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Quiz about VH1 Top 100 Best Hard Rock Artists 8061

VH1 Top 100 Best Hard Rock Artists: 80-61 Quiz

This quiz is on the VH1 chart of Best Hard Rock Artists. So sit back, relax, enjoy and think about the songs I give you to name the artist. Enjoy!

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

Author
runaway_drive

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
331,846

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
16 / 20

Plays
2170

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Question 1 of 20

1. 80: This band have released songs such as "Basket Case" and "American Idiot". What is the name of this brilliant punk rock band? Hint

The New York Dolls

Heart

Faith No More

Green Day

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Question 2 of 20

2. 79: "Round and Round" and "Wanted Man" are songsfrom this band. What is the name of this metal band, rising to fame in the 80s? Hint

Poison

Quiet Riot

Iron Maiden

Ratt

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Question 3 of 20

3. 78: This singer has written some awesome songs such as "mOBSCENE" and "The Beautiful People". What is the name of this scary lead singer? Hint

Lenny Kravitz

Frank Zappa

Marilyn Manson

Pat Benatar

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Question 4 of 20

4. 77: This band released such songs as "Malibu" and "Celebrity Skin". What wass the name of this band who had a controversial lead singer? Hint

Ministry

White Zombie

The Clash

Hole

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Question 5 of 20

5. 76: This hard rock band have released some brilliant rock songs including "Keep The Faith" and "Livin' On a Prayer". What is the name of this band? Hint

Faith No More

AC/DC

Bon Jovi

Steppenwolf

6. 75: This band, which features "The Simpsons" voice actor Harry Shearer is a fictional heavy metal band. "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" and "Break Like The Wind" are this band's hits. What is the name of this metal band? Hint

Alice In Chains

Jane's Addiction

Spinal Tap

Pearl Jam

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Question 7 of 20

7. 74: This iconic female singer has released such songs as "Heartbreaker" and "Love Is a Battlefield". What is the name of this talented singer? Hint

Joan Jett

Lita Ford

Pat Benatar

Avril Lavigne

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Question 8 of 20

8. 73: "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" are both hits from which metal band? Hint

Slayer

Pantera

Twisted Sister

Ratt

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Question 9 of 20

9. 72: This awesome band have released some brilliant songs such as "The Pretender" and "Best Of You". What is the name of this awesome rock band fronted by Dave Grohl? Hint

Nirvana

Foo Fighters

Pixies

Smashing Pumpkins

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Question 10 of 20

10. 71: This southern rock band who have had to cope with numerous line-up changes due to sad deaths have released such brilliant songs as "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird". What is the name of this amazing rock band? Hint

Def Leppard

Rolling Stones

Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Cult

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Question 11 of 20

11. 70: This amazing band, from New York, have performed some brilliant songs including "Type" and "Cult Of Personality". What is the name of the band in question? Hint

Megadeth

Living Colour

Steppenwolf

Stone Temple Pilots

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Question 12 of 20

12. 69: This band have released some famous metal songs including "Peace Sells" and "Hangar 18". What is the name of this brilliant band? Hint

Metallica

Anthrax

Slayer

Megadeth

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Question 13 of 20

13. 68: This iconic hardcore punk band have released some album "Flip Your Wig", notably one of their more commercially successful albums. What is the name of this band that clocked in at number 68? Hint

Fugazi

Black Flag

Bad Brains

Husker Du

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Question 14 of 20

14. 67: This classic rock band has been around for over 45 years! What is the name of this band who released the songs "Paint It Black" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"? Hint

Judas Priest

Thin Lizzy

The Rolling Stones

Blue Oyster Cult

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Question 15 of 20

15. 66: This musical act have had hits with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and "I Hate Myself For Loving You". What is the name of this band that came in at place number 66? Hint

Bad Company

The Runaways

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

Faith No More

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Question 16 of 20

16. 65: Coming in at number 65 is a band that have released songs such as "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Love Removal Machine". What is the name of this band, who had mainstream success in the 1980s? Hint

The Cult

Alice In Chains

Scorpions

The New York Dolls

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Question 17 of 20

17. 64: What is the name of the band that were "Born To Be Wild" in 1968? Hint

The Who

The Kinks

Steppenwolf

Pantera

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Question 18 of 20

18. 63: What is the name of the fantastic band that performed "More Than a Feeling" and "Foreplay/Long Time"? Hint

Texas

Boston

America

The New York Dolls

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Question 19 of 20

19. 62: "New World Order" and "Jesus Built My Hotrod" are songs from which industrial metal band? Hint

Nine Inch Nails

MC5

Sonic Youth

Ministry

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Question 20 of 20

20. 61: This band, that clocked in at number 61 have had hits with "Cross-Eyed Mary" and "Aqualung". What is the name of this inspirational hard rock band? Hint

Judas Priest

Jethro Tull

Janis Joplin

Jane's Addiction

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 80: This band have released songs such as "Basket Case" and "American Idiot". What is the name of this brilliant punk rock band?

Answer: Green Day

Green Day formed in 1987. Their song "Basket Case" was released on their 1994 album "Dookie". "American Idiot" was released on the album of the same name in 2004 which was later adapted into a Broadway musical.

2. 79: "Round and Round" and "Wanted Man" are songsfrom this band. What is the name of this metal band, rising to fame in the 80s?

Answer: Ratt

Ratt formed in 1981 and rose to fame in the 1980s. "Round and Round" and "Wanted Man" were both released on their 1984 album "Out Of The Cellar".

