Band From Picture, Go! (Part 1)

About This Quiz

Each card features a tiny mashup pointing to a band. Your job is to say the name in your head, then click. Let instincts drive. Think posters, radio hooks, festival shirts. The picture pokes memory. You catch it and move.

Rules are gentle. Rebus pieces combine. Rhymes help. Homophones help. Numbers nudge. Colors shout. Objects stack into a band name you’ve shouted before. If two clues feel off, the third usually nails it. Watch spacing and order.

Go fast. Laugh at the misses. New card resets the mood. By the final card you’ll feel the answer before you even scan all icons. That is the fun. Keep water nearby. Victory dances optional.

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1. Pink Floyd

[D] Pink Floyd | Syd Barrett combined blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council's names. Their concert pig balloon once broke free and caused Heathrow Airport to cancel flights.

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2. Jefferson Airplane

[A] Jefferson Airplane | Slang for a roach clip made from matchbook covers inspired their name. Grace Slick bought her way into the band with $1000 inheritance money.

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3. The White Stripes

[B] The White Stripes | Jack and Meg White pretended to be siblings for years while actually being ex-spouses. Everything they owned matched their red, white, black aesthetic.

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4. The Beach Boys

[D] The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson composed "Good Vibrations" across four studios over seven months. The single most expensive song ever produced in 1966 at $50,000.

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5. Sex Pistols

[A] Sex Pistols | Malcolm McLaren assembled them like a boy band for chaos. Sid Vicious couldn't play bass when he joined, learning three chords total during membership.

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6. Motörhead

[B] Motörhead | Lemmy Kilmister played so loud that his apartment ceiling collapsed onto neighbors below. The umlaut was added purely because it looked mean and German.

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7. Green Day

[D] Green Day | Billie Joe Armstrong wrote their breakthrough album "Dookie" about his anxiety and panic attacks. They sold 20 million copies discussing mental health openly.

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8. New York Dolls

[C] New York Dolls | Glam punk pioneers who influenced both punk and metal despite only two original albums. Morrissey became their manager during their 2004 reunion.

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9. Joy Division

[A] Joy Division | Ian Curtis suffered epileptic seizures that influenced his iconic dancing style. After his death, remaining members formed New Order and created electronic dance music.

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10. Talking Heads

[B] Talking Heads | Art school friends who approached rock like conceptual art projects. David Byrne wore increasingly larger suits throughout Stop Making Sense concert film.

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11. Deep Purple

[C] Deep Purple | Listed in Guinness as world's loudest band in 1972, reaching 117 decibels. Three audience members were knocked unconscious, prompting volume restrictions at venues.

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12. Dead Kennedys

[A] Dead Kennedys | Jello Biafra ran for San Francisco mayor in 1979, finishing fourth. His platform included requiring businessmen to wear clown suits within city limits.

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13. AC/DC

[D] AC/DC | Brothers Malcolm and Angus Young saw AC/DC on their sister's sewing machine. Angus still wears his school uniform onstage after five decades of performing.

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14. Cheap Trick

[B] Cheap Trick | Their live album at Budokan made them superstars in Japan before America noticed. Robin Zander's son followed his exact career path as replacement singer.

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15. King Crimson

[C] King Crimson | Robert Fripp invented "Frippertronics" tape loop system for ambient soundscapes. Band rules prohibit anyone standing onstage except while actively playing their instrument parts.