Rolling Stones Trivia

1. During the December 6th, 1969 concert in Livermore, California, what song were the Rolling Stones performing when spectator Merideth Hunter was stabbed and killed?

HINT It was not "Sympathy for the Devil"
ANSWER "Under My Thumb"

2. Which Stones single spent the most time on the Billboard US top-40?

1. (i can't get no) Satisfaction
2. Honky Tonk Women
3. Some Girls
4. Start Me Up

ANSWER Start Me Up spent 19 weeks on the US top-40

3. The Glimmer Twins have produced Rolling Stones albums for many years. In fact, who are the Glimmer Twins?

HINT You expect a hint on this?
ANSWER Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

4. Name the first album which had production credits given to the Glimmer Twins.

1. Sticky Fingers
2. Exile On Main Street
3. Goat's Head Soup
4. It's Only Rock 'N Roll

ANSWER It's Only Rock 'N Roll (1974)

5. The Beatles album A Hard Days Night interrupted the Rolling Stones' self-titled debut's long-running hold of the UK #1 album spot in August of 1964. After a long-running #1 stay of it's own, Hard Days was succeeded in December by which Rolling Stones album?

1. Rolling Stones
2. Out of Our Heads
3. Rolling Stones No. 2
4. Rolling Stones Now!

HINT "Rolling Stones NOW!" was a US-only major release ANSWER Rolling Stones (same re-entered at #1)

6. What Stones album was the first certified platinum by the RIAA?

HINT It contains the fewest songs of any stones album.
ANSWER Black And Blue (1976)

7. The Peter Tosh / Mick Jagger collaborative recording Don't Look Back, which was a #43 UK single and #81 US single in 1978, was first recorded by what group?

HINT Co-written by William "Smokey" Robinson
ANSWER Temptations (1965)

8. Which Stones single had it's back-side track entitled I Think I'm Going Mad?

HINT It was during the 1980s
ANSWER She Was Hot (Jan. 84)

9. Name either of the two (2) Rolling Stones songs in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney sang backing vocals.

HINT Were singles in 1967 but not released on LP until 1969.
ANSWER "We Love You" and "Dandelion"

10. In which Rolling Stones album did Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page lend his 6-string talents?

HINT Only original studio album 1966-97 failing to surpass #4
ANSWER Dirty Work ©1986 - "One Hit (to the body)"

11. On which Rolling Stones song does David Bowie reportedly sing backing vocals?

HINT Found on the 1974 album, "It's Only Rock and Roll"
ANSWER "Time Waits For No One"

12. Who hosted the October 14, 1978 Saturday Night Live show in which the Rolling Stones performed?

HINT He presented a "Certificate of Merit" to John Belushi
ANSWER Then-NYC Mayor, Ed Koch

13. In which film was the Stones song Miss Amanda Jones used as the name of a major character as well as her theme song?

1. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) w/Whoopi Goldberg, Carol Kane and John Lovitz.
2. Less Than Zero (1987) w/Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz and James Spader.
3. Some Kind of Wonderful (1986) w/Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson and Mary Stuart Masterson.
4. Pick-up Artist (1986) w/Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr. and Dennis Hopper.

HINT The film's title is from a Grand Funk Railroad song
ANSWER "Some Kind of Wonderful"

14. Mick Jagger was to appear with Jason Robards in film roles which were eventually realized by other actors. The few surviving scenes which were filmed with the two (Jagger & Robards), can be seen in the documentary Burden of Dreams, based on the events surrounding the filming of what motion picture?

HINT It was filmed by Werner Herzog and starred Klaus Kinski
ANSWER "Fitzcarraldo" ©1982

15. The Stones have performed in Madison Square Garden, NYC over a dozen times in eight (8) different years; which years did the Stones perform in this venue?

