Music Trivia World's Weekly Quiz Archives

Sex Pistols-Anarchy In The U.K.
The Damned-New Rose
The Clash-White Riot
Buzzcocks-Fast Cars

2.The first punk record in the US, while debatable, is widely considered to be from which artist?

Ramones
Patti Smith
Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Television

3.The club that gave birth to the American punk scene in the 70s was:

Max's Kansas City
Whiskey A Go-Go
CBGB
Lounge Ax

4.One of the longest-running Canadian punk bands had the mayor of their city declare December 21st their day in honor of their 25th anniversary:

SNFU
Nomeansno
DOA
Forgotten Rebels

5.Who founded the influential California punk label SST Records?

Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)
Keith Morris (Circle Jerks)
Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion)

6.Prior to creating/managing the Sex Pistols, Malcolm McLaren had a stint managing which American proto-punk band?

Ramones
New York Dolls
Stooges
MC5

7.Alternative Tentacles/The Dead Kennedys were sued for distributing obscene material not for the lyrical content of their album Frankenchrist, but for an insert containing artwork from which artist?

Jeffrey Koons
Salvador Dali
M.C. Escher
H.R. Giger

8.The Ramones are believed to have gotten their name from the pseudonym Paul Ramon, which was used by which star?

Paul Anka
Paul Stanley
Paul Simon
Paul McCartney

9.Keith Levene, who later formed Public Image Ltd. with Sex Pistol Johnny Lydon, was originally a member of which UK punk band?

Stranglers
The Clash
The Damned
The Vibrators

10.In a thinly veiled tribute to The Ramones and the movie Slap Shot, the band The Hanson Brothers are the alter-egos of which group?

Bad Religion
Nomeansno
NOFX
Dayglo Abortions