A Classic Rock Potpourri Trivia Quiz

Answer: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was released as a single in 1965 and made number one in both USA and England. The song was written by group members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. "Glad All Over "was recorded by the Dave Clark Five, "No Milk Today" by Herman's Hermits and "Wild Thing" by the Troggs.

Answer: Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf were named after Hermann Hesse's book of the same name. "Born to Be Wild" was released in 1968 and was on the sound track of the film "Easy Rider"; the song was certified Gold in the US and so was another 1968 song by the group, "Magic Carpet Ride". Alabama's first album was called "Wild Country", Clutch released "The Mob Goes Wild" and Wild Orchid released the album "Wild Orchid".

Answer: Kinks

The Kinks released "You Really Got Me" in August 1964. During that period the group members were Ray Davies (rhythm guitar), his brother Dave (lead guitar), Pete Quaife (bass guitar) and Mick Avory (drums), Culture Club are a British group and they had a hit with "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me". Van Halen, who made a cover version of the song, and The Miracles are American groups.

Answer: Iron Butterfly

The song was released in 1968 and was part of the album with the same name. This was the group's second album. The original album track was 17 minutes long. The song, edited down to 2 minutes 53 seconds, was released as single. The group consisted of Doug Ingle (organ), Erik Brann (guitars), Lee Dorman (bass guitar) and Ron Bushy (drums). Jefferson Airplane was an American group; both Traffic and Bad Company were British groups.

Answer: Deep Purple

"Speed King" is the opening track on Deep Purple's 1970 album "Deep Purple in Rock". Purple's line-up at the time was Richie Blackmore (guitar), Ian Gillan (vocals), Roger Glover (bass), Jon Lord (keyboards) and Ian Paice (drums). Black Window is a British group and both Green Day and White Stripes are American.

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

"Free Bird" appeared on the group's first album in 1973 and was subsequently released as a single in 1974. Along with "Sweet Home Alabama", "Free Bird" was one of the most successful and easily recognisable songs by Lynyrd Skynyrd. ZZ Top are from Houston, Texas and both Fleetwood Mac and Rare Bird are British groups.

Answer: Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" is one of the tracks on their second album, also named "Paranoid" and was released as a single in 1970. Apart from Ozzy the other members of the group, at that time, were Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums). The other three groups mentioned all come from America.

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

"Foxy Lady" was the opening track of the album "Are You Experienced" that was released in 1967. The album, the first one by Jimi Hendrix, reached number two in the UK charts and was only prevented from gaining top spot by the Beatle's "Sergeant Pepper" album. Wild Man Fischer was an American songwriter, Arthur Brown, who fronted the group The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, is British and so is Roy Wood leader of the groups Move and Wizard.

Answer: Cream

Cream's other two members were Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce. "Sunshine of Your Love" was originally released in 1967 as part of the album "Disraeli Gears" and was also released as a single in 1968. The song climbed to number one spot in the American charts. Short-lived super group "Blind Faith", also featured Ginger Baker on drums, Spice girls did have a "ginger" in their line-up and "Ginger" was a Canadian band.

Answer: Led Zeppelin

"Whole Lotta Love" was the opening track of Led Zeppelin's second album called "Led Zeppelin II". It was also released as a single in The United States and Japan. Led Zeppelin's members were Jimmy Page (guitars), Robert Plant (vocals), John Paul Jones (keyboards and bass guitar) and John Bonham (drums). Jeff Beck was a member of the original Yardbirds along with Jimmy Page, Australian group AC/DC had a song called "Whole Lotta Rosie" and American Tab Benoit a song called "Whole Lotta Soul".