Rock Supergroups Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Hollies

Crosby, Stills & Nash formed in 1968 with David Crosby from The Byrds, Stephen Stills from Buffalo Springfield, and Graham Nash from The Hollies. Neil Young, also formerly of Buffalo Springfield, joined the trio in 1969, and from time to time thereafter, at which times the group is known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Answer: The Yardbirds, Cream, Traffic

Blind Faith formed in 1969 with members Eric Clapton, formerly of The Yardbirds and Cream; Ginger Baker, formerly of Cream; Steve Winwood, formerly of Traffic and the Spencer Davis Group; and Ric Grech, formerly of Family. Blind Faith only put out one album and broke up about a year after their formation, but their song "Can't Find My Way Home" is still much played on classic rock stations.

Answer: Free, Mott the Hoople, King Crimson

Bad Company formed in 1973 with members Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke, formerly of Free; Mick Ralphs, formerly of Mott the Hoople; and Boz Burrell, formerly of King Crimson. Later, Paul Rodgers was a member of The Firm.

Answer: Yes, King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer

Asia formed in 1981 with members Steve Howe of Yes; Geoff Downes of Yes and The Buggles; John Wetton of King Crimson, Uriah Heep and UK; and Carl Palmer of Emerson Lake and Palmer and Atomic Rooster. Their "Heat of the Moment" went to number four in the U.S.

Answer: Duran Duran, Chic

The Power Station formed in 1984 with John Taylor and Andy Taylor of Duran Duran; Tony Thompson of Chic; and Robert Palmer. John and Andy Taylor are not related to each other, nor was either related to Roger Taylor of Duran Duran.

Answer: The Babys, Journey

Bad English formed in 1988 with members John Waite and Rick Phillips, formerly of the Babys; Jonathan Cain, formerly of The Babys and Journey; Deen Castronovo, formerly of Journey; and Neal Schon, formerly of Santana and Journey. Their 1989 "When I See You Smile" went to number one in the U.S.

Answer: The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra

The Traveling Wilburys formed in 1988 with members George Harrison, formerly of the Beatles; Jeff Lynne, formerly of Electric Light Orchestra; Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. The first of their two albums was nominated for a Grammy.

Answer: Phish, Primus, The Police

Oysterhead formed in 2000 with members Trey Anastasio of Phish; Les Claypool of Primus; and Stewart Copeland of the Police. The band formed to play at the 2000 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, recorded one album, toured, and appeared on Conan O'Brien. After their 2001 tour, they didn't play together again until 2006's Bonnaroo Festival.

Answer: Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine

Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine joined singer Chris Cornell of Soundgarden in 2001 to form Audioslave. When Rage's singer Zack de la Rocha left, it was music producer Rick Rubin who suggested Rage's remaining members team up with Cornell.

Answer: Stone Temple Pilots, Guns N' Roses

Velvet Revolver formed in 2003 with members Scott Weiland; formerly of Stone Temple Pilots and Camp Freddy; Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, formerly of Guns N' Roses; and Dave Kushner, formerly of Wasted Youth. The Guns N' Roses guys auditioned a number of singers before choosing Scott Weiland and then faced delays in recording their first album due to Weiland's drug arrests.

When "Contraband" was finally released in 2004, it debuted at number one on the U.S. album chart.