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A digital board at Waterloo station with the brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher , as the Manchester band Oasis announce they are due to reunite Alamy Stock Photo
Test your knowledge

Quiz: How much do you know about Oasis?

Brush up on your Oasis trivia before Croke Park next summer.
10.01pm, 31 Aug 2024
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OASIS ARE BACK and they’ve booked two concerts at Croke Park in August next year.

The band’s famous brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have buried the hatchet after years of animosity and Oasis fans are over the moon. 

So with all the hype and excitement surrounding the comeback announcement, we’d like to know, how much do you know about Oasis?

Where are the band from?
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Liverpool
Manchester

Birmingham
London
When were Oasis founded?
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1988
1991

1995
1999
What's the name of their debut album?
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Possibly Perhaps
Almost Certainly

Definitely Maybe
We'll See
When did the band officially break up?
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2003
2005

2007
2009
The Gallagher brothers' parents are Irish. What county is their mother Peggy from?
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Kerry
Dublin

Monaghan
Mayo
What genre are Oasis associated with?
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Trip hop
Britpop

K-pop
Pop punk
What is guitarist Paul Arthurs' nickname?
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Bonehead
Meathead

Metalhead
Jarhead
What was the band's first single?
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Rock 'n' Roll Star
Shakermaker

Live Forever
Supersonic
What was the name of the band before it was changed to Oasis?
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The Rain
Waterfall

Lagoon
The Storm
Where did the name Oasis come from?
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A nightclub
A kind of shampoo

A kind of aftershave
A leisure centre
Who was the original drummer when Oasis was founded?
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Alan White
Tony McCarroll

Dave Grohl
John Bonham
Oasis formed their own label in 2000. What's it called?
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Orwell Records
Gallagher Records

Oasis Recordings
Big Brother Recordings
What kind of fruit did Liam reportedly once throw at Noel backstage at a festival in Paris?
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An apple
A melon

A pear
A plum
After Oasis broke up, Liam Gallagher and some other members started a new band. What were they called?
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Beady Eye
B.D.I.

Seedy Eye
C.D.I.
What was the name of the band that Noel Gallagher set up after Oasis split?
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The Flying Pigs
High Flying Birds

Flight of the Earls
The I Hate Liam Fanclub
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Superfan
You're almost certainly going to see them in Croke Park.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Casual fan
They might not be your favourite band but you know a thing or two about them.
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Blur fan
Oasis aren't really your thing are they?
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