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How Well Do You Know The Police?

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So You Think You Know The Police?

The Police were one of the biggest pop-rock bands of the 1980s. You probably know their big hit songs like "Roxanne," "Message In A Bottle," "Every Breath You Take" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger," but how well do you know the band itself? You might be surprised at some of the interesting facts about The Police and band members Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers.

Think you're an expert on your classic rock trivia? Then go on and take my quiz to see how well you rank against other fans and experts. Do well and you'll be "Walking On The Moon," but score poorly and you could in fact end up the "King of Pain."

Photo: Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers at a Police concert soundcheck, July 2008. This photo and all others used on this page were taken by the author, sockii.

Test Your Trivial Knowledge About The Police!

Here Come the Questions...



Know all there is to know about Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers? Well, prove it by taking this quiz! There are 20 questions in total, some easier and others more obscure. Just remember, no cheating by looking up the answers on the internet - at least not until AFTER you've finished the quiz...

So, How Well Did You Score on the Trivia Quiz?

Are You a Police Expert or Novice?

Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland on stage with the Police, August 2008.

Are you a Police trivia guru or did you flounder? Brag or confess by taking the survey below.

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Are You A Police Expert? Then The PolieWiki Could Use YOU!

The Police live in 2008 at Madison Square Garden.If so, congratulations! You know your Police trivia, that's for sure. Since you're such a guru, how about you check out The PoliceWiki and see if you could lend the site a hand?

The PoliceWiki is a wiki that ANYONE can edit, to add and share their knowledge about the band with the world. With nearly 12,000 articles currently, there's plenty already there, but the site could always use new content contributors and editors. The PoliceWiki is looking for everything from ticket scans, old magazine articles and advertisements, photographs of venues, as well as those interested in writing biographies and other informational pages. Please check it out!

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    Tipi Jan 8, 2012 @ 9:25 am | delete
    I love Police music, but I don't know my facts too well. :)
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    sukkran Mar 23, 2011 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    hard for me. but the quiz is very interesting one. i enjoyed it.
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    sukkran Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:59 pm | delete
    hard for me. but the quiz is very interesting one. i enjoyed it.
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    klarkkent Mar 12, 2011 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    I thought it was pretty challenging; when I first saw it I thought for sure I would get 100 % since I have been a fan of theirs since 1978, (I have the No Wave album) and saw them an embarrassing number of times on the 07-08 tour (four), but see I got the score wrong in my comment too, because I thought I had 63 but that was the average score; I got only 60 when I checked again! So one point I would have to disagree with is that I am not a huge Police fan if I only got 60, because I know otherwise!!!
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    sockii Mar 13, 2011 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Fair enough, KK - I reworded how those choices were listed on the Quiz results as in joking around I was probably too harsh. The trivia questions were quite tough so my hat's seriously off to anyone who gets more than 50% correct!
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