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

Q1. In what year was Queens of the Stone Age formed by Josh Homme?
A. 1995
B. 1996
C. 1997
D. 1998
Answer: B. 1996

Q2. What was the original name of the band before it became Queens of the Stone Age?
A. Desert Sessions
B. Palm Desert
C. Gamma Ray
D. Kyuss Revival
Answer: C. Gamma Ray

Q3. Why did Josh Homme change the band’s name from Gamma Ray?
A. To honor a Kyuss producer’s nickname
B. As a tribute to his hometown
C. To reflect a more melodic sound
D. Due to a lawsuit threat from a German metal band
Answer: D. Due to a lawsuit threat from a German metal band

Q1. In what year was the band Talking Heads formed in New York City?
A. 1973
B. 1975
C. 1977
D. 1979
Answer: B. 1975

Q2. Which institution did David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth attend before forming Talking Heads?
A. Juilliard School
B. Berklee College of Music
C. Rhode Island School of Design
D. Columbia University
Answer: C. Rhode Island School of Design

Q3. What was the name of the early band formed by David Byrne and Chris Frantz at art school before becoming Talking Heads?
A. The Artistics
B. The Modern Lovers
C. The Heads
D. Tom Tom Club
Answer: A. The Artistics

Q1. What is the real birth name of Alice Cooper, the American rock musician known for pioneering shock rock?
A. Vincent Damon Furnier
B. Glen Buxton
C. Dennis Dunaway
D. Neal Smith
Answer: A. Vincent Damon Furnier

Q2. In which city was Alice Cooper born on February 4, 1948?
A. Phoenix, Arizona
B. Detroit, Michigan
C. Los Angeles, California
D. Pontiac, Michigan
Answer: B. Detroit, Michigan

Q3. What was the original name of the high school band that eventually became Alice Cooper?
A. The Nazz
B. The Spiders
C. The Earwigs
D. The Billion Dollar Babies
Answer: C. The Earwigs