Q 01/05

A 2010 Kings of Leon show near St. Louis was abandoned after three songs over droppings from which birds?

A) Seagulls

B) Starlings

C) Pigeons

D) Swallows

Answer · why

C) Pigeons

Pigeons pelted the band from above the stage at the Missouri amphitheatre, and the set ended after three songs. The cancelled show made headlines for ...

Q 02/05

Kings of Leon, Slash and Foo Fighters all refused to let which hit TV musical series use their songs?

A) Glee

B) Smash

C) Empire

D) Fame

Answer · why

A) Glee

Glee creator Ryan Murphy publicly criticised the artists who turned the show down, which set off a war of words in the press.

Q 03/05

Kings of Leon took their name from a man called Leon, who was which relative of the three Followill brothers?

A) Great-uncle

B) Grandfather

C) Stepfather

D) Elder brother

Answer · why

B) Grandfather

Grandfather Leon gave the band its name, and the brothers' father, Ivan, carries Leon as a middle name too.

Q 04/05

Use Somebody won Kings of Leon which Grammy in 2010, beating songs by Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift?

A) Song of the Year

B) Album of the Year

C) Best Pop Performance

D) Record of the Year

Answer · why

D) Record of the Year

Record of the Year went to Use Somebody ahead of Poker Face, I Gotta Feeling and You Belong with Me, and the song took two rock Grammys at the same ce...

Q 05/05

Which pop superstar covered Kings of Leon's Sex on Fire during her headline festival set in England in 2011?

A) Beyoncé

B) Rihanna

C) Adele

D) Lady Gaga

Answer · why

A) Beyoncé

Beyoncé worked the song into her headlining set to much acclaim, three years after it gave the band a first UK number one.