Genesis (band) - Quiz
Genesis band
  • 1. When was the band Genesis formed?
A) 1983
B) 1967
C) 1975
D) 1990
  • 2. Which member of Genesis was the longest-serving frontman?
A) Peter Gabriel
B) Tony Banks
C) Mike Rutherford
D) Phil Collins
  • 3. Genesis achieved commercial success in the 1980s primarily with which album?
A) Invisible Touch
B) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
C) Trespass
D) A Trick of the Tail
  • 4. What instrument does Tony Banks play in Genesis?
A) Drums
B) Bass
C) Keyboards
D) Guitar
  • 5. Which Genesis album was their first with Phil Collins as the lead vocalist?
A) Nursery Cryme
B) Duke
C) Selling England by the Pound
D) A Trick of the Tail
  • 6. What is the title of Genesis' last studio album released in 1997 before their reunion in the 2000s?
A) Genesis
B) Invisible Touch
C) We Can't Dance
D) Calling All Stations
  • 7. What is the title of Genesis' debut album released in 1969?
A) A Trick of the Tail
B) From Genesis to Revelation
C) Nursery Cryme
D) Duke
  • 8. What is the title of Genesis' first live album released in 1973?
A) Seconds Out
B) Genesis Live
C) Three Sides Live
D) Live Over Europe
  • 9. Which Genesis album features the epic song 'Supper's Ready'?
A) Selling England by the Pound
B) Nursery Cryme
C) A Trick of the Tail
D) Foxtrot
  • 10. What recurring character appears in the narrative of Genesis' album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'?
A) Banks
B) Rael
C) Collins
D) Gabriel
  • 11. Who founded Genesis along with Tony Banks and Peter Gabriel?
A) Anthony Phillips
B) Phil Collins
C) Mike Rutherford
D) Steve Hackett
  • 12. Which member of Genesis has collaborated with classical musicians for solo projects?
A) Phil Collins
B) Tony Banks
C) Peter Gabriel
D) Mike Rutherford
  • 13. Which song from the album 'Invisible Touch' became one of Genesis' biggest hits and won a Grammy award?
A) Throwing It All Away
B) In Too Deep
C) Land of Confusion
D) Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
  • 14. Which Genesis album was a double LP concept album exploring the theme of a divided self?
A) Genesis
B) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
C) Duke
D) Abacab
  • 15. Which guitarist joined Genesis in 1970 before the recording of 'Nursery Cryme'?
A) Anthony Phillips
B) Ray Wilson
C) Daryl Stuermer
D) Steve Hackett
  • 16. Which Genesis album is known for the song 'Turn It on Again'?
A) Duke
B) Invisible Touch
C) We Can't Dance
D) Abacab
  • 17. What is the title of the opening track of Genesis' album 'A Trick of the Tail'?
A) Dance on a Volcano
B) Los Endos
C) Entangled
D) Squonk
  • 18. Who wrote the lyrics for Genesis' concept album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'?
A) Phil Collins
B) Mike Rutherford
C) Peter Gabriel
D) Tony Banks
  • 19. Who provided the name for Genesis?
A) Mike Rutherford
B) Peter Gabriel
C) Tony Banks
D) Jonathan King
  • 20. Who left the band after the recording of their first album?
A) Anthony Phillips
B) Steve Hackett
C) Peter Gabriel
D) Phil Collins
  • 21. Which record label did Genesis sign with after splitting from Jonathan King?
A) Atlantic Records
B) Charisma Records
C) Virgin Records
D) Decca Records
  • 22. What was the first album to feature Phil Collins and Steve Hackett?
A) Trespass
B) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
C) Foxtrot
D) Nursery Cryme
  • 23. Which Genesis song was their first UK hit?
A) That's All
B) Follow You Follow Me
C) I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
D) Land of Confusion
  • 24. Who replaced Phil Collins as lead singer in 1996?
A) John Silver
B) Anthony Phillips
C) Steve Hackett
D) Ray Wilson
  • 25. Which award did Genesis win for Best Concept Music Video?
A) Brit Award
B) MTV Music Award
C) Ivor Novello Award
D) Grammy Award
  • 26. In which year were Genesis inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A) 1996
B) 2010
C) 2007
D) 1985
  • 27. What was the name of Genesis' first live gig?
