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We know and love them now...but what were they like before they were famous? 95.5 WBRU challenges you to guess the surprising, ridiculous, unimaginable first names of our favorite bands. No Wikipedia!

Before They Were Famous: Volume II

At various points in time, Muse was known as Fixed Penalty and Rocket Baby Dolls. In fact, they once won a Battle of the Bands under the latter name. Which of the below was their first name?

Muse

Although Chris Martin (vocalist) and Jonny Buckland (guitarist) first called themselves Pectoralz, once the remaining two members of the group joined, they played their first gig under what name?

Coldplay

So The White Stripes never performed under their original idea for a name, but it was definitely up for consideration. We'll let it count anyway.

The White Stripes

Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt finally settled on "Green Day" for their band name because of its references to weed...but what did they call themselves first?

Green Day

Only Kurt Cobain ever performed under this potty-mouthed moniker, although all three members came together to play the music recorded under the name. Which one is it?

Nirvana

Supposedly, the band found the name "Cage the Elephant." On the side of a cereal box. Before they took to looking for band names on food packaging, what were they called?

Cage the Elephant

The duo never played under this name, but they met in a jazz quartet called which of the following:

Milky Chance

The Haim sisters grew up in a Jewish culture, and their first name referenced that background. Which was it?

Haim

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