True Or False, Rock And Roll
Are you a music buff? Well, there's really only one way to find out. Take the quiz and see how many of these 25 true-or-false rock n' roll trivia questions you can answer correctly.
Answer 20-25 correctly: Top of the charts
15-19: Top 40 Material
10-14: Not Bad (True)
0-9: Good Job (False)
Q: "Let It Be"
TRUE or FALSE?
The last studio album The Beatles released was Let It Be. But that wasn't the last album the band recorded.
A: TRUE
The last album The Beatles recorded was Abbey Road—which was first issued on September 26, 1969. Let It Be, however, was mostly recorded in January of 1969—but wasn't released until May of 1970 (alongside the Let It Be film).
The Beatles Let It Be Film : The Restored Version Reviewed by Norman Maslov
Q: Boston
TRUE or FALSE?
The band Boston had four top 10 hits throughout their career—but 1986's "Amanda" was their only track that ever made it to number one.
Premier Talent Associates (management company), Wikimedia Commons
A: TRUE
While "More Than A Feeling" might be the band's signature song and their most well-known track—it only got as high as number five. In fact, "Don't Look Back" reached number four—making "More Than A Feeling" the band's third highest charting single.
Q: "Stairway To Heaven"?
TRUE or FALSE?
Led Zeppelin’s classic track "Stairway to Heaven" was banned from US radio stations because (at over eight minutes in length) it was just too long.
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Live at Earls Court 1975) [Official Video], Led Zeppelin
A: FALSE
While the song's length was great for all of us who grew up with "Stairway to Heaven" as the last song at our high school dances—clocking in at just over eight minutes long is not ideal for standard radio programming. But, while the practicality meant that radio stations generally didn't play the song—there was never any kind of formal ban.
Q: David Bowie
TRUE or FALSE?
London-born music legend David Bowie was offered a knighthood by the Queen of England in 2003—but he turned it down.
A: TRUE
In fact, that wasn't the first time he'd said no to an honor from the monarch. In 2000, Bowie was offered an Order of the British Empire (CBE)—and then, in 2003, he was offered a knighthood. Both times he turned it down, saying, "I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that. I seriously don’t know what it’s for. It’s not what I spent my life working for".
Q: Abbey Road
TRUE or FALSE
The famous photo on the cover of The Beatles' Abbey Road album was taken about 10 kilometres away from the actual Abbey Road on the other side of London.
A: FALSE
The photo was taken right on Abbey Road—and if you look carefully, you can see the EMI Studios (AKA Abbey Road Studios), where the band was recording the album, in the background.
Q: Most Grammys
TRUE or FALSE?
The band that has won the most Grammy awards of all time is U2.
A: TRUE
With 22 wins, U2 sits comfortably atop the list. For those wondering: The Foo Fighters are in second place with 15 Grammys to their name.
Q: Metallica
TRUE or FALSE?
Metallica's 1991 self-titled album (AKA The Black Album) produced the band's only two Billboard Hot 100 number one songs ever.
A: FALSE
Not only did The Black Album produce no number one songs on the Hot 100 ("Enter Sandman" peaked at 16)—but maybe more surprising is the fact that Metallica has never had a number one song on the Hot 100 charts. They have had 14 number one songs on the Mainstream Rock Airplay charts, though.
Q: Blind Faith
TRUE or FALSE?
The English rock supergroup Blind Faith, with Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood (among others), only produced one studio album together.
Island Records, Wikimedia Commons
A: TRUE
The band formed in 1969, released their only album in 1969, toured in 1969, and broke up in 1969.
Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Images
Q: Paul McCartney
TRUE or FALSE?
Paul McCartney holds the record for the most Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions.
Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images
A: FALSE
While McCartney, like every member of The Beatles, is a double inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—Eric Clapton is the only three-time inductee for The Yardbirds, Cream, and his solo career.
Q: Bruce Springsteen
TRUE or FALSE?
Bruce Springsteen was born in New York state.
Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A: FALSE
Close, but nope! As all fans of "the Boss" are well aware—Springsteen is famously from New Jersey (and he still lives in the state today).
Q: Billboard 200
TRUE or FALSE?
We all know that Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon holds the record for the most weeks spent on the Billboard 200 album chart. But is it true or false that the album with the second most weeks all time is Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers?
Review of Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon, Top 5 Records
A: TRUE
The compilation/greatest hits album is also the best-selling reggae album of all time.
Legend - The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers, Minha Natureza Analogica
Q: Midnight Oil
TRUE or FALSE?
The rock band Midnight Oil, who saw their greatest success in the 1980, is from New Zealand.
Fab_Photo_29, Wikimedia Commons
A: FALSE
The band is from Australia and was formed in Sydney in 1972. They originally called themselves Farm—but in 1976, they changed their name to Midnight Oil.
Q: "Hey Jude"
TRUE or FALSE?
The original title of the Beatles song "Hey Jude" was "Hey Jules"—as Paul McCartney wrote it for John Lennon's son, Julian Lennon.
The Beatles - Hey Jude ALBUM REVIEW, JOHNNY RADIO
A: TRUE
McCartney wrote the song to comfort Julian during his parents' separation. "I knew it was not going to be easy for him," said McCartney. He eventually changed the name to "Hey Jude", "because I thought that sounded a bit better".
