Question 1

True or false: The band's first number-one hit in the US was 'Satisfaction' in 1965.

Accepted Answer

False. Their first US number-one was actually 'I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' in 1965, but it was their third single there.

Question 2

True or false: Charlie Watts was a trained jazz drummer before joining the Stones.

Accepted Answer

True. Watts played in jazz bands and worked as a graphic designer; his jazz background heavily influenced the Stones' rhythm.

Question 3

True or false: The Rolling Stones were formed in London in 1962.

Accepted Answer

True. Brian Jones founded the band in London after placing an ad in Jazz News; the first gig was at the Marquee Club.

Question 4

True or false: The Rolling Stones' iconic tongue logo was designed by Andy Warhol.

Accepted Answer

False. It was actually designed by John Pasche in 1970, inspired by Mick Jagger's mouth and Hindu goddess Kali.

Question 5

True or false: Mick Jagger has a degree in chemistry from the London School of Economics.

Accepted Answer

False. Jagger studied accounting and finance at LSE, but left before graduating to pursue music full-time.

Question 6

True or false: The band once recorded an album using a mobile studio in a French villa.

Accepted Answer

True. They recorded 'Exile on Main St.' in 1971 at Keith Richards' rented Villa Nellcôte in France with their mobile truck.

Question 7

True or false: Their 1969 song 'Gimme Shelter' was initially written as a love ballad.

Accepted Answer

False. Jagger wrote it about the Vietnam War and societal chaos, inspired by the violence at Altamont and the war.

Question 8

True or false: Keith Richards once wrote a children's book about a pirate.

Accepted Answer

True. Richards co-wrote 'Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar,' a children's book about his grandfather.

Rolling Stones Trivia Questions