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Dead Lead Singers Club Trivia Quiz

I'll name the deceased singer, you name the band they were involved with?

A multiple-choice quiz by jay_navy. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jay_navy

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
250,274

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
5694

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1970, Freddie Mercury founded what band with Brian May and Roger Taylor? Hint

UFO

Bad Company

Queen

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dublin, Ireland native, Phil Lynott, founded this band in 1969 and became known as one of the first rock bands to employ double lead guitar harmonies with hits such as "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back In Town". What was the name of the band? Hint

Thin Lizzy

Foghat

Marshall Tucker Band

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1970, British guitarist and singer Dave Peverett founded what group, which was responsible for such hits as "Slow Ride" and "Fool For The City"? Hint

Genesis

Toto

Foghat

Marshall Tucker Band

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Question 4 of 10

4. This band was known as one of the first glam rock bands and was founded by Marc Bolan. What band was it? Hint

Slade

T. Rex

New York Dolls

Sweet

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Question 5 of 10

5. Benjamin Orr, though not a full time lead singer for this Boston-based band, did perform frontman duties for such hits as "Just What I Needed" and "Drive". What band was it? Hint

The Vapors

The Monkees

The Tubes

The Cars

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Question 6 of 10

6. His real name was Jeffrey Hyman and was raised in Queens, NY. He founded what band in 1973? Hint

The Stooges

New York Dolls

The Ramones

Velvet Underground

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Question 7 of 10

7. British singer/songwriter Joe Strummer also co-founded and sang lead vocals for what band from 1976 to 1985? Hint

The Cramps

Sex Pistols

The Clash

The Stooges

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Question 8 of 10

8. Janis Joplin fronted what group from 1965 to 1968? Hint

Country Joe and The Fish

Ten Years After

Vanilla Fudge

Big Brother and The Holding Company

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Question 9 of 10

9. Aussie frontman Michael Hutchence helped form what rock group in 1977? Hint

INXS

REM

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Question 10 of 10

10. Indiana native Shannon Hoon fronted what band in the 1990s and had one Number one hit "No Rain"? Hint

Dinosaur Jr.

The Buzzcocks

The The

Blind Melon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1970, Freddie Mercury founded what band with Brian May and Roger Taylor?

Answer: Queen

Mercury passed away on November 24, 1991 of an AIDS-related illness. The band was revived in 2004 with former Bad Company lead singer Paul Rogers behind the microphone.

Answer: Thin Lizzy

The group disbanded in 1984. Lynott, tragically, died two years later of pneumonia and heart disease brought on by years of heroin abuse. Thin Lizzy regrouped in 1996 and has been touring ever since despite numerous band member changes in recent years.

3. In 1970, British guitarist and singer Dave Peverett founded what group, which was responsible for such hits as "Slow Ride" and "Fool For The City"?

Answer: Foghat

In February 2000, Peverett passed away after a year-long battle with cancer at an Orlando, Florida hospital.

4. This band was known as one of the first glam rock bands and was founded by Marc Bolan. What band was it?

Answer: T. Rex

T. Rex originally called themselves Tyrannosaurus Rex, but shortened their name to T. Rex around 1970. Their biggest hit, "Bang A Gong (Get It On)", hit Number one in the U.K. and was a Top 10 hit in the U.S. The group disbanded in 1977 when Marc Bolan was killed in a single car accident. He was only 29 years old.

5. Benjamin Orr, though not a full time lead singer for this Boston-based band, did perform frontman duties for such hits as "Just What I Needed" and "Drive". What band was it?

Answer: The Cars

Ric Ocasek was the full time lead singer for The Cars. Benjamin Orr passed away on October 3, 2000 from pancreatic cancer.

6. His real name was Jeffrey Hyman and was raised in Queens, NY. He founded what band in 1973?

Answer: The Ramones

Five years after the group disbanded, Joey Ramone (Hyman's stagename) died on April 15, 2001 of lymphoma. Within the next three years, two more founding members would pass away - Dee Dee and Johnny Ramone.

7. British singer/songwriter Joe Strummer also co-founded and sang lead vocals for what band from 1976 to 1985?

Answer: The Clash

On December 22, 2002 Strummer passed away at his Broomfield, England home of a congenital heart defect. He was 50 years old.

8. Janis Joplin fronted what group from 1965 to 1968?

Answer: Big Brother and The Holding Company

Their only hit, "Piece Of My Heart" charted in 1968. Other artists, such as Sammy Hagar, Faith Hill, and Beverley Knight, covered this song later over the years. Sadly, the Port Arthur, TX native passed away of a heroin overdose in 1970; she was 27 years old.

9. Aussie frontman Michael Hutchence helped form what rock group in 1977?

Answer: INXS

On November 22, 1997 Hutchence was found hanging in his hotel room in Sydney. Coroners say it was a suicide though friends and family say it was accidental. He was 37 years old. INXS reformed in 2000 with Jon Stevens who left in 2003 to pursue a solo career. INXS then was a part of an American reality show contest, "Rockstar: INXS", to find their next lead singer. That position went to contest winner J.D. Fortune.

10. Indiana native Shannon Hoon fronted what band in the 1990s and had one Number one hit "No Rain"?

Answer: Blind Melon

Hoon died in October, 1995 after losing his battle with a drug addiction that plagued him throughout his brief musical career. It was announced in September, 2006 that the band reformed with a new lead singer.

Source: Author jay_navy

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