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Canadian Rock & Roll Quiz!

January 20, 2019

Think You Know Canadian Rock & Roll?

We know there are some big-time Canadian rock fans out there, and we love it. But we want to see how you’ll do with the 25 questions of Canadian rock & roll trivia that we’ve cooked up for you.

Take our new quiz, share your results with your friends on Facebook and Twitter with the share buttons at the end, and leave a comment telling us how you did!

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Canadian Rock & Roll Quiz!

1. This Canadian Legend played at both Woodstock in 1969 and WayHome in 2015. Burton Cummings Joni Mitchell Neil Young Gordon Lightfoot

2. These rockers first came together as university students at McMaster in Hamilton, ON. Hollerado Arkells The Reason Joel Plaskett and the Emergency

3. We all still sing along to, Why e-i-e-i yeah Superman's Dead, with this band. I Mother Earth Moist Odds Our Lady Peace

4. These rocking Toronto women need Money and they're keeping your T-Shirt. Deal with it. The Beaches Weaves Wolf Parade The Darcys

5. Their surprise Grammy win for Album of the Year (The Suburbs) sparked a worldwide trending hashtag. Tokyo Police Club Arcade Fire Nickelback Yukon Blonde

6. These two bands both released their own covers of The Rolling Stones' Paint It, Black. Velvet Empire & Treble Charger Gob & Bleeker The Tea Party & Gob Tegan and Sara & The Tea Party

7. This West Coast rock band reunited to tour in 2018, opening for Seether and Stone Temple Pilots. Matthew Good Band 5440 Hot Hot Heat Default

8. Their smash hit was released almost 40 years ago, but it's still true, Everybody's working for the weekend. Loverboy Bachman-Turner Overdrive The Guess Who The Band

9. They've sold more than 50 million albums, have won 12 Juno Awards, and still have to deal with arguably more hate than any other rock band in Canada. Three Days Grace Sloan Big Wreck Nickelback

10. This emerging rock duo from Oshawa, ON spent parts of 2018 opening for both Jack White and Coheed and Cambria. Said The Whale Crown Lands The Darcys Death From Above 1975

11. This Emily Haines fronted band has played festivals all over the world, including Coachella, Glastonbury, Osheaga, and more. The Trews Metric The Zolas The Young Novelists

12. Her third album (the first released with her full name) remains one of the biggest albums in history for a Canadian or anyone else, going 16x Platinum in the United States. Tara Slone Britt Black Alannah Myles Alanis Morissette

13. This band got their big break when they won Rolling Stone's Choose The Cover contest. The Sheepdogs Billy Talent Bleeker Yukon Blonde

14. Their song, One More Astronaut is track #1 on the very first Big Shiny Tunes album. Our Lady Peace Matthew Good Band I Mother Earth Moist

15. American Woman, one of this Canadian Music Hall of Fame band's biggest hits returned to the charts as a cover by Lenny Kravitz in 1998 Bachman-Turner Overdrive The Guess Who Rush April Wine

16. In 2002, their single, Brother Down introduced this band to Canada and the rock and roll world. Sam Roberts Band Treble Charger Simple Plan Monster Truck

17. 30 years ago (1989), they released their first album, Up To Here, and began their journey to becoming Canada's most beloved band, fronted by a nation's favourite poet. The Tragically Hip 54-40 Barenaked Ladies Blue Rodeo

18. This Hall of Fame Canadian-American band recorded the #41 song on Rolling Stone's Top 500 of all time, The Weight (1968) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Steppenwolf Buffalo Springfield The Band

19. Bryan Adams had a #1 hit in Canada, the US, Australia, Germany, the UK, and more with this soundtrack single (1991) All For Love Heaven (Everything I Do) I Do It For You Summer Of '69

20. The dual frontmen of this Canadian band have become legends thanks to songs like Try, Bad Timing, and Hasn't Hit Me Yet The Tragically Hip Honeymoon Suite Blue Rodeo Glass Tiger

21. In 1997, this Canadian band released back-to-back singles with rhyming titles: Tangerine and Gasoline Crash Test Dummies Moist Rheostatics Thrush Hermit

22. This rock band from Kingston, ON has been picking up steam since their 2013 debut Mama, and scored their first #1 single in the US with S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) The Glorious Sons Palaye Royale Mother Mother Deadset Society

23. This band has also been known as Rainbow Butt Monkeys. True Story. The Darcys Bleeker Said The Whale Finger Eleven

24. Canadian Singer and Actor, Hugh Dillon is the frontman of this band The Watchmen Headstones Barstool Prophets Rockhead

25. Her debut single, Numb hit #9 on the Canadian Mainstream chart, #5 on the Canadian Rock/Alternative chart, was included on Big Shiny Tunes 2, and is still a jam. Sass Jordan Terra Lightfoot Holly McNarland Fefe Dobson

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