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Quiz about Where Did The Band Get Its Name
Quiz about Where Did The Band Get Its Name

Where Did The Band Get Its Name? Quiz


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

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
crisw
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
3,748
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
2929
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Segrove15 (7/15), BudHoney (13/15), PurpleComet (11/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Members of this band claimed that they took the advice of a Ouija board to get the name of their band. Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. This band was named after a quote attributed both to Aldous Huxley and to William Blake. Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. This band is named after the inventor of a piece of agricultural equipment. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Keith Moon of The Who advised this band that their act would go over 'like a lead balloon'. The band took this advice to heart and called themselves...

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 15
5. This band named themselves after their annoying gym teacher. Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which of the following bands is not named after a kind of candy? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This band is named after a character in the book and movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. This band is named after a UFO-type object reported by soldiers in WWII. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. This band is named after an electrical inventor. Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. This band is named after a Monty Python skit. Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. This band is named after a custom of the Australian Aborigines. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. This band was convinced that the human race is experiencing de-evolution, thus its name.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 13 of 15
13. This band was named after the first book of the Bible.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 14 of 15
14. This band was named after a novel by Herman Hesse. Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. This band named itself after the members' financial conditions when they formed the band!

Answer: (Two Words ... early MTV hit)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Members of this band claimed that they took the advice of a Ouija board to get the name of their band.

Answer: Cheap Trick

Supposedly, this is what the board spelled out.
2. This band was named after a quote attributed both to Aldous Huxley and to William Blake.

Answer: The Doors

'The Doors of Perception' was the title of Huxley's book on drug experiences, taken from a line from a poem by Blake- 'There are things that are known and things that are unknown, and in-between, there are doors.'
3. This band is named after the inventor of a piece of agricultural equipment.

Answer: Jethro Tull

Tull invented the seed drill, a planting device. Agrarian and rural themes are a common subject of the band's songs.
4. Keith Moon of The Who advised this band that their act would go over 'like a lead balloon'. The band took this advice to heart and called themselves...

Answer: Led Zeppelin

They certainly proved their manager wrong!
5. This band named themselves after their annoying gym teacher.

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Leonard Skinner was his name. I wonder if he ever knew how he'd been parodied...
6. Which of the following bands is not named after a kind of candy?

Answer: Pearl Jam

No, I don't know exactly what kind of candy a Squirrel Nut Zipper is either...
7. This band is named after a character in the book and movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Answer: Veruca Salt

Veruca Salt was not a nice character, but instead was greedy and demanding.
8. This band is named after a UFO-type object reported by soldiers in WWII.

Answer: Foo Fighters

'Foo fighters' were green fireballs that pilots could not explain.
9. This band is named after an electrical inventor.

Answer: Tesla

Nikola Tesla did important research in alternating current, radio, fluorescent lights, X-rays, microwaves and many other fields. He was an eccentric genius.
10. This band is named after a Monty Python skit.

Answer: Toad the Wet Sprocket

Supposedly a band, in the skit.
11. This band is named after a custom of the Australian Aborigines.

Answer: Three Dog Night

A 'three dog night' was so cold that you needed to sleep with three dogs to keep warm.
12. This band was convinced that the human race is experiencing de-evolution, thus its name.

Answer: Devo

As you can see, this is an abbreviation for the concept.
13. This band was named after the first book of the Bible.

Answer: Genesis

Their first album was 'From Genesis to Revelation.'
14. This band was named after a novel by Herman Hesse.

Answer: Steppenwolf

The story of a man who wanted to be a wolf.
15. This band named itself after the members' financial conditions when they formed the band!

Answer: Dire Straits

One can suppose that their condition improved.
Source: Author crisw

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