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Coverage : Costello, Elvis Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of this famous music artist. How much do you think you really know about Elvis Costello? The Costello, Elvis Quiz will give you new insight into the life and work of this famous music artist.

1. Elvis Costello is an what musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish ancestry?
a.American
b.English
c.French
d.German
 
2. His full given name is often listed as Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus; however, Aloysius was not one of his names at birth, being added years later, around the time of the release of King of America when he toyed with the idea of dropping his stage name Elvis Costello, in favor of performing under his real name Declan MacManus?
a.True
b.False
 
3. Costello was an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s, and later became associated with the punk rock and new wave musical genres, before establishing himself as a unique and original voice in the what?
a.1980s
b.1990s
c.2000s
d.1970s
 
4. His output has been wildly diverse: One critic has written that "Costello, the pop encyclopedia, can reinvent the past in his own image"?
a.True
b.False
 
5. The first Costello single for Stiff was "Less Than Zero" b/w "Radio Sweetheart (single mix)," released on March 25 in?
a.1977
b.1979
c.1985
d.1983
 
6. A highlight of what album was the country-influenced ballad "Alison" with a typically biting Costello lyric?
a.My Aim Is True
b.My Aim
c.My Aim Is Love
d.My Aim Is You
 
7. Costello's backing on this first album was provided by American West Coast band Clover, a roots/country outfit living in?
a.England
b.France
c.Chicago
d.Russia
 
8. Costello and The Attractions appeared on Saturday Night Live as a last minute fill-in for the Sex Pistols, but Costello ended up causing some controversy himself; see "Radio Radio" for the tale of that evening in?
a.1980
b.1987
c.1979
d.1977
 
9. The soul-infused Get Happy!! would be the first, and along with King of America possibly most successful, of Costello's many experiments with genres beyond those he is normally associated with?
a.True
b.False
 
10. Trust had a more pop sound, but the overall result was clearly affected by the growing tensions within the band, particularly between Bruce and Pete Thomas in?
a.1980
b.1981
c.1982
d.1983
 

 
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