A) A teenager's birthday party
B) Night Ride show on BBC
C) Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club residency
D) Atomic Sunrise Festival
  • 28. How much was the initial weekly payment Genesis received from Charisma Records?
A) £10 a week
B) No payment, just a contract
C) £200 a week
D) £100 a week
  • 29. What unique feature did Paul Whitehead add to the cover of Trespass?
A) He painted a guitar on the cover.
B) He designed a simple black and white cover.
C) He added a picture of the band members.
D) He slashed a knife across the canvas and had it photographed.
  • 30. What was the peak chart position of Trespass in Belgium?
A) No. 1
B) Did not chart
C) Top 10 but not No. 1
D) No. 98
  • 31. Which Genesis song from Trespass was nine minutes long?
A) An unnamed instrumental piece
B) "The Knife"
C) A cover of a folk song
D) A track by Rare Bird
  • 32. When was "The Knife" released as a single?
A) July 1970
B) October 1970
C) February 1970
D) May 1971
  • 33. What did Rolling Stone say about Trespass in its 1974 reissue?
A) "The best debut album ever made"
B) "An instant classic"
C) "It's spotty, poorly defined, at times innately boring"
D) "A masterpiece of progressive rock"
  • 34. Who was fired after Phillips left the band?
A) Banks
B) Rutherford
C) Gabriel
D) Mayhew
  • 35. Which band was Phil Collins formerly part of before joining Genesis?
A) Lindisfarne
B) Van der Graaf Generator
C) Flaming Youth
D) The Farm
  • 36. Who turned down an invitation to audition for the drummer position in Genesis?
A) Steve Hackett
B) Roger Taylor
C) Mick Barnard
D) Phil Collins
  • 37. Which band was Steve Hackett formerly part of before joining Genesis?
A) Flaming Youth
B) Quiet World
C) Van der Graaf Generator
D) The Farm
  • 38. Who suggested Mick Barnard to join Genesis for their gigs?
A) Stratton Smith
B) Phil Collins
C) Dave Stopps
D) Steve Hackett
  • 39. What was the name of Genesis' television debut on BBC's Disco 2?
A) Supper's Ready
B) Genesis' first TV appearance
C) Watcher of the Skies
D) The Musical Box
  • 40. Which track from Nursery Cryme features Steve Hackett using the tapping technique for the first time?
A) "The Return of the Giant Hogweed"
B) "The Musical Box"
C) "Happy the Man"
D) "For Absent Friends"
  • 41. How many dates did Genesis complete for 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway' tour?
A) 102
B) 50
C) 150
D) 75
  • 42. How many songs did each member contribute individually for the album Duke?
A) Four
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
  • 43. How long did the production of Invisible Touch last?
A) Three months
B) Six months
C) Nine months
D) One year
  • 44. In which month and year was ...And Then There Were Three... recorded?
A) March 1978
B) April 1979
C) December 1978
D) September 1977
  • 45. Which song from ...And Then There Were Three... became Genesis' highest-charting single in the US?
A) 'Los Endos'
B) 'Down and Out'
C) 'Many Too Many'
D) 'Follow You Follow Me'
  • 46. Who inducted Genesis into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A) Elton John
B) Paul McCartney
C) Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio
D) David Bowie
  • 47. Which Genesis song from Duke was the first to feature a drum machine?
A) 'Duchess'
B) 'Misunderstanding'
C) 'Heathaze'
D) 'Turn It On Again'
  • 48. Which post-punk band was influenced by Genesis?
A) Simple Minds
B) Marillion
C) Pallas
D) The Human League
  • 49. What instrument did Tony Banks frequently use in the 1970s?
A) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
B) Eric Clapton Stratocaster
C) Hammond organ
D) Korg OASYS
  • 50. What song by Elbow acknowledged Genesis as an influence?
A) Thick as a Brick
B) Supper's Ready
C) Invisible Touch
D) Newborn
  • 51. What was a sponsor of the Invisible Touch Tour that drew some criticism?
A) Michelob beer
B) Pepsi
C) Budweiser
D) Coca-Cola
  • 52. Which band fuses the music of Genesis and Pink Floyd with Celtic themes?
