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A quiz covering the #history of #rock #music from its origins in the 40s to the present day.
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1
Which rock legend released the album 'Blackstar' days before his death in 2016?
Leonard Cohen
David Bowie
George Michael
Prince
2
'Californication' was a 1999 album by which funk rock band?
Foo Fighters
Audioslave
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Incubus
3
Which prog rock band reunited for a one-off charity performance in 2008?
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
4
Name the southern rock band, famous for hits "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama".
ZZ Top
The Outlaws
The Marshall Tucker Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5
Name the 'glam metal' band responsible for hits including "Beth" and "Rock and Roll All Nite".
Dio
KISS
Ski
Rainbow
6
"Everybody Hurts" was a single by which alternative rock band?
R.E.M.
Pretenders
Manic Street Preachers
Pixies
7
'Master of Puppets' was the third album by which thrash metal band?
Slayer
Metallica
Judas Priest
Megadeth
8
Which band popularised grunge rock with the 1991 album 'Nevermind'?
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
9
Sting was the singer of which New Wave/Reggae Rock band?
The Cops
The Police
The Pigs
The Filth
10
Guns 'N' Roses ruled the metal scene in the late 80s, who was their lead guitarist?
Eddie Van Halen
Izzy Straddlin
Duff McKagen
Slash
11
Trent Reznor founded which industrial rock band?
Filter
Nine Inch Nails
White Zombie
Ministry
12
Which influential artist combined rock, pop and funk on albums including 1999 and Purple Rain?
Cameo
Rick James
Jimi Hendrix
Prince
13
Which band won the Mercury Prize in 2018 for their album 'Visions of a Life'?
Gengahr
Wolf Alice
Blossoms
The Big Moon
14
'Parachutes' was the debut album of which English stadium rock band?
Keane
Bastille
Coldplay
OneRepublic
15
Which trio featured Eric Clapton on guitar?
Butter
Cream
Milk
Cheese
16
Which English rock band are credited with inventing heavy metal?
Deep Purple
Judas Priest
Black Sabbath
Motorhead
17
David Bowie popularised 'glam rock' with which 1972 concept album?
The Man Who Sold The World
The Rise and Fall of ZiggyStardust and the Spiders From Mars
Hunky Dory
Aladdin Sane
18
Which art rock singer had a mega-hit with 'Somebody That I Used to Know'?
Gotye
Josh Pyke
Sarah Blasko
Ben Lee
19
"Don't Stop Believing" and "Anyway You Want It" were hits for which band?
Destination
Voyage
Journey
Traveller
20
Name the artist who was among the founding fathers of rock and roll in the 50s.
B.B. King
Little Richard
Bo Diddley
Chuck Berry
21
The Ramones were pioneers of which rock genre?
Punk
Prog Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Glam Rock
22
Radiohead fused rock with electronic music with which 2000 album?
Kid A
Hail to the Thief
Amnesiac
In Rainbows
23
Name the shock rocker.
Alice Cooper
Marilyn Manson
Trent Reznor
Clint Howard
24
Name the band made up of John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury.
Scorpions
Aerosmith
Queen
The Police
25
Which country music legend resurrected his career with a performance at a prison in 1968?
Merle Haggard
Johnny Cash
Waylon Jennings
Hank Williams
26
'British Steel' was an influential heavy metal album by which band?
Iron Maiden
Dio
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
27
Which band influenced hard rock with their 17-minute song, 'Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida'?
Steel Butterfly
Iron Butterfly
Metal Butterfly
Bronze Butterfly
28
Name the Australian hard rock band founded by brothers Angus & Malcom Young
Airbourne
AC/DC
Guns 'N' Roses
Van Halen
29
Name the hard rock band that became one of the biggest bands in history during the 70s.
Led Zeppelin
Fleetwood Mac
Deep Purple
The Rolling Stones
30
'Mr. Brightside' was the lead single from 'Hot Fuss', an album by which band?
Franz Ferdinand
The Fratellis
The Killers
Kaiser Chiefs
31
Name the legendary band that drew heavy inspiration from the blues.
The Rolling Stones
The Animals
The Velvet Underground
The Yardbirds
32
Name the legendary electric guitarist, regarded as the greatest of all time.
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Carlos Santana
Stevie Ray Vaughn
33
Name the band that pioneered the surf rock sound of the early 60s.
The Sunshine Sisters
The Wave Riders
The Beach Boys
The Surf Kids
