Pick Your Favorite Classic Rock Songs and We'll Guess Your Age!

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About This Quiz

Put up your horns and prepare to rock! This quiz is gonna be epic in the way that Led Zeppelin stormed a stage. Let's take a journey through your very favorite classic rock anthems; the songs you turn up to 11 will help us decide how old you are!

It's true that music is timeless and crosses all age barriers, but we're banking on the fact that we're smart enough to see through your head banging choices and straight to the number of candles on your last birthday cake.

There's no doubt that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Sweet Leaf" are amazing songs, but which one do you think is more classic? Which one would you choose to play for a friend when you try to turn them on to the forefathers (or mothers) of the rock 'n roll world? Walk this way through our questions, and we will, we will rock you to sleep (if that's what your age requires.)

You might find it easy to air guitar along to this quiz, but remember that you need your fingers for choosing your responses. Just pretend you're the organist for The Doors, and we'll break on through to the other side with your correct age!

Which Led Zeppelin song do you think rocks the most?

"Stairway to Heaven"

"Black Dog"
"Kashmir"

"Whole Lotta Love"

Do you think The Clash qualifies as classic rock?

I think The Clash is more punk.

The Clash is totally a classic rock band.
I don't think it's a stretch.

I don't know a lot about The Clash.

Which female-fronted band do you like most?

St. Vincent

Jefferson Airplane
Heart

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Which classic rock frontman do you think has the best voice?

Steven Tyler from Aerosmith

Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin
Robert Smith from The Cure

Kurt Cobain from Nirvana

Which AC/DC song makes you want to party?

"Thunderstruck"

"Highway to Hell"
"T.N.T."

"Back in Black"

Which classic rock band do you think is most influential?

The Ramones

The Rolling Stones
Black Sabbath

Journey

Which Lynyrd Skynyrd song can you sing word for word?

"Sweet Home Alabama"

"That Smell"
"Simple Man"

"Free Bird"

Would you add any Creedence Clearwater Revival to a classic rock playlist?

I don't know a lot about them.

They are a must for any classic rock playlist.
That's a great idea!

I would add more than one CCR song.

Do you like Air Supply?

Who is Air Supply?

I don't like them at all.
Air Supply is good, but they are not classic rock.

They are okay, but I like other bands a lot more.

If you were in control of music at a party, which classic rock song would you play more than once?

"Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult

"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane
"Paint it Black" by The Rolling Stones

"Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden

Which classic rock love song gives you the feels?

"Love Hurts" by Nazareth

"Alone" by Heart
"Keep on Loving You" by REO Speedwagon

"I Want to Know What Love is" by Foreigner

Which band do you think has the best body of work?

Queen

The Stooges
The Who

Bon Jovi

If you played in a classic rock band, what instrument would you play?

I would be the singer.

I would play guitar.
I've always wanted to play bass.

I would play drums.

Which decade do you think pumped out the best classic rock?

The 1980s

The 1970s
The 1960s

The 1990s

Which Rolling Stones song do you think defined their career?

"Wild Horses"

"Brown Sugar"
"Satisfaction"

"Honky Tonk Woman"

Which Nirvana song would you recommend to a classic rock newbie?

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

"Lithium"
Nirvana is not classic rock.

"Come As You Are"

Which song would you choose for a road trip mix?

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by BTO
"Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf

"Slow Ride" by Fog Hat

Which 90s band do you think was most epic?

Pearl Jam

Jane's Addiction
Blind Melon

The Breeders

Which hair metal song do you like most?

"Talk Dirty to Me" by Poison

"Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi
"Cherry Pie" by Warrant

"18 and Life" by Skid Row

Which Guns n' Roses song are you most likely to play air guitar along with?

"Sweet Child O' Mine"

"Welcome to the Jungle"
"Paradise City"

"Mr. Brownstone"

What do you think is the most important part of a good classic rock song?

The lyrics

The beat
The guitars

The attitude

Do you prefer Aerosmith or The Rolling Stones?

I don't know either band all that well.

I like Aerosmith more.
I'm more of a Stones fan.

I like them both equally.

Which Beatles song would you dedicate to your sweetheart?

"Blackbird"

"I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
"Yesterday"

"We Can Work It Out"

Which Black Sabbath song do you think is best?

"Iron Man"

"Paranoid"
"Sweet Leaf"

"War Pigs"

Which Eagles song has the best lyrics?

"Hotel California"

"Take it Easy"
"Life in the Fast Lane"

"Desperado"

Which Tom Petty song makes you think of summer?

"Free Fallin'"

"Wildflowers"
"Runnin' Down a Dream"

"American Girl"

Which current band do you think will someday be considered classic rock?

Arcade Fire

The Chainsmokers
The Killers

I don't think any of them will be classic rock.

Which classic rock band do you think is most overrated?

AC/DC

Journey
Boston

REO Speedwagon

Which classic rock song do you like the least?

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison

"Better Man" by Pearl Jam
"Is This Love" by Whitesnake

"The One I Love" by REM

Which classic rock guitarist do you think has the best chops?

Slash from Guns N' Roses

Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin
I don't know their names.

Peter Frampton

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