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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? | — |
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