Aussie Rock Trivia Quiz 007

By Mark Gibson | July 19, 2011 |

With this installment of the Great Aussie Rock Trivia Quiz we are going back to general knowledge. We’ll also be reaching back a little further in time to the sixties for a question or two.

As always there’s no prizes, just the warm inner glow you’ll have from being damn clever.

Don’t forget to leave your score in the comments.

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

1. What is Little Patties real name?
(a) Patricia Jacobsen
(b) Patricia Amphlett
(c) Patricia O’Keefe

2. Which group had a hit with “World of our own”?
(a) The Seekers
(b)The Delltones
(c) The Valentines

3. Who was the original singer for AC/DC?
(a) Dave Evans
(b) Mark Evans
(c) Bon Scott

4. Who sang “Cool World”?
(a) Matt Finish
(b) Moving Pictures
(c) Mondo Rock

5. Which band had a debut album called “Short Note”?
(a) Matt Finish
(b) Moving Pictures
(c) Mondo Rock

6. Who is the lead singer of the Hoodoo Gurus?
(a) Dave Warner
(b) Dave Faulkner
(c) Brad Shepherd

7. In 1969 Russell Morris had a hit with “Real Thing”. Who wrote it?
(a) Russell Morris
(b) Johnny Young
(c) Ian “Molly” Meldrum

8. Which band had a hit with “Don’t fall in love”
(a) Goanna
(b) The Sports
(c) The Ferrets

9. Jeff St John had a hit with “Teach me how to…”?
(a) Love
(b) Sing
(c) Fly

10. “As the Manly ferry cuts its way to Circular Quay” is a lyric from which song
(a) Reckless – Australian Crawl
(b) Khe Sahn – Cold Chisel
(c) Goodbye Tiger – Richard Clapton

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

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16 Comments

  1. Mark Britton on July 20, 2011 at 9:49 am

    10/10 So I do know something after all.

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  2. Rob Manego on July 20, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    Another 100% score……Too Good

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    • Mark Gibson on July 20, 2011 at 2:54 pm

      I’m gunna have to make these a little harder… 🙂

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  3. Steve Hutchings on July 20, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    7/10 – not bad, considering most of the artists/bands referred to were before my time!

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  4. Rick Scutts on July 21, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    10/10…too easy

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  5. John on July 22, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    ok
    only 8 this time!!!
    this is fun

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  6. Recko on July 27, 2011 at 9:51 am

    9/10, the real thing got me, I knew they both worked on it but OH well!!

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  7. leisa reid on July 29, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    did’t know as much as i thought i did… hey im a woman

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  8. Johnny Jazz on July 31, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    9 out of 10. Great fun!

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  9. Greg Morris on August 26, 2011 at 10:21 am

    9/10 ….. ‘MARK’ Evans ….DOH!!!

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  10. Denise on August 30, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    Didn’t know as much as I should, but I did live overseas from 1976-2009

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  11. wayne sole on August 31, 2011 at 11:11 am

    I need to get a life !!

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  12. Mark Huxley on September 30, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    9/10. Missed Johhny Young. Molly must’ve been the producer ……

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  13. wayne sole on September 30, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    10/10….Ready for rockwiz !!

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  14. darren on October 26, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    9/10 thought Chrissie’s surname was Amphlett but Little Patties was different even though shes her aunt

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  15. Mick Robbins on October 26, 2011 at 11:23 pm

    10 out of 10 again..but I am perhaps a little more obsessed with Aussie music than some others 🙂

    Reply

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