50 Bee Gees Questions!
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1.Where did their name come from?
a)Barry Gibb b)Brothers Gibb c)Barbara Gibb d)all 3
2.What other event does Barry share his birthday with?
a)Andy's birthday (his brother) b)Ashley's birthday (one of his kids) c)his wedding anniversary d)Ali's birthday (one of his kids)
3.When is Barry's birthday?
a)September 1, 1946 b)August 24, 1945 c)January 17, 1946 d)December 9, 1946
4.When is Maurice & Robin's birthday?
a)August 2, 1948 b)December 22, 1949 c)July 24, 1949 d)September 30, 1949
5.Who gave them their big break on Australian radio?
a)Dick Clark b)Bill Gates c)George Martin d)Casey Kasem
6.Which twin was older?
a)Maurice b)Robin
7.Who is the oldest Gibb sibling?
a)Barry b)Maurice & Robin c)Andy d)Lesley
8.What is Barry's middle name?
a)Leslie b)Hugh c)Ernest d)Alan Crompton
9.What is Robin's middle name?
10.What was Maurice's middle name?
11.When was Hugh Gibb's birthday?
a)August 1, 1901 b)January 15, 1916 c)August 4, 1910 d)September 7, 1915
12.The Isle of Man is also called what?
a)Ile d'homme b)Ellan Vannin c)British Isle d)Ellen Vanin
13.The other name for the Isle of Man is in what language?
a)old english b)Irish gaelic c)English gaelic d)manx gaelic
14.What time was Barry born?
a)08:45pm b)08:45am c)12:05pm d)11:41am
15.What time was Maurice born?
a)03:50am b)04:15pm c)12:45pm d)08:30am
16.What time was Robin born?
a)04:05pm b)12:15pm c)03:15am d)08:10am
17.What does R.S.O. stand for?
a)Robert Stinkweed Options b)Robert Stigwood Organization c)Richard Stanley Optimum d)Randee St.Nichols Oracle
18.What is Barry's wife's name?
a)Lynda Brown b)Linda Stephens c)Lydia Gray d)Lynda Gray
19.What is Robin's wife's name?
a)Dwina Murphy b)Sara Murray c)Deborah Jones d)Joanne Munch
20.What was Maurice's wife's name?
a)Yvonne Spenceley b)Erika Spencer c)Jessica Simpson d)Carol Peters
21.What group is Robin's wife a member & patroness of?
a)Royal Order of Buddhists b)Tribal Rights of a New Saturday Night c)The Order of Ovates & Druids d)National Order of Stonehengers
22.Maurice belonged to what support group?
a)Gamblers Anonymous b)Alcoholics Anonymous c)Kleptomaniacs Anonymous d)Pyromaniacs Anonymous
23.What relief concert did they do on August 24, 1992?
a)Hurricane Barry b)Tropical Storm Allison c)Hurricane Andrew d)Hurricane Chantal
24.What was their first number 1?
a)3 Kisses of Love b)Second Hand People c)Wine & Women d)Spicks & Specks
25.What was their first number 1 in the U.S.?
a)How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? b)Massachusetts c)To Love Somebody d)Words
26.What was their first number 1 in the U.K.?
a)Words b)Massachusetts c)I Started A Joke d)I've Got To Get A Message To You
27.What was their first number 1 in Germany?
a)Words b)The New York Mining Disaster of 1941 c)Massachusetts d)To Love Somebody
28.Which performer did a remake of a Bee Gees song?
a)Destiny's Child b)Boyzone c)Oscar de la Hoya d)all 3
29.How far along was Barry's wife with their last child?
a)full term/40 weeks/9 months b)12 weeks/3 months c)25 weeks/a little over 6 months d)24 weeks/6 months
30.How many kids does Barry have?
a)5, 4 boys + 1 girl b)5, 3 boys + 2 girls c)4, 2 boys + 2 girls d)4, all boys
31.How many kids does Robin have?
a)3, 2 girls + 1 boy b)3, 2 boys + 1 girl c)2, 1 boy + 1 girl d)2, all boys
32.How many kids did Maurice have?
a)3, 2 boys + 1 girl b)2, all girls c)2, all boys d)2, 1 boy + 1 girl
33.What album was recalled for health reasons?
a)Idea b)Odessa c)2 Years On d)Horizontal
34.What Bee Gees song was remade by them but renamed?
a)The Woman In You - Secret Love b)You Should Be Dancing - Decadence c)Angela - You Win Again d)never been done
35.What made Stigwood listen to the Bee Gees demo?
a)he was bored b)someone bribed him c)he was drunk d)none of the above
36.What artist suggested Miami as a good place to record?
a)Rod Stewart b)Eric Clapton c)Elton John d)Paul McCartney
37.How many miles was the car going for Jive Talkin'?
a)26 b)35 c)30 d)29
38.What disease do the BGs do the Love & Hope events for?
a)cancer b)muscular dystrophy c)diabetes d) AIDS
39."Wish You Were Here" was for whom?
a)John Lennon b)Andy Gibb c)Hugh Gibb d)Marilyn Monroe
40."To Love Somebody" was written for whom?
a)Jimmy Sommerville b)Otis Redding c)Michael Bolton d)Samantha Sang
41.With what song did Barry discover his falsetto?
a)Night Fever b)Night's On Broadway c)You Should Be Dancing d)Jive Talkin'
42.When was the Hither Green train crash (Robin's accident)?
a)November 5, 1967 - 08:30pm b)December 14, 1967 - 12:06am c)November 20, 1967 - 09:15pm d)December 4, 1967 - 10:45pm
43.What was the name of the club where they first performed for a paycheck?
a)Guimont Club b)Russell Street Theater c)Cat's In The Cradle Club d)Manchester Park Street Theater
44.What other names did the Bee Gees consider?
a)Wee Johnny Hayes & The Blue Cats b)The Rattlesnakes c)neither d)both a & b
45.What was Robin's nickname as a child?
a)Boddin b)Rob c)Robby d)he had none
46. What was Barry's nickname as a child?
a)Bar b)he had none c)Baz d)Bobo
47. What was Maurice's nickname as a child?
a)Mo b)Moby c)Maury d)Woggie
48.At what age did Barry start talking?
a)10 months b)3 years old c)2 years old d)18 months
49.Which brother fell in the river and almost drowned?
a)Barry b)Robin c)Maurice d)Andy
50.What do you get when you type 5339.338 into a calculator and turn it upside down?
a)BAZGIBB b)nothing, just numbers c)BEEGEES d)I have no idea