Q 01/05

In which California city was Linkin Park formed?

A) Agoura Hills

B) Pasadena

C) Santa Monica

D) Long Beach

Answer · why

A) Agoura Hills

Shinoda, Bourdon and Delson met at the local high school; the band's name came from a park in Santa Monica.

Q 02/05

In which year did Linkin Park form?

A) 1996

B) 1998

C) 2000

D) 2002

Answer · why

A) 1996

Their four-track demo under the name Xero came out in November 1997.

Q 03/05

What was the band originally called before it had a record deal?

A) Xero

B) Hybrid

C) Tasty Snax

D) Plear

Answer · why

A) Xero

The Xero demo was recorded in Mike Shinoda's makeshift bedroom studio.

Q 04/05

After Bennington joined, the band briefly used what name, later its debut album's title?

A) Meteora

B) Minutes to Midnight

C) Hybrid Theory

D) Reanimation

Answer · why

C) Hybrid Theory

Warner Bros. asked them to change it to avoid confusion with the Welsh electronic act Hybrid.

Q 05/05

The band's name pays homage to a Santa Monica park named after which president?

A) Washington

B) Jefferson

C) Lincoln

D) Roosevelt

Answer · why

C) Lincoln

The park is now called Christine Emerson Reed Park.