3. 78: This singer has written some awesome songs such as "mOBSCENE" and "The Beautiful People". What is the name of this scary lead singer?

Answer: Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson was born in 1969. "mOBSCENE" was released off the album "The Golden Age of Grotesque" in 2003. "The Beautiful People" was released on the album "Antichrist Superstar" in 1996.

4. 77: This band released such songs as "Malibu" and "Celebrity Skin". What wass the name of this band who had a controversial lead singer?

Answer: Hole

Hole formed in 1989 and the controversial lead singer was Courtney Love, the widow of the iconic deceased musician Kurt Cobain. "Malibu" and "Celebrity Skin" were released in 1998 on the album "Celebrity Skin".

5. 76: This hard rock band have released some brilliant rock songs including "Keep The Faith" and "Livin' On a Prayer". What is the name of this band?

Answer: Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi formed in 1983 in New Jersey, USA. "Keep The Faith" was released on the album of the same name in 1992. "Livin' On a Prayer" was released in 1986 on the album "Slippery When Wet".

Answer: Spinal Tap

Spinal Tap formed in 1984 and re-united in 1992. They released a mockumentary, "This Is Spinal Tap". "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" was released on the soundtrack album of the same name. "Break Like The Wind" was released on the album of the same name in 1992.

7. 74: This iconic female singer has released such songs as "Heartbreaker" and "Love Is a Battlefield". What is the name of this talented singer?

Answer: Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar was born in January 1953. "Love Is a Battlefield" was released in 1983 off the album "Live From Earth". "Heartbreaker" was released in 1979 off the album "In The Heat of the Night".

8. 73: "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" are both hits from which metal band?

Answer: Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister formed in 1972 and are fronted by Dee Snider. "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" are both hits from their 1984 album "Stay Hungry".

9. 72: This awesome band have released some brilliant songs such as "The Pretender" and "Best Of You". What is the name of this awesome rock band fronted by Dave Grohl?

Answer: Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters formed in 1995. "The Pretender" was released in 2007 on the album "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace". "Best of You" was released in 2005 on the album "In Your Honor".

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd formed in 1964. Their debut album was released in 1973 and features "Free Bird". Their second album "Second Helping" featured "Sweet Home Alabama" and was released in 1974.

11. 70: This amazing band, from New York, have performed some brilliant songs including "Type" and "Cult Of Personality". What is the name of the band in question?

Answer: Living Colour

Living Colour formed in 1984 and achieved major success with their first single "Cult Of Personality", which was released in 1988. "Type" was released in 1990 on the album, "Time's Up". "Type" peaked at number 3 in the US Modern Rock Chart and peaked at number 75 in the UK Singles Chart.

12. 69: This band have released some famous metal songs including "Peace Sells" and "Hangar 18". What is the name of this brilliant band?

Answer: Megadeth

Megadeth formed in 1983 and is fronted by Dave Mustaine. "Hangar 18" was released on their album "Rust In Peace", released in 1990. "Peace Sells" was released in 1986 and was included on their 1986 album "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?". The album is regarded a thrash metal classic.

Answer: Husker Du

Husker Du formed in 1979 in Minnesota, USA. "Flip Your Wig" was released in 1985. It features the song "Makes No Sense At All". Allmusic.com stated that the song was "perhaps the group's greatest fusion of punk and pop".

14. 67: This classic rock band has been around for over 45 years! What is the name of this band who released the songs "Paint It Black" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones formed in 1962. "Paint It Black" was included on their 1966 album, "Aftermath". "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was released in 1965 and was included on their album "Out Of Our Heads".

15. 66: This musical act have had hits with "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and "I Hate Myself For Loving You". What is the name of this band that came in at place number 66?

Answer: Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

Joan Jett's first album with her backing band The Blackhearts, "I Love Rock N' Roll" was released in 1981. "I Hate Myself For Loving You" was released in 1988 off the album "Up Your Alley".

16. 65: Coming in at number 65 is a band that have released songs such as "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Love Removal Machine". What is the name of this band, who had mainstream success in the 1980s?

Answer: The Cult

The Cult formed in 1983 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. "She Sells Sanctuary" was included on their 1985 album, "Love". "Love Removal Machine" was released on the 1987 album, "Electric".

17. 64: What is the name of the band that were "Born To Be Wild" in 1968?

Answer: Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf formed in 1967 and are famous for their 1968 hit "Born To Be Wild" which was featured on their self-titled debut. They are also famous for one of their other songs "Magic Carpet Ride".

18. 63: What is the name of the fantastic band that performed "More Than a Feeling" and "Foreplay/Long Time"?

Answer: Boston

Boston formed in Boston, Massachusetts. "More Than A Feeling"
and "Foreplay/Long Time" were included on their self-titled debut album in 1976.

19. 62: "New World Order" and "Jesus Built My Hotrod" are songs from which industrial metal band?

Answer: Ministry

Ministry formed in 1981. Both of the songs appear on their 1992 album "Psalm 69". They disbanded in 2008 after lead singer Al Jourgensen decided to retire the band.

20. 61: This band, that clocked in at number 61 have had hits with "Cross-Eyed Mary" and "Aqualung". What is the name of this inspirational hard rock band?

Answer: Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull formed in 1967. "Aqualung" and "Cross-Eyed Mary" were released in 1971 and are included on the album "Aqualung".

Source: Author runaway_drive

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