In Pictures: Cork music quiz raises funds for Pieta. Try the questions...
Ger 'Gik' Kelleher and Morty McCarthy at the Music Table Quiz, in aid of Pieta, at Crane Lane, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan
By now an annual tradition, the Music Table Quiz was held in Crane Lane on Monday, January 1.
Organised in aid of mental health charity Pieta by Sultans Of Ping drummer Morty McCarthy, Cypress Mine drummer Mark Healy, and Gik Kelleher of West Cork Olives, the event featured 15 teams attempting to answer questions on Cork music through the decades.
Eventual winners were a team entitled 'The Acid Casualties', featuring ex members of bands Collapse and The Orange Fettishes, who attained a rather impressive 79 points from 100.
What year did Nirvana and Sonic Youth play in Sir Henry’s?
Cillian Murphy was in a Cork band called The Sons Of Mr Green Genes. They were named after a track by which artist?
In conjunction with the Oasis concert in 1996 in PUC, the Echo ran a competition where you could win an item of clothing that Noel Gallagher bought in Dunnes in Bishopstown. What was the item?
Gorby’s Nightclub was the haunt of many in the 90s. What was the name of the bookstore beside it at 71 Oliver Plunkett Street?
The Cure played a legendary gig in the Arc in this year. When was it?
The biggest open-air disco in Cork ever was held in 1987 in the Coal Quay where 20 thousand people danced to djs such as Dave Fanning, Gerry Ryan and Mark Cagney. What was the event called?
Buster Bloodvessel has played with his band in Cork many times over the years. Name the band
Mick Jones from The Clash bought his new act to play in Sir Henry’s in July 1988. What were they called?
What was the name of the nightclub in the Victoria hotel?
Name this band
1. 1991; 2. Frank Zappa; 3. Underpants; 4. Uneeda; 5. 1981; 6. Beat On The Street; 7. Bad Manners; 8. Big Audio Dynamite; 9. Cocos; 10. Fred