1. 1969, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
2. 1969, 1972, 1978, 1981, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005
3. 1969, 1972, 1975, 1981, 1989, 1998, 2002, 2005
4. 1966, 1969, 1972, 1981, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
5. 1969, 1972, 1975, 1981, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005

ANSWER 1969, 1972, 1975, 1981, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 (set #5)

16. There is an interesting legend behind the design of the Flowers ©1967 album cover; for which Stone "flower" has the stem without leaves?

ANSWER Brian Jones (1942-69)

17. Only one album (LP) the Stones ever released does not have the name Rolling Stones featured on the front or back cover (only on spine); which album is this?

HINT It was released during their famous "Tour of the Americas"
ANSWER Metamorphosis ©1975

18. Which Rolling Stone had a UK #14 single as a solo artist in 1981?

HINT Ron Wood never had a hit single
ANSWER Bill Wyman "(si si) Je Suis un Rock Star"

19. What was the exact title of the song printed on the flip-side of the initial pressing UK 7" single I Wanna be Your Man?

HINT It was a deliberate typographical error
ANSWER "Stones" - due to utter disbelief of a song called "Stoned"

20. Martin Scorsese has used Rolling Stones music in many of his films. What single song has been used in the greatest number of his films?

1. Satisfaction
2. Jumpin' Jack Flash
3. Gimme Shelter
4. Paint It Black

ANSWER "Gimme Shelter" in at least four (4) films

21. In the 1973 Stones song Star Star, how many total times is the original title Starfucker repeated in the lyrics?

1. Never
2. 20 times.
3. 40 times.
4. 60 times.

ANSWER "Starfucker" is said a total of 60 times.

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General Music Trivia

1. Of the four (4) solo KISS album releases from 1978, list the albums in order from the highest Billboard album charter, down:

1. Simmons, Stanley, Frehley, Criss
2. Stanley, Simmons, Criss, Frehley
3. Simmons, Frehley, Stanley, Criss
4. Frehley, Stanley, Simmons, Criss
5. Frehley, Simmons, Stanley, Criss

ANSWER Row 3 - Gene Simmons (#22) Ace Frehley (#26) Paul Stanley (#40) Peter Criss (#43)

2. Which former Beatle had the first trans-atlantic (US and UK) #1 single as a solo artist and what was it's title? Former Beatle:; title of song:

ANSWER George Harrison "My Sweet Lord" ©1970

3. Richard Branson's Virgin Records label had it's first chart-topping album in October of 1974; who was the artist and what was the title of the album? Artist's name:; album's title:

HINT A portion of the music became the theme to "the Exorcist"
ANSWER Mike Olfield "Tubular Bells"

4. How old was Sid Vicious when he died of a heroin overdose on the 2nd of February, 1979?

1. 21 years of age
2. 24 years of age
3. 27 years of age
4. 31 years of age

ANSWER 21 years of age

5. When Keith Moon replaced Doug Sandom on drums in 1964; along with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle, they became the Who. With some influence from then-manager Peter Meaden, what were they known as (long enough to release a single called I'm the Face) in 1964 before returning to the group name the Who?

HINT They were called "the Detours" when Sandom was the drummer
ANSWER The High Numbers

6. What was the name of the record company formed by Bob Marley in 1971?

HINT Existing to this day, it continues to issue his recordings
ANSWER Tuff Gong

7. Which hit single was the first for Bill Haley and The Comets?

1. See You Later, Alligator
2. Razzle Dazzle
3. Rock Around the Clock
4. Shake, Rattle and Roll

ANSWER Shake, Rattle and Roll (Nov. '54)

8. Following a serious motorcycle accident, Bob Dylan announced his retirement from live performances on July 29th of what year?

HINT Returned in 18 months to appear in the Woody Guthrie Memorial Concert
ANSWER 1966

9. What famous R&B artist scored big (2, #1 albums) in 1962 with his reworking of popular 1950s country music songs?

HINT Album titles : "Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music (I & II)"
ANSWER Ray Charles

10. Which late record company, the largest black-owned independent label in the US at the time, released the first ever Beatles* album in the United States?

