The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Quiz

Rock had been around for decades before the foundation was formed.

It is in downtown Cleveland near the shore of Lake Erie.

It recognizes people who work in the music industry but receive none of the acclaim of the artists they help make famous.

They made their disdain for the Hall apparent right from the start.

A Cleveland disc jockey named Alan Freed gets credit for coming up with the term.

Ahmet Ertegun was not only a savvy businessman, but he also did a good bit of songwriting.

The first night of the show -- which ran nearly six hours long -- featured an amazing array of headliner-quality acts.

He is enshrined as a solo performer and also as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream.

After Cleveland was named as the location for the hall, it took about a decade to finish construction.

He heartily aired his support for the president and said he was tired of Republicans being mocked publicly.

It was heavy on Janis Joplin, John Lennon, The Jefferson Airplane and other instantly recognizable artists.

He also designed the Bank of China Tower, the Suzhou Museum and other notable buildings.

It is one of the most notable (and concrete) criteria for induction.

That first class included some of the most famous names in American music history.

Drummers just never get any credit.

Orbison was inducted the following year.

There are a very limited number of slots made available in each class.

They made it as part of the third year of the hall; Paul McCartney didn't attend due to a feud with the other members.

The Hall didn't begin recognizing backing bands until 2012.

Being famous apparently doesn't come cheap, even at your own awards ceremony.

The Man in Black was a shoo-in to make the Hall at one point or another.

Those artists that get the most votes are the ones who nab one of the precious spots in that year's class.

It actually has the No. 1 attendance numbers, with more than 10 million visitors since its 1995 opening.

Critics derided their inclusion but fans insisted that Kiss belonged in the Hall.

In 2016, fans used their online voting power to induct … Chicago.

That does not include the 65,000-square-foot outdoor plaza, and it doesn't speak to the building's innovative aesthetics.

I.M. Pei said that he wanted the building to symbolize the feelings of rock 'n' roll.

He's on the record as saying he didn't know anything about the genre.

That number includes 113 different groups of musicians.

The Hall weighs this variable as the most important for all artists.