The Who Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 What is the title of The Who's 1969 rock opera?

A. Quadrophenia

B. Tommy

C. A Quick One

2 Which guitarist of The Who is famous for windmill-style strumming and smashing guitars onstage?

A. Eric Clapton

B. Pete Townshend

C. Jimmy Page

3 Who was The Who's original drummer, nicknamed 'Moon the Loon'?

A. Ringo Starr

B. Keith Moon

C. Kenney Jones

4 On which album did the song 'Baba O'Riley' first appear?

A. Who's Next

B. Face Dances

C. Tommy

5 What is the name of The Who's powerful live album recorded at a university in 1970?

A. Live at Leeds

B. Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!

C. Made in Japan

6 Which bassist for The Who was nicknamed 'The Ox'?

A. John Entwistle

B. Jack Bruce

C. John Paul Jones

7 Which 1973 album tells the story of a mod named Jimmy with four personalities?

A. The Who Sell Out

B. Tommy

C. Quadrophenia

8 Which Who song ends with Roger Daltrey's iconic, sustained scream?

A. Behind Blue Eyes

B. My Generation

C. Won't Get Fooled Again

9 On which TV show did Keith Moon's exploding drum stunt in 1967 famously cause chaos?

A. The Ed Sullivan Show

B. Top of the Pops

C. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

10 Which album was the last to feature drummer Keith Moon?

A. It's Hard

B. Who Are You

C. Face Dances

11 Which track prominently features a repeating ARP synthesizer pattern inspired by Meher Baba and Terry Riley?

A. Baba O'Riley

B. The Seeker

C. Magic Bus

12 Which manager co-founded Track Records and encouraged Pete Townshend's rock-opera ambitions?

A. Kit Lambert

B. Andrew Loog Oldham

C. Brian Epstein

13 In which U.S. city did a tragic crowd crush occur at a 1979 concert by The Who?

A. Cleveland

B. Cincinnati

C. Chicago

14 Who wrote and sang the macabre Who song 'Boris the Spider'?

A. Pete Townshend

B. John Entwistle

C. Roger Daltrey

15 In what year were The Who inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

A. 1994

B. 1986

C. 1990