Trivia Quiz on British Bands Part 3
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Test your knowledge of iconic and cult-favorite British bands across decades, from classic rock pioneers to synth-pop and indie legends. A fast-paced, team-friendly music trivia perfect for fans of UK sounds, chart history, and deep cuts.
Turn up the volume for a group quiz that celebrates the UK’s biggest bands and beloved cult acts—ideal for music nights, office happy hours, classroom icebreakers, pub-quiz sessions, or livestreams. Duplicate this quiz with a click and play it with teams over Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, or Kick; use breakout rooms for team huddles or run it as a rapid-fire chat poll. With 40 questions spanning decades and styles, it balances chart hits with fan favorites for all levels. Expect lively debates, quick recalls of signature songs and lineups, and that satisfying “I knew it!” moment—perfect for groups of all sizes in live or virtual settings.
1. Which Band Did Billy Idol Front Before Going Solo
A) Generation X
B) Sex Pistols
C) The Clash
D) Duran Duran
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2. Whose Albums Include "Steel Town" & "Peace In Our Time"
A) The Proclaimers
B) Big Country
C) Stiff Little Fingers
D) Simple Minds
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3. What Was The Stranglers Biggest Hit
A) No More Heroes
B) Peaches
C) Golden Brown
D) Always the Sun
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4. Who Was Down On The Streets In 1984
A) Spandau Ballet
B) Duran Duran
C) Wham!
D) Shakatak
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5. Who Is Mark King The Lead Singer With
A) Level 42
B) Genesis
C) Duran Duran
D) The Police
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6. Chantelle Recently Announced Her Engagement To Preston. But Of Which Group Is Preston A Member?
A) Ordinary Boys
B) Take That
C) Arctic Monkeys
D) The Prodigy
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7. 1976 Proved To Be The Year For This Group With The Song "Now Is The Time"
A) Genesis
B) ABBA
C) Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
D) The Eagles
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8. Who Had A Hit With The Song Come On Eileen
A) Dexy's Midnight Runners
B) Spandau Ballet
C) The Proclaimers
D) Duran Duran
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9. Who Had A Hit With The Song "Forever Now" In 1984
A) Level 42
B) Spandau Ballet
C) Duran Duran
D) Tears for Fears
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10. Name The Band: Vince clark, Andy Bell
A) Depeche Mode
B) Yazoo
C) Erasure
D) Ride
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11. Who Had A Hit In 1986 With "In The Army Now"
A) Def Leppard
B) Duran Duran
C) Eurythmics
D) Status Quo
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12. Who Were The Only Band To Have 2 Records Named By Melody Maker As Album Of The Year During Th 80's
A) The Smiths
B) U2
C) New Order
D) The Cure
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13. Which Band Have An Album At Number One At The Moment Called “We are The Night”?
A) Daft Punk
B) The Prodigy
C) Massive Attack
D) Chemical Brothers
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14. The pop group Satan's Jesters found fame under what name
A) The Rolling Stones
B) The Who
C) The Beatles
D) The Kinks
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15. How Are Tom Rowlands & Ed Simmons Better Known?
A) Daft Punk
B) Orbital
C) The Prodigy
D) The Chemical Brothers
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16. Ho was singer of the QUEEN?
A) Elvis Presley
B) David Bowie
C) Robert Plant
D) Freddie Mercury
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17. "I Melt With You" was this band's signature hit, released on their after the snow album in 1982
A) A Flock of Seagulls
B) Duran Duran
C) Modern English
D) The Cure
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18. Who had a hit with the smooth and soulful You To Me Are Everything ?
A) The Real Thing
B) George Benson
C) Spandau Ballet
D) Luther Vandross
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19. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled John Barleycorn Must Die
A) Traffic
B) Led Zeppelin
C) The Moody Blues
D) Pink Floyd
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20. Who asked, Ever Fallen In Love?
A) The Clash
B) The Ramones
C) Joy Division
D) The Buzzcocks
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21. Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Is There Something I Should Know'
A) Spandau Ballet
B) Culture Club
C) Duran Duran
D) A-ha
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22. Who sang No More Heroes?
A) The Clash
B) Sex Pistols
C) The Stranglers
D) The Damned
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23. Which group released the album 'Dark Side of the Moon'
A) The Beatles
B) Led Zeppelin
C) Genesis
D) Pink Floyd
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24. Which Band Had A UK Christmas Number 1 With The Song 'Stay Another Day'
A) Queen
B) East 17
C) Take That
D) Spice Girls
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25. Which group had a UK No.1 in 1981 with The Song 'Ghost Town'
A) The Specials
B) The Human League
C) Adam and the Ants
D) Duran Duran
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26. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Germ Free Adolescents
A) Sex Pistols
B) The Clash
C) X-Ray Spex
D) Siouxsie and the Banshees
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27. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Electric Warrior
A) David Bowie
B) Led Zeppelin
C) The Sweet
D) T. Rex
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28. Which band had a 1977 summer No 1 hit with `So You Win Again'?
A) ABBA
B) Wings
C) Electric Light Orchestra
D) Hot Chocolate
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29. Who had a Message To Rudy?
A) Madness
B) The Specials
C) The Beat
D) UB40
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30. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Machine Gun Etiquette
A) The Sex Pistols
B) The Damned
C) The Clash
D) Ramones
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31. Who was the lead singer of the Cure?
A) Ian Curtis
B) Robert Smith
C) Liam Gallagher
D) Brandon Flowers
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32. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled For Your Pleasure
A) Roxy Music
B) David Bowie
C) Genesis
D) Fleetwood Mac
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33. Which groups first album was entitled 'Piper At the Gates Of Dawn''
A) Pink Floyd
B) The Doors
C) Led Zeppelin
D) The Who
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34. Who Released The 70's Album Entitled Live at Leeds
A) The Who
B) Led Zeppelin
C) Pink Floyd
D) The Rolling Stones
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35. Who Sang The 1967 Hit 'Drink Up Thy Zider'
A) The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
B) The Wurzels
C) The Kinks
D) The Spencer Davis Group
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36. Name the band - songs include "Baby I Don't Care, I Want Your Love"?
A) Blondie
B) Transvision Vamp
C) Spandau Ballet
D) Duran Duran
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37. Name the band - songs include "Doctor Doctor, Hold Me Now, Don't Mess With Dr Dream"?
A) Thompson Twins
B) UFO
C) A-ha
D) Duran Duran
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38. Which British group holds the record for the album to remain in the US Billboard charts for the longest time?
A) Pink Floyd
B) Led Zeppelin
C) The Rolling Stones
D) The Beatles
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39. Which british group recorded the 1983 hit 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart'?
A) Yes
B) Genesis
C) The Police
D) Duran Duran
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40. Ian Gillain is the singer for this legendary band
A) Led Zeppelin
B) The Beatles
C) Pink Floyd
D) Deep Purple
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