Musicians & Bands trivia

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• .38 SpecialAbout 250 questions The Jacksonville rockers: Donnie Van Zant, Don Barnes, Jeff Carlisi and friends, the Lynyrd Skynyrd connection, the two-drummer lineup, Jim Peterik's songs, hits like "Hold On Loosely," "Caught Up in You" and "Second Chance," the Max Carl years and the band's later life on the road.
• Alanis MorissetteAbout 250 questions Ottawa's own Alanis: the kid on You Can't Do That on Television, the dance pop albums as Alanis, Jagged Little Pill and the records it broke, the albums that followed, her Grammys and Junos, the Broadway musical, her acting roles and plenty of trivia.
• Colin JamesAbout 250 questions Canada's blues guitar hero from Regina: the night he opened for Stevie Ray Vaughan, his chart hits, the Little Big Band and the swing revival, National Steel and the acoustic blues, his later blues albums, his Juno Awards and the musicians he has played with.
• Def LeppardAbout 250 questions Sheffield's arena rock giants: the early days as Atomic Mass, the homemade EP, Mutt Lange and the Pyromania and Hysteria years, Rick Allen's comeback, the loss of Steve Clark, every member from Pete Willis to Vivian Campbell, the later albums, the big hits and the Hall of Fame.
• ForeignerAbout 250 questions The British-American arena rock giants: how Mick Jones built the band in New York, Lou Gramm's voice, the original six, the multi-platinum albums from the 1977 debut to Agent Provocateur, the big ballads and chart records, the Kelly Hansen years, the farewell tour and the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
• HeartAbout 250 questions Ann and Nancy Wilson's rock band: the sisters' childhood and the Beatles moment, the Seattle beginnings and Vancouver years, the fight with Mushroom Records, the 1970s hits, the big 1980s comeback, the members who came and went, the Hall of Fame and the famous "Stairway to Heaven" tribute.
• Honeymoon SuiteAbout 250 questions Niagara Falls' own rock band: Johnnie Dee and Derry Grehan, the Q107 contest that launched "New Girl Now," the platinum 1980s albums, the Juno win, "Lethal Weapon" and the Miami Vice connection, the lineup changes, the reunions and the new music that kept coming.
• JourneyAbout 250 questions San Francisco's arena rock giants: the 1973 jam band beginnings, Steve Perry's arrival, Escape and Frontiers, the power ballads, the Arnel Pineda era, "Don't Stop Believin'" and its second life, the Hall of Fame and the people who came and went.
• Led ZeppelinAbout 250 questions The British giants of hard rock: the Yardbirds roots, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham, every album from the Hindenburg cover to Coda, "Stairway to Heaven", the four symbols, Swan Song Records, record-breaking tours, the 2007 reunion and their place in the Hall of Fame.
• LoverboyAbout 250 questions The Canadian arena rockers who started in Calgary: how Mike Reno and Paul Dean met, the band name, the big albums from Loverboy to Wildside, the hit singles, the record Juno night, Top Gun and Footloose, the loss of Scott Smith and the band's later years and honors.
• Michael JacksonAbout 250 questions The King of Pop from Gary, Indiana: the Jackson 5 and Motown, the Jacksons on Epic, Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous and the albums that followed, the famous videos, the moonwalk and his look, his records, awards and tours, and the stars he worked with.
• Platinum BlondeAbout 250 questions Toronto's spiky haired new wave heroes: Mark Holmes's want ad, Standing in the Dark and Alien Shores, "Crying Over You," the funk turn on Contact, Kenny MacLean, the Mod Club years, the reunions and their place in Canada's 1980s video era.
• Sass JordanAbout 250 questions The rock and blues singer from Montreal: her early club days, "Tell Somebody," "Racine" and "Rats," her hit singles, Canadian Idol, the stage and screen roles, the blues albums on Stony Plain and the musicians she shared a stage with.
• Stevie NicksAbout 250 questions The rock and roll queen from Phoenix: her childhood and first bands, Buckingham Nicks, her classic Fleetwood Mac songs, Bella Donna and the solo albums that followed, her duets with Tom Petty and Don Henley, her two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, and the shawls, boots and stories behind the legend.
• Tom CochraneAbout 250 questions The Manitoba-born rocker with and without Red Rider: the band's members and albums, "Lunatic Fringe" and "Big League", "Life Is a Highway" and Mad Mad World, his later solo records, his Juno Awards, the Order of Canada and the halls of fame, and his long charity work with World Vision.
• The Tragically HipAbout 250 questions Kingston, Ontario's Tragically Hip: the five members, the albums from Up to Here to Man Machine Poem, the stories behind the songs, Gord Downie's illness and the 2016 farewell tour, Secret Path and the band's legacy.
• Van HalenAbout 250 questions The Pasadena hard rock giants: Eddie and Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Gary Cherone and Wolfgang Van Halen, the albums and hits, "Eruption" and tapping, the brown M&M's rider, the Hall of Fame and plenty of band trivia.