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Quiz about Expand the Band  Their Acronymic Name That Is
Quiz about Expand the Band  Their Acronymic Name That Is

Expand the Band! - Their Acronymic Name, That Is! Quiz


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.)

A multiple-choice quiz by Lorvanwa. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Lorvanwa
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
343,846
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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534
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Question 1 of 10
1. Your alarm clock goes off, waking you to a local station playing classic hits of the 70s and 80s and you hear these lyrics: "If you change your mind, I'm the first in line, honey I'm still free, take a chance on me..." The DJ says up next is another of the band's hits: "Fernando." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. You get to work late and your boss scolds you, so you're feeling pretty down. To cheer you up, a co-worker sings: "Don't let yourself go, cause everybody cries, and everybody hurts, sometimes..." Your friend's singing voice reminds you of Andy Kaufman's, to whom the same band payed tribute with the song "Man on the Moon." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. At lunch, you and a co-worker eat at a great Jamaican restaurant. A live band covers reggae hits, creating the perfect atmosphere. During a pause in your conversation you hear: "Wise men say, only fools rush in, but I can't help falling in love with you..." You request they play another song by the same band: "Red Red Wine." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. On the drive back, your co-worker plugs his iPod in: "I see the bad moon arising, I see trouble on the way, I see earthquakes and lightning, I see bad times today..." This song is too ominous, not befitting your somewhat defiant mood. You ask if he has "Fortunate Son." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. After work you return home and start flipping through the television channels. You stop to watch a documentary about the origins of hip-hop and hear these lyrics: "Mama said knock you out, Mama said knock you out..." The narrator also mentions another pioneering song by the artist: "I'm Bad." What is the correct way to expand this artist's acronymic name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Your feeling somewhat punk/alternative rock-y so you turn on one of your favorite bands. You sing along: "And now, it is silver and silent, it is silver and cold, you in somber resplendence I hold..." Next you'll listen to another of their hits: "Love Like Winter." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. You head downtown and stop in at a used record store. Digging through the classic rock LPs you find one that brings back memories. You sing to yourself: "Cause I'm TNT, dynamite! TNT, and I'll win the fight!" You see another familiar track, "Rock and Roll Aint Noise Pollution." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Back at home you rummage through your now deprecated CDs. You stumble across a a rap-metal favorite from the first few years of the 2000s. Pressing play, you hear: "Here in southtown, and you know that kids don't play, put it down in the streets, will I see another day?" It reminds you of another hit: "Youth of a Nation." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Stepping outside you hear a couple next door arguing over which song by a British rock band is better. One is singing to drown out the other: "Sleight of hand and twist of fate, on a bed of nails she makes me wait, and I wait without you. With or without you..." The other keeps yelling a song title: "Where the Streets Have No Name!" What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. As the sun sets you take a walk and a car drives by, its speakers blaring: "Scheming on a thing that's a mirage, I'm tryin' to tell you now, its Sabatoge!" You look up and can see a few bright stars. It reminds you of the song "Intergalactic" by the same band. What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name? Hint



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1. Your alarm clock goes off, waking you to a local station playing classic hits of the 70s and 80s and you hear these lyrics: "If you change your mind, I'm the first in line, honey I'm still free, take a chance on me..." The DJ says up next is another of the band's hits: "Fernando." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name?

Answer: Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-Frid

ABBA is formed from the first letter of the members' first names. The group is still sitting pretty at the number four spot for bestselling musical act of all time, just after Elvis!
2. You get to work late and your boss scolds you, so you're feeling pretty down. To cheer you up, a co-worker sings: "Don't let yourself go, cause everybody cries, and everybody hurts, sometimes..." Your friend's singing voice reminds you of Andy Kaufman's, to whom the same band payed tribute with the song "Man on the Moon." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name?

Answer: Rapid Eye Movement

The members of R.E.M., frustrated while trying to decide on a name, reportedly picked the name at random out of a dictionary. Lead singer Michael Stipe announced in September of this year, via the band's website, that the band was splitting up.
3. At lunch, you and a co-worker eat at a great Jamaican restaurant. A live band covers reggae hits, creating the perfect atmosphere. During a pause in your conversation you hear: "Wise men say, only fools rush in, but I can't help falling in love with you..." You request they play another song by the same band: "Red Red Wine." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name?

