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Name Changes by Musicians Trivia Quiz

What's in a name? Plenty, for a musician!

A multiple-choice quiz by astorian. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
astorian

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
151,106

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1069

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Question 1 of 10

1. What name did Dick Clark's wife give to pop singer Ernest Evans?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname .. or just first name!)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which popular British band had to change its name, just because Rod Stewart is over six feet tall?

Answer: ( Two Words ... "Itchycoo Park")

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Question 3 of 10

3. Susannah Hoffs, Michael Steele, and the Peterson sisters adopted the name "the Bangles" after finding out that another band already had their original name. What was their original name? Hint

The Riot Grrrls

The Bangs

Lucy and the Diamonds

The Go-Gos

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Question 4 of 10

4. What name did Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones perform under before a wisecrack by Keith Moon inspired them to take the name "Led Zeppelin"? Hint

The New Yardbirds

The Crawling King Snakes

The Band of Joy

A Box of Frogs

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following was NOT a name that John Lennon and Paul McCartney played under before forming the Beatles? Hint

The Warlocks

Johnny and the Moondogs

The Rainbows

The Quarrymen

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Question 6 of 10

6. What band shortened its name after being threatened with legal action by Mayor Richard Daley?

Answer: (One Word ... Feeling Stronger Every Day)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What popular 80's band briefly considered a name change after finding out that their name appeared on almost every toilet in Japan?

Answer: (One Word ... we're not in Kansas any more)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What name have the 4 Tops used since the death of founding member Lawrence Payton? Hint

The 3 Tops

They still call themselves "The 4 Tops"

The 4 Tops Minus 1

The Tops

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Question 9 of 10

9. Singer/songwriter Rudy Martinez went to court and legally had his name changed to what? Hint

Sam the Sham

Freddy Fender

Napoleon XIV

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which popular singer claims that his name was changed by his record label, without his permission? Hint

Prince

David Bowie

John Cougar Mellencamp

Ringo Starr

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What name did Dick Clark's wife give to pop singer Ernest Evans?

Answer: Chubby Checker

She thought he looked like a younger version of Fats Domino, so the name Chubby Checker seemed appropriate for the man who'd sing "The Twist."

2. Which popular British band had to change its name, just because Rod Stewart is over six feet tall?

Answer: faces

The original Small Faces really were small! Steve Marriott, Kenny Jones, Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan were all under 5' 6". When Rod Stewart replaced Marriott on vocals, they couldn't call themselves "small" anymore, so they became the Faces.

3. Susannah Hoffs, Michael Steele, and the Peterson sisters adopted the name "the Bangles" after finding out that another band already had their original name. What was their original name?

Answer: The Bangs

Susannah Hoffs' emergence as a sex symbol caused tensions that eventually led to the breakup of the band.

4. What name did Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones perform under before a wisecrack by Keith Moon inspired them to take the name "Led Zeppelin"?

Answer: The New Yardbirds

Jimmy Page had been the Yardbirds' bass player, and still had rights to the band's name when the original Yardbirds split up.

5. Which of the following was NOT a name that John Lennon and Paul McCartney played under before forming the Beatles?

Answer: The Warlocks

"The Warlocks" was a name used by the Grateful Dead.

6. What band shortened its name after being threatened with legal action by Mayor Richard Daley?

Answer: Chicago

After releasing one album under the name "Chicago Transit Authority" (an album which featured sound clips from the infamous 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention), Robert Lamm & Co. were threatened with a lawsuit by Chicago's Mayor Daley. They decided to shorten their name to just "Chicago."

7. What popular 80's band briefly considered a name change after finding out that their name appeared on almost every toilet in Japan?

Answer: Toto

The Toto Corporation manufactures most of Japan's toilets. Ultimately, the band decided to keep their name, and eventually became quite popular in Japan.

8. What name have the 4 Tops used since the death of founding member Lawrence Payton?

Answer: The Tops

Few popular groups have ever kept their original lineups together as long as the 4 Tops did. Levi Stubbs, Duke Fakir, Obie Benson and Lawrence Payton started singing together in 1956, and didn't stop until Payton's death from cancer in 1997.

9. Singer/songwriter Rudy Martinez went to court and legally had his name changed to what?

Answer: ?

Rudy was the leader of ? and the Mysterians, who scored a huge hit with "96 Tears."

10. Which popular singer claims that his name was changed by his record label, without his permission?

Answer: John Cougar Mellencamp

John Mellencamp recorded his first album for MainMan Records, and claims he was shocked to find that they released it under the name "Johnny Cougar", without bothering to tell him about it. As he became more popular, he gradually changed his name to John Cougar, to John Cougar Mellencamp, and finally back to just plain old John Mellencamp.

Source: Author astorian

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