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B-side Rock Quiz


Are You a True Rock Aficionado?

Test your knowledge of rock’s greatest hidden gems!

Easy (5 Questions)

Which Beatles song was the B-side to “Paperback Writer”?
A) Tomorrow Never Knows
B) Rain
C) Revolution
D) I Am the Walrus

What Queen B-side later became a stadium anthem, often played before “We Will Rock You”?
A) Soul Brother
B) Dragon Attack
C) We Are the Champions
D) Seven Seas of Rhye

Which Nirvana track, originally a B-side to “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” became a fan favorite and was later included on Incesticide?
A) Aneurysm
B) Pennyroyal Tea
C) Sappy
D) Molly’s Lips

What Rolling Stones song, now a blues-rock classic, was first released as the B-side to “Honky Tonk Women”?
A) Sweet Virginia
B) Wild Horses
C) You Can’t Always Get What You Want
D) Country Honk

David Bowie’s eerie and experimental B-side, recorded during the Heroes sessions, was later appreciated for its atmospheric sound. What is it?
A) Crystal Japan
B) Velvet Goldmine
C) Some Are
D) Bring Me the Disco King



Medium (10 Questions)

Which Led Zeppelin B-side was the flip side of “Whole Lotta Love”?
A) Black Mountain Side
B) What Is and What Should Never Be
C) Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman)
D) Moby Dick

Which U2 track was a B-side to “With or Without You” and became a cult favorite?
A) Spanish Eyes
B) Red Hill Mining Town
C) Hawkmoon 269
D) The Electric Co.

Which famous Pink Floyd B-side accompanied “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II”?
A) One of My Turns
B) Run Like Hell
C) Don’t Leave Me Now
D) Goodbye Blue Sky

Which B-side by The Who, originally released with “Substitute,” is now considered a mod classic?
A) Dogs
B) Circles
C) The Seeker
D) I Can See for Miles

Which Metallica track, a cover of an old punk song, was released as a B-side to “Sad But True”?
A) Stone Cold Crazy
B) Am I Evil?
C) Blitzkrieg
D) So What

Which AC/DC song was the B-side to “You Shook Me All Night Long”?
A) Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
B) Have a Drink on Me
C) Back in Black
D) What Do You Do for Money Honey

Bruce Springsteen’s “Pink Cadillac” was famously a B-side to which hit single?
A) Born in the U.S.A.
B) Dancing in the Dark
C) Cover Me
D) Glory Days

Which Clash song, released as a B-side to “London Calling,” was later included on Super Black Market Clash?
A) The Prisoner
B) 1-2 Crush on You
C) Gates of the West
D) Justice Tonight/Kick It Over

Which Foo Fighters song was a B-side to “Learn to Fly” and later appeared on their 01050525 compilation?
A) Have a Cigar
B) Dear Lover
C) Normal
D) The One

Which Radiohead B-side, later featured on OKNOTOK, is often regarded as one of their best deep cuts?
A) True Love Waits
B) Man of War
C) Lift
D) Palo Alto



Hard (10 Questions)

Which legendary punk band released “R.A.M.O.N.E.S.” as a B-side to “Poison Heart”?
A) The Sex Pistols
B) The Ramones
C) Motörhead
D) The Damned

Which Deep Purple track, later a cult favorite, was a B-side to “Fireball”?
A) No One Came
B) Strange Kind of Woman
C) Demon’s Eye
D) Slow Train

Which B-side by The Smiths, featuring Johnny Marr’s intricate guitar work, was on the flip side of “William, It Was Really Nothing”?
A) How Soon Is Now?
B) Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
C) Panic
D) Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now

Which obscure B-side by The Cure was paired with “Boys Don’t Cry” and became a goth fan favorite?
A) Plastic Passion
B) A Forest
C) Three Imaginary Boys
D) 10:15 Saturday Night

Which Joy Division track was the B-side to “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and became one of their most haunting songs?
A) Atmosphere
B) These Days
C) Digital
D) The Eternal

Which Pearl Jam song was a B-side to “Jeremy” and was later included on Lost Dogs?
A) Footsteps
B) Leash
C) State of Love and Trust
D) Dead Man

Which Oasis B-side, later called their greatest unreleased song, was on the flip side of “Some Might Say”?
A) The Masterplan
B) Rockin’ Chair
C) Half the World Away
D) Talk Tonight

Which Smashing Pumpkins B-side, later featured on Pisces Iscariot, was originally paired with “Disarm”?
A) Soothe
B) Pissant
C) Starla
D) Frail & Bedazzled

Which Led Zeppelin song, initially a B-side, featured John Paul Jones on a clavinet and became a cult hit?
A) The Crunge
B) Boogie with Stu
C) Down by the Seaside
D) Ozone Baby

Which rare Guns N’ Roses B-side was later included in the Use Your Illusion box set?
A) Shadow of Your Love
B) Ain’t It Fun
C) Crash Diet
D) Cornshucker

Scoring:
✅ 21-25: Rock Encyclopedia 
✅ 16-20: B-Side Aficionado 
✅ 10-15: Solid Rock Knowledge 
✅ 5-9: Casual Fan 
✅ 0-4: Time to dig into those B-sides!


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