Hi all,

For all you trivia buffs, here's a little quiz you might be interested in, for your own enjoyment. The answers are at the bottom of this page. Write down your answers on a piece of paper, and check your results when you've finished. There are no prizes (alas!) ;) This thing covers Nick's entire career so you better be ready!

Questions:

1. Who "wears his alcoholism well"?

2. On which Birthday Party track does Blixa play guitar?

3. Which NC&tBS LP, other than Live Seeds, has applause at the end?

4. Which Birthday Party song contains the lines: "Here it comes... here it comes... here it comes..."

5. Which song contains the lines "Punishment, Reward, Punishment, Reward"?

6. Where do you "swing and burn" when you're caught?

7. Deep in the woods, what cruel design do worms make "into belly"?

8. What sort of heat does Sonny give off?

9. What name does the Captain (in Cabin Fever) have tattooed on his forearm?

10. And what is his peg carved out of?

11. What were the garroters (or malanderers) at the "the old dance hall on the edge of town" armed with?

12. Which songs contain the name "Lucy".

13. Which songs on NC&tBS songs contain the name "Henry".

14. In From Her To Eternity, what room does she live in?

15. Name the three daughters in Ode to Joy that are murdered.

16. In Ode to Joy, who does the murderer quote on the walls in the victims' blood?

17. How many miners does Crow Jane murder?

18. What drink does Jangling Jack order?

19. What sexually transmitted disease is mention in the song Mercy?

20. Which former Bad Seed was tragically killed recently?

21. Which Nick Cave song contains the title of a movie starring the murderous Quentin Tarantino?

22. Which two Nick Cave songs contain the words "knife" and "jeans" in the same sentence?