How Well Do You Know Punk Rock?
It’s hard, it’s fast, and it possesses the crowd with counterculture aggression. Whether it’s the holler of the Ramones, the whine of Green Day, or the overdriven guitar of a new generation of performers, punk has become one of the most prolific genres to develop out of rock. But what makes punk music punk? And where did all these punks come from anyway? If you've got the pins on your battle-jacket then it’s time to test your metal – are you punk or are you poser? Lace up your boots and see what you're made of with this How Well Do You Know Punk Rock Quiz.
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Which of the following is NOT a contemporary Australian punk band?
2
Which subgenre of punk was called “politicized football chants” by Rolling Stone critic Lester Bangs?
3
Which punk front man adorned a bonnet in Jim Jarmusch’s 1995 film Dead Man
4
In what decade did punk and its anti-mainstream ethos begin entering the mainstream?
5
Which of the following were NOT a member of the Ramones?
6
Which American punk is unofficially credited with popularizing the classic spiky-haired look of the punk scene?
7
Which of the following subgenres did punk first evolve into?
8
Which option most accurately describes the genre of post-punk?
9
Which punk subgenre interrogates themes of prejudice through explorations of sexual and gender identity?
10
Which brand of boot is most typically associated with punk music?
11
Which punk band was banned from SNL after their riotous appearance?
12
Who is the Scot amongst these Brit bands?
13
On the album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, where do the Dead Kennedys’ urge Western college-students to holiday?
14
The Talking Heads and Blondie played which punk-derivative genre?
15
Which of the following acts DID NOT emerge in New York?
16
Hilly Kristal gave top punk bands their start at which club?
17
Which of the following is a “straight edge” band?
18
Which punk fusion genre did the Cramps help innovate?
19
Which of the following is NOT a real riot grrrl group?
20
In what decade did punk begin to emerge as its own musical genre?
21
Which musical element is most associated with punk?
22
What album is number one on the Rolling Stone’s 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time?
23
Which punk genre are The Misfits most credited with fostering?
24
Which Punk front man has released a surprising amount of spoken word content?
25
Which punk act did NOT get its start at CBGB?
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