Aussie Rock Trivia Quiz 001

By Mark Gibson | October 1, 2008 |

Hi everyone, here’s something a little bit different. I’m trialling a very short trivia quiz to see how well it works. There are 10 questions all up. There are no grand prizes, just the warm feeling you get from being a smarty!

Correct answers are given at the end. Have a go & let me know if you would like to see more of the same in the future.

Update:
We have moved our Trivia Quizzes to here www.australianmusicdatabase.com/quizzes

1. What is the real name of Valentines & AC/DC singer “Bon” Scott
(a) Bill
(b) Ronald
(c) Brian

2. Which Melbourne band had a hit with “What did the detectives say”?
(a) The Sports
(b) The Ferrets
(c) Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons

3. Australian Idol Shannon Noll’s song ‘What about me’ was originally released by what Australian band?
(a) Mondo Rock
(b) Machinations
(c) Moving Pictures

4. Name the punk band who recorded the 1976 single ‘I’m Stranded’.
(a) Radio Birdman
(b) The Saints
(c) The Sunnyboys

5. Bernard Fanning is the lead singer of which Australian band?
(a) Eskimo Joe
(b) Silverchair
(c) Powderfinger

6. Name the lead singer of the Aussie group ‘Killing Heidi’.
(a) Kate Miller-Heidke
(b) Kate Ceberano
(c) Ella Hooper

7. Which band had a hit in 1976 with “I like it both ways”?
(a) Supergrass
(b) Supernaut
(c) Superfly

8. Who sang an Australian Christmas song about six white boomers?
(a) Rolf Harris
(b) John Farnham
(c) Frank Ifield

9. What town in country NSW did the band “The Reels” hail from?
(a) Dubbo
(b) Orange
(c) Wagga Wagga

10. What is the name of the first band that came from the TV show Popstars?
(a) Scandl’us
(b) Girlfriend
(c) Bardot

Go here to play now www.australianmusicdatabase.com/quizzes

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13 Comments

  1. marilyn rock on May 28, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    I love the rock trivia questions, should be more of them and the website is great!

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  2. Rob Manego on August 4, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    10 from 10. 100% Strike Rate

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  3. Scotty on September 4, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    8/10 for both quizzes. Mr Consistancy!

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  4. Themista on September 7, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    Man I nearly put Ronald for the 1st answer but I thought it couldn’t be right – Ron rhymes with Bon so it didn’t sound right. That what happens when you second-guess yourself! Good quiz, now I’m off to do the other ones!

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  5. Craig Pendlebury on November 3, 2010 at 7:40 pm

    8/10 Woot! Okay a couple were guesses but you threw in a frigging Supernaut question, how aweome was that? I like it both ways baby! Gotta run, youtube calls.

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  6. dazza on November 6, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    9 out of 10 for me, six white boomers i’ve never heard.

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  7. Garry Chamberlain on February 13, 2011 at 11:15 am

    9/10….great website, great music trivia

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  8. marilyn rock on February 13, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    10/10 for me, I’m Happy!

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  9. John on July 22, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    10/10

    bring it on

    more Q’s please

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  10. Rod on July 25, 2011 at 11:21 am

    8 out of 10

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  11. Darren on July 31, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    LOve the quizz but the original singer of AC DC was Dave Evans…was frontman for about 9 months (73-74)till Bon took over

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    • Mark Gibson on August 1, 2011 at 12:14 pm

      Quite right Darren, I’ve fixed that. Thanks

      Reply
  12. Steve Seagrave on September 22, 2011 at 4:46 am

    Good quiz mate, keep em coming

    Reply

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