A) Elbow
B) The Human League
C) Mostly Autumn
D) Marillion
  • 53. Where was the live video 'The Way We Walk' documented?
A) Earl's Court
B) Olympic Stadium
C) Wembley Stadium
D) Madison Square Garden
  • 54. What was the name of the extended play released in May 1977 with tracks left off 'Wind & Wuthering'?
A) 'A Trick of the Tail: Extra Songs'
B) 'Spot the Pigeon'
C) 'Seconds Out: B-Sides'
D) 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Bonus Tracks'
  • 55. Where did Genesis record their third album, Nursery Cryme?
A) Island Studios in London
B) Luxford House near Crowborough, East Sussex
C) Trident Studios in London
D) Abbey Road Studios
  • 56. How many people on average attended each concert during the We Can't Dance tour?
A) 45,000
B) 56,000
C) 60,000
D) 70,000
  • 57. How many songs did Tony Banks contribute individually to ...And Then There Were Three...?
A) One
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 58. Which Genesis song is known for its humorous take on immigration?
A) "Follow You Follow Me"
B) "Invisible Touch"
C) "Land of Confusion"
D) "Illegal Alien"
  • 59. What was the name of the Grammy Award category for which Genesis won in 1988?
A) Record of the Year
B) Album of the Year
C) Song of the Year
D) Best Concept Music Video
  • 60. Who was the cover artist for the album Duke?
A) Storm Thorgerson
B) Hipgnosis
C) Roger Dean
D) Lionel Koechlin
  • 61. Which album marked the first time production duties were solely credited to Genesis with Padgham as their engineer?
A) Abacab
B) A Trick of the Tail
C) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
D) Duke
  • 62. How did some perceive the founder members of Genesis in terms of social class?
A) As overtly middle-class
B) As lower-middle-class
C) As aristocrats
D) As working-class heroes
  • 63. What award did Genesis receive at the second VH1 Rock Honors in May 2007?
A) Honoured
B) Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
C) Brit Award for Best British Band
D) MTV Video Music Award
  • 64. Who produced the album ...And Then There Were Three...?
A) Phil Collins
B) Tony Banks
C) Hentschel
D) Mike Rutherford
  • 65. How many Gold albums has Genesis been awarded in the UK?
A) Fourteen
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Eleven
  • 66. In which year was We Can't Dance nominated for a Brit Award?
A) 1991
B) 1994
C) 1995
D) 1993
  • 67. Which Genesis album's lyrics were inspired by T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land?
A) A Trick of the Tail
B) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
C) "The Cinema Show"
D) Selling England by the Pound
  • 68. Which country did Genesis achieve significant commercial success with Nursery Cryme, reaching No. 4 in the charts?
A) Germany
B) United States
C) Italy
D) France
  • 69. When did Phil Collins announce his departure from Genesis?
A) January 1995
B) March 1996
C) December 1994
D) July 1997
  • 70. How was Collins' solo work described in relation to Genesis hits?
A) Completely different
B) Barely distinguishable
C) Less commercial
D) More experimental
  • 71. Who was Genesis' booking agent that suggested Peter Gabriel wear a costume on stage?
A) Stratton Smith
B) Tony Smith
C) Dave Stopps
D) Paul Conroy
  • 72. What was Genesis' musical style described as by Bruce Eder of AllMusic?
A) Pure pop
B) Hard rock
C) "Ambitious, classical-tinged art rock"
D) Jazz fusion
  • 73. Which Genesis track from Nursery Cryme was written by Hackett and Collins?
A) "For Absent Friends"
B) "Happy the Man"
C) "The Musical Box"
D) "The Return of the Giant Hogweed"
  • 74. Where did Genesis reconvene to start work on Invisible Touch?
A) Abbey Road Studios
B) Electric Lady Studios
C) Sunset Sound Recorders
D) The Farm
  • 75. What was the title of the EP released in May 1982 containing tracks from the Abacab sessions?
A) 3×3
B) More Songs From The Abacab Sessions
C) Abacab Extra
D) The Best of Genesis
  • 76. Which subgenre did Genesis help influence that emerged in the 1980s?
