Blue in the Name Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cult

Blue Oyster Cult released their first album in 1972 and are still together. Their best known song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" was released in 1976 and reached number 12 on the Billboard Top 100. "Burning for You" was released in 1981 and is taken from their album "Fire of Unknown Origin".

Answer: The Bluetones

The Bluetones' debut album "Expecting to Fly", released in 1996, reached number one on the UK album charts and was certified platinum. The single "Slight Return" is taken from this album. Other singles from this album were "Bluetonic" and "Cut Some Rug".

Answer: Blue Cheer

"Summertime Blues" was issued as a single in 1967 and it was included in their 1968 album "Vincebus Eruptum". The single peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Top 100 and is credited as being the first heavy metal song to break into the pop charts.

Answer: Blues Pills

The band started out as a trio in a garage and uploaded some songs on youtube. These songs garnered interest and the band were offered a contract. Although the group came together in Sweden, it contains also American and French members. The French guitarist Dorian Sorriaux joined the band when he was sixteen and at the time of the release of their debut album was only eighteen years old. Check this band out!

Answer: Blue October

"Hate Me" reached number 29 on the US Hot 100. The single was certified platinum in 2012 for sales of over one million in the US. The single is taken from their 2006 album "Foiled" which was also certified platinum and which remains their biggest selling album.

Answer: The Moody Blues

The album "Days of Future Passed" marked a dramatic change in the band's style. It was their second album after their R&B debut album "The Magnificent Moodies". The album is a concept album about a typical working day and includes their trademark song "Nights in White Satin".

The single was released in the UK in 1967 and reached the top 30. It was not released in the US until 1972, when the band had achieved greater recognition. In the US, the single reached number two on the Billboard Top 100.

Answer: Blue Monday

Blue Monday (the band) was active between 2001 and 2006 and released only one full length album "Rewritten" in 2005 apart from a number of EPs. New Order's single "Blue Monday" was first released in 1983 but was remixed and reissued a number of times. The single was a success both in the UK and the US.

Answer: Bluesbreakers

John Mayall has used the name sporadically. Its heyday was in the sixties until it was dropped in 1967 and not used again until 1982. The band has had continuous changes in its line up. In the sixties the band boasted the great guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green (of Fleetwood Mac) and Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones). Bassists John McVie (later joining Green at Fleetwood Mac) and Jack Bruce (Cream) also were members of the band.

Answer: Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain released their self-titled debut album in 1993. Their 1995 album "Dog Days" remains their best work and contains their best known song "Blue Canoe". The band disbanded in 2001 but reunited for another spell between 2007-2013.

Answer: Elton John

The first three albums by Blue all reached number one on the UK charts. These albums were 2001's "All Rise"; 2002's "One Love" which contains the single "Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word" and 2003's "Guilty". The band went on hiatus in 2004. Although the band was reunited in 2009, they have never reached the level of success that they had enjoyed early on in their career.