The impossible Z Block quiz. Give your name and, if you get 100% send us an e-mail with your contact (e-mail) details to claim your prize... it isn't a kick in the teeth but don't get your hopes up too high.

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1. Which Young Marble Giants track appeared on Z Block but not on the Rough Trade LP?

The Taxi
Searching For Mr Right
Choci Loni
Ode To Booker T


2. Which band provided Z Block with hand-written information on how to DIY?

Desperate Bicycles
Buzzcocks
Zipper
Scritti Politti


3. What was the name of the Z Block free improvisation combo?

Open Mike
Desert Moon
Reptile Rendezvous
Reptile Cancer


4. What was the venue for Reptile Ranch's only gig outside Wales?

London Musicians Collective
The Green Man
Electric Ballroom
The Dublin Castle


5. What happened when Reptile Ranch returned to perform in Newbridge where they went to school?

All got laid
Polite applause
Booed off stage
Promised free beer for life


6. What was Z Block HQ before it became flats?

A doctors surgery
A shop
A bank
A school


7. What was 'Z Block' originally?

Council flats
College annex
A book
A sculpture


8. What was the only thing Reptile Ranch had 'in the bag' the day they collected thier first single?

A name for the band
A review in the NME
Their first gig
A drummer


9. Stuart Moxham's (gay) dog was regarded by some to be the fourth Young Marble Giant. What was his name?

Nelson
Booker T
Nixon
Regan


10. Which guitarist, featured on Is The War Over? made a guest appearance on YMG's "Collossal Youth"?

Dave Dearnaly
Spike
Simon Smith
Buzby


11. How did Z Block learn of Rough Trade's interest in YMG?

Post
Word of mouth
e-mail
Call to a public call box


12. Apart from Grassroots Coffee bar, what was the only studio used by Z Block?

Blackwing
G and S
Air
The Maltings


13. After moving from the valleys to Cardiff, how long did it take Z Block to release Is The War Over?? Less than... ?

3 months
6 months
1 year
2 years


14. Which Cardiff DIY band was not linked to Z Block?

Decadent Few
The Janet & Johns
Zipper
Puritan Guitars


15. What did Z Block not have at the peak of their success?

A collection of hundreds of mouldy milk bottles
A weekly modelling/invention competition
A Tardis
A recording studio


16. Apart from YMG, only one of the Z Block artists went on to record a DIY LP under their Z Block name. Who was it?

The Czechs
The Ghoulies
Reptile Ranch
New Form


17. Test To Destruction went on to release records under what name?

Random Rules
Thomas The Voice
Blackwood
The Scrotum Poles


18. Which fanzine journalist (now a 'real' journalist) visited Z Block and ended up moving in?

John Williams
Hywel Thomas
Ian Penman
Ian Devine


19. Only 2 bands on Is The War Over? were not played by John Peel. One was Test To Destruction, who were the other band?

New Form
Beaver
Young Marble Giants
Mad Dog


20. Is The War Over? made it into the NME Indie chart. What was its highest position?

15
7
3
1