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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 prog rock band reunited for a one-off charity performance in 2008?
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
2
Which band, led by the Gallagher brothers, found fame as part of the Britpop movement?
Blur
The Verve
Pulp
Oasis
3
Name the Australian hard rock band founded by brothers Angus & Malcom Young
AC/DC
Guns 'N' Roses
Van Halen
Airbourne
4
Name the shock rocker.
Clint Howard
Trent Reznor
Marilyn Manson
Alice Cooper
5
Name the Noir Rock band led by Australian songwriter Nick Cave.
The Broken Mirrors
The Bad Seeds
The Good Sons
The Black Eagles
6
Which of these bands was NOT associated with 'nu metal'?
Limp Bizkit
Linkin Park
The Disturbed
The Dead Kennedys
7
Name the 'glam metal' band responsible for hits including "Beth" and "Rock and Roll All Nite".
KISS
Ski
Dio
Rainbow
8
Which artist, known for the song 'Miserlou', was referred to as 'King of the Surf Guitar'?
Dick Dale
Harry Ross
Tom Holiday
Rick Hale
9
Name the legendary electric guitarist, regarded as the greatest of all time.
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jeff Beck
Jimi Hendrix
Carlos Santana
10
"Everybody Hurts" was a single by which alternative rock band?
R.E.M.
Pixies
Manic Street Preachers
Pretenders
11
Sting was the singer of which New Wave/Reggae Rock band?
The Cops
The Police
The Filth
The Pigs
12
Name the hard rock band that became one of the biggest bands in history during the 70s.
The Rolling Stones
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Fleetwood Mac
13
Which country music legend resurrected his career with a performance at a prison in 1968?
Hank Williams
Waylon Jennings
Merle Haggard
Johnny Cash
14
Which progressive rock band released the hugely popular album 'Dark Side of the Moon' in 1973?
Yes
Genesis
Jethro Tull
Pink Floyd
15
Bono and The Edge are members of which band?
Status Quo
Dire Straits
Scorpions
U2
16
Which garage rock band released their debut album 'Is This It' in 2001?
The Vines
The Strokes
The Libertines
Franz Ferdinand
17
Name the legendary band that drew heavy inspiration from the blues.
The Rolling Stones
The Yardbirds
The Velvet Underground
The Animals
18
'British Steel' was an influential heavy metal album by which band?
Judas Priest
Dio
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
19
Which band released the album 'Surrealistic Pillow' that defined the 'Summer of Love' in 1967?
The Animals
Jefferson Airplane
The Kinks
Jefferson Starship
20
Which band offered a 'pay-what-you-want' option for their 2007 album 'In Rainbows'?
The Artctic Monkeys
LCD Sound System
Muse
Radiohead
21
David Bowie popularised 'glam rock' with which 1972 concept album?
Hunky Dory
Aladdin Sane
The Man Who Sold The World
The Rise and Fall of ZiggyStardust and the Spiders From Mars
22
Which New Wave band featured Debbie Harry on vocals?
Culture Club
The Human League
Blondie
Devo
23
Jack and Meg White made up which American rock duo?
The White Stripes
The Black Keys
The Raconteurs
The Hives
24
Morrissey was the lead singer of which 80s indie rock band?
The Johnsons
The Carters
The Smiths
The Samuels
25
Name the southern rock band, famous for hits "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama".
ZZ Top
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Outlaws
The Marshall Tucker Band
26
Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious were members of which punk band?
The Clash
The Sex Pistols
The Stooges
New York Dolls
27
Which English-American pop-rock band released the massively popular album 'Rumours' in 1977?
Fleetwood Mac
The Band
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Steely Dan
28
Which English rock band are credited with inventing heavy metal?
Deep Purple
Motorhead
Judas Priest
Black Sabbath
29
The best-selling 1976 album 'Hotel California' was by which band?
Eagles
Vultures
Falcons
The Byrds
30
Guitarist/Singer Annie Clark releases music under which pseudonym?
Fiona Apple
St. Vincent
PJ Harvey
St. James
31
Which band popularised grunge rock with the 1991 album 'Nevermind'?
