Question 1

True or false: The Rolling Stones' debut single was (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

False. Their first single was 'Come On' in 1963; 'Satisfaction' was their first US number one in 1965.

Question 2

True or false: The Rolling Stones' 1972 North American tour set a record as the highest-grossing tour of its time.

Accepted Answer

True. The 1972 tour earned over $4 million, a record for that era, according to Rolling Stone magazine.

Question 3

True or false: The Rolling Stones' song Brown Sugar was banned by the BBC due to its lyrics about slavery.

Accepted Answer

False. The BBC never banned "Brown Sugar." The single reached No. 2 on the UK charts in 1971 and received regular airplay. Claims of a ban are incorrect.

Question 4

True or false: The Rolling Stones' song Angie was written about activist Angela Davis.

Accepted Answer

False. The song was named after Keith Richards' daughter or a friend's child, not the activist Angela Davis.

Question 5

True or false: The Rolling Stones' member Brian Jones played lead guitar on every 1960s album.

Accepted Answer

False. Brian Jones was fired in 1969 and died soon after; Mick Taylor played on later 60s albums like Let It Bleed.

Question 6

True or false: The Rolling Stones' album Sticky Fingers featured a working zipper on its cover designed by Andy Warhol.

Accepted Answer

True. The cover had a real zipper that unzipped to reveal underwear, designed by Andy Warhol. It is one of the most iconic album covers.

Question 7

True or false: The Rolling Stones' Sympathy for the Devil features a guitar solo by Jimi Hendrix.

Accepted Answer

False. The guitar solo on Sympathy for the Devil was played by Keith Richards, not Jimi Hendrix.

Question 8

True or false: The Rolling Stones' song Start Me Up was originally written as a reggae song.

Accepted Answer

True. Keith Richards wrote the riff in a reggae style in 1975; it was later reworked into the rock version for 1981's Tattoo You.

The Rolling Stones Trivia Questions