Rock Music Quiz Questions
Round 1
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Nancy Spungeon – was the girlfriend of which punk performer?
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Which grunge purveyor blew his brains out in 1994?
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Which glam rocker proclaimed himself the “Godfather of Punk”?
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Who was murdered by his father on his birthday in 1984?
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Who had No1 albums in 1982 with “Number of the Beast” and “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son” in 1988?
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Which interviewer challenged the Sex Pistols to swear on TV?
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Which 19605 hit singer was famous for his trousers splitting on stage?
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Which group made the top ten in 1991 after 20 minor hits over 15 years?
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Which rock superstar did Mark Chapman gun down?
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“Aquarius” came from which show that shocked 1960’s audiences?
Round 1 Answers
- Sid Vicious
- Kurt Cobain
- Marc Bolan
- Marvin Gaye
- Iron Maiden
- Bill Grundy
- P. J Proby
- Clash
- John Lennon
- Hair
Round 2
- Who started life as John Lydon?
- Who recorded “Grimly Fiendish” with the record number GRIM 1?
- Who recorded — and set himself on — “Fire”?
- The video for whose hit “Blurred Lines” was banned by YouTube in 2013?
- In 1993 what was Snoop Doggy Dogg arrested for?
- Which Frankie Goes to Hollywood hit was banned by the BBC?
- Which group was formed by Jello Biafra in the late 19705?
- Who was manager of the Sex Pistols?
- The film “The Rose” was loosely based on whose life?
- Which actress should have partnered Serge Gainsbourg on “Je t’aime” but withdrew from the project?
Round 2 Answers
- Johnny Rotten
- Damned
- Arthur Brown
- Robin Thicke
- A charge of murder
- Relax
- Dead Kennedys
- Malcolm McLaren
- Janis Joplin
- Brigitte Bardot
Round 3
- Which Sinatra song did Sid Vicious record?
- Who were the “Hersham Boys”?
- What is Boy George’s real name?
- Whose stage act included simulated “killings” of a doll and a chicken?
- Reg Presley was said to be “too suggestive” with which group?
- Which cult hero did Val Kilmer play in a 1991 Oliver Stone movie?
- Who in 1966 spoke of being “more popular than Jesus”?
- At which event did Janet Jackson have a revealing wardrobe malfunction?
- Which Australasian rock band included singer Michael Hutchence?
- Who released the then extremely controversial “Let’s Spend the Night Together” in 1967?
Round 3 Answers
- My Way
- Sham 69
- George Alan O’Dowd
- Alice Cooper
- The Troggs
- Jim Morrison
- John Lennon – about the Beatles
- The Super Bowl
- INXS
- The Rolling Stones