Which alien rock persona did Bowie create in 1972?
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Ziggy Stardust
Ziggy was Bowie’s first great alter ego.
💡 Did you know? He ‘killed off’ Ziggy on stage in 1973.
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Which 1969 Bowie song is about 'Major Tom'?
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Space Oddity
It was released to coincide with the 1969 Moon landing.
💡 Did you know? Major Tom returns in ‘Ashes to Ashes’.
Which 1977 Bowie song tells of lovers kissing by the Berlin Wall?
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Heroes
It was made in Berlin, where Bowie lived in the late 1970s.
💡 Did you know? The song became an anthem of the divided city.
Which country was David Bowie from?
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England
He was born in London in 1947.
💡 Did you know? His birth name was David Robert Jones.
What was Bowie’s final album, released two days before his death?
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Blackstar
It is seen as a deliberately crafted farewell.
💡 Did you know? He died of cancer in January 2016.
Which elegant, cold persona did Bowie embody in the mid-1970s?
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Thin White Duke
This phase coincided with his American soul period.
💡 Did you know? The album ‘Station to Station’ belongs to it.
In which divided city did Bowie record ‘Low’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Lodger’ in the late 1970s?
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Berlin
The albums ‘Low’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Lodger’ were made there.
💡 Did you know? He worked closely with Brian Eno on them.
Which danceable 1983 Bowie hit was produced by Nile Rodgers?
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Let’s Dance
It became one of his biggest commercial successes.
💡 Did you know? Stevie Ray Vaughan played guitar on it.
What was Bowie’s stage persona especially known for (style)?
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androgyny
He deliberately played with gender imagery.
💡 Did you know? His lightning-bolt make-up (Aladdin Sane) is iconic.
In which 1986 fantasy film did Bowie play the Goblin King?
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Labyrinth
Bowie also sang several songs in it.
💡 Did you know? The film became a cult classic.
Which early Bowie album (1971) features ‘Life on Mars?’ and ‘Changes’?
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Hunky Dory
It is seen as one of his strongest songwriting albums.
💡 Did you know? ‘Life on Mars?’ became a classic.
Which Christmas duet did Bowie surprisingly record with Bing Crosby?
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Little Drummer Boy
The 1977 duet became a holiday classic.
💡 Did you know? Crosby died shortly after the recording.
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