Band Logo Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A music shop sign uses a large, wing-like W emblem associated with a hip-hop collective. Which name belongs under it?
Cypress Hill
The Roots
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Wu-Tang Clan
2. Which band uses an elaborate crest built around a large letter Q, incorporating zodiac creatures and a phoenix?
Journey
Electric Light Orchestra
Queen
Yes
3. Which band's familiar wordmark places an upward arrow on the final letter O and is often paired with a mod-style roundel?
The Jam
Small Faces
The Who
The Kinks
4. A tattoo design combines two crossed revolvers with red roses and the band's name. Which hard-rock band does this imagery reference?
Mötley Crüe
Poison
Guns N' Roses
Skid Row
5. Which group's classic logo presents its name in bold block letters, split across two lines and enclosed by red horizontal bars?
Run-DMC
Beastie Boys
De La Soul
A Tribe Called Quest
6. While cataloguing punk patches, you find a compact monogram made from interlocking D and K letterforms. Which band does it represent?
Descendents
D.R.I.
Dropkick Murphys
Dead Kennedys
7. A designer separates a band's short name with a lightning bolt instead of a slash or ordinary punctuation. Which band's classic wordmark is being recreated?
AC/DC
Def Leppard
Van Halen
ZZ Top
8. A black-and-white skull with a pointed forehead and skeletal teeth is labeled the “Crimson Ghost.” Which punk band made it a defining emblem?
The Cramps
Misfits
Social Distortion
The Damned
9. A typesetter is told to place “NIN” inside a rectangular border and reverse the final N. Which act's logo is being assembled?
Linkin Park
Nine Inch Nails
Depeche Mode
Ministry
10. An archive contains four mysterious individual symbols—one for each member—including a feather inside a circle and three interlocking ovals. Which band used this set?
Pink Floyd
Rush
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
11. A record sleeve features a silhouetted person viewed through the crosshairs of a gun sight. Which group is identified by this emblem?
N.W.A
Rage Against the Machine
Beastie Boys
Public Enemy
12. A merchandise stall displays only a red tongue sticking out between large lips, with no band name printed nearby. Which band should fans associate with it?
Aerosmith
The Rolling Stones
The Doors
The Kinks
13. While sorting 1990s alternative-rock posters, you find a yellow smiley face with crossed-out eyes and a crooked tongue. Which band's poster is it most likely to be?
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains
14. Someone spray-paints four uneven vertical black bars that together resemble a waving flag. Which punk band's logo are they reproducing?
Black Flag
Bad Brains
Minor Threat
Fugazi
15. You are comparing heavy-metal wordmarks. Which band's familiar logo uses sharp, extended strokes on the opening M and final A?
Metallica
Megadeth
Slayer
Anthrax
16. A punk band's emblem resembles a United States presidential seal, complete with an eagle holding a baseball bat and the members' names around the border. Which band is it?
The Clash
Sex Pistols
Ramones
Green Day