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Album covers and band names quiz

Twelve questions about the artwork and names behind famous music, rather than the songs themselves.

Free to use with your own team, courtesy of WorkplaceHero - workplacehero.co.uk

Question sheet

1. A prism splitting light into a rainbow appears on which album cover?
- A. The Dark Side of the Moon
- B. Wish You Were Here
- C. Abbey Road
- D. Rumours
2. A baby swimming towards a dollar bill is on which album cover?
- A. Nevermind
- B. Ten
- C. In Utero
- D. Siamese Dream
3. ABBA's name comes from what?
- A. A Swedish word for music
- B. The members' first initials
- C. A fish canning company
- D. A street in Stockholm
4. Duran Duran took their name from a character in which film?
- A. Barbarella
- B. Blade Runner
- C. Star Wars
- D. Goldfinger
5. Which band is named after a 1920s blues musician pairing, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council?
- A. Pink Floyd
- B. The Pink Panthers
- C. Floyd Rose
- D. Pink Fairies
6. Four band members crossing a zebra crossing appear on which album cover?
- A. Abbey Road
- B. Revolver
- C. Help!
- D. Let It Be
7. Led Zeppelin's name came from a joke that the band would go down like what?
- A. A lead balloon
- B. A sinking ship
- C. A stone
- D. A brick
8. What is pictured on the cover of Oasis's 'Definitely Maybe'?
- A. The band in a living room
- B. A motorway
- C. A football
- D. A guitar on fire
9. The band Radiohead named themselves after a song by which band?
- A. Talking Heads
- B. The Smiths
- C. R.E.M.
- D. Joy Division
10. The Beatles' name was partly inspired by which band?
- A. Buddy Holly and the Crickets
- B. The Everly Brothers
- C. Bill Haley and His Comets
- D. The Shadows
11. Which artist's album '25' followed '19' and '21'?
- A. Adele
- B. Ed Sheeran
- C. Taylor Swift
- D. Sam Smith
12. Ed Sheeran's albums are mostly named after what?
- A. Mathematical symbols
- B. Colours
- C. Cities
- D. Planets

Team answer sheet

Album covers and band names quiz

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Answer key (for the quizmaster)

1. A - The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd's cover was designed by the studio Hipgnosis.
2. A - Nevermind
Nirvana released 'Nevermind' in 1991.
3. B - The members' first initials
Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid. A Swedish seafood company already had the name, and agreed to share it.
4. A - Barbarella
Dr Durand Durand is the villain in the 1968 science fiction film.
5. A - Pink Floyd
Syd Barrett combined the two names.
6. A - Abbey Road
The crossing outside the studio in London is a listed site.
7. A - A lead balloon
The spelling was changed from 'lead' so people would pronounce it correctly.
8. A - The band in a living room
It was photographed in guitarist Bonehead's house in Manchester.
9. A - Talking Heads
'Radio Head' is a track on Talking Heads' 1986 album 'True Stories'.
10. A - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
The insect theme nodded to the Crickets, with 'beat' worked into the spelling.
11. A - Adele
Each album is named after Adele's age at the time of writing.
12. A - Mathematical symbols
Examples include '+', 'x', '÷' and '='.