Test you musical knowledge

Spiritinthesky · 11.19.2015, 10:19 AM

Any good at music quizzes? Good page of quizzes here, from Ramones, Zeppelin, Classic Rock, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Dylan, Queen, Springsteen, Janis Joplin and loads of others.

See how many you can score out of 20: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/..._in_music_quiz

Rob Instigator · 11.19.2015, 10:34 AM

I got 45% on Neil Young and 75% on The Doors

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 11.19.2015, 11:06 AM

Get back to work Rob Lord have his mercy is this what they pay you for?

Severian · 11.19.2015, 09:23 PM

90% on the Beatles! Most of the questions were co simple a casual fan could have answered them, the others requires having read a shit ton of trivial crap.

Onward...

Severian · 11.19.2015, 09:25 PM

Oh my god, the one I got wrong was an error. I meant to select "My Sweet Lord" and somehow hit "Another Day" instead.

Still, my 90% stands. I should have paid closer attention.

Severian · 11.19.2015, 09:46 PM

Ok these quizzes are weird.

95% on Nirvana because of this question:

"Which song gave Nirvana their only US #1 hit?
a) SLTS
b) Pennyroyal Tea
c) CAYA"

Quiz says: Pennyroyal Tea.... (???)

Well, the correct answer is "NONE" or "none of the above" depending on your perspective.

Nirvana never had a Billboard hot 100 #1 Single. Never. They had five or six no. 1s on the Alternative music and AirPlay charts, but never a proper number 1 single. I picked "Smells like teen spirit" knowing it would be wrong but curious to find out what they thought the right answer was.

Pennyfuckingroyal Tea?

What am I missing here?

Mortte Jousimo · 11.23.2015, 03:37 AM

I got 65% from Pink Floyd. I don´t think I will try those others...

Mortte Jousimo · 11.23.2015, 03:43 AM

Well, didn´t give up, tried Hendrix and got 85%. Maybe I am not totally hopeless...

Severian · 11.24.2015, 11:23 AM

I ran the Beatles quiz by my father (our first conversation in weeks) just to make sure there were no WTF moments like that fucked Nirvana question that I can't think of any explanation for.

... and my dad, biggest Beatle fan I know, got an 80%. He was particularly irked by the question about who tailored the suits for the Abbey Road cover. Admittedly, I only go that one right because I knew it wasn't Tom Ford, and Tommy Cooper was a freaking comedian:

Having spent so much of my working life dealing with stats and the validity of various tests and measurements, I can say with pretty good authority that these quizzes don't offer a valid representation of one's knowledge of the subject matter.

So dont fret if you did poorly.

I think the Ramones quiz is the only other one that I might do well on. I don't even need to bother with the Pink Floyd test, or anything like that, because I know I don't have a chance.

Severian · 11.24.2015, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pepper_green

I got 85% on the Ramones.

yeah Sev, that Nirvana one threw me for a WTF!!.

Thank you! The question itself is wrong, so all the bloody answers are fucked too. And I refuse to retake it and intentionally give a bullshit answer. It's kind of infuriating.

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" hit #6, Lithium hit #64, Come As You Are hit #32 and "You Know You're Right" hit somewhere in the 40's.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but those are the only US singles that Nirvana charted on the general Billboard Hot 100.

evollove · 11.24.2015, 03:32 PM

Only missed one Dylan question

Beatles score was so low it won't be published here.

80 on Johnny Cash
Bailed on the Pink Floyd
65 on Bruce Springsteen
60 on UK No.1's From The 60's Quiz (the one with the record, above T Rex)

Just bailed on two more in a row. These are a bitch. I quit.

Severian · 12.02.2015, 10:09 AM

Eloquently put, mr. Piss on You

Rob Instigator · 12.02.2015, 10:27 AM

music may be meant for listening but music collecting is much more than that.

11.19.2015, 10:19 AM	#1
Spiritinthesky empty page Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 24	Any good at music quizzes? Good page of quizzes here, from Ramones, Zeppelin, Classic Rock, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Dylan, Queen, Springsteen, Janis Joplin and loads of others. See how many you can score out of 20: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/..._in_music_quiz __________________ "I gave up drugs when the doctor told me I had 6 months to live" Keith Richards
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11.19.2015, 09:23 PM	#4
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,741	90% on the Beatles! Most of the questions were co simple a casual fan could have answered them, the others requires having read a shit ton of trivial crap. Onward...
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11.19.2015, 09:25 PM	#5
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,741	Oh my god, the one I got wrong was an error. I meant to select "My Sweet Lord" and somehow hit "Another Day" instead. Still, my 90% stands. I should have paid closer attention.
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11.19.2015, 09:46 PM	#6
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,741	Ok these quizzes are weird. 95% on Nirvana because of this question: "Which song gave Nirvana their only US #1 hit? a) SLTS b) Pennyroyal Tea c) CAYA" Quiz says: Pennyroyal Tea.... (???) Well, the correct answer is "NONE" or "none of the above" depending on your perspective. Nirvana never had a Billboard hot 100 #1 Single. Never. They had five or six no. 1s on the Alternative music and AirPlay charts, but never a proper number 1 single. I picked "Smells like teen spirit" knowing it would be wrong but curious to find out what they thought the right answer was. Pennyfuckingroyal Tea? What am I missing here?
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11.23.2015, 03:37 AM	#7
Mortte Jousimo expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,019	I got 65% from Pink Floyd. I don´t think I will try those others...
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11.23.2015, 03:43 AM	#8
Mortte Jousimo expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,019	Well, didn´t give up, tried Hendrix and got 85%. Maybe I am not totally hopeless...
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11.24.2015, 11:23 AM	#9
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,741	I ran the Beatles quiz by my father (our first conversation in weeks) just to make sure there were no WTF moments like that fucked Nirvana question that I can't think of any explanation for. ... and my dad, biggest Beatle fan I know, got an 80%. He was particularly irked by the question about who tailored the suits for the Abbey Road cover. Admittedly, I only go that one right because I knew it wasn't Tom Ford, and Tommy Cooper was a freaking comedian: Having spent so much of my working life dealing with stats and the validity of various tests and measurements, I can say with pretty good authority that these quizzes don't offer a valid representation of one's knowledge of the subject matter. So dont fret if you did poorly. I think the Ramones quiz is the only other one that I might do well on. I don't even need to bother with the Pink Floyd test, or anything like that, because I know I don't have a chance.
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11.24.2015, 03:32 PM	#11
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	Only missed one Dylan question Beatles score was so low it won't be published here. 80 on Johnny Cash Bailed on the Pink Floyd 65 on Bruce Springsteen 60 on UK No.1's From The 60's Quiz (the one with the record, above T Rex) Just bailed on two more in a row. These are a bitch. I quit.
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12.02.2015, 10:09 AM	#12
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,741	Eloquently put, mr. Piss on You
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12.02.2015, 10:27 AM	#13
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	music may be meant for listening but music collecting is much more than that. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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