# Trivia Help — Band Names **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700 "2012-09-14T15:59:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/21 "2012-09-14T20:23:24Z")
I’d like to put this out there - these bands have another thing in common, female lead singers. I always hate when a trivia question has more than one correct answer, so if you pick one of the many good suggestions with a male singer you’re good to go. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/22 "2012-09-14T20:33:54Z")
> [@Dr.Righteous](#): > > I’d like to put this out there - these bands have another thing in common, female lead singers. Plus, they’ve never been in Cliff Clavin’s kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/23 "2012-09-14T20:41:59Z")
Pretenders ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/24 "2012-09-14T21:07:12Z")
**beastie boys** ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/25 "2012-09-15T00:53:07Z")
**Stray Cats Nine Inch Nails Dead Kennedys** ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/26 "2012-09-15T00:56:32Z")
Eels REM Pulp Throwing Muses Squeeze Belly Rush ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/27 "2012-09-15T01:08:07Z")
Cocteau Twins ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/28 "2012-09-15T01:28:16Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > Eels > REM > Pulp > Throwing Muses > Squeeze > Belly > Rush Somebody actually says “The REM”? Oh, and I’d add **Butthole Surfers**. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/29 "2012-09-15T02:09:34Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Somebody actually says “The REM”? About as often as they say The Rush. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/30 "2012-09-15T06:37:38Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > About as often as they say The Rush. True. Ramones would be an example that actually fits. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/31 "2012-09-15T07:36:37Z")
[Models](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Models_%28band%29). Probably not well known outside Australia, though. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/32 "2012-09-15T07:47:45Z")
Delays, also probably equally unknown outside the UK. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/33 "2012-09-15T19:07:32Z")
Ramones. ETA: Just saw it was mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/34 "2012-09-16T00:16:25Z")
[The The](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_The). Few are aware that they’re actually just “The”. (Kidding!) ---
**Author:** ![Flip\_Pancake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@Flip\_Pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flip_Pancake)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/35 "2012-09-16T06:24:06Z")
Indigo Girls. ---
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/36 "2012-09-16T12:24:00Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > [The The](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_The). Few are aware that they’re actually just “The”. > > (Kidding!) [Gotcha covered in my first reply](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15490671&postcount=2); was a little too clever for my own good 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/37 "2012-09-16T12:32:58Z")
> [@ptr2void](#): > > [Gotcha covered in my first reply](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15490671&postcount=2); was a little too clever for my own good 🙂 My bad! I’ll beat you to it next time around 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/38 "2012-09-16T16:11:51Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > [The The](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_The). Few are aware that they’re actually just “The”. > > (Kidding!) I always referred to them as the The The. Guess Who! Who? Yes! Them? Wham! ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/39 "2012-09-17T11:43:09Z")
If anyone cares, I went with: What do the following have in common? The Backstreet Boys The Dixie Chicks The Eurythmics The Grateful Dead The Talking Heads Smashing Pumpkins [spoiler]None of them are actually the names of bands. The groups you’re thinking of are: Dixie Chicks Eurythmics Grateful Dead Talking Heads The Smashing Pumpkins[/spoiler] I really like this question — I think it’s my favorite that I’ve put up so far. To **ptr2void** and **Shoeless** , **Exapno Mapcase** , **Jenova Tokka** , and everyone else who pitched in — thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700/40 "2012-09-17T14:39:55Z")
Scorpions fits as well. Annoys me to see The Scorpions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-help-band-names/634700.md?page=3)