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How well do you remember the life and career of David Bowie?

A decade has passed since the rock legend’s death.

TODAY MARKS TEN years since the untimely passing of rock icon David Bowie.

This week also would have been Bowie’s 79th birthday. A decade on from his death, a documentary exploring his remarkable career – with a focus on his final years and the album Blackstar – has been released on Channel 4 and in selected cinemas.

Bowie’s music took the world by storm, and he remains one of the most influential figures in rock and pop history.

With that in mind, we wanted to test your knowledge of the life and career of David Bowie…

Which of these Bowie albums came first?
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Aladdin Sane
Hunky Dory

Black Tie White Noise
Diamond Dogs
Which Bowie song contains the lyric: "Put on your red shoes and dance the blues"?
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China Girl
Heroes

Changes
Let's Dance
What does the sign on this iconic album cover say?
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P. North
W. South

B. East
K. West
A cover version of Changes by David Bowie appears on the soundtrack of which 2000s animated movie?
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Shrek 2
Flushed Away

Shark Tale
Over the Hedge
In Labyrinth (1986), Bowie plays Jareth, who is the king of which mythical creature?
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Dragons
Fairies

Goblins
Cyclops
Which Bowie song was famously covered by Nirvana in 1993?
Space Oddity
The Man Who Sold the World

Heroes
Rebel Rebel
True or false: He changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from The Monkees.
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True
False
How many Grammy Awards did Bowie win posthumously in 2017?
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None
2

5
7
What band backed Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust era?
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The Spiders from Mars
The Hype

Davie Jones and the King Bees
Deep Purple
Which Bowie song was used during the BBC's coverage of the Apollo 11 moon landing?
Ziggy Stardust
Starman

Life on Mars?
Space Oddity
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Starman
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Diamond Dogs
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Hunky Dory
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Let's Dance
You're nearly halfway there
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Can You Hear Me?
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