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Flipside Frenzy: A B-side Quiz

 


Easy (5 Questions — Left-of-Center Classics)

1. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” wasn’t the only story Paul Simon told. What B-side accompanied this 1975 single?

A) “Silent Eyes”

B) “Gone at Last”

C) “Some Folks’ Lives Roll Easy”

D) “Have a Good Time”

2. “Unchained” was a blistering B-side from which hard-rocking group?

A) AC/DC

B) Van Halen

C) Deep Purple

D) Aerosmith

3. Which band had “It’s So Easy” as the B-side to “Mr. Brownstone” in some countries?

A) Mötley Crüe

B) Guns N’ Roses

C) Ratt

D) Skid Row

4. “Do You Remember Walter?” flipped which band’s single in 1968?

A) The Kinks

B) The Zombies

C) The Small Faces

D) The Byrds

5. “Jet Boy Jet Girl,” a punky B-side echoing “Ça plane pour moi,” was released by?

A) Plastic Bertrand

B) Elton Motello

C) Richard Hell

D) Generation X


Medium (10 Questions — Cult Favourites & Quirky Twists)

6. Which band placed “High Hopes” as a B-side before re-recording it years later?

A) Radiohead

B) Pink Floyd

C) Bruce Springsteen

D) U2

7. “The Drifter” appears as the B-side to “Sanctuary” by whom?

A) Judas Priest

B) Dio

C) Iron Maiden

D) Ozzy Osbourne

8. “Mister Mellow” was a dreamy B-side by which American alternative act?

A) Beck

B) Maynard Ferguson

C) Jane’s Addiction

D) Spoon

9. The Cure included “Splintered in Her Head” as the B-side to which single?

A) “A Forest”

B) “Charlotte Sometimes”

C) “Boys Don’t Cry”

D) “Close to Me”

10. “Into the Groove(y)” was a B-side parody/remix that featured which artist?

A) Sonic Youth

B) Devo

C) Ciccone Youth

D) Talking Heads

11. “The Sword of Damocles” was a theatrical B-side from which glam-inspired frontman?

A) Peter Murphy

B) Gary Glitter

C) Lou Reed

D) Rocky Horror’s Tim Curry

12. Who dropped “Fast Fuse” as a B-side long before it became an album staple?

A) Arctic Monkeys

B) Kasabian

C) The Libertines

D) Franz Ferdinand

13. “Dancing With Mr. D” was an offbeat B-side from which Stones era?

A) Goat’s Head Soup

B) Exile on Main St.

C) Sticky Fingers

D) Black and Blue

14. “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” served as a B-side from which punk icons?

A) Sex Pistols

B) Dead Boys

C) The Ramones

D) Buzzcocks

15. “Dead Souls,” originally by Joy Division, appeared as a B-side to which Nine Inch Nails single?

A. Head Like a Hole

B. The Day the World Went Away

C. Closer

D. Hurt


Difficult (10 Questions — Deep Cuts, Rare Pressings, Global Gems)

16. “Daughter” by Pearl Jam had which haunting B-side during some regional releases?

A) “Yellow Ledbetter”

B) “Footsteps”

C) “Blood”

D) “Indifference”

17. “Quicksand” was a psychedelic B-side from which glam-rock chameleon?

A) T. Rex

B) David Bowie

C) Roxy Music

D) Sparks

18. The Grateful Dead had a rare B-side called “Mindbender (Confusion’s Prince).” Who sang lead?

A) Jerry Garcia

B) Bob Weir

C) Pigpen (Ron McKernan)

D) Phil Lesh

19. “Suffer Well” came with “Better Days” as its B-side in 2006. Who released it?

A) Interpol

B) Depeche Mode

C) Placebo

D) IAMX

20. Jane’s Addiction’s rare B-side “Had a Dad (Outtake)” was a bonus from what era?

A) Ritual de lo Habitual

B) Nothing’s Shocking

C) Kettle Whistle

D) Strays

21. Who released “My World” as a chaotic, lo-fi B-side to “Paradise City”?

A) Nirvana

B) Guns N’ Roses

C) Mudhoney

D) Soundgarden

22. The song “Room 512, All the News That’s Fit to Print” is a B-side from which band?

A) The Strokes

B) Bloc Party

C) The National

D) The Wonder Stuff

23. “Some Kind of Nature” was the B-side featuring Lou Reed with which animated group?

A) Daft Punk

B) Gorillaz

C) The Avalanches

D) LCD Soundsystem

24. Chilean rockers Los Bunkers had a B-side titled “Ven Aquí.” What genre best defines them?

A) Indie rock

B) Reggae fusion

C) Punk rock

D) Garage psych

25. “Never Learn Not to Love” was released as a B-side by The Beach Boys — but originally written by?

A) Dennis Wilson

B) Brian Jones

C) Charles Manson

D) Phil SpectPhil

Find the answers Here.

0–5: “Still tuning your guitar.” You’re on the way, keep digging those B-sides.

6–12: “Garage Band Level.” You've got passion. Keep jamming and you'll headline soon.

13–19: “Opening Act Rockstar.” You’ve got solid rock knowledge and serious vibe.

20–24: “Arena Headliner!” You live and breathe riffs, solos, and shock rock stories.

25/25: “Legendary B-side Guru.” Are you secretly a roadie from the ‘70s?

May recap playlist

Hope you enjoyed the months stories, and the B-sides. June promises to be equally exciting. Join me next week where we kick the month off with - One Hit Wonders....Or were they? Undead tracks, listen if you dare, and Rock’s modern torchbearers, whose carrying the flag forward.

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