Quiz  /  Obscure Music Trivia

  • 1. 
    In which year was American musician and composer Frank Zappa inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

  • 1986
  • 2003
  • 1998
  • 1995

  • 2. 
    Which famed American singer collaborated with Gram Parsons on his solo albums in 1973 and 1974?

  • Fayssoux Starling
  • Bonnie Raitt
  • Tammy Wynette
  • Emmylou Harris

  • 3. 
    Who sang the Friends theme song, “I’ll Be There for You”?

  • The Lemonheads
  • Hootie and the Blowfish
  • The Rembrandts
  • Toad the Wet Sprocket

  • 4. 
    Which U.K. band was the first group signed by the Beatles' Apple label?

  • Pentangle
  • Atomic Rooster
  • Led Zeppelin
  • Badfinger

  • 5. 
    Which band was Stuart Sutcliffe an early member of?

  • The Rolling Stones
  • Thin Lizzy
  • The Beatles
  • Herman’s Hermits

  • 6. 
    Which country singer adopted the alter ego of Luke the Drifter?

  • Willie Nelson
  • Hank Williams
  • Lefty Frizzell
  • Garth Brooks

  • 7. 
    In which Canadian city was the alternative country and folk-rock band the Cowboy Junkies formed?

  • Vancouver
  • Calgary
  • Toronto
  • Winnipeg

  • 8. 
    Which was the first Australian rock band to achieve international success?

  • The Twilights
  • The Delltones
  • The Loved Ones
  • The Easybeats

  • 9. 
    Who wrote the 1950s hit “To Know Him Is to Love Him”?

  • Mike Stoller
  • Jerry Leiber
  • Gerry Goffin
  • Phil Spector

  • 10. 
    What were the legendary folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel originally known as?

  • The Twilight Hours
  • Tom and Jerry
  • The Grass Roots
  • Bunky and Jake

  • 11. 
    Which artist performed first at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969?

  • Quill
  • Ravi Shankar
  • Richie Havens
  • Sweetwater

  • 12. 
    Which musical genre is the band T.Rex generally associated with?

  • Punk
  • Metal
  • Glam
  • Grunge

  • 13. 
    The 1980 film The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle is based on the history of which band?

  • The Clash
  • Adam and the Ants
  • The Sweet
  • Sex Pistols

  • 14. 
    What was the second video to appear on MTV?

  • “Sailing”—Rod Stewart
  • “You Better Run”—Pat Benatar
  • “One Step Ahead”—Split Enz
  • “You Better You Bet”—The Who
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