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Quiz about Its Only Rock and Roll Part Two
Quiz about Its Only Rock and Roll Part Two

It's Only Rock and Roll Part Two Quiz


Here are some more fun and interesting questions about some of your favorite rock and roll stars of the past fifty years.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mickey1229. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Mickey1229
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
287,220
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
3245
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (13/15), Guest 88 (1/15), Guest 147 (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. When Mark David Chapman shot and killed John Lennon outside of Lennon's New York City apartment building in 1980, which 20th century American novel was he carrying? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The Allman Brothers Band's guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley died about one year apart from each other in the early 1970's. How did both of these original band members meet their ultimate demise? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Which early 1960's rock and roll star commited suicide on February 8, 1990 despite rumors that he was going to replace the recently deceased Roy Orbison in the Traveling Wilburys? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. John Denver's 1975 hit song Calypso reached number two on the Billboard pop music charts. Which famous person was the song dedicated to? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. The 1970's television show "The Partridge Family" was based loosely on which real life family singing group of the late 1960's? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon hit number three on the pop charts in 1962 with his version of the classic "Palisades Park". Which 1970's game show host wrote the hit song? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band is mentioned in the lyrics of Deep Purple's 1973 classic hit "Smoke On the Water"? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which Beatles' song did Earth Wind and Fire remake into a top ten hit on the pop carts during the summer of 1978? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. George Young, the older brother of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young, was in a band that cracked the top twenty on the pop charts in 1967. Which one hit wonder group was George Young a member of? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Peter Wolf, the lead singer from the J. Geils Band, was married to which Academy Award winning actress from 1974 to 1979? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Which popular Southern rock group of the 1970's was named after a high school gym teacher that gave the band a hard time about the length of their hair? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which music superstar of the 1980's wrote the Bangles first big hit "Manic Monday" using the pseudonym "Christopher"? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Which popular 1960's band was Daryl Dragon playing keyboards for when he had the nickname of "Captain" bestowed upon him for always wearing a captain's hat while performing? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What did Eddie Money do for a living before he became a rock and roll star in the late 1970's? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which Philadelphia college were Darryl Hall and John Oates both attending in the late 1960's when the decided to team up and form a band? Hint



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1. When Mark David Chapman shot and killed John Lennon outside of Lennon's New York City apartment building in 1980, which 20th century American novel was he carrying?

Answer: The Catcher In the Rye

Witnesses to the crime reported to the New York Police that after he shot Lennon, Chapman calmly took his copy of "The Catcher In the Rye" out of a backpack and sat down on the sidewalk and started to read the novel.
2. The Allman Brothers Band's guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley died about one year apart from each other in the early 1970's. How did both of these original band members meet their ultimate demise?

Answer: Motorcycle Accidents

Allman crashed his motorcycle and died in October 1971 and Oakley crashed his bike and died in Novemeber 1972. Despite losing two original band members over 35 years ago, the band still tours to this day.
3. Which early 1960's rock and roll star commited suicide on February 8, 1990 despite rumors that he was going to replace the recently deceased Roy Orbison in the Traveling Wilburys?

Answer: Del Shannon

Several sources reported that Shannon had recorded ten tracks along with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne in the summer of 1989. Despite the up turn in his career, Del reportedly ended his life with a shot gun blast to his own head.
4. John Denver's 1975 hit song Calypso reached number two on the Billboard pop music charts. Which famous person was the song dedicated to?

Answer: Jacques Cousteau

Always the enviromentalist, Denver was inspired by Cousteau's efforts not only to explore the oceans of the world, but also to preserve them.
5. The 1970's television show "The Partridge Family" was based loosely on which real life family singing group of the late 1960's?

Answer: The Cowsills

"The Partridge Family" portrayed a single mother singing with her five children, much like the real life Cowsills. However their hit number one single "I Think I Love You" charted one spot higher than the Cowsills number two hit "Hair".
6. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon hit number three on the pop charts in 1962 with his version of the classic "Palisades Park". Which 1970's game show host wrote the hit song?

Answer: Chuck Barris

Believe it or not, it was "The Gong Show" host Barris who wrote the song more than a decade before he became a television star. Barris also claimed to be a government hit man responsible for 33 deaths in his autobiography that was published in 1984.
7. Which Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band is mentioned in the lyrics of Deep Purple's 1973 classic hit "Smoke On the Water"?

Answer: Frank Zappa and the Mothers

The song is reportedly about a hotel in Switzerland where Deep Purple was booked to play a concert. Unfortunately a fire during a Frank Zappa and the Mothers concert caused the Deep Purple show to be cancelled.
8. Which Beatles' song did Earth Wind and Fire remake into a top ten hit on the pop carts during the summer of 1978?

Answer: Got to Get You Into My Life

"Got to Get You Into My Life" hit number nine for Earth Wind and Fire in August of 1978. Originally released on the "Revolver" album by the Beatles in 1966, it was rereleased a decade later and the Fab Four's version hit number seven in June of 1976.
9. George Young, the older brother of AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young, was in a band that cracked the top twenty on the pop charts in 1967. Which one hit wonder group was George Young a member of?

Answer: The Easybeats

The Easybeats' only top twenty hit was "Friday On My Mind". Still played today on radio stations saluting their working class listeners, the song topped out at number 16 on the charts.
10. Peter Wolf, the lead singer from the J. Geils Band, was married to which Academy Award winning actress from 1974 to 1979?

Answer: Faye Dunaway

Wolf married Dunaway in early 1974 at the height of her popularity, while the J. Geils Band was still years away from their mega success with the "Freeze Frame" album. The couple could only manage five years together before they went their separate ways.
11. Which popular Southern rock group of the 1970's was named after a high school gym teacher that gave the band a hard time about the length of their hair?

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd was named for Jacksonville High's Leonard Skinner, a gym teacher who always wore a crew cut. He routinely gave the band members a very hard time about their long hair.
12. Which music superstar of the 1980's wrote the Bangles first big hit "Manic Monday" using the pseudonym "Christopher"?

Answer: Prince

Prince was born in Minneapolis in 1958 with the given name of Prince Roger Nelson. Always one with an acute eye for female talent, he wrote the "Manic Monday" for the Bangles in 1986
13. Which popular 1960's band was Daryl Dragon playing keyboards for when he had the nickname of "Captain" bestowed upon him for always wearing a captain's hat while performing?

Answer: The Beach Boys

The male half of Captain and Tennille was a childhood friend of Beach Boys founder and songwriter Brian Wilson. However, it was lead singer Mike Love that came up with the popular moniker.
14. What did Eddie Money do for a living before he became a rock and roll star in the late 1970's?

Answer: NYC Police Officer

His real given name was Eddie Mahoney and like many working class Irishmen before him he was a New York City Police Officer. Obviously, the lure of fame and money beat out getting shot at and he left the force for his musical dreams.
15. Which Philadelphia college were Darryl Hall and John Oates both attending in the late 1960's when the decided to team up and form a band?

Answer: Temple

The two were under grads at Temple when they met and formed what they described as a blue eyed soul band. After the Everly Brothers they are regarded as the second most successful duo in rock and roll history.
Source: Author Mickey1229

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