Rock Bands & Artists

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1.Which rock band played rapid-fire short songs and all adopted the same stage surname?
- A. The Beatles
- B. Ramones
- C. Muse
- D. AC/DC
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Ramones
Did you know? All four founding Ramones took the surname Ramone despite having no family tie.
2.Which rock artist wrote most of Oasis's songs before leaving in 2009?
- A. Chester Bennington
- B. Kurt Cobain
- C. Billie Joe Armstrong
- D. Noel Gallagher
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Noel Gallagher
Did you know? Noel Gallagher later formed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
3.Which rock band became the defining face of gloomy, atmospheric post-punk?
- A. The Cure
- B. The Beatles
- C. The Clash
- D. Coldplay
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The Cure
Did you know? The Cure formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, around singer Robert Smith.
4.Which rock artist wrote most of Pink Floyd's concept albums, including The Wall?
- A. Iggy Pop
- B. James Hetfield
- C. Roger Waters
- D. Bruce Springsteen
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Roger Waters
Did you know? Roger Waters staged The Wall live across whole stadiums.
5.Which rock band became famous for smashing its instruments at the end of live shows?
- A. The Who
- B. Radiohead
- C. Kiss
- D. The Doors
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The Who
Did you know? The Who's 1969 rock opera Tommy was later staged on Broadway.
6.Which rock artist was Rush's drummer and the band's lyricist?
- A. Neil Peart
- B. Eric Clapton
- C. Pete Townshend
- D. Roger Daltrey
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Neil Peart
Did you know? Neil Peart rode motorcycles between shows on the band's tours.
7.Which rock band grew a fanbase through free internet demos before its 2006 debut?
- A. Arctic Monkeys
- B. Muse
- C. Nirvana
- D. Eagles
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Arctic Monkeys
Did you know? Arctic Monkeys formed in Sheffield, England, in 2002.
8.Which rock band carries a horror-styled mascot named Eddie on nearly every album cover?
- A. The Beatles
- B. Kiss
- C. Iron Maiden
- D. Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Iron Maiden
Did you know? Iron Maiden's singer Bruce Dickinson is also a licensed airline pilot.
9.Which rock band paired reggae rhythms with new wave on hits like Every Breath You Take?
- A. Arctic Monkeys
- B. Deep Purple
- C. Radiohead
- D. The Police
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The Police
Did you know? The Police frontman Sting later built a solo career and acted in films.
10.Which rock artist founded Motörhead after leaving the space-rock band Hawkwind?
- A. Bono
- B. Pete Townshend
- C. Lemmy Kilmister
- D. Sting
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Lemmy Kilmister
Did you know? Lemmy Kilmister played bass like a lead guitar.
11.Which rock band was formed by Los Angeles studio musicians and scored its biggest hit with Africa?
- A. Dire Straits
- B. Journey
- C. Toto
- D. Kiss
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Toto
Did you know? Toto's members had played on hundreds of other artists' records before founding the band.
12.Which rock artist drummed the Police's reggae-rock grooves?
- A. Stewart Copeland
- B. Angus Young
- C. Lou Reed
- D. Bono
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Stewart Copeland
Did you know? Stewart Copeland later scored operas and film soundtracks.
13.Which rock band gave Southern rock its anthem Sweet Home Alabama?
- A. Dire Straits
- B. Linkin Park
- C. Lynyrd Skynyrd
- D. Deep Purple
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
Did you know? Lynyrd Skynyrd took its name from a strict gym teacher at members' school.
14.Which rock artist performs AC/DC's riffs in his trademark schoolboy uniform?
- A. Angus Young
- B. Pete Townshend
- C. John Lennon
- D. Eddie Vedder
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Angus Young
Did you know? Angus Young was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
15.Which rock band were temporarily banned from touring the United States in the mid-1960s?
- A. The Beach Boys
- B. The Kinks
- C. The Cure
- D. Led Zeppelin
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The Kinks
Did you know? The Kinks' 1964 hit You Really Got Me was built on a distorted power chord.
16.Which rock artist growls Metallica's downstroked riff anthems?
- A. Eric Clapton
- B. Kurt Cobain
- C. James Hetfield
- D. Lou Reed
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James Hetfield
Did you know? James Hetfield is nicknamed Papa Het by Metallica fans.
17.Which rock band recruited singer Steve Perry in 1977 and turned toward arena rock?
- A. Arctic Monkeys
- B. Red Hot Chili Peppers
- C. Journey
- D. Bon Jovi
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Journey
Did you know? Journey's Don't Stop Believin' found a second life in films, series and sports arenas.
18.Which rock artist gives Pearl Jam its deep-baritone voice?
- A. Eddie Vedder
- B. Iggy Pop
- C. Sting
- D. Bob Dylan
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Eddie Vedder
Did you know? Eddie Vedder also released solo soundtrack work for Into the Wild.
19.Which rock band overcame drummer Rick Allen losing an arm and returning with an adapted kit?
- A. Def Leppard
- B. Kansas
- C. Depeche Mode
- D. Dire Straits
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Def Leppard
Did you know? Def Leppard's 1987 album Hysteria produced seven hit singles.
20.Which rock artist writes the Arctic Monkeys' wordplay-heavy songs?
- A. Eric Clapton
- B. Robert Plant
- C. Alex Turner
- D. Roger Daltrey
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Alex Turner
Did you know? Alex Turner also fronts the side project The Last Shadow Puppets.
21.Which rock band emerged from New York's CBGB scene with nervous art-rock?
- A. Talking Heads
- B. Metallica
- C. Journey
- D. Linkin Park
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Talking Heads
Did you know? Talking Heads' concert film Stop Making Sense is often called one of the best ever made.
22.Which rock band channeled swampy Southern rock despite coming from the San Francisco Bay Area?
- A. The Rolling Stones
- B. R.E.M.
- C. Creedence Clearwater Revival
- D. Coldplay
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Did you know? None of Creedence Clearwater Revival's singles ever reached number one in the US.
23.Which rock band revived garage rock in New York with its 2001 debut Is This It?
- A. Depeche Mode
- B. The Strokes
- C. The Doors
- D. Foo Fighters
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The Strokes
Did you know? The Strokes formed in New York City in 1998.
24.Which rock band was founded by MIT-trained engineer Tom Scholz in his home studio?
- A. Radiohead
- B. Boston
- C. Dire Straits
- D. Arctic Monkeys
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Boston
Did you know? Boston's 1976 debut album sold millions on the strength of More Than a Feeling.
25.Which rock band fused progressive rock with fiddle-driven heartland sounds?
- A. Journey
- B. The Rolling Stones
- C. Kansas
- D. Led Zeppelin
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Kansas
Did you know? Kansas' 1976 signature song is Dust in the Wind.

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