The Rolling Stones Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia

A Rolling Stones quiz is really a test of decades, since no band has scored hits this long, from 1962 to 2023's Hackney Diamonds. Guess the Rolling Stones song from the fuzz of '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' and the sitar of 'Paint It Black' to the golden-run cuts 'Gimme Shelter', 'Brown Sugar', 'Wild Horses' and 'Tumbling Dice', then test your trivia on the disco of 'Miss You', the arena chords of 'Start Me Up' and the 2023 single 'Angry'. See how well you really know the Rolling Stones.

Main genreRock (blues rock, rock and roll)

ActiveSince 1962, six decades (1960s, 1970s, 1980s)

Best-known songs to guess(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Paint It Black, Gimme Shelter, Angie, Start Me Up

Deep cuts fans missWild Horses, Tumbling Dice, Sway, Moonlight Mile, Loving Cup

Eras in the quiz60s R&B and pop, the 1968 to 1972 golden run, late-70s disco, 80s arena rock, the 2023 comeback

MembersMick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood (Charlie Watts, 1963 to 2021; Brian Jones, 1962 to 1969)

Signature soundKeith Richards's open-tuned riffs and Mick Jagger's swagger

Related artistsThe Beatles, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie

Quiz difficultyEasy on the hits, hard on placing the decade

Start your solo quiz

Name as many tracks as you can from short audio clips. The faster you answer, the more you score.

10 questions4 answers each

Guess the Rolling Stones Song by Its Era

The songs that broke the Stones give themselves up fast: the fuzz of 'Satisfaction', the sitar of 'Paint It Black', the strut of 'Start Me Up'. Naming the track is step one; placing its decade is the real game.

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Paint It Black

Gimme Shelter

Angie

Start Me Up

Wild Horses

Tumbling Dice

Sway

The Rolling Stones Trivia: Six Decades of Facts

Behind the hits are the questions a quiz loves: a riff Keith Richards taped in his sleep, a logo an art student sketched for a few pounds, a drummer who kept time for nearly sixty years. Answers that win a close round.

✦The band took its name from the Muddy Waters blues song 'Rollin' Stone', a nod to the American records they grew up copying.

✦Keith Richards has said the 'Satisfaction' riff came to him in his sleep, and he taped it on a cassette recorder before drifting back off.

✦Their tongue-and-lips logo first appeared on 1971's Sticky Fingers and was designed by art student John Pasche.

✦Charlie Watts played drums with the Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021, close to sixty years behind the same kit.

✦Their 2023 album Hackney Diamonds was the band's first record of all-new songs in eighteen years, extending a hit-making run that began in the 1960s.

How Well Do You Know The Rolling Stones' Eras

A Rolling Stones quiz sorts by decade. Start with the 60s singles anyone can place, move through the early-70s golden run, then try to tell the disco and arena Stones of the 80s from the band that started in 1962.

The 60s hits that place themselves

These are the free points. The fuzz riff of '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', the sitar line of 'Paint It Black', the bounce of 'Get Off of My Cloud' and the swagger of 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' land instantly, and most players slot them into the 1960s without a second thought.

The golden-run cuts that separate fans

The 1968 to 1972 peak is where a Rolling Stones quiz separates real fans. Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. gave up 'Gimme Shelter', 'Brown Sugar', 'Wild Horses' and 'Tumbling Dice', and knowing an album cut from a short clip pushes your score past the crowd.

Telling the 80s Stones from the 60s Stones

Here is the trap the Stones set that few bands can. 'Miss You' rides a disco pulse, 'Start Me Up' is pure arena rock, and 'Emotional Rescue' floats on falsetto, all from the same group. Hearing a clip and placing the 80s Stones against the 60s Stones is the real skill.

The late-career tracks nobody expects

The catalog does not stop in the past. 'Mixed Emotions' from 1989 and 'Angry' from the 2023 album Hackney Diamonds catch players who assume the hits dried up decades ago. On a thorough round, the newest songs are the ones nobody sees coming.

The Rolling Stones Quiz FAQ

How well do you know The Rolling Stones?

Play a Rolling Stones quiz on Songtrivia and find out. Guess the song from a short clip and answer trivia across six decades, from 1965 to 2023. Eight out of ten marks a real fan; placing every era is the hard part.

Which Rolling Stones songs are in the quiz?

Expect the hits like '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', 'Paint It Black', 'Gimme Shelter', 'Angie' and 'Start Me Up', plus golden-run cuts such as 'Wild Horses' and 'Tumbling Dice' in the harder rounds.

How hard is the Rolling Stones quiz?

The famous singles are easy points, but the Stones have released hits for sixty years, so the quiz gets hard when you have to hear a clip and place which decade it came from.

Can you tell the 60s Stones from the 80s Stones?

That is the real challenge. The jangle of the 60s, the swagger of the early 70s, the disco of 'Miss You' and the arena rock of 'Start Me Up' all come from one band, so telling the eras apart by ear is what pushes a good score to a great one.

Who are the members of The Rolling Stones?

The core lineup is Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, with Charlie Watts on drums from 1963 until his death in 2021. Brian Jones was a founding member, and the band formed in London in 1962.

Is the Rolling Stones quiz free?

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📚 Sources & methodology

Sources consulted

Wikipedia · AllMusic · Pitchfork · Billboard · Songtrivia editorial team.

Our methodology

Each topic is curated by a Quiz Master with category expertise. Selection crosses cultural impact, chart performance, recognition potential and era variety.