Answer: Unemployment Benefit (form) 40

UB40 is a British reggae band. The members allegedly took their name from a government form issued at British unemployment offices. Their biggest hits in the U.S. and U.K. ("Can't Help Falling in Love with You" and "Red Red Wine") were covers of Elvis Presley and Bob Marley, respectively.
4. On the drive back, your co-worker plugs his iPod in: "I see the bad moon arising, I see trouble on the way, I see earthquakes and lightning, I see bad times today..." This song is too ominous, not befitting your somewhat defiant mood. You ask if he has "Fortunate Son." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name?

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

CCR is an American rock band whose popularity peaked in the late 1960s and early 1970s. According to digitaldreamdoor.com and wikipedia.com, the name was taken from a beer can logo. Songs like "Fortunate Son" have come to epitomize the American hippie counter-culture, especially anti-Vietnam War sentiments of the time.
5. After work you return home and start flipping through the television channels. You stop to watch a documentary about the origins of hip-hop and hear these lyrics: "Mama said knock you out, Mama said knock you out..." The narrator also mentions another pioneering song by the artist: "I'm Bad." What is the correct way to expand this artist's acronymic name?

Answer: Ladies Love Cool James

Apparently taken from his opinion of himself, LL Cool J was a hip-hop pioneer. Today he releases albums from time to time in addition to a notable acting career and business successes.
6. Your feeling somewhat punk/alternative rock-y so you turn on one of your favorite bands. You sing along: "And now, it is silver and silent, it is silver and cold, you in somber resplendence I hold..." Next you'll listen to another of their hits: "Love Like Winter." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name?

Answer: A Fire Inside

AFI has been around for a surprising 20 years this year (since 1991!). "The Art of Drowning" (released in 2000) was their first widely known album. "Sing the Sorrow" (2005) was a major hit, as were their following two: "Decemberunderground" (2006) and "Crash Love" (2009). It should also be noted that they are one the favorite bands of this quiz's distinguished author.
7. You head downtown and stop in at a used record store. Digging through the classic rock LPs you find one that brings back memories. You sing to yourself: "Cause I'm TNT, dynamite! TNT, and I'll win the fight!" You see another familiar track, "Rock and Roll Aint Noise Pollution." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name?

Answer: Alternate Current Direct Current

AC/DC came to epitomize America's 1980s "biker-bar phase." The Australian hard-rock band did revolutionize the genre, however, and they still possess, at least in the U.S., a huge fan-base.
8. Back at home you rummage through your now deprecated CDs. You stumble across a a rap-metal favorite from the first few years of the 2000s. Pressing play, you hear: "Here in southtown, and you know that kids don't play, put it down in the streets, will I see another day?" It reminds you of another hit: "Youth of a Nation." What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name?

Answer: Payable On Death

P.O.D. chose this term, most commonly found in legal and financial jargon, because of how it relates to the Christian belief in Jesus of Nazareth's death. "Southtown" (the song from which the lyrics were taken) was their first hit single in the U.S., in 2000. The somber "Youth of a Nation" was inspired by the tragic events at Columbine High School in April of 1999.
9. Stepping outside you hear a couple next door arguing over which song by a British rock band is better. One is singing to drown out the other: "Sleight of hand and twist of fate, on a bed of nails she makes me wait, and I wait without you. With or without you..." The other keeps yelling a song title: "Where the Streets Have No Name!" What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name?

Answer: You Too

U2 is a massively popular rock band, with tons of hits. Bono, the group's lead singer, said it related to the group's view in interacting with the audience, as in "You Too." The band formed in 1976 and is still going strong!
10. As the sun sets you take a walk and a car drives by, its speakers blaring: "Scheming on a thing that's a mirage, I'm tryin' to tell you now, its Sabatoge!" You look up and can see a few bright stars. It reminds you of the song "Intergalactic" by the same band. What is the correct way to expand this band's acronymic name?

Answer: Boys Entering Anarchic States Toward Internal Excellence

Beastie Boys, an American punk-rap band, formed in 1979, and just recently released an album! They revolutionized music, especially the hip-hop genre.
Source: Author Lorvanwa

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