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Only the Obsessed Survive: November B-Side Quiz

 


“The November B-Side Hunt: Only the Obsessed Survive”

November was chaos — live cuts, outlaw flips, deep-dive curiosities, protest anthems, riot-fuelled riffs, rock queens, psychedelic wanderers, and pure underground B-side gold.

You saw them. You heard them.

But did you remember them?


This is The November B-Side Hunt — 25 questions, all answers are track titles.

Every clue was hidden in this month’s stories, reels, RnR Roulettes, Wildcards, and Monday Matters features.

If you paid attention, you’ll thrive.

If not… well, that’s what scrolling back is for.

Let’s dig.


25 QUESTIONS — All Answers Are Song Titles

1. Which live Rolling Stones B-side to Brown Sugar kicked off the November features with raw bar-room fire?

2. U2’s politically charged B-side, performed live and tied to the anti-apartheid movement, appeared early in the month — name it.

3. Which Nirvana B-side, performed live and dripping with feral energy, was highlighted as part of our deep-cut live features?

4. We featured a Queen live B-side from Live Killers — which stomp-heavy anthem was it?

5. Bowie showed up twice this month — but which Velvet Underground cover (live) from The Jean Genie’s B-side did I post?

Are you warmed up yet?


6. Zeppelin’s rare Paris 1969 live cut showed up in my stories — which track was it?

7. A Who live B-side from Summertime Blues made the lineup — name the track.

8. Foo Fighters appeared with a stripped-down acoustic B-side — which song was it?

9. Pearl Jam gave us not one but two B-sides this month — which Jeremy B-side did I showcase as a soft-voiced closer?

10. Janis Joplin’s Woodstock performance featured in the Queens of Rock theme — which song was highlighted?

11. Which PJ Harvey B-side from Sheela-Na-Gig was my wildcard feminist punch-in-the-gut track?

12. The Doors appeared twice — but which B-side to Wishful Sinful featured?

13. Hole appeared in RnR Roulette — which moody B-side from Doll Parts did you use?

14. Patti Smith Group kicked off one of the weekly features — which track was it?

15. Nick Cave showed up with a gutter-low, moonlit B-side — name it.

Feeling the pinch or cruising?


16. Tori Amos’ mystical purple-hued B-side appeared mid-month — which song?

17. Pink Floyd made an appearance with a track originally omitted from The Wall — which one?

18. System of a Down showed up in Wildcard Wednesday with a rare early-era cover — name it.

19. From the protest-energy RnR Roulette, which Rage Against the Machine B-side demanded lane clearance?

20. Run the Jewels + Zack de la Rocha tore up the socials with a track from your “power to the people” feature — name it.

The end is in sight, keep flipping the vinyl. 


21. Which Prince B-side — a cult favourite — was part of an iconic B-side countdown late in the month?

22. Which Tom Petty B-side about a mysterious Florida town appeared in a long-form story recap?

23. Which Joan Jett B-side, dripping defiance, made the Queens of Rock lineup?

24. We closed one of the features with a Faces track — which B-side warned listeners to “Mend the Fuse”?

25. A Monday Matters feature went full anarchy — which snarling Sex Pistols track did I choose?

How do you think you did? Check your score and share. Let's award some bragging rights.

Answers lie here


🧭 SCORE RANKING CHART

Score Rank Your Status on the B-Side Circuit

0–5 Static Listener: You heard the noise, but not the notes. Try again… and scroll slower.

6–10 Underground Tourist: You’ve been on the journey — but you missed the alleyways.

11–17 Deep Diver: You paid attention. You know the shadows. Respect.

18–22 Archive Hunter: You remember the posts better than the algorithm does.

23–25 The Obsessive: You don’t read the B-side blog. You live it.


You survived the November Hunt — or the November Hunt survived you.

Whether you’re a Static Listener or one of the Obsessed, one thing’s clear:

The B-side always rewards the ones who dig deeper.

Now cue the playlist.

You’ve earned the flip.


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