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The Cure: Multiple Choice

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In which West Sussex town did Robert Smith and his schoolmates form the band that became The Cure?	0%
Before trimming their name for the debut album, Robert Smith's band went by a two-word compound that began with a synonym for effortless; what was that earlier name?	0%
Which member has been the only constant presence on every studio album, serving as frontman and principal songwriter throughout?	0%
The band's 1978 debut single drew its lyric from a French novel; whose 1942 book "The Stranger" inspired it?	0%
Which 1978 debut single did the band later perform with reworked lyrics to defuse decades of misunderstanding over its provocative title?	0%
The bleak run of Seventeen Seconds, Faith, and the 1982 album that closed it became known by what nickname among fans?	0%
While leading his own band in the early 1980s, Robert Smith also moonlighted as the touring and recording guitarist for which other goth-tinged post-punk group?	0%
Robert Smith and Steven Severin formed a short-lived psychedelic side project in 1983 under what name?	0%
The 1985 album The Head on the Door spawned which jangly single that helped break the band in the US?	0%
Released on the 1987 double album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, which song became the band's first US Top 40 hit and is often called their signature track?	0%
Robert Smith wrote which 1989 single as a wedding gift for his longtime partner Mary Poole?	0%
Peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, which 1989 single stands as the band's highest-charting US release?	0%
Adele recorded a slowed-down cover of which Cure song for her 2011 album 21?	0%
Who co-produced the acclaimed 1989 record Disintegration alongside Robert Smith?	0%
The buoyant 1992 hit "Friday I'm in Love" appeared on which studio album, the band's highest UK charting record?	0%
Aside from Robert Smith, which bassist is the longest-serving member, anchoring the lineup across most of the band's history?	0%
Founding member Lol Tolhurst originally played which instrument before switching to keyboards in the early 1980s?	0%
After being dismissed in 1989, Lol Tolhurst brought a 1994 court case against Robert Smith and the label over royalties; what was the outcome?	0%
To capture a rawer, heavier sound, the band's 2004 self-titled album was produced by which figure best known for his work with Korn and Slipknot?	0%
At the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, which Nine Inch Nails frontman delivered the band's induction speech?	0%
Robert Smith made headlines in 2023 by fighting which company over high fees and dynamic pricing on the band's tour tickets, winning partial refunds for fans?	0%
The Cure's unsettling 1989 single about a spider-man devouring the narrator in his sleep reached number five on the UK Singles Chart; what is that song called?	0%

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In which West Sussex town did Robert Smith and his schoolmates form the band that became The Cure?

Before trimming their name for the debut album, Robert Smith's band went by a two-word compound that began with a synonym for effortless; what was that earlier name?

Which member has been the only constant presence on every studio album, serving as frontman and principal songwriter throughout?

The band's 1978 debut single drew its lyric from a French novel; whose 1942 book "The Stranger" inspired it?

Which 1978 debut single did the band later perform with reworked lyrics to defuse decades of misunderstanding over its provocative title?

The bleak run of Seventeen Seconds, Faith, and the 1982 album that closed it became known by what nickname among fans?

While leading his own band in the early 1980s, Robert Smith also moonlighted as the touring and recording guitarist for which other goth-tinged post-punk group?

Robert Smith and Steven Severin formed a short-lived psychedelic side project in 1983 under what name?

The 1985 album The Head on the Door spawned which jangly single that helped break the band in the US?

Released on the 1987 double album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, which song became the band's first US Top 40 hit and is often called their signature track?

Robert Smith wrote which 1989 single as a wedding gift for his longtime partner Mary Poole?

Peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, which 1989 single stands as the band's highest-charting US release?

Adele recorded a slowed-down cover of which Cure song for her 2011 album 21?

Who co-produced the acclaimed 1989 record Disintegration alongside Robert Smith?

The buoyant 1992 hit "Friday I'm in Love" appeared on which studio album, the band's highest UK charting record?

Aside from Robert Smith, which bassist is the longest-serving member, anchoring the lineup across most of the band's history?

Founding member Lol Tolhurst originally played which instrument before switching to keyboards in the early 1980s?

After being dismissed in 1989, Lol Tolhurst brought a 1994 court case against Robert Smith and the label over royalties; what was the outcome?

To capture a rawer, heavier sound, the band's 2004 self-titled album was produced by which figure best known for his work with Korn and Slipknot?

At the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, which Nine Inch Nails frontman delivered the band's induction speech?

Robert Smith made headlines in 2023 by fighting which company over high fees and dynamic pricing on the band's tour tickets, winning partial refunds for fans?

The Cure's unsettling 1989 single about a spider-man devouring the narrator in his sleep reached number five on the UK Singles Chart; what is that song called?