Q 01/05

Fleetwood Mac was formed in London in 1967 by which guitarist, fresh from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers?

A) Peter Green

B) Eric Clapton

C) Jeremy Spencer

D) Danny Kirwan

Answer · why

A) Peter Green

Peter Green, who had replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in 1966, left Mayall in 1967 to form the new band, which played its first gi...

Q 02/05

The band's name combines the surnames of which two members?

A) Mick Fleetwood and John McVie

B) Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie

C) Peter Fleetwood and Bob Mac

D) Mick Fleetwood and John Mayall

Answer · why

A) Mick Fleetwood and John McVie

Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass lent their surnames; the founder had already titled an instrumental 'Fleetwood Mac' after them, then na...

Q 03/05

Which 1968 instrumental gave Fleetwood Mac their only UK No. 1 single?

A) Albatross

B) Oh Well

C) Man of the World

D) The Green Manalishi

Answer · why

A) Albatross

Albatross, a dreamy instrumental released in November 1968, topped the UK chart in January 1969 and returned to No. 2 on reissue in 1973.

Q 04/05

Which Beatles song did George Harrison say was built on the band's 1968 instrumental hit?

A) Sun King

B) Something

C) Because

D) Here Comes the Sun

Answer · why

A) Sun King

George Harrison said the Beatles wrote Sun King, on 1969's Abbey Road, by trying to imitate the reverb-drenched guitar sound of Fleetwood Mac's 1968 i...

Q 05/05

Which early Fleetwood Mac song became a much bigger hit when Santana covered it?

A) Oh Well

B) Black Magic Woman

C) Need Your Love So Bad

D) Rattlesnake Shake

Answer · why

B) Black Magic Woman

Black Magic Woman, a 1968 Fleetwood Mac single that reached No. 37 in Britain, became a US No. 4 hit for Santana in 1970; its writer played it with Sa...