#1. Which band name did Matt Bellamy and Dominic Howard use immediately before they renamed themselves Gothic Plague in the early 1990s?
#2. Which of Muse’s albums was the first of seven consecutive UK number-one albums?
#3. Why did Muse refuse a request from their American label, Maverick Records, regarding the release of Origin of Symmetry?
#4. The song ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ from Black Holes and Revelations is cited as a prime example of which new elements incorporated into the band’s sound on that album?
#5. What unusual instrumentation was Muse experimenting with during the production of their second album, Origin of Symmetry (2001)?
#6. Which Muse album was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize, but ultimately lost to Arctic Monkeys?
#7. Which of Muse’s live albums, mentioned in the text, was named the 40th-greatest live album of all time by NME in 2018?
#8. Who was the band’s touring member on additional keys, percussion, and guitar for the Will of the People World Tour (2022–present), replacing Morgan Nicholls?
#9. Which early Muse EP reached number 3 in the indie singles chart and attracted the attention of Steve Lamacq and NME magazine?
#10. The band’s performance at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico on 6 July 2013, which was released as a live album, was significant because:
#11. Which single served as the official song of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, a track they performed at the closing ceremony?
#12. In what year did Muse threaten Céline Dion with legal action for her plan to name her Las Vegas show ‘Muse’?
#13. Which band, co-managed by Dennis Smith and Safta Jaffery, did Muse support on their first gigs in London and Manchester?
#14. Which track from Absolution saw further classical influence, with strings prominently featured?
