1. Place the Beatles in age order, from oldest to youngest, ignoring the fact that two of them are dead

   1. John, Paul, George, Ringo

   2. John, Ringo, George, Paul

   3. Ringo, John, Paul, George

   4. John, Paul, Ringo, George

2. 

   Who’s this?

   1. Buster Bloodvessel from Bad Manners

   2. Travis Barker from Blink 182

   3. Henry Rollins

   4. Damian Abraham from Fucked Up

3. 

   Name the guitar

   1. BC Rich Warlock

   2. Gibson Explorer

   3. JB Hutto Montgomery Airline

   4. Burns Flyte

4. "If there’s a smile on my face / It’s only there trying to fool the public / But when it comes down to fooling you / Well honey, that’s quite a different subject.” Who wrote the song?

   1. Wonder, Cosby, Robinson

   2. Holland, Dozier, Holland

   3. Robinson, Moore, Tarplin

   4. Crosby, Stills, Nash

5. Live Earth comprehensively delivered the world from the threat of climate change, thanks to Al Gore and some rock stars. What year did it take place?

   1. 2006

   2. 2007

   3. 2005

   4. 1969

6. 

   Which “post-Clash vehicle” is this?

   1. Havana 3am

   2. Big Audio Dynamite

   3. Big Audio

   4. BAD II

7. "You wanted the best, you got the best” – the first words of the standard onstage announcement for who?

   1. Bob Dylan

   2. The Rolling Stones

   3. Bon Jovi

   4. Kiss

8. What do Dionne Warwick, Ray Charles, Status Quo and Julio Iglesias have in common?

   1. They’re all on EMI

   2. They were all produced, at least once, by George Martin

   3. They all played in apartheid South Africa

   4. They have all been registered for tax purposes in the Cayman Islands

9. A moment from which classical piece has been put forward by ex-Velvet Underground man John Cale as possibly the first example of rock’n’roll?

   1. Hymnen by Stockhausen

   2. The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky

   3. The 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky

   4. Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5

10. 

    A detail from which album sleeve?

    1. Entertainment! by Gang of Four

    2. Positive Touch by the Undertones

    3. Album by Public Image Limited

    4. Sound Affects by the Jam

11. Which band included Phelps “Catfish” Collins, Johnny Griggs and John “Jabo” Starks?

    1. Funkadelic

    2. Parliament

    3. The JBs

    4. The Ohio Players

12. Which late-20th century “Grebo” band featured a bassist called Porkbeast, and drummer Vom?

    1. Crazyhead

    2. Gaye Bykers on Acid

    3. Pop Will Eat Itself

    4. Ned's Atomic Dustbin

13. "I know you well/I know your smell” – a Byronic couplet written by whom?

    1. Carly Simon

    2. James Blunt

    3. Shaun Ryder

    4. Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

14. 

    Whose tattoo is this?

    1. Elvis Presley's

    2. Jim Kerr's from Simple Minds

    3. Liam Gallagher's

    4. Clement Freud's

15. "Love ‘em and Lear ‘em” – a catchphrase linking carnal knowledge and private jets attributed to whom?

    1. Neil Young

    2. Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe

    3. Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac

    4. Don Henley of the Eagles

Solutions

1:C, 2:C, 3:D, 4:A, 5:B, 6:B, 7:D, 8:C, 9:B, 10:D, 11:C, 12:A, 13:B, 14:C, 15:D

Scores

1. 0 and above.

   Dismal. You've been dropped by your label. Get in the queue for UB40

2. 1 and above.

   Dismal. You've been dropped by your label. Get in the queue for UB40

3. 2 and above.

   Dismal. You've been dropped by your label. Get in the queue for UB40

4. 3 and above.

   Dismal. You've been dropped by your label. Get in the queue for UB40

5. 4 and above.

   Dismal. You've been dropped by your label. Get in the queue for UB40

6. 5 and above.

   Dismal. You've been dropped by your label. Get in the queue for UB40

7. 6 and above.

   No alarms and no surprises – decent but uninspired. Let's hope your next album does better

8. 7 and above.

   No alarms and no surprises – decent but uninspired. Let's hope your next album does better

9. 8 and above.

   No alarms and no surprises – decent but uninspired. Let's hope your next album does better

10. 9 and above.

    No alarms and no surprises – decent but uninspired. Let's hope your next album does better

11. 10 and above.

    No alarms and no surprises – decent but uninspired. Let's hope your next album does better

12. 11 and above.

    Congratulations! A triple-platinum performance. A sellout tour awaits

13. 12 and above.

    Congratulations! A triple-platinum performance. A sellout tour awaits

14. 13 and above.

    Congratulations! A triple-platinum performance. A sellout tour awaits

15. 14 and above.

    Congratulations! A triple-platinum performance. A sellout tour awaits

16. 15 and above.

    Congratulations! A triple-platinum performance. A sellout tour awaits