Rock Quiz

Q) ‘Train Kept A Rollin’ was written in 1951 as a blues song, before being re-done as a rock song in 1956 by Johnny Burnette. In 1968, it was the first song ever played by a rock group, who opened their ’68 and ’69 tours with the song. Which group?

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Q) In December 2010, what did Rolling Stone magazine select as ‘The Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Song’?

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Q) The title ‘Grand Illusion’ was not new to Styx for its seventh studio album in 1977. It was actually considered for the title of their fifth album. What did they call that record instead?

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Q) Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a self-taught guitar player who doesn’t even know how to read music. He began playing when he was seven years old, six months after meeting this legendary guitar player. Who?

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Q) Eric Clapton’s 1985 song ‘Forever Man’ marked the first time in Eric’s career he did this. What?

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Q) What is the significance of the clock on the cover of Rush's album 'Clockwork Angels'?

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Q) The 1976 Alice Cooper ‘Goes to Hell’ tour was cancelled before it ever started because Alice was suffering with anemia. If the tour had happened, the stage was going to built like a giant one of these – a place and a concept Alice considered to be hell. What?

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Q) This British group was the most successful band in the UK in the 1970's with 17 Top 20 hits and six #1 songs between 1971 and 1976. But they only cracked the Top 20 in the US once and that wasn't until 1984. What group?

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Q) Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ spent 741 weeks on the albums chart from 1973 to 1988. The next closest rock album spent 282 weeks on the chart. Which American group did that album belong to?

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Q) In 2000, a cover version of this song won a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. In 1970, it peaked at #8 and stayed on the Billboard charts for more than a year, becoming the biggest hit for a Canadian group. What song?

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