50 free AC/DC trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
42 free AC/DC trivia questions with answers. This AC/DC trivia quiz plugs into more than fifty years of the band: the Young brothers forming it in Sydney in 1973, the sewing-machine label that named it, Angus's school uniform, Bon Scott joining from Fraternity, the Vanda & Young years, High Voltage and T.N.T., the Atlantic deal, Let There Be Rock, Highway to Hell with Mutt Lange, Bon's death in London, Brian Johnson's audition, Back in Black and its all-black cover, the Phil Rudd sagas, The Razors Edge and Thunderstruck, the Hall of Fame, Black Ice, Malcolm's illness, Axl Rose filling in and Power Up. It also covers producers, side songs like Big Gun and Who Made Who, chart records and sales. Early questions suit anyone who has yelled along to Thunderstruck at a stadium; later ones reward fans who know which bassist was fired in 1977 and where Bon Scott is buried. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedia entries before publishing. No lyrics are quoted.
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Q 01In which city was AC/DC formed in 1973?
Sydney
Their first official gig was at Chequers nightclub on New Year's Eve 1973.
Q 02Where did the Young brothers find the band's name?
On the adapter of their sister's sewing machine
Sister Margaret spotted the 'AC/DC' symbol; she also came up with Angus's school-uniform costume.
Q 03Which costumes did Angus try before settling on the schoolboy uniform?
Zorro, a gorilla and Superman
He first wore the uniform in April 1974 at Victoria Park, Sydney.
Q 04In which Scottish city was the band's lead guitarist born?
Glasgow
The family lived in the Cranhill district before emigrating to Australia; Bon Scott was also Scottish-born.
Q 05Which guitarist's duckwalk does Angus imitate on stage?
Chuck Berry
His guitar of choice since about 1970 has been the Gibson SG.
Q 06Which older brother of Angus and Malcolm co-produced the band's early albums with Harry Vanda?
George
He had been in the Easybeats with Harry Vanda.
Q 07Which two bands had Bon Scott sung with before joining AC/DC in 1974?
The Valentines and Fraternity
Former bandmate Vince Lovegrove introduced him to George Young in Adelaide.
Q 08Which 1975 Australian album was heavily mined for the band's first international release?
T.N.T.
The 1976 international High Voltage took most of its tracks from it, including only two from the true debut.
Q 09Which label signed AC/DC to an international deal in 1976?
Atlantic
Phil Carson at the label had noticed promo material sent by manager Michael Browning.
Q 10Which album, released in 1977, was the first to carry the band's lightning-bolt logo?
Let There Be Rock
American typographer Gerard Huerta designed it.
Q 11Which bassist was fired in May 1977 and replaced by Cliff Williams?
Mark Evans
He later wrote a memoir called Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC.
Q 12Which live album was recorded at the Apollo in Scotland on the Powerage tour?
If You Want Blood You've Got It
Powerage's only single was 'Rock 'n' Roll Damnation'.
Q 13Who produced Highway to Hell in 1979?
Mutt Lange
He returned for Back in Black; the album marked a shift from comic lyrics to central rock themes.
Q 21Where does Back in Black rank among the best-selling albums in history?
Second
Roughly 50 million copies, behind only Thriller.
Q 22Which drummer was fired during the Flick of the Switch sessions in 1983 after a fight with Malcolm?
Rudd
He returned in 1994 and later faced charges including threatening to kill.
Q 23Which Stephen King film had a soundtrack album by AC/DC called Who Made Who?
Maximum Overdrive
It mixed old hits with the new title track and two instrumentals.
Q 24Which producer, known for Aerosmith and Bon Jovi, made The Razors Edge in Vancouver?
Q 14What was the official cause of Bon Scott's death in February 1980?
Acute alcohol poisoning
He was left in a car overnight in London to sleep it off after a night out.
Q 15Where was Bon Scott buried?
Fremantle, Western Australia
His family had settled there after emigrating from Scotland when he was six.
Q 16In which Scottish town did Bon Scott grow up?
Kirriemuir
He was born in nearby Forfar in 1946.
Q 17Which band was Brian Johnson fronting before AC/DC hired him?
Geordie
He was born in Dunston near Newcastle in 1947 and Bon Scott had once praised his singing.
Q 18Which two songs did Johnson sing at his AC/DC audition?
'Nutbush City Limits' and 'Whole Lotta Rosie'
Malcolm offered him the job on 29 March 1980, to Johnson's surprise.
Q 19Where was Back in Black recorded?
Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas
Tropical storms kept knocking out the studio's electricity during the seven-week session.
Q 20Why is the cover of Back in Black entirely black?
As a sign of mourning for Bon Scott
The label reportedly wanted a grey outline around the logo, which the band resisted.
Bruce Fairbairn
Its lead single 'Thunderstruck' reached No. 5 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.
Q 25Which drummer played only on The Razors Edge before the original drummer returned in 1994?
Chris Slade
He briefly rejoined again in 2015 when the returning drummer's legal troubles kept him off the road.
Q 26For which Arnold Schwarzenegger film did AC/DC record 'Big Gun' in 1993?
Last Action Hero
Schwarzenegger appears in the video wearing a schoolboy outfit.
Q 27In which year was AC/DC inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
2003
Bon Scott was inducted alongside the then-current line-up.
Q 28In how many countries did Black Ice reach No. 1 in 2008?
29
Including Australia, the UK and the US.
Q 29Which Marvel film's soundtrack was an AC/DC compilation released in 2010?
Iron Man 2
It compiled earlier studio tracks rather than new material.
Q 30Why did Malcolm Young retire from the band in 2014?
Early-onset dementia
He died three years later; nephew Stevie Young took his place.