Memorize these and recognize 26.6% of all Rock Music clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rolling Stones | 14 | Liz Phair's debut album "Exile in Guyville" was a loose response to this group's "Exile on Main Street" |
| 2 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | 6 | This group made a film as well as a hit song called "Ferry Cross The Mersey" |
| 3 | The Who | 5 | The concert theatrics of this band included Pete Townshend smashing his guitar to bits |
| 4 | Herman's Hermits | 5 | Many of this group's hits featured Peter Noone's vocals backed mainly by studio musicians |
| 5 | The Doors | 4 | Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam filled in for Jim Morrison when this group performed at its 1993 induction |
| 6 | Kiss | 4 | In 1975 "Rock And Roll All Nite" became the first Top 40 hit for this band unafraid of a little stage makeup |
| 7 | David Bowie | 4 | 1981's "Under Pressure" was a hit by Queen & this rocker |
| 8 | The Band | 4 | This group, formed by John Lennon, was introduced in 1969 on his "Give Peace A Chance" single |
| 9 | Van Halen | 3 | In 1988 this hard-rockin' band was alphanumerically yours with "OU812" |
| 10 | the Grateful Dead | 3 | Jerry Garcia was thumbing through his Funk & Wagnall's Dictionary & found this name for his band |
| 11 | the Eagles | 3 | The live album "Hell Freezes Over" led to a "Long Road Out Of Eden" 13 years later for this flighty band |
| 12 | shale | 3 | More than half of sedimentary rock is this type from which oil & natural gas can be obtained |
| 13 | Pearl Jam | 3 | A No. 1 album in December 1994 was this group's "Vitalogy" |
| 14 | Cream | 3 | Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, & Ginger Baker made up this '60s rock supergroup that "rose to the top" |
| 15 | Peter & Gordon | 3 | This duo's only No. 1 hit, "A World Without Love", was written by Paul McCartney |
| 16 | Brian Epstein | 3 | On January 24, 1962 The Beatles signed a contract making this man their manager |
| 17 | Whitney Houston | 2 | Beginning with "Saving All My Love For You", she had 3 No. 1 singles on her debut album |
| 18 | the Supremes | 2 | After they signed with Motown, The Primettes changed their name to this |
| 19 | The Pretenders | 2 | Chrissie Hynde of this group said she wasn't trying to set an example, "I just wanted to play guitar in a rock & roll band" |
| 20 | The Moody Blues | 2 | This group's "Nights In White Satin" appeared on an album 5 yrs. before the single hit No. 2 in 1972 |
| 21 | The Lovin' Spoonful | 2 | "Do You Believe In Magic" |
| 22 | The Kinks | 2 | Featuring a frenzied solo, this British band's “You Really Got Me” soared to No. 1 |
| 23 | the Foo Fighters | 2 | Dave Grohl recorded this band's 1995 debut album by himself, but has lots of help on 2011's "Wasting Light" |
| 24 | The Dave Clark Five | 2 | In 1964 this London quintet was "Glad All Over" when it replaced the Beatles at the top of the U.K. charts |
| 25 | The Bee Gees | 2 | 2 men who helped launch this group's career in Australia were Bill Goode & Bill Gates |
| 26 | Soundgarden | 2 | This Seattle group hit No. 1 on the mainstream rock chart with the song "Black Hole Sun" |
| 27 | Roy Orbison | 2 | His 1964 hit "Oh, Pretty Woman" received a Grammy nomination, but lost; a 1990 remake won him a Grammy |
| 28 | Pink Floyd | 2 | This group's only Top 20 hits were "Money" in 1973 & "Another Brick In The Wall" in 1980 |
| 29 | Ozzy Osbourne | 2 | After he bit the head off a bat during a 1982 concert, a series of rabies shots followed |
| 30 | Oasis | 2 | 2 hard-living Mancunian brothers are the core of this band heard here |
| 31 | Nirvana | 2 | The Pixies were an influence on this trio that exploded onto the scene with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
| 32 | Melissa Etheridge | 2 | In 2007 she won an Oscar for "I Need To Wake Up", a song she wrote for "An Inconvenient Truth" |
| 33 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 2 | This Southern band was known as "My Backyard" before naming themselves after their gym teacher |
| 34 | Lennon & McCartney | 2 | Peter & Gordon's "A World Without Love" was penned by this legendary British pair |
| 35 | Jim Morrison | 2 | This Doors frontman was "the Lizard King" as well as "Mr. Mojo Risin"', an anagram of his name |
| 36 | Jerry Lee Lewis | 2 | Nicknamed "The Killer", he was arrested in 1976 for brandishing a gun outside the gates of Graceland |
| 37 | Jerry Garcia | 2 | This Grateful Dead leader was named after "Show Boat" composer Jerome Kern |
| 38 | Janis Joplin | 2 | This female vocalist joined Big Brother & The Holding Company in June 1966 |
| 39 | George Harrison | 2 | As a solo artist, his presenters were ex-bandmates—not The Beatles but The Traveling Wilburys |
| 40 | Elton John | 2 | In 1991 George Michael & this singer reached No. 1 in the U.K. with "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" |
| 41 | Bread | 2 | Robb Royer, James Griffin, & David Gates made a lot of "dough" as this 1970's group |
| 42 | Blondie | 2 | In early 1981 they rode the wave to No. 1 with the little song heard here "The tide is high but I'm holding on / I'm gonna be..." |
| 43 | "Maybellene" | 2 | The title of this, Chuck Berry's first hit, reportedly came from a mascara box left on a windowsill in a recording studio |
| 44 | "House Of The Rising Sun" | 2 | This 1964 Animals song set in New Orleans was both a U.K. & U.S. No. 1 hit |
| 45 | the Yellow Submarine | 2 | Animated feature, partly scripted by Erich Segal, in which Pepperland was invaded by the Blue Meanies |
| 46 | the Sex Pistols | 2 | ( Hey, I'm Mark McGrath, and) one of my all-time favorite bands is this Johnny Rotten-Sid Vicious group that lasted only 3 years in the 1970s |
| 47 | the Everly Brothers | 2 | Don & Phil |
| 48 | Simon and Garfunkel | 2 | Their debut album, "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.", contained an acoustic version of "The Sound of Silence" |
| 49 | Hall and Oates | 2 | Before "Sara Smile"d, they met by sharing an elevator to escape a gang fight |
| 50 | Blood, Sweat and Tears | 2 | This rock group took its name from a Johnny Cash album, whose title came from a Winston Churchill speech |
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