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Rock music quiz questions and answers: How much do you know about rock music?

ROCK music is a genre which includes bands, singers and instrumentalists from all over the world - but how much do you know about rock?

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With all the various bands, singers and sub-genres in rock, it can be tough to get a real handle on all of these elements to become a rock aficionado.

Despite this, rock fans pride themselves on being the best of the best, and learning as much about their beloved genre as possible.

But do you have what it takes to answer these 15 questions currently?



Do you know about these rock bands? (Image: Getty)

1. Who is the frontman of Guns ‘N Roses?

2. In which year did rock magazine Rolling Stone begin its publication?

3. What event sparked the break-up of Led Zeppelin in 1980?

4. In which UK county was Deep Purple formed?

5. Which American singer has provided vocals for glam-rock band Queen since 2012?

6. A performance by The Who ended in tragedy when a crowd crush killed 11 fans in 1979 – in which city did this take place?

7. The Eagles most recent studio album, released in 2007, marked their first studio release since 1979’s The Long run – what is it called?


Motorhead (Image: Getty)
8. Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard formed Pearl Jam in 1990 after the demise of their previous group – what was it called?

9. In what year was the Beatles inducted into the Hall of Fame?

10. What is the real name of The Damned’s bass player and guitarist Captain Sensible?

11. Motorhead’s Ian Kilmister is better known by what name?

12. Them Cooked Vultures is the name of a supergroup combining three members of famous bands, name the members and their original bands (a point for each.)

13. How many studio albums did The Stone Roses release?

14. What was the first hit single of pop rock singer Avril Lavigne?

15. In what year did Jimi Hendrix die?


Avril Lavigne performing (Image: Getty)

1. Axl Rose

2. 1967

3. Drummer John Bonham’s death

4. Hertfordshire

5. Adam Lambert

6. Cincinnati, Ohio

7. Long Road out of Eden

8. Mother Love Bone


Deep Purple (Image: Getty)

9. 1988

10. Raymond Burns

11. Lemmy

12. Dave Grohl – Foo Fighters/Nirvana, Josh Homme – Queens of the Stone Age, John Paul Jones – Led Zeppelin

13. 2

14. Complicated