Ingo Pohl on German quiz show Risiko - October 2001.
Okay, see how many questions you can guess correctly. These questions and show descriptions were posted at Club Gaffa by Michael Leitz - thanks Michael.
Round One
(1) [excerpt of "Love And Anger" video is shown]
Kate Bush was born on July 30th, 1958 in Kent. Where exactly?
(2) After a band member of Pink Floyd had heard some of Kate Bush's songs, he supported her, and this resulted in a contact with EMI. What's his name?
(3) [audio excerpt of TMWTCIHE is played]
This song that she composed at the age of 14 was released on her first album. What's the name of the album?
(4) Kate sang the duet "Don't Give Up" together with a popular singer? What's his name?
(5) [audio excerpt of Babooshka is played]
This was a song from her third album. What's the name of that album?
(6) In 1993, Kate Bush directed a 50 min. long film based on 6 songs of her album The Red Shoes. What's the name of the film?
(7) [excerpt of RUTH video is shown] "Running Up That Hill" is a song from her album Hounds Of Love. What's the full title of the song?.......the quiz master and Ingo Pohl then had a little chat about the "new" album, the Dinosaur thingy, Bertie, and the differences between Madonna and Kate (!)
Round Two
(1) [audio excerpt of WH is played]
Kate Bush was inspired to write this song by a novel called Wuthering Heights? Who wrote the novel?
(2) Before Kate's England tour started, she gave a cocert in Dorset. A lighting-technician had an accident, fell to the ground and died 1 week after. What's his name?
(3) [excerpt from TWW video is shown]
This song was recorded by Kate Bush in '87 for a John Hughes film. Which film?
(4) In 1991, Kate Bush (together with other artists) worked on an Elton John/Bernie Taupin tribute album. She contributed a classical hit of this duo. What's the name of the song?
(5) [audio excerpt of TRS is played]
The theme of The Red Shoes was inspired by a film from '48 with the same title, whose director Kate Bush once met in NY. What's his name?
(6) In 1979, Kate Bush rejected an offer for providing the title song for a new James Bond film. Which film was that?
(7) [audio excerpt of TSW is played]
On the album with the same title from '89, Kate collaborated with a trio of 3 female singers. What's the name of this trio?
Round ThreeIngo brought a pair of red dancing shoes from one of the TRS box sets with him and a Red Shoes T-shirt. He and the quiz-master were chatting a little bit about Kate's tour, Kate as a dancer and The Line, The Cross & The Curve.
(1) [excerpt from Cloudbusting video is shown] The design of the Cloudbusting machine was the work of a man who had formerly worked on the "Alien" films. Kate was able to collaborate with him. What's his name?
(2) On Feb 9th, 1978, Kate was performing Wuthering Heights at a German TV show, and it was her first TV appearance. What's the name of the show's host?
(3) [audio excerpt of HOL is played]
The first lines of the lyrics "It's in the trees, it's coming" were taken from a British TV film from the fifties. Which film?
(4) For the album Never For Ever, Kate Bush recorded an exotic song. Instead of singing a text, she merely gives notes and uses her voice as an instrument. What's the name of this song?
(5) [excerpt from RG video ("MTV version") is shown]
Instead of this single, it was originally planned to release another song as first single from the album The Red Shoes. Name the song.
(6) The director Terry Gilliam has been a friend of Kate Bush and asked her in 1985 to record a cover version of the title song of his new film. What's the name of the film?
7) [audio excerpt of TD is played] This song was inspired by a song entitled "Sun Arise", whose composer plays didgeridu on The Dreaming. What's his name?
Round Four
(1) In June 1978, Kate Bush sang her song Moving at the Tokio Song Festival. During her trip to Japan, her one and only advertising film was recorded. For which company?
(2) During her time in school, Kate Bush told her friends that she wanted to write a children's book. In the early 80s, she prepared to write a book of which the title had already been settled. How was it supposed to be called?
(3) Together with Zaine Griff, Kate recorded a song called Flowers in 1982. It was a tribute to their dance teacher. What's his name?
(4) Roy Harper had been introduced to Kate's music by David Gilmour from Pink Floyd. Kate Bush and Roy Harper then recorded a duet for Harper's album The Unknown Soldier. What's the title of the song?
(5) In March 1980, Kate sang the title song of a film that was only released on video. The film story was based on a novel by Isaac B. Singer. What's the name of the film?
(6) In 1981, while working on The Dreaming, Kate Bush was offered to play the witch in a British children's TV film. What's the title of this film?
(7) In between 4th and 6th April 1986, Kate Bush performed at the Comic Relief benefit shows. Apart from her song Breathing, she also sang a duet with Rowan Atkinson. What's the title of the song?
Ingo won - answering all questions correctly.