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Take the World's Hardest Quiz: The Who

Take the World's Hardest Quiz: The Who

Yahoo01-07-2025
These past few weeks have been a very trying time for Who fans. The difficulties started in April when word slipped out they'd fired longtime drummer Zak Starkey, calmed down a bit when Pete Townshend reversed the decision, and then went into overdrive when they announced they were calling it quits after one more tour. (Yes, they said this before in 1982, but they weren't in their eighties back then.) And once the reality that the Who were ending sank in, they announced that Starkey was indeed getting the boot despite all of their early protestations to the contrary. This turmoil was nothing new for fans who've been around since the days of Keith Moon. The Who have been in a state of wonderful chaos from day one. These true OG fans are likely going to do very well on this quiz. For everyone else … good luck.
Zero to 30 percent correct: Did you think maybe this was a quiz about the Guess Who? Were you expecting more questions about 'American Woman' and ''These Eyes'? But even if you're familiar with the Who, it's clear you're no expert. But don't feel bad. You just need to take an amazing journey through one of the strongest catalogs in rock. We recommend starting with Live at Leeds and then spending a lot of time with Tommy, Who's Next, and Quadrophenia. If you want to read about their history, track down Dave Marsh's 1983 book Before I Get Ol The Story of the Who.
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31 to 60 percent correct: Nice work. We made the questions especially tricky on this one, and you knew quite a few. If you want to take a deeper drive, read Pete Townshend's book Who I Am: A Memoir and Roger Daltrey's unfortunately titled Thanks a Lot Mr Kibblewhite: My Story. These two guys have very different perspectives on just about everything. But if you read both of their books, you'll emerge knowing a lot more about their band.
61 to 100 percent correct: Fantastic. You could probably sing along to every song on Endless Wire and not miss a word. (And don't sleep on 2019's Who. There are good songs on there.) If you want to become even more of an expert, Tony Fletcher's Moon: The Life and Death of a Rock Legend and Pete Rees' The Ox: The Authorized Biography of the Who's John Entwistle will teach you everything you need to learn about rock's greatest rhythm section. We must also say that bootlegs from the band's 1999-2000 tour are stellar. It's their last true golden era. But if you aced this quiz, you certainly know that.
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