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Which Artist Is It? Trivia Quiz

I choose a random song from my playlist and the first lyrics, and you figure out who the artist is. All kinds of rock music from AC/DC to Yellowcard!

A multiple-choice quiz by GCNmaster22. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
GCNmaster22

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
242,838

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
882

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. Who sings this song? "Puppet" - "Gonna get this party started!" Hint

Motley Crue

Thousand Foot Krutch

Linkin Park

Rob Zombie

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Question 2 of 20

2. "Fuel" - "Gimme fuel, Gimme fire, Gimme that which I desire..." This song is performed by which artist? Hint

Metallica

Nirvana

Mudvayne

Soundgarden

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which of these bands performed the song "The Zoo"? - "The job is done and I go out, another boring day, I leave it all behind me now, so many worlds away..." Hint

System of a Down

Stryper

Underoath

Scorpions

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Question 4 of 20

4. This song was created by which band? "Everlong" - "Hello, I've waited here for you..." Hint

Audioslave

Nirvana

Foo Fighters

Alice in Chains

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Question 5 of 20

5. "Joker and The Thief" - "I said the joker is a wanted man, He makes his way all across the land..." Which band perform this song? Hint

Guns 'N Roses

Nickelback

Wolfmother

Linkin Park

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Question 6 of 20

6. The song "Lady" is performed by whom? - "I'm crazy for this little lady, I'm freaking, for my little baby..." Hint

Lenny Kravitz

The Offspring

Skid Row

Fu Manchu

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Question 7 of 20

7. "Show Me A Sign" - "Could you give me just some kind of sign, to let me know that I'm not wasting my time..." Which band sings this song? Hint

Foo Fighters

Modest Mouse

Breaking Point

Skillet

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Question 8 of 20

8. The song, "Through the Fire and the Flames," is played by which of these artists? - "On a cold winter morning, in the time before the light..." Hint

Judas Priest

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dragonforce

Atreyu

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Question 9 of 20

9. "Bulls On Parade" - "Come wit it now, come wit it now..." Can you name the band that plays this song? Hint

Rage Against the Machine

Audioslave

The Offspring

Disturbed

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which band performs this song? "Ten Thousand Fists" - "Survivor! Survivor!" Hint

Queensryche

Metallica

Disturbed

Breaking Benjamin

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Question 11 of 20

11. Do you know who plays the song "No One Knows?" - "We get some rules to follow, that and this, these and those..." Hint

ZZ Top

Queens of the Stone Age

Queensryche

3 Doors Down

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Question 12 of 20

12. "Terrible Lie" - "Hey God, why are you doing this to me? Am I not living up to what I'm supposed to be?" Which band sings this song? Hint

System of a Down

Nine Inch Nails

Korn

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which of these bands sings this cover version of "Imagine?" - "Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try..." Hint

Led Zeppelin

Motorhead

Styx

A Perfect Circle

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which of these artists performed this song? "Tom Sawyer" - "A modern-day warrior, mean mean stride, today's Tom Sawyer, mean mean pride..." Hint

Stryper

Black Sabbath

Nirvana

Rush

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Question 15 of 20

15. "Fire to My Soul" - "We flow with bitter words that file sharp our teeth, and we bite off our own tongues..." Of the following bands, which one plays this song?
Hint

Demon Hunter

Killswitch Engage

Slipknot

Black Label Society

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Question 16 of 20

16. "Blue Orchid" is a song by which band? - "You got a reaction, you got a reaction didn't you? You took a white orchid, you took a white orchid turned it blue..." Hint

Thousand Foot Krutch

Yellowcard

AC/DC

The White Stripes

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Question 17 of 20

17. "Yankee Rose" - "Are you ready for the new sensation, well here's a shot heard round the world..." Which artist sings this song? Hint

Ozzy Osbourne

Joan Jett

Franz Ferdinand

David Lee Roth

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Question 18 of 20

18. "Foxy Lady" - "Foxy, foxy, you know you're a cute little heartbreaker, foxy, You know you're a sweet little lovemaker..." This song is sung by which artist? Hint

Lenny Kravitz

Led Zeppelin

AC/DC

Jimi Hendrix

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Question 19 of 20

19. This song is played by whom? "The Crimson" - "I feel it welling up inside, and Robert Smith lied, boys do cry and with, blood tears in my eyes I’m an Anne Rice novel come to life..."
Hint

Beastie Boys

Atreyu

Coheed & Cambria

Bloodsimple

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Question 20 of 20

20. "Lonely Train" is peformed by which of these bands? - "Big train rolling down the line, makes me lonely, sometimes I wish to ride away, sometimes I want to ride away..."
Hint

Black Stone Cherry

Black Sabbath

Black Label Society

Black Flag

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sings this song? "Puppet" - "Gonna get this party started!"

Answer: Thousand Foot Krutch

Thousand Foot Krutch is a Christian band from Canada. Their song "Puppet" was arguably their most popular song from the album "Set It Off."

2. "Fuel" - "Gimme fuel, Gimme fire, Gimme that which I desire..." This song is performed by which artist?

Answer: Metallica

This L.A. band has sold over 90 million albums. The song "Fuel" comes from the album "Reload."

3. Which of these bands performed the song "The Zoo"? - "The job is done and I go out, another boring day, I leave it all behind me now, so many worlds away..."

Answer: Scorpions

The Scorpions were one of the more popular bands during the 80's. "The Zoo" comes from the album "Animal Magnetism" and is my personal favorite Scorpions song.

