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Quiz: How much do you know about the Cranberries?
The Cranberries have been in the headlines this month, but how well do you know the super-famous Irish band?
THE CRANBERRIES HAVE made headlines this month after the controversy surrounding their song Zombie was sung by Irish fans during the Rugby World Cup.
The song has now surpassed one billion streams in total.
The hit single- which was penned by the band’s lead singer Dolores O’Riordan in 1994 – has been interpreted by many as an anti-war anthem for peace.
The renewed interest in the song comes at an interesting time for the band, as they are just about to release a remastered album, which will be a re-launch of their 1996 album To The Faithful Departed.
Band member Fergal Lawler said that making the album was “bittersweet” after the loss of frontwoman Dolores in 2018.
Given the recent discussion about them, how much do you know about the Irish band who swept to fame in the 90s?’
What was the original name of the band, and what year was it formed in?
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Blackberry looking back, 1990
Cranberry, 1988
Cranberry Saw Us, 1989
Cranberry kill, 1991
Where exactly is lead singer Dolores O'Riordan from?
Limerick city
Foynes, Co Limerick
Tralee
Ballybricken, Co Limerick
How many copies of the band's first album - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? - were sold?
Just under three million
One Million
Just over five million
Over 6 million
What was the name of the first song Dolores O' Riordan wrote for the band after her audition in mid-1990?
Linger
Wanted
How
Still Can't
Who are the two siblings in the band?
Original lead singer Niall and guitarist Noel Hogan
Noel and Mike
Fergal and Mike
Dolores and Mike
Which cranberries song featured on that iconic Tourism Ireland ad?
Zombie
Sunday
Dreaming my Dreams
Dreams
During which years did the Cranberries take a hiatus, citing "exhaustion" from touring and working on different projects?
2001-2005
2003-2009
2006-2009
2010-2012
Which instrument was Dolores classically trained in?
Saxophone
Guitar
Piano
Violin
What was the name of Noel Hogan's solo band - which he launched during the Cranberries' six year hiatus?
Hogan and Co
Solo Band
Mono Track
Mono Band
With which famous rocker did Dolores co-write a musical telling the story of Helen of Troy?
U2's Bono
AC/DC’s Brian Johnson
The Smiths' Morrissey
Nick Cave
You scored out of !
Expert and superfan
Congrats, you know a tonne
Alamy.
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Occasional listener
You are well versed
You scored out of !
You know the lyrics to Zombie at the very least
You've made it to the end of night out in Ireland
Alamy.
You scored out of !
You need to get the remastered album
You seem to have actively avoided learning about the Cranberries
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