Pink Floyd Quizzes & Polls

Q: Did fans know Roger Waters was a founding member — not David Gilmour?

73% got it right, but 25% wrongly picked David Gilmour. — In the [Pink Floyd 5-Question Quiz](/quiz/pink-floyd-trivia-quiz), Gilmour's iconic status fooled a quarter of fans into crediting him as a founder. Syd Barrett's band, people!

From the psychedelic fog of 1965 London to the shattering concept walls of The Wall and the prism light of The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd didn't just make music — they built cathedrals of sound that rewired how a generation listened. Our quizzes take you deep into that story, from the quick 5-question warm-up and the Dark Side deep dive to the ultimate Gilmour vs. Waters face-off — testing everything from chart history to the birth name Roger Waters never goes by. Fans are scoring around 63% overall, breezing past "Money" and The Division Bell but stumbling hard on who actually wrote the songs and what Gilmour really said — so the question is: are you a casual listener, or do you know the whole wall?

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Pink Floyd fans score a solid 64% overall — but that's a whopping 11% below the classic rock category average of 75%! Turns out, Floyd's lore runs deeper than your average rock quiz.

The Dark Side of the Moon Quiz is Pink Floyd's easiest, with fans nailing 87% of questions — while the Pink Floyd Trivia Quiz is the toughest at just 60%. That's a 27-point gap between Floyd's most iconic album and the rest of their catalogue!

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Q:Which Pink Floyd song stumped fans the most across all quizzes?

A:"Bike" as the violin-featuring song — only 39% got it right.

In the Pink Floyd Trivia Quiz, fans guessed 'Wish You Were Here' or 'The Great Gig in the Sky' far more often. Poor little Bike!

Q:Did fans know Roger Waters was a founding member — not David Gilmour?

A:73% got it right, but 25% wrongly picked David Gilmour.

In the Pink Floyd 5-Question Quiz, Gilmour's iconic status fooled a quarter of fans into crediting him as a founder. Syd Barrett's band, people!

Pink Floyd Profile

Inception	Formed in London, England in 1965.
Former Names	Sigma 6, Meggadeaths, The Screaming Abdabs, Leonard's Lodgers, The Spectrum Five, Tea Set
Members	David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Richard Wright
Key Albums	The Wall (1979), The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), The Division Bell (1994), Animals (1977), Meddle (1971), The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), The Final Cut (1983), A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Endless River (2014).
Key Tracks	Another Brick in the Wall (1994), Wish You Were Here (1975), Money (1973), Comfortably Numb (1979), The Great Gig in the Sky (1973), Time (1973), Breathe (1973), Us and Them (1973), Brain Damage (1973), Hey You (1979).
Grammy Record	1 won and 4 nominated.
Billboard Hot 100	1 Number One Hit 1 Top-10 Hit
UK Singles Chart	1 Number One Hit 2 Top-10 Hits
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.