Name that Riff
Rock History
Gear
Who Am I?
100
Song 1
We Will Rock You - Queen
100
What was so memorable about the band Kiss?
A) They were sponsored by McDonalds
B) Their appearance
C) They were popular because they were so terrible
B) Their appearance
100
This effect allows a performer to record and later replay a phrase, riff or passage from a song.
A) Reverb
B) Looper
C) Delay
B) Looper
100
I am known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to my high screams and wide vocal range.
A) Kurt Cobain
B) Chuck Berry
C) Steven Tyler
C) Steven Tyler
200
Song 2
Layla - Eric Clapton
200
Which band dominated the top of the record charts with 6 of the top 10 albums of the decade and 21 of the decades' top 100 singles?
A) The Rolling Stones
B) Led Zeppelin
C) The Beatles
C) The Beatles
200
A type of electronic amplifier that uses vacuum tubes to increase the amplitude or power of a signal.
A) Tornado Amp
B) Suction Amp
C) Tube Amp
C) Tube Amp
200
I am the youngest person to ever be inducted in the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame, in 1983.
A) Neil Peart
B) Ringo Starr
C) Dave Grohl
A) Neil Peart
300
Song 3
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
300
What was the first Rock hit that because number one nationwide in 1955?
A) Bill Haley - Rock Around the Clock
B) Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
C) Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
A) Bill Haley - Rock Around the Clock
300
The initial version of this drum cymbal was called "clangers", and they are able to create a variety of different sounds based on opening and closing the space between them.
A) Crash Cymbals
B) Space Cymbals
C) Hi Hat Cymbals
C)Hi Hat
300
I'm known for my "windmill" style of playing.
A) Paul McCartney, The Beatles
B) Pete Townshend, The Who
C) Elvis Presley
B) Pete Townshend, The Who
400
Song 4
I Can't Get No (Satisfaction) - The Rolling Stones
400
In the 1960s, U.S. bands began sharing the top of the charts with bands from which country?
A) Germany
B) U.K.
C) Russia
B) U.K.
400
A piece of hardware that expands and improves the sonic capabilities of a computer, giving you the ability to connect professional microphones, instruments and other kinds of signals to a computer.
A) Mixer
B) Synthesizer
C) Audio Interface
C) Audio Interface
400
Starting in a musical group with my family as a child, I eventually continued on to a solo career that spanned decades.
A) Bon Jovi
B) Michael Jackson
C) Madonna
B) Michael Jackson
500
Song 5
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
500
In the sixties, song writing moved beyond pop love songs and began to include which kinds of topics?
A) Political statements
B) Educational
C) Food
A) Political statements
500
A tranduscer that captures mechanical vibrations produced by musical instruments, and converts these to an electrical signal that is amplified using an instrument amplifier.
A) Pickup
B) Whammy bar
C) Tuning Pegs
A) Pickup
500
I wrote this first Rock hit that hit number one nationwide in 1955?
A) Chuck Berry
B) Bill Haley
C) Jerry Lee Lewis
B) Bill Haley - Rock Around the Clock
