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