In the Flesh: The Pink Floyd Quiz

Syd Barrett named the band after the Delta bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and David Gilmour were all from Cambridge, England.

The band recorded "The Piper At The Gates of Dawn" at Abbey Road while The Beatles were recording "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

Band members eventually became tired of Syd Barrett's inability to perform due to drugs, and possible mental illness, and eventually replaced him full-time with David Gilmour in 1968.

Bassist Roger Waters completed the lyrics on "Saucerful of Secrets," Pink Floyd's second album.

"Atom Heart Mother" was the first Pink Floyd album to hit No. 1 on the U.K. chart in 1970.

"The Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wall" are two of the most successful albums ever. "The Wall" has been certified 10-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and "The Dark Side of the Moon" is just one of four albums ever to be certified 20-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

In 1994, "The Division Bell" became Pink Floyd's first album to debut at No. 1 in the U.S.

Alan Parsons, who earned his first credit on the LP "Abbey Road," was a significant contributor to the engineering on "The Dark Side of the Moon."

The band headlined the first-ever concert in London’s Hyde Park on June 29, 1968.

Roger Waters wrote the screenplay for "The Wall" and has toured repeatedly off the album in recent years.

Even though band members dispute the theory of Dark Side of the Rainbow, as it's commonly known, there are instructions out there on how to sync up the film and album, so you be the judge.

The band was a staple at the UFO Club in London, a famous underground club known to showcase many of the top bands of the day.

The band reportedly wrote and recorded "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wish You Were Here" in honor of their friend and former bandmate Syd Barrett.

"Keep Talking," which features samples of Stephen Hawking's electronic voice, is on Pink Floyd's album "The Division Bell." Hawking's electronic voice is also sampled on the band's final album, "The Endless River."

Despite having only contributed vocally on one song, "One of These Days from Meddle," drummer Nick Mason is the only band member to play on everything Pink Floyd has ever recorded.

After many creative differences with band members, Roger Waters left Pink Floyd to pursue a solo career in 1985.

In 2005, Roger Waters joined Nick Mason, David Gilmour and the now-late Rick Wright for the Live 8 concert, which was to help pressure G8 leaders to end world poverty.

Pink Floyd ended its Live 8, and the original quartet's, set with perhaps its most popular song, "Comfortably Numb."

Boomtown Rats vocalist Bob Geldof played Floyd Pinkerton, a troubled rock star who descends into madness.

"Rattle That Lock," which was produced by Gilmour and Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, hit No. 1 in 11 countries around the world.

"The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)" was nominated for Best Surround Sound Album.

"The Dark Side of the Moon" holds the Guinness Book World Record for spending more consecutive weeks -- 591 -- in the Billboard top 200. The album has spent a total of 26 years in various versions of Billboard charts.

Pink Floyd used longtime friend and graphic designer Storm Thorgerson and his company Hipgnosis to create much of its artwork and album covers.

Roger Waters knocked Madonna out of the No. 1 spot, but the Material Girl still holds the top-two highest grossing concert tours of all time by a female artist with her "Sticky & Sweet Tour" and "The MDNA Tour."

"The Wall Live" tour grossed a record-breaking $458 million for Roger Waters.

Despite having sold nearly 300 million albums, Pink Floyd has been snubbed by the Grammy Awards. The band has been nominated just three times and has received just one win for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1995 for Marooned.

Newsweek celebrated the band's 50 years of music with rare photographs, insight from critics and backstage stories in a special issue.

Pink Floyd has released four box sets, including "The Box 1975-1988," "Shine On," "Oh By the Way" and "Discovery."