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Female Fronted Bands Trivia Quiz

So, you think you know about female-fronted rock acts? Then take this quiz to prove it! Some questions are harder than others. Have fun and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by saturnchick23. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
saturnchick23

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,355

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. This female-fronted rock act scored radio hits with "Stupid Girl", "Special", and "When I Grow Up". Hint

Garbage

Veruca Salt

Hole

The Breeders

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Question 2 of 10

2. This band's 1988 debut was entitled "Life's Too Good". Their female lead singer moved on to a successful solo career with hits like "Human Behaviour" and "It's Oh So Quiet". Hint

Saint Etienne

Alison's Halo

The Sneaker Pimps

The Sugarcubes

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Question 3 of 10

3. This 80s all-girl pop act had over 20 chart hits in the United Kingdom. Some of their U.S. hits included "Cruel Summer" and "I Heard a Rumour". Hint

Katrina and the Waves

The Bangles

Bananarama

The Go Gos

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Question 4 of 10

4. This band formed in London in 1976 and some of their songs included "Hong Kong Garden", "Spellbound", and "Kiss Them For Me". Hint

The Au Pairs

Soho

Siouxsie and the Banshees

The Passions

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Question 5 of 10

5. The lead singer from this 1990's one-hit wonder went on to co-write and produce several hit tracks from Pink's album "M!sunderztood". Hint

Luscious Jackson

4 Non Blondes

Veruca Salt

Mazzy Star

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Question 6 of 10

6. This band was originally part of the British blues movement of the 1960s. In 1977, after several key line-up changes, they released one of the best-selling albums of all time. Hint

The Velvet Underground

Jefferson Airplane

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Fleetwood Mac

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Question 7 of 10

7. This band emerged from the 1990's underground ska scene in California and recorded a cover of Dexy's Midnight Runners' "Come On Eileen". Hint

The Dance Hall Crashers

Save Ferris

Letters to Cleo

No Doubt

8. This Irish band formed in 1991 and opened for Celine Dion's 1996 tour. Despite popularity in their homeland, this band has had only minor success in the US, with the songs like "Runaway" and "Breathless". Hint

My Bloody Valentine

Slowdive

The Corrs

The Cranberries

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Question 9 of 10

9. This group formed in New York City in 1974. Their smash 1978 album "Parallel Lines" is widely considered to be their finest work. Hint

Blondie

The Go-Gos

The Eurythmics

The B-52s

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Question 10 of 10

10. This band formed in 1987 and slowly evolved into one of the best selling and most promising acts of the 1990s. In a rare display of commercial staying power, this band scored their third consecutive platinum album with 2001's "Rock Steady". Hint

TLC

Cardigans

Destiny's Child

No Doubt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This female-fronted rock act scored radio hits with "Stupid Girl", "Special", and "When I Grow Up".

Answer: Garbage

Garbage's 1998 album "Version 2.0" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard album chart and was nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year. Before joining Garbage in 1994, Shirley Manson played keyboards for a band named Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie and sang vocals for another band named Angelfish.

2. This band's 1988 debut was entitled "Life's Too Good". Their female lead singer moved on to a successful solo career with hits like "Human Behaviour" and "It's Oh So Quiet".

Answer: The Sugarcubes

Bjork, the lead singer of The Sugarcubes, began her solo career in 1992, shortly after the group disbanded. In 2001, Bjork was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song for "I've Seen it All" from "Dancer in the Dark".

3. This 80s all-girl pop act had over 20 chart hits in the United Kingdom. Some of their U.S. hits included "Cruel Summer" and "I Heard a Rumour".

Answer: Bananarama

Bananarama was formed in London in 1981, and the Sex Pistols' drummer Paul Cook produced one of the groups early singles, "Aie A Mwana". "Cruel Summer" was featured in the Ralph Macchio movie "Karate Kid".

4. This band formed in London in 1976 and some of their songs included "Hong Kong Garden", "Spellbound", and "Kiss Them For Me".

Answer: Siouxsie and the Banshees

The real name of Siouxsie Sioux, the lead singer of Siouxsie and the Banshees, is Susan Dallion.

5. The lead singer from this 1990's one-hit wonder went on to co-write and produce several hit tracks from Pink's album "M!sunderztood".

Answer: 4 Non Blondes

Linda Perry and her band 4 Non Blondes had a huge radio hit with the song "What's Up?" in the summer of 1993. Pink tapped Linda Perry to produce her second album after persuading her makeup artist to hand over Perry's phone number.

6. This band was originally part of the British blues movement of the 1960s. In 1977, after several key line-up changes, they released one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, and Christine McVie all shared vocalist duties for Fleetwood Mac. Their biggest album, 1977's "Rumours", sold an astonshing 18 million copies in the US alone. The band went on to win the Grammy for Album of the Year for "Rumours".

7. This band emerged from the 1990's underground ska scene in California and recorded a cover of Dexy's Midnight Runners' "Come On Eileen".

Answer: Save Ferris

Save Ferris derived their name from a scene in the Matthew Broderick movie "Ferris Beuller's Day Off". Despite a a short lived mid-90s ska revival and the frequent comparisons of Save Ferris' frontwoman Monique Powell to No Doubt's Gwen Stefani, Save Ferris' never achieved the commercial success enjoyed by No Doubt.

Answer: The Corrs

Siblings Andrea, Sharon, Caroline, and Jim Corr have released four studio albums, including "In Blue", which features "Breathless". The Corrs' live cover of "Summer Wine" with U2's Bono was also a minor radio hit in the US.

9. This group formed in New York City in 1974. Their smash 1978 album "Parallel Lines" is widely considered to be their finest work.

Answer: Blondie

In 1979, "Parallel Lines" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard album chart, largely due to the success of the songs "One Way or Another" and "Heart of Glass". Blondie also topped the Billboard singles chart with "The Tide is High" and "Rapture", which were featured on their 1980 album "Autoamerican".

Answer: No Doubt

No Doubt won their first Grammy in 2003 for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Hey Baby". Although "Don't Speak", "Spiderwebs", "Just a Girl", and "Underneath it All" have become signature songs for the band, they also acheived minor hits with songs like "Simple Kind of Life", "New", "Bathwater", and "Ex-Girlfriend", from their 2000 CD "Return of Saturn".

Source: Author saturnchick23

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