1. What is Jay-Z’s real name?
(a) Shawn Carter
(b) Jay Hov
(c) Nasir Jones
(d) Damon Dash
2. In which borough of New York City did Jay-Z grow up?
(a) Queens
(b) Brooklyn
(c) Manhattan
(d) The Bronx
3. What was the name of Jay-Z’s debut album?
(a) The Blueprint
(b) Reasonable Doubt
(c) In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
(d) The Black Album
1. In which year was Janice Joplin born?
(a) 1939
(b) 1943
(c) 1947
(d) 1951
2. What was the name of Joplin’s first successful band?
(a) Big Brother and the Holding Company
(b) Kozmic Blues Band
(c) Janis Joplin Band
(d) Full Tilt Boogie Band
3. At what famous music festival did Janis Joplin perform in 1967?
(a) Woodstock
(b) Monterey Pop Festival
(c) Newport Folk Festival
(d) Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
1. What was Iggy Pop’s real name before he adopted his stage persona?
(a) James Osterberg
(b) David Bowie
(c) Jim Morrison
(d) Lester Bangs
2. Iggy Pop rose to fame as the frontman of which iconic punk rock band?
(a) The Ramones
(b) Sex Pistols
(c) The Stooges
(d) The Clash
3. What is the title of Iggy Pop’s critically acclaimed 1977 solo album featuring the hit “Lust for Life”?
(a) Raw Power
(b) The Stooges (self-titled)
(c) Idiot
(d) Passenger
1. In what California city did Green Day form?
a) Los Angeles
b) San Francisco
c) San Diego
d) Sacramento
2. What was the name of Green Day’s very first EP?
a) Dookie
b) 39/Smooth
c) Kerplunk
d) American Idiot
3. What is the iconic green heart symbol on many Green Day albums called?
a) The Heart Grenade
b) The Tré Bomb
c) The Dookie Doofus
d) The American Idiot
1. What was the name of Dave Grohl’s previous band before forming Foo Fighters?
(a) Nirvana
(b) Pearl Jam
(c) Soundgarden
(d) Smashing Pumpkins
2. In what year did the Foo Fighters release their self-titled debut album?
(a) 1994
(b) 1990
(c) 1998
(d) 2002
3. What is the hit Foo Fighters song known for its music video featuring a giant inflatable Foo Fighters character?
(a) Monkey Wrench
(b) Learn to Fly
(c) Everlong
(d) The Pretender
1. In which Oklahoma city did The Flaming Lips form?
(a) Oklahoma
(b) Tulsa
(c) Lawton
(d) Stillwater
2. What is the name of The Flaming Lips’ 1999 breakthrough album featuring the hit “She Don’t Use Jelly”?
(a) Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
(b) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
(c) At War With the Mystics
(d) Embryonic
3. The Flaming Lips are known for their elaborate live shows. What is a signature element often used in their performances?
(a) Confetti cannons
(b) Smoke machines
(c) Light shows
(d) Giant inflatable animals
1. What was Fats Domino’s real name?
(a) Antoine Dominique
(b) Walter Buddy Jr.
(c) Ferdinand Lewis III
(d) James Booker Jr.
2. In which city was Fats Domino born?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee
(b) New Orleans, Louisiana
(c) Chicago, Illinois
(d) Atlanta, Georgia
3. What instrument did Fats Domino primarily play?
(a) Guitar
(b) Piano
(c) Drums
(d) Saxophone
1. In which British blues rock band did Eric Clapton gain early recognition?
(a) The Rolling Stones
(b) The Who
(c) Cream
(d) Led Zeppelin
2. What is Eric Clapton’s nickname?
(a) The Hammer
(b) Slowhand
(c) The Prince
(d) Mr. Sunshine
3. What was the name of Eric Clapton’s son who tragically died in 1999?
(a) Conor
(b) Liam
(c) Julian
(d) Ethan
1. In which state was Elvis Presley born?
(a) Texas
(b) Mississippi
(c) Louisiana
(d) Tennessee
2. What was the name of Elvis’s twin brother?
(a) Jesse
(b) Aaron
(c) George
(d) John
3. What was the name of Elvis’s Graceland estate located in?
(a) Memphis, Tennessee
(b) Nashville, Tennessee
(c) Jackson, Mississippi
(d) Birmingham, Alabama
1. What city did The Doors form in?
(a) Los Angeles, California
(b) New York City, New York
(c) London, England
(d) Seattle, Washington
2. What was the lead singer of The Doors known by his stage name?
(a) Jim Morrison
(b) Ray Manzarek
(c) John Densmore
(d) Robby Krieger
3. What year did The Doors release their debut album?
(a) 1966
(b) 1967
(c) 1965
(d) 1968