Q1. In what year was the rock band Genesis formed at Charterhouse School in Godalming, Surrey, England?
A. 1965
B. 1967
C. 1969
D. 1971
Answer: B. 1967
Q2. Who suggested the name “Genesis” for the band after hearing their early demos?
A. Peter Gabriel
B. Tony Banks
C. Jonathan King
D. Phil Collins
Answer: C. Jonathan King
Q3. What was the title of Genesis’s debut album, released in 1969 under Decca Records?
A. Trespass
B. From Genesis to Revelation
C. Nursery Cryme
D. Foxtrot
Answer: B. From Genesis to Revelation
Q4. Which early member left Genesis in 1968 to study at Cornell University?
A. Anthony Phillips
B. Chris Stewart
C. John Silver
D. Mike Rutherford
Answer: C. John Silver
Q5. What stylistic shift did Genesis make with their 1970 album Trespass after signing with Charisma Records?
A. From pop to heavy metal
B. From pop to progressive rock
C. From rock to jazz fusion
D. From folk to electronic
Answer: B. From pop to progressive rock
Q6. Who replaced Anthony Phillips as guitarist in Genesis in 1971?
A. Steve Hackett
B. Daryl Stuermer
C. Phil Collins
D. Ray Wilson
Answer: A. Steve Hackett
Q7. What is the name of the 23-minute epic track from Genesis’s 1972 album Foxtrot?
A. The Musical Box
B. Supper’s Ready
C. The Knife
D. Firth of Fifth
Answer: B. Supper’s Ready
Q8. Which 1973 Genesis album features the track “I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe),” their first UK hit single?
A. Nursery Cryme
B. Wind & Wuthering
C. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
D. Selling England by the Pound
Answer: D. Selling England by the Pound
Q9. What was Peter Gabriel’s primary reason for leaving Genesis in 1975?
A. Creative differences over pop influences
B. Desire for family time and disillusionment with the music industry
C. A major health issue
D. Conflict with record label executives
Answer: B. Desire for family time and disillusionment with the music industry
Q10. Which 1974 Genesis album is a double concept album centered on a Puerto Rican youth named Rael?
A. Foxtrot
B. Selling England by the Pound
C. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
D. A Trick of the Tail
Answer: C. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Q11. Who became Genesis’s lead vocalist after Peter Gabriel’s departure, starting with the 1976 album A Trick of the Tail?
A. Steve Hackett
B. Phil Collins
C. Tony Banks
D. Mike Rutherford
Answer: B. Phil Collins
Q12. Which guest drummer played on Genesis’s 1976 A Trick of the Tail Tour to allow Phil Collins to focus on vocals?
A. Bill Bruford
B. Chester Thompson
C. Nic Collins
D. John Mayhew
Answer: A. Bill Bruford
Q13. What was the final album recorded by the five-piece lineup of Genesis including Steve Hackett?
A. A Trick of the Tail
B. Duke
C. …And Then There Were Three…
D. Wind & Wuthering
Answer: D. Wind & Wuthering
Q14. In what year did Steve Hackett leave Genesis to pursue a solo career?
A. 1975
B. 1976
C. 1977
D. 1978
Answer: C. 1977
Q15. Which 1978 Genesis album marked the band’s transition to a core trio of Banks, Rutherford, and Collins?
A. Wind & Wuthering
B. …And Then There Were Three…
C. Abacab
D. Genesis
Answer: B. …And Then There Were Three…
Q16. What was the title of Genesis’s first UK number-one single, from their 1980 self-titled album?
A. Follow You Follow Me
B. Mama
C. Turn It On Again
D. Invisible Touch
Answer: C. Turn It On Again
Q17. Which 1981 Genesis album was named after a word coined during recording sessions to describe song sections?
A. Duke
B. Abacab
C. Genesis
D. Invisible Touch
Answer: B. Abacab
Q18. What innovative production element, involving horn sections, is featured on Genesis’s 1981 track “No Reply at All”?
A. Synthesized strings
B. Backing choir
C. Orchestral timpani
D. Earth, Wind & Fire horns
Answer: D. Earth, Wind & Fire horns
Q19. Which 1983 Genesis album includes the hit single “That’s All,” inspired by Phil Collins’s marital issues?
A. Abacab
B. Genesis
C. Invisible Touch
D. We Can’t Dance
Answer: B. Genesis
Q20. What is the longest track on Genesis’s 1986 album Invisible Touch, known for its political satire?
A. Land of Confusion
B. Invisible Touch
C. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
D. In Too Deep
Answer: C. Land of Confusion
Q21. Which Genesis album from 1991 features the lead single “No Son of Mine,” addressing child abandonment?
A. Invisible Touch
B. We Can’t Dance
C. Calling All Stations
D. Duke
Answer: B. We Can’t Dance
Q22. Who replaced Phil Collins as Genesis’s lead vocalist for the 1997 album Calling All Stations?
A. Ray Wilson
B. Peter Gabriel
C. Daryl Stuermer
D. Steve Hackett
Answer: A. Ray Wilson
Q23. For which video did Genesis win a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best Concept Music Video?
A. “Invisible Touch”
B. “Land of Confusion”
C. “Mama”
D. “I Can’t Dance”
Answer: B. “Land of Confusion”
Q24. In what year was Genesis inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A. 2000
B. 2007
C. 2010
D. 2014
Answer: C. 2010
Q25. Which reunion tour by Genesis in 2007 featured a free concert in Rome attended by 500,000 people?
A. The Last Domino? Tour
B. Turn It On Again Tour
C. We Can’t Dance Tour
D. Invisible Touch Tour
Answer: B. Turn It On Again Tour
