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Quiz about Where Did The Band Get Its Name

Where Did The Band Get Its Name? Quiz

How did these bands get their names? Bands from the 60s through the 90s are included.

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
crisw

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
3,748

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
2940

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (15/15), Guest 174 (3/15), Guest 71 (7/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Members of this band claimed that they took the advice of a Ouija board to get the name of their band. Hint

Abba

The Rutles

Cheap Trick

Blind Melon

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Question 2 of 15

2. This band was named after a quote attributed both to Aldous Huxley and to William Blake. Hint

The Byrds

White Lion

The Doors

Steppenwolf

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Question 3 of 15

3. This band is named after the inventor of a piece of agricultural equipment. Hint

The Cranberries

Bon Jovi

Jethro Tull

Elton John

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Question 4 of 15

4. Keith Moon of The Who advised this band that their act would go over 'like a lead balloon'. The band took this advice to heart and called themselves...

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 15

5. This band named themselves after their annoying gym teacher. Hint

Jethro Tull

Van Halen

Pink Floyd

Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of the following bands is not named after a kind of candy? Hint

Squirrel Nut Zippers

Lemonheads

Pearl Jam

All are named after candies

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Question 7 of 15

7. This band is named after a character in the book and movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Hint

The Melvins

Abba

Cassandra Complex

Veruca Salt

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Question 8 of 15

8. This band is named after a UFO-type object reported by soldiers in WWII. Hint

Foo Fighters

Devo

The B-52s

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Question 9 of 15

9. This band is named after an electrical inventor. Hint

Jethro Tull

Bauhaus

Duran Duran

Tesla

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Question 10 of 15

10. This band is named after a Monty Python skit. Hint

Toad the Wet Sprocket

Talking Heads

They Might Be Giants

Third Eye Blind

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Question 11 of 15

11. This band is named after a custom of the Australian Aborigines. Hint

Bad Company

The Black Crowes

Black Sabbath

Three Dog Night

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Question 12 of 15

12. This band was convinced that the human race is experiencing de-evolution, thus its name.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 15

13. This band was named after the first book of the Bible.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. This band was named after a novel by Herman Hesse. Hint

Styx

Soft Machine

Sleeper

Steppenwolf

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Question 15 of 15

15. This band named itself after the members' financial conditions when they formed the band!

Answer: (Two Words ... early MTV hit)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Members of this band claimed that they took the advice of a Ouija board to get the name of their band.

Answer: Cheap Trick

Supposedly, this is what the board spelled out.

2. This band was named after a quote attributed both to Aldous Huxley and to William Blake.

Answer: The Doors

'The Doors of Perception' was the title of Huxley's book on drug experiences, taken from a line from a poem by Blake- 'There are things that are known and things that are unknown, and in-between, there are doors.'

3. This band is named after the inventor of a piece of agricultural equipment.

Answer: Jethro Tull

Tull invented the seed drill, a planting device. Agrarian and rural themes are a common subject of the band's songs.

4. Keith Moon of The Who advised this band that their act would go over 'like a lead balloon'. The band took this advice to heart and called themselves...

Answer: Led Zeppelin

They certainly proved their manager wrong!

5. This band named themselves after their annoying gym teacher.

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Leonard Skinner was his name. I wonder if he ever knew how he'd been parodied...

6. Which of the following bands is not named after a kind of candy?

Answer: Pearl Jam

No, I don't know exactly what kind of candy a Squirrel Nut Zipper is either...

7. This band is named after a character in the book and movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Answer: Veruca Salt

Veruca Salt was not a nice character, but instead was greedy and demanding.

8. This band is named after a UFO-type object reported by soldiers in WWII.

Answer: Foo Fighters

'Foo fighters' were green fireballs that pilots could not explain.

9. This band is named after an electrical inventor.

Answer: Tesla

Nikola Tesla did important research in alternating current, radio, fluorescent lights, X-rays, microwaves and many other fields. He was an eccentric genius.

10. This band is named after a Monty Python skit.

Answer: Toad the Wet Sprocket

Supposedly a band, in the skit.

11. This band is named after a custom of the Australian Aborigines.

Answer: Three Dog Night

A 'three dog night' was so cold that you needed to sleep with three dogs to keep warm.

12. This band was convinced that the human race is experiencing de-evolution, thus its name.

Answer: Devo

As you can see, this is an abbreviation for the concept.

13. This band was named after the first book of the Bible.

Answer: Genesis

Their first album was 'From Genesis to Revelation.'

14. This band was named after a novel by Herman Hesse.

Answer: Steppenwolf

The story of a man who wanted to be a wolf.

15. This band named itself after the members' financial conditions when they formed the band!

Answer: Dire Straits

One can suppose that their condition improved.

Source: Author crisw

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