Q 01/05

Tom Petty laughed off the news that The Strokes had borrowed his American Girl riff for which single?

A) Someday

B) Last Nite

C) Reptilia

D) You Only Live Once

Answer · why

B) Last Nite

Last Nite. The band admitted the borrowing in an interview; Petty said it made him laugh out loud and did not bother him: 'OK, good for you.'

Q 02/05

Which Daft Punk song features Julian Casablancas of The Strokes on vocoded lead vocals?

A) Get Lucky

B) Instant Crush

C) Lose Yourself to Dance

D) Doin' It Right

Answer · why

B) Instant Crush

Instant Crush. Daft Punk, who called themselves the biggest fans of The Strokes, played him an unused instrumental over coffee in 2010, and he jumped ...

Q 03/05

Who plays drums for The Strokes?

A) Nikolai Fraiture

B) Nick Valensi

C) Albert Hammond Jr.

D) Fabrizio Moretti

Answer · why

D) Fabrizio Moretti

Fabrizio Moretti. He broke his hand after a Glasgow show in June 2001, just as the band was taking off, and a friend, Matt Romano, flew in to drum on ...

Q 04/05

The Strokes closed The New Abnormal with an ode to which New York sports team?

A) The Knicks

B) The Mets

C) The Jets

D) The Rangers

Answer · why

B) The Mets

The Mets. Julian Casablancas wrote it on a subway platform after watching them lose a playoff game, and kept the joke title once his drummer said the ...

Q 05/05

What is the name of Julian Casablancas's band outside The Strokes?

A) Little Joy

B) The Voidz

C) CRX

D) Nickel Eye

Answer · why

B) The Voidz

The Voidz. Casablancas called the band's debut, Tyranny, a 'protest record': he said corruption was king and corporations had become the new ruling bo...