Pink Floyd Quiz Questions
1. In which year was Pink Floyd formed?
a) 1962
b) 1965
c) 1968
d) 1971
2. What was the original name of the band before becoming Pink Floyd?
a) The Tea Set
b) The Pink Fairies
c) The Abdabs
d) The Jokers
3. The iconic artwork on the cover of “Dark Side of the Moon” features what?
a) A prism
b) A pyramid
c) A rainbow
d) A hand
4. Which album features the classic song “Comfortably Numb”?
a) Wish You Were Here
b) Animals
c) The Wall
d) The Dark Side of the Moon
5. Who is the lead singer featured on most of Pink Floyd’s albums?
a) Syd Barrett
b) David Gilmour
c) Roger Waters
d) Nick Mason
6. What instrument is David Gilmour known for playing in Pink Floyd?
a) Bass guitar
b) Drums
c) Keyboard
d) Lead guitar
7. The concept album “The Wall” tells the story of a rock star named who?
a) Syd Barrett
b) David Gilmour
c) Roger Waters
d) Nick Mason
8. Which Pink Floyd album features the iconic pig floating over a power station?
a) Animals
b) Wish You Were Here
c) The Wall
d) The Dark Side of the Moon
9. What was the name of Pink Floyd’s massive concert spectacular featuring elaborate stage shows and pyrotechnics?
a) The Dark Side of the Moon Tour
b) The Wall Tour
c) Animals Tour
d) Wish You Were Here Tour
10. Which Pink Floyd song features the sound of a ticking clock?
a) Time
b) Breathe
c) Money
d) Great Gig in the Sky
11. What film did Pink Floyd contribute music to, featuring a heartbeat and a man running on a beach?
a) 2001: A Space Odyssey
b) A Clockwork Orange
c) The Graduate
d) Easy Rider
12. Syd Barrett, the founding member, left Pink Floyd due to what reason?
a) Musical Differences
b) Mental health struggles
c) Touring fatigue
d) Solo career aspirations
13. What was the last studio album Pink Floyd released before going on hiatus?
a) The Division Bell
b) The Wall
c) Animals
d) The Final Cut
14. Which Pink Floyd song features the iconic line, “We don’t need no education”?
a) Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
b) Comfortably Numb
c) Money
d) Shine On You Crazy Diamond
15. The instrumental song “Echoes” appears on which album?
a) Meddle
b) The Dark Side of the Moon
c) Wish You Were Here
d) Animals
16. Which Pink Floyd song features a long, improvised saxophone solo by David Gilmour?
a) Shine On You Crazy Diamond
b) Echoes
c) Pigs (Three Different Ones)
d) Comfortably Numb
17. What effect is heavily used throughout the song “Breathe” on “Dark Side of the Moon”?
a) Distortion
b) Flanger
c) Reverb
d) Delay
18. What animal is featured on the cover of Pink Floyd’s “Atom Heart Mother” album?
(a) Cow
(b) Chicken
(c) Pig
(d) Dog
19. Who was the original lead guitarist for Pink Floyd?
(a) Syd Barrett
(b) Bill Bailey
(c) Mickey Lee Soule
(d) David Gilmour
20. What song off Pink Floyd’s first album didn’t have any lyrics?
(a) Wish You Were Here
(b) Astronomy Domine
(c) Interstellar Overdrive
(d) Gnome
21. Which rock star was interviewed, but not used, for the background track on Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon”?
(a) Jerry Garcia
(b) Elvis Presley
(c) Paul McCartney
(d) Mick Jagger
22. What was the name of the dog included on the Pink Floyd album “Meddle”?
(a) Seamus
(b) Syd
(c) Scotty
(d) Sercy
23. Who is the only member of Pink Floyd to appear on every album?
(a) Roger Waters
(b) Richard Wright
(c) David Gilmour
(d) Nick Mason
24. In what year was the movie “Pink Floyd The Wall” made?
(a) 1979
(b) 1982
(c) 1973
(d) 1994
25. What Pink Floyd song mixed rock with classical music?
(a) Scarecrow
(b) Atom Heart Mother
(c) Astronomy Domine
(d) Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Pink Floyd Quiz Questions with Answers
1. In which year was Pink Floyd formed?
b) 1965
2. What was the original name of the band before becoming Pink Floyd?
c) The Abdabs
3. The iconic artwork on the cover of “Dark Side of the Moon” features what?
a) A prism
4. Which album features the classic song “Comfortably Numb”?
a) Wish You Were Here
5. Who is the lead singer featured on most of Pink Floyd’s albums?
b) David Gilmour
6. What instrument is David Gilmour known for playing in Pink Floyd?
d) Lead guitar
7. The concept album “The Wall” tells the story of a rock star named who?
c) Roger Waters
8. Which Pink Floyd album features the iconic pig floating over a power station?
a) Animals
9. What was the name of Pink Floyd’s massive concert spectacular featuring elaborate stage shows and pyrotechnics?
b) The Wall Tour
10. Which Pink Floyd song features the sound of a ticking clock?
a) Time
11. What film did Pink Floyd contribute music to, featuring a heartbeat and a man running on a beach?
a) 2001: A Space Odyssey
12. Syd Barrett, the founding member, left Pink Floyd due to what reason?
b) Mental health struggles
13. What was the last studio album Pink Floyd released before going on hiatus?
d) The Final Cut
14. Which Pink Floyd song features the iconic line, “We don’t need no education”?
a) Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
15. The instrumental song “Echoes” appears on which album?
a) Meddle
16. Which Pink Floyd song features a long, improvised saxophone solo by David Gilmour?
b) Echoes
17. What effect is heavily used throughout the song “Breathe” on “Dark Side of the Moon”?
b) Flanger
18. What animal is featured on the cover of Pink Floyd’s “Atom Heart Mother” album?
(a) Cow
19. Who was the original lead guitarist for Pink Floyd?
(a) Syd Barrett
20. What song off Pink Floyd’s first album didn’t have any lyrics?
(c) Interstellar Overdrive
21. Which rock star was interviewed, but not used, for the background track on Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon”?
(c) Paul McCartney
22. What was the name of the dog included on the Pink Floyd album “Meddle”?
(a) Seamus
23. Who is the only member of Pink Floyd to appear on every album?
(d) Nick Mason
24. In what year was the movie “Pink Floyd The Wall” made?
(b) 1982
25. What Pink Floyd song mixed rock with classical music?
(b) Atom Heart Mother
