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German Bands 1969-2003 Trivia Quiz

What do you really know about Kraftwerk, Grobschnitt, Tangerine Dream or Rammstein?

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

Author
hexaChord

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
117,046

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
331

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which band is famous for its opus "Solar Music"? Hint

Grobschnitt

Tangerine Dream

Kraftwerk

Embryo

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Question 2 of 10

2. This famous punk band released an album called "Learning English" in 1991 containing many punk classics. Hint

Die �rzte

Die Toten Hosen

Die Boehsen Onkelz

WIZO

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Question 3 of 10

3. One band is NOT from Germany. Hint

Fury In The Slaughterhouse

Nationalgalerie

Gotthard

Einst�rzende Neubauten

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which band made their debut as "Organisation" in 1970? Hint

Birth Control

Kraftwerk

Tangerine Dream

Amon D��l

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Question 5 of 10

5. Before joining Rammstein Paul Landers and Flake Lorenz played together in what band? Hint

The Inchtabokatables

Orgasm Death Gimmick

First Arsch

Feeling B.

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Question 6 of 10

6. One band doesn't fit. Which? Hint

Karat

City

Amon D��l II

Die Puhdys

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Question 7 of 10

7. Roger Waters' "The Wall Live In Berlin" in 1990 featured a very successful german band. What`s its name? Hint

Selig

The Scorpions

Birth Control

Grobschnitt

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which band created a scandal with their single "Tanz den Mussolini"? Hint

Fehlfarben

N.U.N.

DAF

And One

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which band is NOT a member of the famous Weilheim-Connection? Hint

Console

The Nameless Demons

Lali Puna

The Notwist

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Question 10 of 10

10. From Weilheim to Hamburg: The following four bands come from there but only one had a big hit with "Verst�rker". Which one? Hint

Die Sterne

Blumfeld

Tocotronic

Die Goldenen Zitronen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which band is famous for its opus "Solar Music"?

Answer: Grobschnitt

Grobschnitt worked on this masterpiece of music for more than 20 years, giving it new shapes every tour. It was released on many albums, most known is the full album length live version from 1978 simply called "Solar Music - Live".

2. This famous punk band released an album called "Learning English" in 1991 containing many punk classics.

Answer: Die Toten Hosen

The song "Carnival In Rio" features Ronald Biggs the famous robber!

3. One band is NOT from Germany.

Answer: Gotthard

Gotthard is a hard rock band from Switzerland which hit the scene in the early 90's. Their music is often discribed as being similiar to Deep Purple or Whitesnake.

4. Which band made their debut as "Organisation" in 1970?

Answer: Kraftwerk

Ralf H�tter and Florian Schneider made this album together with three colleagues but it was no success. Shortly after they renamed and reformed the group as Kraftwerk.

5. Before joining Rammstein Paul Landers and Flake Lorenz played together in what band?

Answer: Feeling B.

All given alternatives are former bands of some members. The most succesful are/were The Inchtabokatables. (Still alive without bassist Oliver Riedel!)

6. One band doesn't fit. Which?

Answer: Amon D��l II

Beside making completely different music than the others Amon D��l II came from West Germany (BRD) while City, Karat and Die Puhdys came from the East (DDR).

7. Roger Waters' "The Wall Live In Berlin" in 1990 featured a very successful german band. What`s its name?

Answer: The Scorpions

The Scorpions opened the show with the sarcastic "In The Flesh?". They are the best known german rock band all over the world. In fact they are more beloved in the US than in Germany.

8. Which band created a scandal with their single "Tanz den Mussolini"?

Answer: DAF

DAF split in 1982 and entered the scene again in 2003 with the album "15 neue DAF-Lieder".
They were pioneers of EBM (Electronic Body Music) long before this kind of music really was successful.

9. Which band is NOT a member of the famous Weilheim-Connection?

Answer: The Nameless Demons

Weilheim, a city in Bavaria brought up a bunch of popular Indietronic acts, The Notwist being the most known. They are a community with about 40 musicians with almost all playing in several bands.
Weilheim is a capital of german music beside Berlin and Hamburg.
The Nameless Demons come from W�rzburg, a town in Franconia.

10. From Weilheim to Hamburg: The following four bands come from there but only one had a big hit with "Verst�rker". Which one?

Answer: Blumfeld

In the early 90's some funny bands spread their music from Hamburg all over Germany. They were proud of singing in German and formed a new style of guitar pop with less influences from England or America than most other german bands. The majority of their lyrics is very poetic and/or carrying political statements.

Source: Author hexaChord

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