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
32
Which of these stars weren't killed in the plane crash known as The Day The Music Died (1959)?
The Big Bopper
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ritchie Valens
Buddy Holly
33
Which folk legend contributed to the rock and roll sound with his song 'Like a Rolling Stone'?
Woody Guthrie
Leland Palmer
Hank Williams
Bob Dylan
34
Radiohead fused rock with electronic music with which 2000 album?
Hail to the Thief
Kid A
In Rainbows
Amnesiac
35
'Master of Puppets' was the third album by which thrash metal band?
Metallica
Slayer
Megadeth
Judas Priest
36
The Ramones were pioneers of which rock genre?
Psychedelic Rock
Punk
Prog Rock
Glam Rock
37
Which influential artist combined rock, pop and funk on albums including 1999 and Purple Rain?
Prince
Rick James
Jimi Hendrix
Cameo
38
Name the artist, popularly known as the 'King of Rock' who popularised rockabilly music.
Carl Perkins
Buddy Holly
Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis Presley
39
'Stop Making Sense' was the concert film of which New Wave band?
A Flock of Seagulls
Talking Heads
Duran Duran
Devo
40
"My Generation" was a single by which English rock band?
The What
The Who
They Why
The When
41
'Parachutes' was the debut album of which English stadium rock band?
OneRepublic
Coldplay
Keane
Bastille
42
Jim Morrison was the lead singer of which 60s band?
The Windows
The Walls
The Doors
The Ceiling
43
'The Bends' and 'OK Computer' are albums by which band?
Muse
Radiohead
Interpol
Portishead
44
Name the band made up of John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury.
The Police
Aerosmith
Queen
Scorpions
45
Which New York band was briefly managed by Andy Warhol?
The Velvet Underground
The Modern Lovers
The Stooges
Television
46
Which rock legend released the album 'Blackstar' days before his death in 2016?
Leonard Cohen
David Bowie
George Michael
Prince
47
Which art rock singer had a mega-hit with 'Somebody That I Used to Know'?
Josh Pyke
Gotye
Sarah Blasko
Ben Lee
48
Name the wildly successful band that led the 'British Invasion' of the 1960s.
The Beatles
The Spiders
The Kinks
The Rolling Stones
49
Who, often referred to as the 'Godmother of Rock and Roll,' invented the rock and roll sound?
Sister Catherine Burgess
Mother Sally Alton
Mother Mary Apure
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
50
"Don't Stop Believing" and "Anyway You Want It" were hits for which band?
Destination
Journey
Voyage
Traveller
51
Which trio featured Eric Clapton on guitar?
Milk
Butter
Cream
Cheese
52
'Californication' was a 1999 album by which funk rock band?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Audioslave
Incubus
Foo Fighters
53
Guns 'N' Roses ruled the metal scene in the late 80s, who was their lead guitarist?
Duff McKagen
Slash
Izzy Straddlin
Eddie Van Halen
54
'Mr. Brightside' was the lead single from 'Hot Fuss', an album by which band?
Kaiser Chiefs
Franz Ferdinand
The Killers
The Fratellis
55
Name the artist who was among the founding fathers of rock and roll in the 50s.
Little Richard
Bo Diddley
B.B. King
Chuck Berry
56
Name the band that pioneered the surf rock sound of the early 60s.
The Beach Boys
The Wave Riders
The Sunshine Sisters
The Surf Kids
57
Name the southern rock band that pioneered the 'swamp rock' sound in the late 60s.
Steve Miller Band
Steppenwolf
ZZ Top
Creedence Clearwater Revival
58
Which band won the Mercury Prize in 2018 for their album 'Visions of a Life'?
The Big Moon
Gengahr
Blossoms
Wolf Alice
59
Trent Reznor founded which industrial rock band?
Ministry
White Zombie
Nine Inch Nails
Filter
60
Which English singer was a pioneer of 'shock rock' and found success with the single "Fire"?
Alice Cooper
Arthur Brown
Frank Zappa
Ozzy Osbourne
61
Which band influenced hard rock with their 17-minute song, 'Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida'?
Metal Butterfly
Steel Butterfly
Bronze Butterfly
Iron Butterfly
