Play Ultimate Kinks Trivia: Hits, History & Facts Now
Ultimate Kinks Trivia: Hits, History & Facts Now
Test your knowledge of The Kinks with this fun, fast quiz — from Ray & Dave Davies facts to classic hits, eras and band trivia. Perfect for rock fans!
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![Image in QuizMyDay Ultimate Kinks Trivia: Hits, History & Facts Now trivia quiz featuring A 1964 promotional photograph of the Kinks. London's Tower Bridge is in the background.<br>In band biographer Doug Hinman's 2004 book <i>All Day and All of the Night</i>, p. 31, he dates this photograph to around August 2, 1964. He further writes: "It is likely that classic red-hunting-jacket shots with The Kinks in various poses around the Tower Of London [<i>sic</i>] and sitting on a cannon are taken at this time. They are used extensively in early promotional material. The session may well have been at the urging of new press officer Brian Sommerville upon the launch of his campaign to smarten up the band's image. Also, Summerville seeks to represent them as symbols of Englishness, a notion that will in time sell well to the American market."](https://d3le1x71fx28bd.cloudfront.net/27041438-5708-4b78-932a-e80557444285/70285ece-2780-45e6-93fd-325249299c37.jpg "Image in QuizMyDay Ultimate Kinks Trivia: Hits, History & Facts Now trivia quiz featuring A 1964 promotional photograph of the Kinks. London's Tower Bridge is in the background.<br>In band biographer Doug Hinman's 2004 book <i>All Day and All of the Night</i>, p. 31, he dates this photograph to around August 2, 1964. He further writes: \"It is likely that classic red-hunting-jacket shots with The Kinks in various poses around the Tower Of London [<i>sic</i>] and sitting on a cannon are taken at this time. They are used extensively in early promotional material. The session may well have been at the urging of new press officer Brian Sommerville upon the launch of his campaign to smarten up the band's image. Also, Summerville seeks to represent them as symbols of Englishness, a notion that will in time sell well to the American market.\"")
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Kinks fans absolutely crushed the 'You Really Got Me' and 'Lola' questions with 88% and 84% correct — but when it came to drummer Mick Avory's infamous feud with Dave Davies, nearly 1 in 3 fans missed it, revealing a serious gap between hit-song knowledge and band backstage history.
20% of quiz takers thought The Who's Keith Moon was the drummer behind the legendary Kinks feud — making him the most popular wrong answer and proving that rock's wildest drummers have a way of stealing credit even when they weren't in the room.
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Q:Which Kinks question totally stumped the most fans?
A:The drummer feud question — only 72% got it right, the lowest score of the quiz.
While song trivia was a breeze, behind-the-scenes band drama proved to be the real blind spot for Kinks fans. Time to dig deeper!
Q:Did fans know Ray Davies was The Kinks' main songwriter?
A:84% nailed it, but 16% gave the credit to his brother Dave Davies instead.
The Davies brothers share the spotlight so famously that nearly 1 in 6 fans handed Ray's songwriting crown to Dave. A very rock 'n' roll mix-up!
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Member of The Kinks
88%
Who was the primary songwriter and lead vocalist for The Kinks?
84%
Which Kinks song became famous for its power-chord riff and was released as a single in 1964?
88%
Which Kinks song reached the US Top 10 in 1970 and is known for its lyrics about an encounter with a trans woman or a cross dresser?
84%
Which drummer had a long tenure with The Kinks and was involved in a well-known onstage feud with guitarist Dave Davies?
72%
