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The Who Trivia Questions & Answers
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15 The Who trivia questions to test yourself
Tap a question to reveal the answer. From easy warm-ups to expert-level questions only serious fans get right. Want a score and a diploma? Play the full quiz — it has many more The Who questions than this page.
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Who was The Who's wild drummer, who died in 1978? Easy
Answer: Keith Moon
Keith Moon's chaotic genius defined The Who's sound until his death at 32.
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Which member was famous for smashing his guitar on stage? Easy
Answer: Pete Townshend
Townshend's guitar destruction became the band's trademark.
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Who was The Who's lead singer? Easy
Answer: Roger Daltrey
Daltrey's voice and swinging microphone fronted the band from the start.
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What was guitarist Pete Townshend's signature stage move? Easy
Answer: The windmill
His windmilling right arm became one of rock's iconic images.
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What was bassist John Entwistle's famous nickname? Easy
Answer: The Ox
He was 'The Ox', also called Thunderfingers for his speed.
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What was the band briefly called in 1964, during their pure mod phase? Medium
Answer: The High Numbers
As the High Numbers they released one flop single before becoming The Who again.
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Who's Next (1971) was salvaged from which abandoned concept project? Medium
Answer: Lifehouse
Townshend's sci-fi Lifehouse project collapsed, leaving behind its greatest songs.
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What tragedy struck a Who concert in Cincinnati in December 1979? Medium
Answer: Eleven fans died in a crowd crush
Eleven fans died in the rush for unreserved seats at Riverfront Coliseum.
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Who did Pete Townshend kick off the stage at Woodstock? Medium
Answer: Abbie Hoffman
When activist Abbie Hoffman grabbed the mic mid-set, Townshend ran him off.
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Keith Moon died shortly after the release of which album? Medium
Answer: Who Are You
He died about three weeks after Who Are You came out in 1978.
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How was the original Live at Leeds LP packaged? Hard
Answer: Like a plain bootleg with stamped lettering
The plain sleeve with rubber-stamp lettering and facsimile inserts deliberately imitated bootlegs.
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What are the band members doing on the cover of Who's Next? Hard
Answer: Walking away from a concrete monolith they urinated on
The cover jokes on 2001's monolith, freshly 'used' by the band.
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Keith Moon's final concert with The Who took place where in 1978? Hard
Answer: Shepperton Studios
The invitation-only Shepperton show was filmed for The Kids Are Alright.
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Which member was briefly fired from the band in late 1965? Hard
Answer: Roger Daltrey
Daltrey was sacked for flushing Moon's pills and beating him up; he returned promising peace.
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Who was the mod publicist who first managed the band and renamed them the High Numbers? Expert
Answer: Peter Meaden
Meaden dressed them as mods and wrote their single 'Zoot Suit'/'I'm the Face'.
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