Below is the full Quizmo quiz devoted to the theme "AC/DC": each question, its four options, the correct answer highlighted and, where available, its source. A chance to brush up on your general knowledge and then test what you know.
▶ Play today's quizWhat instrument is AC/DC's Angus Young most famous for playing?
Source: Angus Young's frenetic lead guitar and duck-walk made him the band's visual trademark for over five decades.
In which country was the rock band AC/DC originally formed?
Source: AC/DC was formed in Sydney in 1973, though founding brothers Angus and Malcolm Young were born in Scotland.
What schoolboy outfit does Angus Young famously wear on stage?
Source: His sister suggested the schoolboy uniform; Angus kept it because he often went straight from school to early gigs.
Which 1980 AC/DC album became one of the best-selling albums ever?
Source: Back in Black has sold around 50 million copies worldwide, making it among the best-selling albums in music history.
Which two brothers co-founded AC/DC together?
Source: Angus and Malcolm Young anchored AC/DC for decades, with Malcolm's rhythm guitar driving their signature sound.
Which singer fronted AC/DC during the 1970s before his death in 1980?
Source: Bon Scott's raw voice defined early AC/DC; he died in London in 1980, just before Back in Black's release.
What sound effect famously opens the song 'Hells Bells'?
Source: A custom one-tonne bronze bell was cast for 'Hells Bells', and the band still tours with a giant replica.
AC/DC's name was reportedly inspired by a label on what household item?
Source: The siblings spotted 'AC/DC' on a sewing machine, referring to alternating and direct electrical current.
AC/DC's music is most commonly classified within which genre?
Source: Though often shelved beside metal, AC/DC always insisted they simply played straight-ahead rock and roll.
What headwear is AC/DC singer Brian Johnson known for wearing on stage?
Source: Brian Johnson's flat cap became such a fixture that fans rarely see him without it on stage.
What weapon imagery is central to the album 'For Those About to Rock'?
Source: Live shows fire real cannons during the title track, a salute borrowed from the album's gladiator-style theme.
In which Australian city did AC/DC play their very first gig in 1973?
Source: AC/DC debuted at a Sydney club on New Year's Eve 1973, launching a career that began in their adopted hometown.
Which AC/DC album shares its name with a type of explosive?
Source: The 1975 album T.N.T. was an Australia-only release whose title track became one of the band's earliest anthems.
Which AC/DC hit opens with a tapped, lightning-like guitar intro?
Source: Angus created 'Thunderstruck's iconic intro using finger-tapping, a technique rare for AC/DC's blues-rooted style.
Which AC/DC song is built around a ringing telephone and a hotel theme?
Source: The mock 'dial-a-hitman' premise of 'Dirty Deeds' even listed a real phone number that fans actually called.
Which long-serving rhythm guitarist died in 2017 after leaving AC/DC?
Source: Malcolm Young, the band's musical backbone, retired in 2014 due to dementia and died three years later.
Brian Johnson previously fronted which earlier British glam-rock band?
Source: Johnson sang for Geordie in the early 1970s; legend says Bon Scott admired his voice years before Johnson joined AC/DC.
Which traditional instrument does AC/DC's 'It's a Long Way to the Top' famously feature?
Source: Bon Scott played the bagpipes on the track despite never having properly learned the instrument.
Which iconic AC/DC accessory did Angus Young add to his stage costume?
Source: Beyond the uniform, Angus completed the schoolboy look with a satchel and cap, sometimes mooning crowds mid-show.
Which producer shaped AC/DC's breakthrough albums 'Highway to Hell' and 'Back in Black'?
Source: Mutt Lange's polished production turned AC/DC from cult favourites into global stadium-fillers within two albums.