Glastonbury 2016 quiz – how well do you know the world's greatest festival?

Lost in music … the Pyramid stage crowd at Glastonbury 2015. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images

1. 

   Your friend says they would never go to Glastonbury any more, because it hasn’t got the same alternative vibe as back in the day. Which answer best convinces them their memory has been addled by too much partying?

   1. “What do you mean? Adele’s headlining on Saturday night!"

   2. “I don’t bother with the main festival. I’m going to be making a Mayan temple out of wicker in the Healing Fields.”

   3. “You know you always say 1986 was the greatest year ever? You realise Level 42 headlined that year, right?”

   4. “But it’s a great place for all the family!”

2. 

   Which of the following acts is not playing this year’s festival?

   1. Tourette’s Hero and Captain Hotknives

   2. Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs

   3. Baz from the Fratellis

   4. The All-Star Official Grease Tribute featuring Maxwell Caulfield – Star of Grease 2

3. 

   What links original Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, mod revival heroes Nine Below Zero, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun hitmaker Cyndi Lauper and prog legends John Lee’s Barclay James Harvest?

   1. All of them have had passports stolen at Glastonbury

   2. All of them are playing the acoustic stage this year

   3. All of them have, at one point or another, been criticised by Bobby Gillespie on live TV coverage of Glastonbury

   4. All of them have to have their backstage catering double checked, because all are allergic to both chickpeas and rock salt

4. 

   How many acres is the Glastonbury site?

   1. 33

   2. 276

   3. 617

   4. 900

5. 

   What is the total of ELO’s total weeks in the UK singles top 40, James Blake’s height in inches, the Alarm’s number of guns and Ronnie Spector’s age?

   1. 420

   2. 440

   3. 460

   4. 480

6. 

   Jeff Lynne’s ELO appear in the Sunday afternoon “legend” slot. Which artists have taken that slot over the last four festivals?

   1. Lionel Richie, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Kenny Rogers and Don McLean

   2. Slade, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and Don McLean

   3. Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and Don McLean

   4. Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, Sheena Easton and Chris de Burgh

7. 

   Where at Glastonbury will you be able to watch the first knockout round of Euro 2016?

   1. Nowhere, officially. Sorry.

   2. Backprojected on the Pyramid stage during Ellie Goulding’s performance

   3. In the #EnglandOnTour2016 tent

   4. In the Leftfield area, after Jeremy Corbyn’s Q&A session, with the Labour leader providing postmatch analysis

8. 

   Why was the festival not held in 2012?

   1. In protest against government plans to cut subsidies to dairy farmers

   2. Because the London Olympics needed the portable toilets that Glastonbury would normally take

   3. Because the Eavises were having their kitchen rebuilt and new carpets laid, and just couldn’t face the disruption

   4. Because Michael Eavis’s nephew was competing in the Olympic weightlifting on what would have been the Saturday of the festival, and he didn’t want to miss it

9. 

   A woman gave birth to a child in the medical tent at Glastonbury in 2013. What did the proud parents receive afterwards?

   1. Lifetime tickets to the festival

   2. Free burritos for the rest of the weekend

   3. A delivery of 5,000 disposable nappies, prompting outrage about them not being biodegradable.

   4. A gift bag and personal note from headliners the Rolling Stones

10. 

    When Kanye West headlined Glastonbury last year, what did he go up in during his performance?

    1. A miniature replica of the Hindenburg airship

    2. Smoke

    3. A cherry picker, high above the crowd

    4. The estimation of the bloke who drew up the petition protesting against his appearance

Solutions

1:C - The most mainstream band in Britain did indeed headline the most alternative festival, 2:D - You may also remember Maxwell Caulfield from classics such as Waxwork 2, 3:B - Note: they are not all playing at the same time, 4:D - That’s roughly 0.0005 acres per person, 5:A - 203 weeks, 77 inches, 68 guns and 72 years, 6:C - It was claimed Dolly Parton attracted the largest audience in the festival’s history, 7:A - But maybe it's all going to be games you don't care about, so don't worry about it., 8:B - Let no one say the Olypmics weren’t full of crap, 9:D - The note read, reportedly: “Congratulation from the Rolling Stones.”, 10:C - From which he tried and failed to sing Bohemian Rhapsody

Scores

1. 9 and above.

   We look forward to seeing your clashfinder spreadsheet

2. 6 and above.

   Glastonbury’s in your soul. It’s just you’ve gone a bit too far and forgotten where you left your soul

3. 0 and above.

   Be honest. You’ve never been and you would rather roll around in nettles than go to Worthy Farm

4. 3 and above.

   You fancy the idea, but it looks a bit overwhelming, doesn’t it?