The Muse quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which Muse track was used in the first Twilight movie?

   Answer: Supermassive Black Hole

   Why: Novelist Stephenie Meyer was already a fan, and the 2006 single ended up scoring the Cullens' vampire baseball game.

2. 2 Medium

   Why did Matt Bellamy add a MIDI screen to his guitar?

   Answer: To manipulate effects in real-time

   Why: The pad is a MIDI controller for a Korg Kaoss Pad, best known for the DJ-style scratch in the Supermassive Black Hole solo.

3. 3 Hard

   Which 1960s band featuring Matt Bellamy's father had a US number one?

   Answer: The Tornados

   Why: Telstar, with George Bellamy on rhythm guitar, topped the US chart in 1962, the first American number one by a British group.

4. 4 Easy

   What did Matt Bellamy want Muse to do during a Virgin Galactic flight into space?

   Answer: Record a song

   Why: The 2011 pitch was a free seat on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, where Muse also hoped to film a music video.

5. 5 Medium

   Why did Muse sue Nestlé in 2003?

   Answer: Unlicensed song use

   Why: Muse won £500,000 over the unlicensed Nescafé ad and gave all of it to Oxfam; Nescafé then used Nina Simone's version.

6. 6 Hard

   What object is depicted floating on the cover of Absolution?

   Answer: Human shadows

   Why: Storm Thorgerson's team cut human shapes from hardboard, fixed them on poles and photographed them in strong sunlight, with no Photoshop.