4. This song was created by which band? "Everlong" - "Hello, I've waited here for you..."

Answer: Foo Fighters

Former "Nirvana" member Dave Grohl formed the Foo Fighters in 1995. "Everlong" is a popular song from the album "The Colour and the Shape."

5. "Joker and The Thief" - "I said the joker is a wanted man, He makes his way all across the land..." Which band perform this song?

Answer: Wolfmother

Wolfmother is an Australian band and is my personal favorite out of all the new bands out there. "Joker and The Thief" comes from their self-titled album.

6. The song "Lady" is performed by whom? - "I'm crazy for this little lady, I'm freaking, for my little baby..."

Answer: Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz was born in New York, and at an early age, learned to play several instruments and had developed a singing voice. By September, 1989 he had already released his first album, and by 2004, he had released this song, "Lady," on the album "Baptism."

7. "Show Me A Sign" - "Could you give me just some kind of sign, to let me know that I'm not wasting my time..." Which band sings this song?

Answer: Breaking Point

Breaking Point comes from Mempihs, Tennessee and has released two albums between 2001 and 2005. The song "Show Me A Sign" comes from the second album, "Beautiful Disorder."

8. The song, "Through the Fire and the Flames," is played by which of these artists? - "On a cold winter morning, in the time before the light..."

Answer: Dragonforce

Dragonforce is a British power metal band that formed in 1999. "Through the Fire and the Flames" is a very popular song off of the 2006 album "Inhuman Rampage." Their music video shows the band members playing the song and performing insane solos.

9. "Bulls On Parade" - "Come wit it now, come wit it now..." Can you name the band that plays this song?

Answer: Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine started as a band in 1991, but broke up in 2000, right before their tenth anniversary. Their song "Bulls on Parade" comes from the album "Evil Empire" which was the number one album on The Billboard 200 for the year 1996.

10. Which band performs this song? "Ten Thousand Fists" - "Survivor! Survivor!"

Answer: Disturbed

Not only is "Ten Thousand Fists" the first track on its album, but the album is named after the song. Disturbed was orignally created as a Nu Rock band in 1996, but has become more of a Hard Rock or Heavy Metal band.

11. Do you know who plays the song "No One Knows?" - "We get some rules to follow, that and this, these and those..."

Answer: Queens of the Stone Age

"No One Knows" came from the album "Songs for the Deaf." It hit the top of the U.S. Modern Rock chart in 2002. There was also a remix of the song featured on the game "SSX 3".

12. "Terrible Lie" - "Hey God, why are you doing this to me? Am I not living up to what I'm supposed to be?" Which band sings this song?

Answer: Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails formed themselves in 1988 and released their first album in 1989. "Pretty Hate Machine" featured several popular songs such as "Terrible Lie," which was even parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

13. Which of these bands sings this cover version of "Imagine?" - "Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try..."

Answer: A Perfect Circle

Formed by Billy Howerdel in 1999, A Perfect Circle is an alternative rock band. "Imagine" is a significantly darker and gloomier cover of the original 1971 song by John Lennon.

14. Which of these artists performed this song? "Tom Sawyer" - "A modern-day warrior, mean mean stride, today's Tom Sawyer, mean mean pride..."

Answer: Rush

Formed in 1968, Rush released 23 albums in 36 years! "Tom Sawyer" has been one of their more recognized releases from the album "Exit...Stage Left."

15. "Fire to My Soul" - "We flow with bitter words that file sharp our teeth, and we bite off our own tongues..." Of the following bands, which one plays this song?

Answer: Demon Hunter

This outstanding Christian Metal band was formed in Seattle, Washington by brothers Don and Ryan Clark. "Fire to My Soul" comes from the 2005 release, "The Triptych."

16. "Blue Orchid" is a song by which band? - "You got a reaction, you got a reaction didn't you? You took a white orchid, you took a white orchid turned it blue..."

Answer: The White Stripes

Formed in 1997 by Jack and Meg White, The White Stripes produced five albums in their first seven years of being a band. "Blue Orchid" has had the best reaction with fans off of the album "Get Behind Me Satan."

17. "Yankee Rose" - "Are you ready for the new sensation, well here's a shot heard round the world..." Which artist sings this song?

Answer: David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth starred in Van Halen and also made some solo albums. At the beginning of "Yankee Rose," Roth pretends to hold a conversation with his guitar by playing notes that make it seem as if the guitar is actually talking.

18. "Foxy Lady" - "Foxy, foxy, you know you're a cute little heartbreaker, foxy, You know you're a sweet little lovemaker..." This song is sung by which artist?

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

Hendrix was an active, producing, musician from 1962 until 1970. "Foxy Lady" was released on his first album, and he later released three more albums before his death on September 18th, 1970.

19. This song is played by whom? "The Crimson" - "I feel it welling up inside, and Robert Smith lied, boys do cry and with, blood tears in my eyes I’m an Anne Rice novel come to life..."

Answer: Atreyu

The band was formerly known as Retribution, but later changed their name to Atreyu after the character from "The Neverending Story"." "The Crimson" came from their 2004 release, "The Curse."

20. "Lonely Train" is peformed by which of these bands? - "Big train rolling down the line, makes me lonely, sometimes I wish to ride away, sometimes I want to ride away..."

Answer: Black Stone Cherry

Black Stone Cherry is a band formed in 2006 from Edmonton, Kentucky. The track "Lonely Train" was the official theme song for WWE's "The Great American Bash 2006." It was also availible on iTunes for free the week of July 17, 2006.

Source: Author GCNmaster22

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