1. Decca
2. VeeJay
3. Atco
4. Savage

*-Beatles as in the group, not as the backing band to Tony Sheridan.

HINT Decca had refused to sign the Beatles back in 1961.
ANSWER VeeJay "Introducing the Beatles" ©1963

11. Davie (Davy) Jones was a semi-successful music artist from 1964-67. Within this time, the Monkees, whose lead vocalist had the same name, became worldly famous. Attempting to detatch himself from any comparisons, the original D. Jones changed his name in 1966 to what?

HINT Became one of the most successful British artists ever
ANSWER David Bowie

12. What opening act was booed off stage by unappreciative fans in a stadium show on October 9th, 1981 headlined by the Rolling Stones?

HINT Wrote Chaka Khan's most successful single, "I Feel for You"
ANSWER Prince

13. Who holds the record of seven (7) simultaneous UK top-30 singles entries?

1. Beatles
2. Elvis Presley
3. Rolling Stones
4. Cliff Richard

ANSWER Elvis Presley (1958)

14. The Jimi Hendrix Experience's debut album rested at #2 in the UK behind the awesome staying power of what #1 album of 1967?

ANSWER Beatles "Sgt. Pepper"

15. Among all of Chuck Berry's classic singles from the 1950s and 60s such as Johnny B. Goode, Maybelline, Around and Around, Roll Over Beethoven and others, none would sell more copies than what #1 song of his from 1972?

ANSWER "My Ding-a-Ling"

16. According to the conditions adopted by the RIAA in 1975, who recorded the first certified platinum*** (then 2 million copies sold) single?

1. Eagles
2. Johnnie Taylor
3. Wings
4. Gary Glitter

***-Certified sales for Platinum Status vary between formats of music (album, single, EP, video LF, etc.)

ANSWER Johnnie Taylor "Disco Lady" ©1976

17. Name the South African singer/artist whom had a hit in 1967 with a song titled Pata Pata.

ANSWER Miriam Makeba

18. In a two (2)-month span during 1964, The number of Beatles recordings sold could be measured by a percentage of total records sold in the US in that same period. The two months were February and March of 1964. In this span, what percentage of records sold in the US bore the Beatles' name?

ANSWER Over 60% - by far a record.

19. What was the first single which the Beatles released on their own Apple label?

ANSWER "Hey Jude" (Aug. 68)

20. Which British rock singer or group was the first to top the US singles chart?

1. Beatles
2. Tornados
3. Rolling Stones
4. Adam Faith

ANSWER Tornados "Telstar" ©1962

21. How long after it's release did Bill Haley and the Comets classic Rock Around the Clock, released in September of 1954, take to reach #1 in the US singles chart?

HINT It was strongly boosted by the film "Blackboard Jungle".
ANSWER Almost 13 months (#1 in Oct. '55)

22. Name the only popular music group to have a #1 single in either US or UK pop charts in 1967, 1977 and 1987.

HINT Key word "group" & had same name, so not Jefferson Airplane/Starship
ANSWER Bee Gees

23. What artist had a major folk hit in 1967 which could jokingly be referred today as an ode to Green Day's lead singer?

HINT Green Day's lead singer is Billie Joe (what a giveaway!)
ANSWER Bobbie Gentry "Ode to Billie Joe" ©1967

24. Which of the singles listed below has yet to be certified gold by the RIAA?

1. The Doors' Touch Me (1969)
2. John Lennon's Imagine (1971)
3. The Rolling Stones' Ruby Tuesday (1967)
4. Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love (1969)

ANSWER John Lennon's "Imagine"

25. It was 1986 when an album first sold 1,000,000 copies in the Compact Disc (CD) format; what individual or group recorded this album?

1. Madonna
2. Michael Jackson
3. Rolling Stones
4. Dire Straits
5. Elton John
6. Wham!
7. Queen

HINT Wham!? - I have no idea why this is even an option!
ANSWER Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms"

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