The Almost-Impossible Rock & Roll Quiz

[sloop_john_b]

The Almost-Impossible Rock & Roll Quiz.

This is a really fun quiz on rock 'n roll history - I got a 44.

[rickenrocker]

After reading the first page, I realized that any accidental points would be disingenuous and gave up right away.

[cheyenne]

Anyone that gets a perfect score on that quiz definately needs to get a life....

[86kubicki]

I got 48 correct. Not sure if that's good or just sad...

[firstbassman]

Then I guess I need a life. (But I already knew that.)
On the first screen, I get them all correct (nine out of nine).
Though I’m sure that success rate would not last very much longer if I continued.
For those questions where I did not absolutely “know” the answer, I used the same technique I use for Final Jeopardy – which is to figure out what could be the only logical answer.
For example, if they ask which Stones album cover has slogans written on it? Well, the only answer can be the RS album that has any writing on it. If they ask, who went to high school with Jimmy Johnson (American football coach), then it has to be someone who was about the same age as Johnson. And so forth.

As an addendum to question No. 5, I’ll add my own:

Who was the "Martha" that inspired the title of the Jefferson Airplane's song "Martha?"

[johnallg]

Not a clue, Marc, as I am a Whiz and got 31, which was a whole lot better than I thought I'd get.

[beatlefreak]

I got a 36.

[jimk]

I got 31. Pretty amazing since I quit listening to rock'n'roll about 1973 or thereabouts.

JimK

[jimk]

As an addendum to question No. 5, I’ll add my own:

Who was the "Martha" that inspired the title of the Jefferson Airplane's song "Martha?"

Ah, that brings to mind another question. Who was the Jessica that inspired the Allman Brothers tune by that name on their 1973 album "Brothers & Sisters?"

JimK

[firstbassman]

Who was the Jessica that inspired the Allman Brothers tune by that name

Betts' daughter.

Answer to my question:

The Airplane's "Martha" was written about Martha Wax, daughter of Mel Wax who was on the Sausalito City Council and also mayor for two years. (Mel passed away a couple of years ago.)

Martha, as a teenager at the time, ran away from home and was being "hidden away" by members of the San Francisco rock music community.

[shamustwin]

36 and I had to guess on most of them.

[jimk]

I guessed at a lot of them, too. Not bad for just guessing.


JimK

[phlemmy]

38. if all the questions would have been about heavy metal, i would have aced it!

[mrs_brown]

Feeling better about my 33 now....

[jimk]

Ah yes! But how many did you guess at mrs. brown?? Hmmmmm??


JimK