Friday, August 3, 2012

POP QUIZ (Rolling Stones)


It's one anniversary after another in the United Kingdom.
First Queen Elizabeth II marks 60 years on the throne, and now it's time to mark the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Rolling Stones.
See what you know about the world's greatest rock and roll band.

1. The group's name was inspired by the title of song by this artist.
a) Chuck Berry                  c) Buddy Holly
b) Muddy Waters               d) Lead Belly
2. Which of the following was not one of the band's founding members?
a) Mick Jagger                   c) Ron Wood
b) Keith Richards                d) Brian Jones
3. Name the band's first single, the A-side cut for Decca in May 1963.
a) "Come On."                   c) "I Want to Be Loved"
b) "Satisfaction"                d) "The Last Time"
4. Which album, released in April 1966, was the first to consist of all Jagger-Richards originals?
a) Beggar's Banquet            c) December's Children
b) Sticky Fingers                d) Aftermath
5. This was the Stones' response to the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album.
a) Exile on Main Street
b) Their Satanic Majesties Request
c) Let It Bleed
d) Goat's Head Soup
6. Who was found dead in his swimming pool a month after quitting the band in 1969?
a) Keith Richards                 c) Brian Jones
b) Mick Taylor                    d) Bill Wyman
7. Name the documentary that chronicles the Stones' 1969 Altamont concert, where an audience member was stabbed to death.
a) Gimme Shelter                 c) Shine a Light
b) The Last Waltz                d) Don't Look Back
8. This artist designed the cover for the Sticky Fingers album, the first released on Rolling Stone Records.
a) Pablo Picasso                  c) Jamie Wyeth
b) Peter Max                       d) Andy Warhol
9. Name Jagger's first solo album.
a) Talk is Cheap                  c) Main Offender
b) She's the Boss                d) Primitive Cool
10. This Stone played the father of Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
a) Mick Jagger                     c) Ron Wood
b) Charlie Watts                  d) Keith Richards



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Answers : 1. b  ; 2. c  ; 3. a  ; 4. d  ; 5. b  ; 6. c  ; 7. a  ; 8. d  ; 9. b  ; 10. d

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