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50 free Oasis trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Oasis went from a Manchester band called the Rain to the biggest group of the Britpop era in about three years, and the story is as loud as the records. They talked their way onto a Glasgow bill and got signed on the spot. Their first single stalled at 31; their second album became the best-selling of the 1990s. They sold 250,000 Knebworth tickets in minutes, lost a chart battle to Blur by 58,000 copies, and paid Coca-Cola half a million dollars over a jingle. Noel quit in Paris in 2009 and came back in Cardiff in 2025. These 50 questions cover all of it: the Inspiral Carpets poster that named the band, the Definitely Maybe cover shot in Bonehead's living room, Some Might Say and the drummer who left the same day, Wonderwall's original title, the Be Here Now holiday with Mick Jagger, the line-up changes of 1999, Beady Eye and the High Flying Birds, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Easy questions get you started; the expert tier asks about stand-in bassists, soundcheck demos and what the Morning Glory cover cost. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation. Play it solo, or print it for a Britpop quiz night.
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Q 01In which English city were Oasis formed?
Manchester
Their first gig, at the Boardwalk club, was bottom of a bill below the Catchmen and Sweet Jesus.
Q 02In which year were Oasis formed?
1991
Liam joined an existing band, renamed it, and recruited Noel a few months later.
Q 03Who is the lead singer of Oasis?
Liam Gallagher
Noel joined later as lead guitarist on condition that he became sole songwriter and leader.
Q 04What was the title of Oasis's 1994 debut album?
Definitely Maybe
It went straight in at number one and was the fastest-selling British debut at the time.
Q 05Which band were Oasis's rivals in the 1995 'Battle of Britpop'?
Blur
The two bands released singles on the same day, 14 August 1995, and the chart race led the national news.
Q 06Which independent label signed Oasis in 1993?
Creation Records
Because an American deal proved hard to secure, the band actually signed worldwide to Sony, which licensed them to the label in the UK.
Q 07Where did Oasis play to 125,000 people a night on two nights in August 1996?
Knebworth
Around 2.5 million people applied for tickets, enough to have sold out twenty nights.
Q 08Which Oasis album is the UK's best-selling album of the 1990s?
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
It spent ten weeks at number one and has since been certified the best-selling studio album in UK chart history.
Q 09Under what name did the remaining members continue after Noel quit in 2009?
Beady Eye
They released two albums before breaking up in 2014; Liam then went solo.
Q 10What did Noel call his solo band after leaving Oasis?
High Flying Birds
Gem Archer and drummer Chris Sharrock later joined him in the band.
Q 11Which son of Ringo Starr drummed for Oasis from 2004?
Zak Starkey
He was also the Who's drummer and was never an official member, so Oasis became a four-piece for the first time.
Q 12In which year were Oasis inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
2026
It came after two previous nominations; seven members were inducted, including the original drummer and bassist.
Q 13Which football club have the Gallagher brothers supported since childhood?
Manchester City
Their first outdoor headline shows, in April 1996, were at the club's old Maine Road ground.
Q 21Which original Oasis drummer was ousted from the band in April 1995?
Tony McCarroll
He called it unlawful expulsion; Noel said he liked him 'as a geezer' but doubted he could play the new songs.
Q 22Which drummer, formerly of Starclub, replaced the original Oasis drummer in 1995?
Alan White
He debuted on a Top of the Pops performance and stayed until he was fired in December 2003.
Q 23Which Oasis album sold 696,000 copies in its first week in 1997?
Be Here Now
It stayed the fastest-selling album in British history until Adele's 25 in 2015, though Noel later disowned it.
Q 14'Wonderwall' was the first 1990s song to pass one billion streams on which service?
Spotify
It hit the milestone in October 2020, a quarter of a century after release.
Q 15What was Oasis's first single, released in April 1994?
Supersonic
It reached only number 31; the third single, 'Live Forever', was the first to crack the top ten.
Q 16The Oasis Leisure Centre that inspired the band's name is in which town?
Swindon
Liam spotted it on an Inspiral Carpets tour poster in the bedroom he shared with Noel.
Q 17In which city did Oasis play the first show of their 2025 reunion tour?
Cardiff
The Principality Stadium show on 4 July 2025 was their first in 16 years.
Q 18The title 'Wonderwall' was inspired by a solo album by which Beatle?
George Harrison
Wonderwall Music was Harrison's 1968 film soundtrack; the song was originally meant to be recorded on a wall outside the studio.
Q 19Oasis paid $500,000 after 'Shakermaker' was found to copy a jingle for which drink?
Coca-Cola
The New Seekers' 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing' was the source; Noel joked, 'Now we all drink Pepsi.'
Q 20What was Oasis's first UK number-one single, in April 1995?
Some Might Say
The backing track was cut in one drunken late-night take that sped up in the first chorus, and the mix had to hide the mistakes.
Q 24In the 1995 Battle of Britpop, which Oasis single lost out to 'Country House'?
Roll with It
It sold 216,000 to 274,000; Oasis's camp blamed a cheaper rival single and a faulty barcode.
Q 25Which label boss offered Oasis a contract after seeing them at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in 1993?
Alan McGee
He was in Glasgow to see 18 Wheeler; Oasis had driven up uninvited and talked their way onto the bill.
Q 26Which 2000 album was the first to include a song written by Liam, 'Little James'?
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
It also debuted a new logo designed by Gem Archer and the band's first line-up without Bonehead and Guigsy.
Q 27Which 2002 single was the first Oasis single not written by Noel?
Songbird
Liam wrote it for Heathen Chemistry, an album on which every member except the drummer contributed songs.
Q 28After their original label folded, Oasis founded which label of their own?
Big Brother
It released every subsequent Oasis record in the UK and Ireland, including the 2025 Complete Studio Album Collection box set.
Q 29What was the band called before Liam suggested the name Oasis?
The Rain
Bonehead, Guigsy and the original drummer formed it in 1990 with a different singer before auditioning Liam.
Q 30Which Jam frontman played guitar and sang backing vocals on 'Champagne Supernova'?
Paul Weller
The track topped the US Modern Rock chart; Liam spat beer across the stage while performing it at the 1996 MTV VMAs.