
The Rolling Stones are arguably one of the greatest rock bands to ever exist. Obviously, music is subjective. What is beautiful art to one person might just sound like obnoxious noise to another. But there can be no doubt that for decades now, the Rolling Stones have been making music that countless people the world over have enjoyed. The band's time on top of the music world predates the births of the majority of the current world population. They've been around, they've seen some things, and they've done a lot of rock and rolling.
This quiz will not simply be testing your knowledge of the Rolling Stones, however. Rather, this quiz will test your knowledge on various subjects that are in some way related to the band. It will challenge what you know about historic world events that were ongoing during different times in the band's career, locations the band has traveled, and more. If you are a big Rolling Stones fan, you might do quite well, but then again, maybe not.
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The Rolling Stones formed in London in 1962. What important world event took place that same year?

The first person is sent to space
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War breaks out
Mick Jagger was born in 1943. What other singer was born that same year?

Freddie Mercury
Jim Morrison
John Lennon
David Bowie
Founding member of the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones, died at the age of 27 in 1969. What other famous musician also died at the age of 27?

Kurt Cobain
Amy Winehouse
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Jim Morrison
All of them
Many people say that the song "Paint it Black" was influenced by the 1920 novel, Ulysses. Who wrote that novel?

James Joyce
Edgar Allan Poe
Mark Twain
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The classic Rolling Stones "tongue logo" was inspired by what Hindu goddess who is frequently pictured with her tongue sticking out?

Ganga
Tulsi
Radha
Kali
Keith Richards was arrested in Toronto in 1977. As part of his sentence, the Rolling Stones were made to play a charitable concert in the city in 1979. What was Keith Richards arrested for?

Arson
Public intoxication
Possession of drugs
Grand theft auto
The Rolling Stones' first tour of the United States was in 1964. A very important piece of legislation was passed that year in the country. What was it?

The Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Taft-Hartley Act
End of the military draft
Mick Jagger became a father for the 8th time when he was 72 years old. What singer below also fathered a child after the age of 60?

David Bowie
Robert Plant
Bob Dylan
Paul McCartney
In 1969, the Rolling Stones played the Altamont Speedway Free Festival. The concert is best known for deteriorating into a violent scene. What band, that helped organize the concert, refused to play as the violence escalated?

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Santana
Jefferson Airplane
The Grateful Dead
What is the only Rolling Stones album to win the Grammy award for "Best Rock Album"?

Sticky Fingers
Tattoo You
Bridges to Babylon
Voodoo Lounge
In 1986, the Rolling Stones were given the Grammy "Lifetime Achievement Award". What disaster in Europe took place that same year?

HMS Vanguard explosion
The Great Smog of London
Chernobyl power plant disaster
British Isles heat wave
The Rolling Stones incorporated bigger stage shows from 1981. What singer holds the record for the most attended ticketed concert of all time? 225,173 people attended this event.

Tina Turner
Madonna
Michael Jackson
Vasco Rossi
What band recorded a cover of the Rolling Stones' 1968 hit "Sympathy for the Devil" in 1994 for the Interview with a Vampire soundtrack? The band has said that the recording of this song led to their breakup.

Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Oasis
Guns N' Roses
Which of the below statements about the Rolling Stones (band) and Rolling Stone magazine is true?

The band got their name from the magazine
Both the band and the magazine got their names from the 1950 Muddy Waters song "Rollin' Stone"
The magazine started as a fan publication to the band
The magazine got its name from the band
What is the top-selling Rolling Stones album of all time?

Let It Bleed
Tattoo You
Sticky Fingers
Voodoo Lounge
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