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Test your knowledge of the Rolling Stones

Jun 29, 2015

Author: david.lindquist

Before the Rolling Stones play Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 4, lick this quiz based on the band that came up with the Beatles and never called it quits.

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1. What John Lennon-Paul McCartney composition served as the Rolling Stones’ second single?

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A: “All My Loving.”

B: “It Won’t Be Long.”

C: “I Wanna Be Your Man.”

D: “Revolution 9.”

2. Who is pictured on the cover of 1970 live album “Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out”?

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A: Keith Moon.

B: Peter Sellers.

C: Charlie Watts.

D: Dudley Moore.

3. In his 2010 autobiography “Life,” guitarist Keith Richards detailed what unusual aspect of his guitar sound?

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A: He doesn’t use guitar picks.

B: He uses five strings rather than the customary six.

C: He’s a right-hander who plays left-handed guitars.

D: He uses cardboard tubes in his amplifiers.

4. Mick Jagger wore jerseys of three of the following NFL teams during the band’s 1981-82 tour. Which team was not represented onstage?

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A: Houston Texans.

B: Chicago Bears.

C: Philadelphia Eagles.

D: Washington Redskins.

5. Which of these singles failed to reach No. 1 in the United States?

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A: “Waiting On a Friend.”

B: “Miss You.”

C: “Paint It Black.”

D: “Get Off of My Cloud.”

6. In 2011, Mick Jagger co-founded SuperHeavy, a group featuring the Eurythmics’ David Stewart, reggae musician Damian Marley and what female vocalist?

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A: Duffy

B: Janelle Monae.

C: Adele.

D: Joss Stone.

7. “Tropical Disease” was the working title for which album?

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A: “Beggars Banquet.”

B: “Exile on Main St.”

C: “Tattoo You.”

D: “Steel Wheels.”

8. Who devised the zipper album cover for “Sticky Fingers”?

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A: Salvador Dali.

B: Robert Indiana.

C: Andy Warhol.

D: Marianne Faithfull.

9. The title of 1964 instrumental jam “2120 S. Michigan Ave.” refers to the address of what Chicago business?

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A: Billy Goat Tavern.

B: Chess Records.

C: Marshall Field’s.

D: Ray’s Music Exchange.

10. Ronnie Wood is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, for his work with the Rolling Stones and what other band?

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A: The Faces.

B: The Kinks.

C: The Animals.

D: The Dave Clark Five.

11. Which band member was the first to record a solo album?

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A: Brian Jones.

B: Mick Jagger.

C: Keith Richards.

D: Bill Wyman.

12. Keith Richards said, “I lifted every lick he ever played,” when inducting what performer at the inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony?

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A: Jerry Garcia.

B: Jimmy Page.

C: Jimi Hendrix.

D: Chuck Berry.

13. In 1984, Mick Jagger collaborated with which group to record the single “State of Shock”?

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A: INXS.

B: DeBarge.

C: U2.

D: The Jacksons.

14. The Vanity Fair International Best-Dressed Hall of Fame includes one member of the Rolling Stones. Who is it?

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A: Mick Jagger.

B: Keith Richards.

C: Charlie Watts.

D: Ronnie Wood.

15. What’s the title of Bill Wyman’s 1990 autobiography?

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A: “Stone Alone.”

B: “Low End Theory.”

C: “Ace of Bass.”

D: “King’s Road Memoirs.”