Q 01/05

In which Kent town did Jagger and Richards grow up and reconnect at the station in 1961?

A) Maidstone

B) Dartford

C) Gravesend

D) Rochester

Answer · why

B) Dartford

Jagger was carrying Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records, which told Richards they had a shared obsession.

Q 02/05

Which multi-instrumentalist founded the band in 1962 and named it off a Muddy Waters LP?

A) Mick Jagger

B) Brian Jones

C) Ian Stewart

D) Andrew Loog Oldham

Answer · why

B) Brian Jones

One of the tracks on the record was 'Rollin' Stone'. Jones was the band's undisputed leader in its early years.

Q 03/05

At which London venue did 'the Rollin' Stones' play their first show on 12 July 1962?

A) The Cavern

B) The Marquee Club

C) The 100 Club

D) Eel Pie Island

Answer · why

B) The Marquee Club

They have played more than two thousand concerts since. The Cavern is in Liverpool.

Q 04/05

Which founding Stones keyboardist was pushed out by Andrew Loog Oldham but stayed as road manager until 1985?

A) Nicky Hopkins

B) Ian Stewart

C) Chuck Leavell

D) Billy Preston

Answer · why

B) Ian Stewart

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 1989, four years after his death.

Q 05/05

Which provocative headline did Andrew Loog Oldham engineer to make the Stones the anti-Beatles?

A) Would You Let Your Sister Go with a Rolling Stone?

B) Lock Up Your Daughters, the Stones Are Coming

C) The Ugliest Group in Britain, Bar None

D) Five Boys Your Mother Warned You About

Answer · why

A) Would You Let Your Sister Go with a Rolling Stone?

He also wrote sleeve notes urging fans to mug a blind beggar to raise money for the album.