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Musician and Band Name Etymology - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 65 times
- The average score is 8 of 15
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Buddhist concept meaning a place of perfect peace and happiness | Nirvana | 90%
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| '80s band named for Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz | Toto | 78%
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| Combined the names of a 1950s Hollywood bombshell and a cult leader | Marilyn Manson | 77%
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| The nickname given to the lead singer when he was a kid due to his asthma | Weezer | 68%
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| Named after the bandmembers' high school gym teacher, Mr. Skinner, who was notorious for enforcing strict policies against long hair. | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 65%
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| Boy band named after an Orlando flea market which was also a teen hangout | Backstreet Boys | 60%
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| Slang term in the Bay area for a day spent smoking marijuana. | Green Day | 58%
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| Acronym for the R&B trio's three nicknames | TLC | 57%
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| Band named for the sidekick of comic book superhero Radioactive Man from The Simpsons | Fall Out Boy | 55%
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| Named for a Boeing Stratofortress | The B-52's | 52%
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| The founder combined the elemental qualities of his zodiac sign to create this band name | Earth, Wind & Fire | 45%
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| Adopted from a term used by WWII aircraft pilots for UFOs | Foo Fighters | 43%
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| Named after the group received this compliment on the boy band's singing voices | NSYNC | 42%
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| This rapper's name is a metaphor for change. | 50 Cent | 22%
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| Took their name from the title of a 1988 song released by New Edition | Boyz II Men | 13%
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