Category: Music

Q1. In what year was The Velvet Underground formed in New York City?
A. 1962
B. 1964
C. 1966
D. 1968
Answer: B. 1964

Q2. Who served as the band’s manager and introduced them to the avant-garde scene in 1966?
A. Andy Warhol
B. Brian Eno
C. David Bowie
D. Tom Wilson
Answer: A. Andy Warhol

Q3. Which book title inspired the band’s name in November 1965?
A. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
B. The Velvet Underground
C. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
D. On the Road
Answer: B. The Velvet Underground

Q1. Simon & Garfunkel were originally known by what stage name when they first recorded as teenagers in 1957?
A. Kane & Garr
B. Tom & Jerry
C. Paul & Artie
D. The Peppermint Twins
Answer: B. Tom & Jerry

Q2. In which year did Simon & Garfunkel release their debut studio album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.?
A. 1964
B. 1965
C. 1966
D. 1967
Answer: A. 1964

Q3. Which song, added as an overdub without their initial knowledge, became their first major hit and launched their career?
A. I Am a Rock
B. Homeward Bound
C. The Sound of Silence
D. Mrs. Robinson
Answer: C. The Sound of Silence

Q1. In which year was the British rock band Bush formed in London?
A. 1990
B. 1992
C. 1994
D. 1996
Answer: B. 1992

Q2. What is the name of Bush’s debut studio album, released in 1994?
A. Razorblade Suitcase
B. The Science of Things
C. Sixteen Stone
D. Golden State
Answer: C. Sixteen Stone

Q3. Who serves as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Bush?
A. Nigel Pulsford
B. Gavin Rossdale
C. Dave Parsons
D. Robin Goodridge
Answer: B. Gavin Rossdale

Q1. In what year was Sonic Youth formed in New York City?
A. 1979
B. 1981
C. 1983
D. 1985
Answer: B. 1981

Q2. Who were the three founding members of Sonic Youth?
A. Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, and Lee Ranaldo
B. Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, and Steve Shelley
C. Lee Ranaldo, Jim O’Rourke, and Kim Gordon
D. Bob Bert, Thurston Moore, and Anne DeMarinis
Answer: A. Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, and Lee Ranaldo

Q3. From which music scene did Sonic Youth emerge in the early 1980s?
A. Britpop
B. No wave
C. Grunge
D. Shoegaze
Answer: B. No wave

Q1. In what year was the hard rock band Whitesnake formed in London, England?
A. 1976
B. 1978
C. 1980
D. 1982
Answer: B. 1978

Q2. Who was the founder and only constant member of Whitesnake throughout its history?
A. Micky Moody
B. Bernie Marsden
C. David Coverdale
D. John Sykes
Answer: C. David Coverdale

Q3. What was the name of Whitesnake’s debut EP released in June 1978?
A. Snakebite
B. Lovehunter
C. Trouble
D. Ready an’ Willing
Answer: A. Snakebite

Q1. In what year was The Cure officially formed under that name?
A. 1976
B. 1977
C. 1978
D. 1979
Answer: C. 1978

Q2. What was the original name of the precursor band to The Cure, formed by Robert Smith and school friends in 1976?
A. Malice
B. Easy Cure
C. Obelisk
D. Black Wire
Answer: B. Easy Cure

Q3. Which school did the founding members of The Cure attend together in Crawley, West Sussex?
A. St. Wilfrid’s Comprehensive School
B. Crawley High School
C. Notre Dame Middle School
D. Sussex Grammar School
Answer: C. Notre Dame Middle School

Q1. In what year was the rock band Boston officially formed?
A. 1969
B. 1975
C. 1976
D. 1986
Answer: B. 1975

Q2. Who is the founder and primary songwriter of the band Boston?
A. Brad Delp
B. Barry Goudreau
C. Tom Scholz
D. Sib Hashian
Answer: C. Tom Scholz

Q3. What is Tom Scholz’s educational background that influenced his engineering approach to music production?
A. Harvard Law School
B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
C. Berklee College of Music
D. Juilliard School
Answer: B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Q1. What is the full birth name of the musician known as Sting?
A. Gordon Matthew Sumner
B. Gordon Thomas Sumner
C. Matthew Gordon Sumner
D. Thomas Gordon Sumner
Answer: A. Gordon Matthew Sumner

Q2. In which year and location was Sting born?
A. 1950, Newcastle upon Tyne
B. 1951, Wallsend, Northumberland
C. 1952, Coventry
D. 1949, London
Answer: B. 1951, Wallsend, Northumberland

Q3. What was Sting’s father’s occupation?
A. Hairdresser
B. School teacher
C. Engineer and milkman
D. Jazz musician
Answer: C. Engineer and milkman

Q1. In what year was the American rock band L7 formed?
A. 1983
B. 1985
C. 1987
D. 1989
Answer: B. 1985

Q2. What does the band’s name “L7” originally refer to in slang terms?
A. “Square,” meaning uncool or naive
B. A type of guitar chord
C. A Los Angeles highway route
D. The seventh letter of the alphabet repeated
Answer: A. “Square,” meaning uncool or naive

Q3. Who were the founding members of L7?
A. Donita Sparks and Jennifer Finch
B. Suzi Gardner and Dee Plakas
C. Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner
D. Jennifer Finch and Dee Plakas
Answer: C. Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner