QUIZ WHIZ

If music didn’t work out for them, Liam and Noel Gallagher might have wanted to consider pursuing a career in insult comedy. They certainly seem to have mastered the art! The brothers have taken plenty of amusing swings at other artists – and each other – over the years.

In honour of the Oasis reunion, here’s a look back at some of their most memorable barbs, quips, and putdowns. Can you tell who they are talking about?

Liam Gallagher

1. “He looks like a … balloon with a … Weetabix crushed on top.”

A. Ed Sheeran

B. Wayne Rooney

C. Jamie Oliver

D. Noel Gallagher

2. “She can’t even chew chewing gum and walk in a … straight line at the same time, let alone write a book.”

A. Geri Halliwell

B. Mel B

C. Victoria Beckham

D. Emma Bunton

3. “[He] looks like a geography teacher.”

A. Chris Martin

B. Damon Albarn

C. Matt Bellamy

D. Danny O’Donoghue

4. “There’s [this artist] and me. I couldn`t say which of the two is best.”

A. Elvis Presley

B. Michael Jackson

C. John Lennon

D. Freddie Mercury

5. “Potato.”

A. Lewis Capaldi

B. Elton John

C. Graham Coxon

D. Noel Gallagher

6. “A tender, beautiful and loving guy that happens to slap a photographer now and then because they get in [his] way.”

A. Kanye West

B. Hugh Grant

C. Alec Baldwin

D. Himself

Noel Gallagher

7. “He looks like Zorro on doughnuts.”

A. Sam Smith

B. Harry Styles

C. Jack White

D. David Bowie

8. “Of all the bands that gone before and all the bands that’ll be in the future, I was around when the worst was around.”

A. System of a Down

B. Nickelback

C. Imagine Dragons

D. Limp Bizkit

9. “Weren’t they a costume change away from being the Tweenies?”

A. Take That

B. Boyzone

C. NSYNC

D. One Direction

10. “Who does he think he is? Me?!”

A. Brian Wilson

B. Bono

C. Michael Jackson

D. Prince

11. “He’s like a man with a fork in a world of soup.”

A. Billie Joe Armstrong

B. Paul McCartney

C. Gary Barlow

D. Liam Gallagher

12. “Average at … best”

A. Drake

B. Taylor Swift

C. Bruno Mars

D. Himself

ANSWERS

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. A

5. D. (Also: “I’ve had more fun with a tin of sardines.”)

6. D

7. C

8. A

9. B

10. C

11. D (Also, “Sure I love [him], but not as much as I love Pot Noodles.”)

12. D