secrets of The Queen Is Dead, so there's plenty to sink your teeth into whether you're a casual fan or a Morrissey obsessive. Community scores are sitting at a modest 70% overall, with tricky questions on B-sides and debut singles catching even the most devoted fans off guard — think you can do better?
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Player Performance Insights
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The Smiths are noticeably trickier to quiz on than most of their genre peers — fans score only 70% overall, while similar indie and new wave acts like Pulp (95%), Fontaines D.C. (94%), and Interpol (93%) leave The Smiths in the dust.
When it comes to The Cure vs. The Smiths, Smiths fans absolutely dominate — scoring a massive 91% on the head-to-head matchup quiz, making it the easiest Smiths quiz by far. Meanwhile, the deep-dive Morrissey solo quiz is the toughest challenge, with fans scraping just 64%.
Quiz Insights
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Q:What's the single most confusing question for Smiths fans?
A:Which Morrissey album features 'The More You Ignore Me'?
Only 58% got it right — nearly 1 in 4 guessed 'Kill Uncle', and almost no one picked the correct answer: 'Vauxhall and I'.
Q:Do fans know when The Smiths' debut single dropped?
A:Only 63% correctly identified 'Hand in Glove' as the debut single.
A surprising 16% thought it was 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now' — a classic mix-up of early-era essentials that trips up even devoted fans.
The Smiths Profile
| Inception | Formed in Manchester, England in 1982. |
| Members | Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke |
| Key Albums | The Queen Is Dead (1986), The Smiths (1984), Meat Is Murder (1985), Strangeways, Here We Come (1987). |
| Key Tracks | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1986), This Charming Man (1983), Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (1984), Bigmouth Strikes Again (1986), Back to the Old House (1984), Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (1984), This Night Has Opened My Eyes (1984), I Know It's Over (1986), How Soon Is Now (1984), Asleep (1985). |
| Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. |
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