The Doors Quiz

How much do you know about this famous 20th century band?

Also try out this quiz on their frontman, and this quiz on their discography.

Only the studio albums are included, no live or compilation albums.

* Written after the death of the lead vocalist.

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Hint		Answer
City where the band formed		Los Angeles
The main band members	Singer	Jim Morrison
	Organist	Ray Manzarek
	Guitarist	Robbie Krieger
	Drummer	John Densmore
The above singer's nickname		The Lizard King, Mr. Mojo Risin' ...
The actor who played this singer in the 1991 biographical film		Val Kilmer
Their albums	1967	The Doors
	1967	Strange Days
	1968	Waiting for the Sun
	1969	The Soft Parade
	1970	Morrison Hotel
	1971	L.A. Woman
	1971*	Other Voices
	1972*	Full Circle
	1978*	An American Prayer
Their producer		Paul A. Rothchild
Their record label		Elektra
Their musical genre		Psychedelic Rock / Blues
English Romantic poet who provided inspiration for their name		William Blake
The Doors first single		Break On Through (To the Other Side)
Arguably their most famous song		Light My Fire
Their second No.1 single		Hello, I Love You
The last song all four members recorded together		Riders on the Storm
Their 12 minute epic about the singer's "only friend"		The End

Level 63

Nov 18, 2020

teeeechnically they got their name not from the william blake quote, but from the aldous huxley book about mescaline "the doors of perception" which got its title from the blake quote.

Level 65

Nov 20, 2020

Good point. Aldous Huxley's book was probably the main inspiration for their name as you point out. I used Blake as the answer to the question because ultimately the phrase "the doors of perception" comes from him. I also believe Morrison did read quite a bit of Blake as their name is not the only reference to his poetry in the Doors music, and so it is possible he took the idea from both Blake and Huxley. I guess it's up for debate. Perhaps I may change the question a bit. Thanks for the comment anyway.

Level 67

Oct 31, 2023

Tried Huxley like six times even though I know he wasn't a poet. I was sure the name came from him. Didn't know the phrase was originally form William Blake.

Level 62

Feb 24, 2022

Maybe consider accepting other spellings of the surnames. Pretty difficult names in there...

Level 66

Oct 31, 2023

Great quiz, I love the Doors ! (I got 22/25)

Nominated ;-)

Level 37

Jan 17, 2024

Aldous Huxley is widely regarded for inspiring their name.