The Offspring Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In what year was The Offspring originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal?
A. 1983
B. 1984
C. 1985
D. 1986
Answer: B. 1984
Q2. Who are the two founding members of The Offspring?
A. Dexter Holland and Noodles
B. Noodles and Ron Welty
C. Dexter Holland and Greg K.
D. Greg K. and James Lilja
Answer: C. Dexter Holland and Greg K.
Q3. What was the original name of The Offspring before they changed it in 1986?
A. Manic Subsidal
B. Baghdad Band
C. Ignition Crew
D. Smash Rebels
Answer: A. Manic Subsidal
Q4. Where was The Offspring formed?
A. Los Angeles, California
B. Garden Grove, California
C. San Diego, California
D. Huntington Beach, California
Answer: B. Garden Grove, California
Q5. Who served as the band’s original drummer from 1984 to 1987 before leaving for medical studies?
A. Ron Welty
B. Pete Parada
C. James Lilja
D. Brandon Pertzborn
Answer: C. James Lilja
Q6. In what year did The Offspring release their self-titled debut album?
A. 1988
B. 1989
C. 1990
D. 1991
Answer: B. 1989
Q7. Which independent label released The Offspring’s breakthrough album Smash in 1994?
A. Nitro Records
B. Nemesis Records
C. Epitaph Records
D. Columbia Records
Answer: C. Epitaph Records
Q8. What is the name of The Offspring’s second studio album, released in 1992?
A. Baghdad
B. Ignition
C. Ixnay on the Hombre
D. Conspiracy of One
Answer: B. Ignition
Q9. Which The Offspring album is recognized as the best-selling independent label album of all time, with over 11 million copies sold worldwide?
A. Americana
B. Splinter
C. Smash
D. Days Go By
Answer: C. Smash
Q10. In what year did The Offspring sign with major label Columbia Records after leaving Epitaph?
A. 1995
B. 1996
C. 1997
D. 1998
Answer: B. 1996
Q11. What is the title of The Offspring’s third studio album, released in 1997?
A. Ixnay on the Hombre
B. Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
C. Let the Bad Times Roll
D. Supercharged
Answer: A. Ixnay on the Hombre
Q12. Which The Offspring album, released in 1998, features the hit single “Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)”?
A. Conspiracy of One
B. Americana
C. Splinter
D. Ignition
Answer: B. Americana
Q13. How many studio albums has The Offspring released as of November 2025?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
Answer: C. 11
Q14. What is the name of The Offspring’s most recent studio album, released on October 11, 2024?
A. Let the Bad Times Roll
B. Supercharged
C. Days Go By
D. Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
Answer: B. Supercharged
Q15. Which single from Smash became the band’s first major hit in 1994?
A. Come Out and Play
B. Self Esteem
C. The Kids Aren’t Alright
D. Gotta Get Away
Answer: A. Come Out and Play
Q16. What year was the single “Self Esteem” released by The Offspring?
A. 1993
B. 1994
C. 1995
D. 1996
Answer: B. 1994
Q17. Which The Offspring single from Americana topped charts in nine countries upon its 1998 release?
A. Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)
B. Why Don’t You Get a Job?
C. The Kids Aren’t Alright
D. Original Prankster
Answer: A. Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)
Q18. In what year was “The Kids Aren’t Alright” released as a single?
A. 1997
B. 1998
C. 1999
D. 2000
Answer: C. 1999
Q19. Which single from the 2008 album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace topped the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart for 11 weeks?
A. Hammerhead
B. You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid
C. Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?
D. Half-Alive (Feel the Break)
Answer: B. You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid
Q20. What is the title of the lead single from Supercharged, released in June 2024?
A. Make It All Right
B. Let the Bad Times Roll
C. Days Go By
D. Coming for You
Answer: A. Make It All Right
Q21. Who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of The Offspring?
A. Noodles
B. Todd Morse
C. Dexter Holland
D. Greg K.
Answer: C. Dexter Holland
Q22. What is the stage name of The Offspring’s lead guitarist, who joined in 1985?
A. Atom Willard
B. Noodles
C. Jonah Nimoy
D. Pete Parada
Answer: B. Noodles
Q23. Who replaced Greg K. as the band’s bassist in 2019 after he was fired in 2018?
A. Tony Kanal
B. Chris Higgins
C. Todd Morse
D. Andrew Freeman
Answer: C. Todd Morse
Q24. In what year did drummer Ron Welty leave The Offspring?
A. 2003
B. 2004
C. 2005
D. 2006
Answer: A. 2003
Q25. Who joined The Offspring as their official drummer in 2023, replacing Pete Parada?
A. Josh Freese
B. Atom Willard
C. Brandon Pertzborn
D. Ron Welty
Answer: C. Brandon Pertzborn