Rock Music Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which pair were both members of Fleetwood Mac during the recording of “Rumours”?
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend
Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein
2. A track begins with acoustic textures, gradually adds electric power, and ends with a prominent guitar solo. Which band recorded this song, “Stairway to Heaven”?
The Moody Blues
Jethro Tull
Yes
Led Zeppelin
3. You are arranging these albums by original release date. Which one belongs first?
Nevermind
The Dark Side of the Moon
Rumours
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
4. Which guitarist played the lead-guitar parts on “Sweet Child o’ Mine” as a member of Guns N’ Roses?
Slash
Joe Perry
Tom Morello
Kirk Hammett
5. Which band recorded “Bohemian Rhapsody”?
Electric Light Orchestra
Queen
The Who
Boston
6. In a typical rock arrangement, a musician locks in with the kick drum while playing low-register notes that connect rhythm and harmony. Which instrument are they most likely playing?
Lead guitar
Rhythm guitar
Keyboard
Bass guitar
7. Which arena-rock song is built around a recognizable stomp-stomp-clap pulse before its closing guitar section?
Another One Bites the Dust
Seven Nation Army
We Will Rock You
Pour Some Sugar on Me
8. Which album-and-artist pairing is correct?
Never Mind the Bollocks — Ramones
Parallel Lines — Patti Smith
London Calling — The Clash
Unknown Pleasures — The Cure
9. A song describes a traveler stopping at a mysterious desert hotel that becomes difficult to leave. Which song is it?
Hotel California
Life in the Fast Lane
Riders on the Storm
The Passenger
10. Jimi Hendrix made a celebrated rock recording of “All Along the Watchtower.” Who wrote and first released the song?
Bob Dylan
Leonard Cohen
Neil Young
Eric Clapton
11. In which song does the narrator address Wendy while imagining escape, youth, and life on the road?
Thunder Road
Go Your Own Way
More Than a Feeling
Born to Run
12. A 1991 track from Seattle alternates restrained verses with explosive, distorted choruses. Which rock style best fits that description?
Progressive rock
Grunge
Glam rock
Rockabilly
13. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham formed which band?
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Black Sabbath
Deep Purple
14. Which band released the guitar-riff-driven song “Smoke on the Water”?
Black Sabbath
Deep Purple
Uriah Heep
Rainbow
15. Which band released the punk album “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols”?
The Damned
The Clash
Sex Pistols
Buzzcocks
16. Which artist created and performed through the rock persona Ziggy Stardust?
Lou Reed
David Bowie
Iggy Pop
Marc Bolan