1. In which band did David Gilmour rise to fame?
a) Led Zeppelin
b) The Who
c) Pink Floyd
d) The Rolling Stones
2. David Gilmour is known primarily for being a(n):
a) Bassist
b) Drummer
c) Guitarist
d) Keyboardist
3. What is the title of David Gilmour’s debut solo album released in 1978?
a) Wish You Were Here
b) Animals
c) David Gilmour
d) The Wall
1. In which city did Cream form?
(a) London
(b) Liverpool
(c) Manchester
(d) Birmingham
2. What was the name of Cream’s debut album?
(a) Disraeli Gears
(b) Fresh Cream
(c) Wheels of Fire
(d) Goodbye
3. Which Cream song features a prominent harmonica part played by Eric Clapton?
(a) Sunshine of Your Love
(b) White Room
(c) I Feel Free
(d) Strange Brew
1. What was David Bowie’s birth name?
(a) David Jones
(b) David Robert Jones
(c) David Richards
(d) David Turner
2. Why did David Bowie change his name?
(a) Legal issues with another musician
(b) He preferred a more artistic name
(c) Stage presence required a pseudonym
(d) Numerology suggested a change
3. What was David Bowie’s first recorded song called?
(a) Space Oddity
(b) Starman
(c) I Never Dreamed
(d) Changes
1. What city did The Cranberries form in?
(a) Dublin
(b) Limerick
(c) Cork
(d) Galway
2. In what year did The Cranberries release their debut album, “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?”
(a) 1989
(b) 1991
(c) 1993
(d) 1995
3. The Cranberries’ lead singer was known for her distinctive yodeling technique. What was her name?
(a) Dolores O’Riordan
(b) Sinead O’Connor
(c) Enya
(d) Fiona Apple
1. In which city did Coldplay form?
(a) London, England
(b) New York City, USA
(c) Sydney, Australia
(d) Dublin, Ireland
2. What was the name of Coldplay’s debut album?
(a) X&Y
(b) A Head Full of Dreams
(c) Parachutes
(d) Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
3. Which song propelled Coldplay to international fame?
(a) Clocks
(b) The Scientist
(c) Yellow
(d) Fix You
1. In which city did The Clash form?
(a) London, England
(b) Dublin, Ireland
(c) Los Angeles, California
(d) London, England
2. Which of these is a founding member of The Clash?
(a) Joe Strummer
(b) Paul Simonon
(c) Mick Jones
(d) Nicky “Topper” Headon
3. The Clash’s debut album was titled:
(a) London Calling
(b) Combat Rock
(c) Cut The Crap
(d) The Clash
1. In which country was Carlos Santana born?
(a) Mexico
(b) United States
(c) Spain
(d) Cuba
2. What is the name of Santana’s band, known for their Latin rock sound?
(a) Santana
(b) Los Lobos
(c) Maná
(d) Gipsy Kings
3. Which iconic guitarist joined Santana on their legendary Woodstock performance in 1969?
(a) B.B. King
(b) Jimi Hendrix
(c) Eric Clapton
(d) Jimmy Page
1. What was Bruce Springsteen’s nickname as a teenager?
(a) The Freehold Flash
(b) The Asbury Park Kid
(c) The Jersey Shore Legend
(d) The Atlantic City Rocker
2. Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band doesn’t include an actual “E Street.” What city is most associated with the band’s name?
(a) Freehold, New Jersey
(b) Asbury Park, New Jersey
(c) New York City, New York
(d) Los Angeles, California
3. Which of these Bruce Springsteen albums is a double album (two LPs)?
(a) Born to Run
(b) Born in the U.S.A.
(c) The River
(d) Darkness on the Edge of Town
1. What was Blur’s original name before they changed it?
a) Fiction
b) Seymour
c) The Circles
d) Indecision
2. Which city did Blur form in?
a) Manchester
b) London
c) Liverpool
d) Glasgow
3. Who is the lead singer and songwriter for Blur?
a) Alex James
b) Dave Rowntree
c) Damon Albarn
d) Graham Coxon