Question 1

In what year did the Rolling Stones form?

Accepted Answer

1962. The Rolling Stones formed in London in April 1962, originally built around guitarist Brian Jones with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards joining shortly after.

Question 2

Which 1965 single became the band's first US number one?

Accepted Answer

I Can't Get No Satisfaction. Satisfaction's iconic riff, written by Keith Richards in his sleep, became one of the most recognized openings in rock history.

Question 3

What is the Rolling Stones' famous logo officially called?

Accepted Answer

The Lick. Designed by John Pasche in 1970, the Tongue and Lips logo, often called the Lick, has become one of the most enduring brand marks in rock.

Question 4

Which 1972 album is considered by many critics to be the band's masterpiece?

Accepted Answer

Exile on Main St.. Exile on Main St., recorded mostly in a French villa basement, fused blues, country, gospel, and rock into a sprawling double album frequently topping greatest-album lists.

Question 5

Who replaced Brian Jones as guitarist in 1969?

Accepted Answer

Mick Taylor. Mick Taylor joined the Stones at age 20 and played on their landmark albums Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St., and Goats Head Soup before leaving in 1974.

Question 6

What tragic event happened at the band's 1969 Altamont concert?

Accepted Answer

A fan was killed during the show. An audience member was killed by a Hells Angel acting as security during the band's set. The event is often cited as the symbolic end of the 1960s counterculture.

Question 7

Which Stones drummer played with the band for over fifty years until his death in 2021?

Accepted Answer

Charlie Watts. Charlie Watts, the band's quiet anchor and a lifelong jazz fan, was the Rolling Stones' drummer from 1963 until his death in August 2021.

Question 8

Which album opens with the song Brown Sugar?

Accepted Answer

Sticky Fingers. Sticky Fingers (1971) opens with Brown Sugar and features the famous Andy Warhol-designed cover with a working zipper on early pressings.

Question 9

What was the title of the Stones' first studio album of original material in eighteen years, released in 2023?

Accepted Answer

Hackney Diamonds. Hackney Diamonds, released in October 2023, debuted at number one in the UK and was the band's first all-new studio album since 2005.

Question 10

Which song from Let It Bleed became a defining anthem about getting what you need?

Accepted Answer

You Can't Always Get What You Want. You Can't Always Get What You Want closes the 1969 album and features the London Bach Choir on its iconic opening.

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