A) neo-prog
B) new wave
C) progressive rock
D) post-punk
  • 77. What was the title of Genesis' album that referred to a UK Labour Party slogan?
A) Selling England by the Pound
B) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
C) Foxtrot
D) A Trick of the Tail
  • 78. Who was Genesis's drummer during the 'A Trick of the Tail' tour?
A) Bill Bruford
B) Phil Collins
C) Mike Rutherford
D) Chester Thompson
  • 79. In which year did Genesis receive a lifetime achievement award at the Mojo Awards?
A) 2010
B) 2015
C) 2007
D) 2008
  • 80. What was the main keyboard Tony Banks used during the Turn It On Again tour in 2007?
A) Hammond organ
B) ARP Pro Soloist
C) Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
D) Korg OASYS
  • 81. Which festival did Genesis headline in the UK during their 1978 tour?
A) Reading Festival
B) Knebworth Festival
C) Glastonbury Festival
D) Wembley Festival
  • 82. What did Gabriel compare his background to in 2013?
A) Bob Dylan
B) The punk artist Joe Strummer
C) Mick Jagger
D) David Bowie
  • 83. Who suggested Daryl Stuermer as a touring guitarist for Genesis?
A) Phil Collins
B) Mike Rutherford
C) Alphonso Johnson
D) Tony Banks
  • 84. What was Genesis's first use of during their tour supporting Abacab?
A) Holographic projections
B) Pyrotechnics
C) Vari-Lite, a computer-controlled intelligent lighting system
D) 3D mapping
  • 85. What was the name of Genesis' first overseas tour dates after Nursery Cryme's release?
A) United States
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) Belgium
  • 86. Who designed the cover for Nursery Cryme, depicting a Victorian manor house?
A) Phil Collins
B) Paul Whitehead
C) Peter Gabriel
D) Steve Hackett
  • 87. Which instrument did Tony Banks add to his set for the Nursery Cryme album?
A) Guitar
B) Bass pedals
C) Mellotron
D) Drums
  • 88. Which Genesis single reached No. 4 in the UK, becoming their highest-charting UK single to date?
A) "Abacab"
B) "No Reply at All"
C) "That's All"
D) "Mama"
  • 89. What was the title of the 5 CD live box set released on 3 March 2023?
A) The Last Domino? – The Hits
B) Seconds Out
C) BBC Broadcasts
D) Genesis Live at Wembley
  • 90. How many singles from Invisible Touch entered the top five on the US singles chart?
A) Six
B) Three
C) Five
D) Four
  • 91. Name a band from the neo-prog subgenre influenced by Genesis.
A) Rush
B) Marillion
C) Van Halen
D) Queen
  • 92. How many dates did the Invisible Touch Tour include?
A) 75
B) 150
C) 112
D) 200
  • 93. What was Genesis' UK chart position for Nursery Cryme when it reached No. 39?
A) 1973
B) 1974
C) 1972
D) 1971
  • 94. What was the name of the three-disc compilation album released by Genesis in 2004?
A) Calling All Stations
B) Turn It On Again: The Hits
C) Genesis Archive 1967–75
D) Platinum Collection
  • 95. Who replaced Bill Bruford as Genesis's drummer for the 1977 tour?
A) Mike Rutherford
B) Phil Collins
C) Steve Hackett
D) Chester Thompson
  • 96. Which track from Foxtrot is a 23-minute suite with various musical segments?
A) "Can-Utility and the Coastliners"
B) "Watcher of the Skies"
C) "Supper's Ready"
D) "Get 'Em Out by Friday"
  • 97. Who designed the stage for the Turn It On Again Tour?
A) Patrick Woodroffe
B) Mark Fisher
C) Tony Banks
D) Steve Hackett
  • 98. Where did Genesis perform a 20-minute set on May 14, 1988?
A) Wembley Stadium
B) Madison Square Garden
C) Staples Center
D) The O2 Arena
  • 99. Which magazine ranked Genesis as the seventeenth-biggest band in 2004?
A) Q
B) NME
C) Rolling Stone
D) Pitchfork
  • 100. Which Genesis single from Duke reached No. 14 in the US charts?
A) 'Misunderstanding'
B) 'Follow You Follow Me'
C) 'Turn It On Again'
D) 'Duchess'
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