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Deep Purple Quiz Questions
1. In which year was Deep Purple formed?
(a) 1960
(b) 1968
(c) 1975
(d) 1982
2. What is the name of Deep Purple’s most commercially successful album?
(a) Machine Head
(b) In Rock
(c) Burn
(d) Perfect Strangers
3. Which iconic guitarist is known for his work with Deep Purple and Rainbow?
(a) Jimmy Page
(b) Angus Young
(c) Ritchie Blackmore
(d) Eddie Van Halen
4. What is the title of Deep Purple’s song featuring the iconic Hammond organ intro?
(a) Smoke on the Water
(b) Hush
(c) Highway Star
(d) Space Truckin’
5. Which vocalist fronted Deep Purple during their classic “Mark II” lineup?
(a) David Coverdale
(b) Ian Gillan
(c) Glenn Hughes
(d) Joe Lynn Turner
6. Deep Purple is considered a pioneer of what musical genre?
(a) Blues Rock
(b) Heavy Metal
(c) Grunge
(d) Progressive Rock
7. What is the title of Deep Purple’s song with the lyric “Burn!” repeated throughout?
(a) Black Night
(b) Child in Time
(c) Burn
(d) Strange Kind of Woman
8. Which Deep Purple song features a distinctive cowbell rhythm?
(a) Woman from Tokyo
(b) Fireball
(c) Lazy
(d) Perfect Strangers
9. Deep Purple has had how many different lead singers throughout their career?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 8
(d) 11
10. What was the name of Deep Purple’s reunion album in 1984?
(a) Perfect Strangers
(b) The House of Blue Light
(c) Come Taste the Band
(d) Slaves & Masters
11. Deep Purple is known for their extended and improvisational live performances. What is the term used to describe these instrumental sections?
(a) Riffs
(b) Solos
(c) Hooks
(d) Bridges
12. Which Deep Purple song features the lyric “catch a rainbow”?
(a) Mistreated
(b) Strange Kind of Woman
(c) Speed King
(d) Hush
13. Deep Purple is a British rock band. In which city did they form?
(a) London
(b) Liverpool
(c) Hertford
(d) Birmingham
14. What is the title of Deep Purple’s song that references a famous Scottish loch?
(a) Black Night
(b) Loch Ness Monster
(c) Space Truckin’
(d) Perfect Strangers
15. Which Deep Purple album features the hit single “Knocking at Your Back Door”?
(a) In Rock
(b) Machine Head
(c) Burn
(d) Perfect Strangers
16. Deep Purple’s music has been featured in many films and video games. What is the name of the James Bond film that includes “Smoke on the Water”?
(a) Goldfinger
(b) Live and Let Die
(c) GoldenEye
(d) The World Is Not Enough
17. Which Deep Purple keyboardist is known for his virtuosic playing and composing?
(a) Jon Lord
(b) Ian Paice
(c) Ritchie Blackmore
(d) Glenn Hughes
18. Deep Purple has been inducted into which prestigious music hall of fame?
(a) Country Music Hall of Fame
(b) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
(c) Blues Hall of Fame
(d) Grammy Hall of Fame
19. What are the correct lyrics to Deep Purple’s biggest hit?
(a) Luke Is My Father, Lightsaber Guy
(b) Blue Yellow Colors, Filling Up The Sky
(c) Smoke On The Water, Fire In The Sky
(d) Slow Talkin’ Walter, Fire Engine Guy
20. What distinction did Deep Purple earn in the Guinness Book of World Records?
(a) Youngest Band
(b) Oldest Band
(c) Globe’s Loudest Band
(d) Largest Band
21. From which group did Deep Purple recruit singer Ian Gillian?
(a) The Rolling Stones
(b) The Beatles
(c) Def Leppard
(d) Episode Six
22. Who was the singer for Deep Purple’s 1974 album “Burn”?
(a) David Coverdale
(b) Ian Paice
(c) Roger Glover
(d) Chris Curtis
23. What monument is parodied on the album cover of Deep Purple’s “Deep Purple in Rock”?
(a) Washington Monument
(b) Mount Rushmore
(c) Niagara Falls
(d) Lincoln Memorial
24. On the Deep Purple album cover for “Burn”, what do the heads have on top of them?
(a) Baseball Caps
(b) Flames
(c) Ducks
(d) Feathers
25. Who was Deep Purple’s first vocalist?
(a) Ian Gillian
(b) Rod Evans
(c) Ritchie Blackmore
(d) Chris Curtis
Deep Purple Quiz Questions with Answers
1. In which year was Deep Purple formed?
(b) 1968
2. What is the name of Deep Purple’s most commercially successful album?
(a) Machine Head
3. Which iconic guitarist is known for his work with Deep Purple and Rainbow?
(c) Ritchie Blackmore
4. What is the title of Deep Purple’s song featuring the iconic Hammond organ intro?
(a) Smoke on the Water
5. Which vocalist fronted Deep Purple during their classic “Mark II” lineup?
(b) Ian Gillan
6. Deep Purple is considered a pioneer of what musical genre?
(b) Heavy Metal
7. What is the title of Deep Purple’s song with the lyric “Burn!” repeated throughout?
(c) Burn
8. Which Deep Purple song features a distinctive cowbell rhythm?
(b) Fireball
9. Deep Purple has had how many different lead singers throughout their career?
(b) 5
10. What was the name of Deep Purple’s reunion album in 1984?
(a) Perfect Strangers
11. Deep Purple is known for their extended and improvisational live performances. What is the term used to describe these instrumental sections?
(b) Solos
12. Which Deep Purple song features the lyric “catch a rainbow”?
(d) Hush
13. Deep Purple is a British rock band. In which city did they form?
(c) Hertford
14. What is the title of Deep Purple’s song that references a famous Scottish loch?
(b) Loch Ness Monster
15. Which Deep Purple album features the hit single “Knocking at Your Back Door”?
(c) Burn
16. Deep Purple’s music has been featured in many films and video games. What is the name of the James Bond film that includes “Smoke on the Water”?
(c) GoldenEye
17. Which Deep Purple keyboardist is known for his virtuosic playing and composing?
(a) Jon Lord
18. Deep Purple has been inducted into which prestigious music hall of fame?
(b) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
19. What are the correct lyrics to Deep Purple’s biggest hit?
(c) Smoke On The Water, Fire In The Sky
20. What distinction did Deep Purple earn in the Guinness Book of World Records?
(c) Globe’s Loudest Band
21. From which group did Deep Purple recruit singer Ian Gillian?
(d) Episode Six
22. Who was the singer for Deep Purple’s 1974 album “Burn”?
(a) David Coverdale
23. What monument is parodied on the album cover of Deep Purple’s “Deep Purple in Rock”?
(b) Mount Rushmore
24. On the Deep Purple album cover for “Burn”, what do the heads have on top of them?
(b) Flames
25. Who was Deep Purple’s first vocalist?
(b) Rod Evans