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50 free The Killers trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The Killers came out of a Las Vegas scene that had no use for them, signed to a British indie that had never met them, and turned a four-track riff into the longest-charting single in UK history. Seven studio albums later every one has gone to No. 1 in Britain, a streak no other overseas act can match. These 50 questions cover the whole run: the New Order video that supplied the name, the Oasis gig that changed Brandon Flowers' mind, the Elvis compilation behind the logo, Zane Lowe, Lizard King and Island, Hot Fuss and its 173 chart weeks, Sam's Town with Flood and Moulder, Tim Burton's video, the Tokyo shoot, Sawdust, Stuart Price and the Hunter S. Thompson quote behind Human. Then Battle Born, Wembley, Morse code, Jacknife Lee, Spike Lee, Lindsey Buckingham, Springsteen, the Georgia controversy and the Christmas singles for Product Red. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so you learn something either way. Play it solo or print it for an indie-night quiz.
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Q 01In which city were the Killers formed?
Las Vegas
The local scene was dominated by punk, nu metal and rap bands.
Q 02Who is the band's lead singer?
Brandon Flowers
He had just been fired by a synth-pop trio called Blush Response.
Q 03Which guitarist co-founded the band with Flowers in 2001?
Dave Keuning
Flowers answered his newspaper ad seeking like-minded musicians.
Q 04Who is the band's drummer?
Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
He was studying classical percussion at UNLV when he joined in 2002.
Q 05Who is the band's bassist?
Mark Stoermer
He was lead guitarist of the Negative Ponies when he first filled in on bass.
Q 06The band's name comes from a fictional band in a music video by which group?
New Order
The video was for the song 'Crystal'.
Q 07A concert by which band convinced Flowers his calling was rock music?
Oasis
He saw them at the Hard Rock Hotel during The Tour of Brotherly Love.
Q 08Which state had the guitarist moved from a year before meeting Flowers?
Iowa
He was a 25-year-old guitarist who had arrived a year before meeting Flowers.
Q 09What is the title of the band's debut album?
Hot Fuss
Many of its tracks were kept as the original demos for their spontaneity.
Q 10In which year was the debut album released?
2004
It came out in the UK on June 7 and in the US a week later.
Q 11What was the band's first single, released in the UK in September 2003?
Mr. Brightside
Keuning gave Flowers a tape with its riff at their very first meeting.
Q 12Which BBC Radio 1 DJ premiered the band's first single in August 2003?
Zane Lowe
The UK buzz drew US major labels back to the band.
Q 13Which independent UK label signed the band in 2003 on the strength of a demo?
Lizard King
The label offered a deal without meeting the band in person.
Q 14Which label released the debut album in the United States?
Q 21Which producers worked together on the second album?
Flood and Alan Moulder
The pair had not worked together in a decade.
Q 22What was the lead single from the second album?
When You Were Young
Critics noted Bruce Springsteen's influence on the song.
Q 23Tim Burton directed the video for which single?
Bones
It won Best Video at the 2007 NME Awards.
Q 24The 'Read My Mind' video was filmed in which city?
Island
It reached number seven in the US and has been certified 3× Platinum there.
Q 15The band's marquee-sign logo was inspired by a compilation by which artist?
Elvis Presley
Flowers spotted the ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits artwork in a Virgin Megastore.
Q 16Which former Green Day manager produced the debut album?
Jeff Saltzman
The band first recorded demos with him in Berkeley, California.
Q 17How many weeks did the debut album spend on the UK Albums chart?
173
More than any other album that decade.
Q 18Which MTV Video Music Award did the band win in 2005?
Best New Artist
They were also named World's Best Selling New Group at the World Music Awards.
Q 19Which song did the band play at Live 8 in London in 2005?
All These Things That I've Done
Robbie Williams, Coldplay and U2 all borrowed its refrain in their own sets.
Q 20What is the title of the band's second album?
Sam's Town
It sold over 706,000 copies worldwide in its first week.
Tokyo
The single came with a Pet Shop Boys remix.
Q 25What is the 2007 compilation of B-sides and rarities called?
Sawdust
It has been certified Platinum in the UK.
Q 26Their cover of 'Shadowplay' for the film Control was originally by which band?
Joy Division
The Anton Corbijn biopic told the story of Ian Curtis.
Q 27'Tranquilize' was a collaboration with which rock legend?
Lou Reed
It was the second single from Sawdust.
Q 28Who produced the third album, Day & Age?
Stuart Price
He had remixed the band under his Jacques Lu Cont alias.
Q 29Flowers described 'Human' as 'Johnny Cash meets' which group?
Pet Shop Boys
The song was first demoed in Price's home studio in London.
Q 30The much-debated lyric in 'Human' was inspired by a quote from which writer?
Hunter S. Thompson
He had said America was raising 'a generation of dancers'.