Band Names Trivia Quizzes

Ten bands with the source of their name and some other clues in haiku form. What can go wrong?

It can be tricky to come up with a good band name. These artists took inspiration from names that can be given to people. Some were real people, some were not.

Match the merged bands or musical acts to the word that completes both of their names. For example, Simply Hot Chili Peppers matches with Red to make Simply Red and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

All the bands or singers in my quiz have only four letters in their name. Feel Free to Muse over your answers and do not Rush Them, and you will finish in the Pink!

Some bands give themselves imaginative names and others, well, don't. This quiz is about bands who named themselves by using the same word twice or even more.

All these bands have a wildlife name as part of their name. Can you identify them?

It is said that a picture paints a thousand words... Well, hopefully it will be just two words in this offering. The aim of this picture quiz is to simply work out the band name from the picture clues provided and the clues in the questions.

There are some rumors about how bands got their names. Let's set the record straight

While many bands achieve success through their music and overall persona, some bands are just plain out strange! Here are ten bands (many of which are of the avante-garde or experimental forms of music) that have "strange" names.

Wanna know what some of these band names...bizarre in any realm other than music...came from or mean? Find out here.

Some musical groups through the years have had the same names as automobile makes and models. This quiz is about some of them.

Some interesting trivia about names of various bands.

A quiz about artists on the US Top Forty through the years with a single artist name.

Test your knowledge about ten bands that share their names with cities, towns, or countries. Good luck!

Many bands/groups playing with country artists have interesting names, some, not so much. See how many you can identify.

This quiz is about the many USA "The" groups of the 1950s and 1960s and their number one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Have fun remembering some of these great groups and hits.

I am buying a cruise ship and calling it the "All Hope". This quiz is about the bands I plan to get for the passengers' entertainment.

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

All these bands have acronyms for names. Can you correctly expand their names based on some lyrics and a song title? (Acronyms: words made from first letters of other words, like U.K. To spell-out the acronym is to "expand" it: United Kingdom.)

Sometimes a name is just a name. Other times, a name of a band can give you an idea of what to expect from songs. Can you connect these appropriate songs to the band name?

Each question on this quiz will have a fact about a certain band that has a name having to do with animals. It is up to you to guess the band's name. Enjoy!

Through the history of Billboard hits there have been some unusual band names represented. This quiz deals with some of them.

Match each band named after a song with the band or artist who made that song.

Throughout the fifties and sixties many bands and artists had names that were also the names of automobile models. While many of them were well known, this quiz is about some that were not so famous.

They name of a band can be very obvious like the name of the lead singer, but some bands chose a name for a particular reason. Or did they? What were they thinking when they named their band and were they thinking at all?

I'll give you a name which an artist/band used, and you tell me who the artist/band is.

I'll give you the story behind the name of the band, and you tell me which band it is! All choices are REAL band names!

Many bands have incorporated animal names into their band names or their own names. I'll give you three songs sung by each band or singer, and you give me their name.

In this quiz I will give a clue to the name of the classic rock act, you have to decide who it applies to, hopefully my attempt at cryptic will make you think.

Match each band or artist named after lyrics or partial song titles with the band that made the lyric or partial song title.

This quiz is about the many British Isles "The" groups of the 1960s and 1970s and their number one hits on the UK Singles Chart (currently entitled Official Singles Chart). Have fun remembering some of these great hits.

All the following are associated with the music industry. In this quiz all the artists have the surname Jones; you decide which answer applies to the question.

For the first five questions I will give you four band names tell me which one is real. For the next five tell me which one isn't real.

This is a quiz dedicated to those bands who were famous not only because of their music, but because of the unique ways in which they spelled their names! Good luck!

See if you can finish off these band names. I'll also tell you what they sang and the year.

The artists performing the following U.S. number one hits-- mostly classic rock-- are all named after (or have names that make mention of) animals. And no, before you wonder, I don't count a 'Beatle' as an animal!

See if you can recall the missing band in these names from the 60s.

This quiz gives you part of a group's name and you have to supply the missing word. All fill in the blank. Some are real easy while others are very difficult.

Supply the name of the missing partner in these duos and trios. I'll tell you one song they sang and the year. Enjoy!!!!

Ever been music shopping and can't find the band you are looking for because the first word of their name is "The"? Well, let's dispense with the formalities and talk about some of my favorite bands like these.

Identify the artists who sang the following lyrics.

By popular demand! Finish the band name and I'll tell you what they sang and the year.

Thinking of some really great and some not so great bands, and came up with some fictional ones... Good Luck!

I give you a dictionary definition, you give me the name. Easy, huh?

Name the artist who performed the song. All names have just one word titles. Fill-in-the-blank format. Good luck and enjoy!

This quiz deals with music groups from the 1950s ans 60s. See how many you can answer correctly. Good luck!

This is a quiz on the Opposite names of some bands or artists. Eg: Blue = Pink

This is just some easy trivia about rock bands. I made it because I was bored...so enjoy.