Play Don't You (Ultimate Simple Minds Knowledge Quiz)
Don't You (Ultimate Simple Minds Knowledge Quiz)
Test your knowledge of Simple Minds — from band history and album trivia to iconic hits. Take the ultimate Simple Minds quiz and challenge fellow fans now!
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Simple Minds fans absolutely nailed the 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' US chart-topper question with a 94% success rate — yet when it came to naming the UK number one from 1989, nearly 4 in 10 fans wrongly voted for 'Alive and Kicking' instead of the correct answer, 'Belfast Child', revealing a serious blind spot for the band's later chart history.
While 89% of fans correctly identified Jim Kerr from a photo, not a single fan mistook him for Mel Gaynor — yet 11% of fans thought Bryan Ferry, a Roxy Music icon, was Simple Minds' keyboard player, making him the quiz's most surprising red herring.
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Q:Which 1985 film did fans most wrongly link to Simple Minds?
A:11% of fans picked St. Elmo's Fire instead of the correct answer, The Breakfast Club.
Both are classic 80s Brat Pack films, so the mix-up is understandable — but The Breakfast Club got 89% of the vote overall. Close, but no detention slip!
Q:What was the toughest question in the Ultimate Simple Minds Quiz?
A:Only 61% correctly named 'Belfast Child' as Simple Minds' 1989 UK number one.
'Alive and Kicking' fooled 33% of fans — a classic case of a massive hit stealing the spotlight from an equally iconic chart-topper.
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89%
Pianist / Keyboard Player of Simple Minds
89%
Song by Simple Minds that topped the US charts
94%
Which 1985 film featured Simple Minds' most famous song?
89%
Which Simple Minds song reached number one in the UK in 1989?
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