Q: Pinball Wizard
TRUE or FALSE?
Eric Clapton played the Pinball Wizard in the movie version of The Who's rock opera, Tommy.
Silver Screen Collection, Getty Images
A: False
Eric Clapton was in the film, but he played The Preacher. It was Elton John who was the Pinball Wizard. Tina Turner was the Acid Queen.
Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Images
Q: Hip to Be Square
TRUE or FALSE?
San Francisco Quarterback Joe Montana sang backing vocals on the hit 1986 Huey Lewis and the News track, "Hip to Be Square" from the album, Fore!.
Unboxing Huey Lewis & The News - Fore!, CD Galore
A: TRUE
And Montana wasn't the only athlete whose voice can be heard in the background of the song. Three other members of the San Francisco 49ers football team also sang backing vocals: Ronnie Lott, Dwight Clark, and Riki Ellison.
And speaking of Huey Lewis...
Huey Lewis & The News - Hip to Be Square, TheWhiteCat1965
Q: Original Name
TRUE or FALSE?
Before changing their name to Huey Lewis and the News, the band called themselves Huey Lewis and the Credit Cards.
A: FALSE
They actually called themselves Huey Lewis & The American Express (then just American Express). However, for the release of their debut album, they changed their name to Huey Lewis and the News (their new record company was worried about trademark infringement issues with the credit card company).
Q: Eric Clapton's Mother
TRUE or FALSE?
Until he was nine years old, Eric Clapton didn't know that the person he believed to be his older sister was actually his biological mother.
A: TRUE
Because she was young and had had Clapton out of wedlock, the family made the decision to act like his grandparents were his mom and dad and his mother was his older sister. It wasn't until he was nine years old that the truth of his parentage was revealed to Clapton.
Stoned59, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Q: Bob Dylan
TRUE or FALSE?
Bob Dylan famously shocked the music world when he performed with an electric guitar for the first time at the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival.
Unknown Artist, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A: FALSE
It's true that it was a huge moment in music history when Dylan performed with a Fender electric guitar, and was backed, for the first time onstage, by an amplified rock 'n' roll band... but Dylan went "electric" four years before Woodstock, at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
Jean-Luc Ourlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Q: "Beat It"
TRUE or FALSE?
It's Eddie Van Halen who plays the guitar solo on Michael Jackson's hit song ''Beat It".
A: TRUE
The band (Van Halen) had a "no-session-band rule", but Eddie broke said rule in order to record the solo for the album.
Q: Woodstock Invites
TRUE or FALSE?
Led Zeppelin was invited to play at the now-iconic Woodstock festival in 1969, but they turned it down.
A: TRUE
Led Zeppelin liked being unique, and so the band's manager, Peter Grant, turned down the invitation: "I said no because at Woodstock, we'd have just been another band on the bill".
Q: The Rolling Stones
TRUE or FALSE?
The Rolling Stones actually got their name from a suggestion Paul McCartney made jokingly to Keith Richards one night when the two were discussing their favorite blues song, "Rollin' Stone" by Muddy Waters.
A: FALSE
While the band's name does come from the Muddy Waters song, it was actually Brian Jones who saw Muddy Waters' album lying on the floor during a phone call with Jazz News magazine in 1962.
Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Images
Q: "Mull Of Kintyre"
TRUE or FALSE?
The 1977 song, "Mull of Kintyre" by Wings was the best-selling song of the 1970s in the UK.
𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 - 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐟 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐞 - 𝟒𝐊 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 - 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕, Austech
A: TRUE
While the song didn't do much in America, across the pond it was a massive hit—and was also the first song to sell over 2 million copies in the UK (the previous record being held by Paul McCartney's former band, The Beatles (She Loves You)).
𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 - 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐟 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐞 - 𝟒𝐊 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 - 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟕, Austech
Q: "Nothing Compares 2 U"
TRUE or FALSE?
Sinéad O'Connor had a massive worldwide hit with the song "Nothing Compares 2 U" in 1990. The song, however, was written by Prince in the early 80s.
A: TRUE
Prince recorded a demo of the track in 1984 and in 1985, his funk band The Family recorded the song for their debut album (but it pretty much went unnoticed). O'Connor's version, however, was named the "#1 World Single" of 1990 by Billboard magazine.
Q: "Animals"
TRUE or FALSE?
The three animals featured on Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals are: dogs, cats, and pigs.
Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Images
A: FALSE
So close. But it's actually dogs, pigs, and sheep. There are only five tracks on the album: "Pigs on the Wing (Part One)" (1:24), "Dogs "(17:04), "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" (11:28), "Sheep" (10:20), "Pigs on the Wing (Part Two)" (1:24).
What makes Animals by Pink Floyd so great? Album analysis & review, Vinyl Rewind
Q: Woodstock Finale
TRUE or FALSE?
Jimi Hendrix was the final act of the 1969 Woodstock festival.
Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock: An Inside Look, Jimi Hendrix
A: TRUE
While Hendrix had been initially scheduled to take the stage around midnight and headline the festival's final night—there were so many delays over the three days that it was 9 am on Monday morning when he finally started his historic set.
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