Music With Rocks In Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bill Haley and His Comets

Written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers this song became a huge world-wide success by Bill Haley and His Comets. The song marked the beginning of the "Rock Era" although it was not the first Rock song to be released.

Answer: Rolling Stones

The song was a track on the album "It's Only Rock N' Roll" and was also released as a single coupled with ""Through the Lonely Nights"". This was the first song on which future guitarist Ronnie Wood collaborated. The song had moderated success reaching number 10 in the UK Singles (Official Charts Company) and number 16 on US Billboard "Hot 100".

Answer: Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

This was a track on the album with the same name. The song was first recorded by British group The Arrows in 1975. The song was a huge world-wide hit reaching number 1 spot in Billboard's "Hot 100" and "Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks". It also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Sweden.

Answer: AC/DC

This was a track on the album with the same name. It was released as a single without much success. The album though fared a lot better topping the US Billboard's "The 200 Albums Chart". A novelty on the track was the use of cannons.

Answer: Bob Seger

The song was written by George Jackson and Thomas Jones and was a track on the album "Stranger in Town". It was released as a single with moderated success. The song was used in the film "Risky Business". In the film Tom Cruise dances to the song first using a candlestick as microphone before using the fireplace shovel as guitar and mike!

Answer: Scorpions

The song appeared on the album "Love at First Sting" and was released as a single as part of the promotion of the album. The song has been used in various shows and films like "The Good Guys", "Simpsons","Little Nicky" and others. The band are from Germany and the personnel on the track were Klaus Meine (lead vocals), Matthias Jabs (guitars), Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar and vocals), Francis Buchholz (bass) and Herman Rarebell (drums).

Answer: The Who

The song was written in 1972 as part of the recordings for the album "Who's Next" but never made the cut. It was released in 1974 as a track on the album "Odds and Sods". It was released as a single in 1979 in both UK and US. The chorus of the song was "Long live rock! I need it every night / Long live rock! Come on and join the line / Long live rock! Be it dead or alive".

Answer: Chuck Berry

The song was released as a single and reached number 6 on Billboard's "R and B Singles" chart. It is one of Berry's best known and loved songs and has been covered by lots of artists including The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

Answer: The Stray Cats

The song was a track on the UK 1981 album "Stray Cats" and appeared in the US as a track on the album "Built for Speed". The Stray Cats were an American group formed in 1979 by Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom.

Answer: Montrose

The song is a track on the album "Montrose" that was released in 1973. The original of the American band was Ronnie Montrose (guitar), Sammy Hagar (vocals), Bill Church ( bass) and Denny Carmassi (drums). The song's catchy chorus was "Been a long education / But my homework is done / I'm gonna Rock the Nation / Just-a want to have fun, yeah".