DIY pub quiz. Today’s specialist subject: MEEETAAAAALLLLL!!!!
Pop your answers in the comments. Try not to cheat and look at anyone else’s. I’ll put the answers up towards the end of the week.
1) Which seminal heavy metal band includes guitarists KK Downing and Glen Tipton?
2) Jon Bon Jovi’s first recorded vocals were on which album?
3) Which recently reformed (almost) band did Jon Bon Jovi help get a recording contract?
4) What did Slash’s replacement in Guns ‘n’ Roses wear on his head?
5) Which one person has been an official (i.e. not temporary) member of two of the “big four” thrash metal bands, and which two bands was he in?
6) What band was Bruce Dickinson in immediately before joining Iron Maiden?
7) From which country did Sepultura originate?
8) From which British city do Def Leppard hail?
9) The Little Angels and Iron Maiden each have a band member with the same name – which one? And what middle name did the Angels’ member use to distinguish himself?
10) What was Alice Cooper’s father’s profession?
11) Slayer released an album of punk cover versions. What was it called?
12) Guns ‘n’ Roses also released an album of punk covers. What as it called?
13) Which thrash band recorded a song about Judge Dredd?
14) For which Wes Craven film did Megadeth record a cover of a classic Alice Cooper track, and what track did they cover?
15) Name Scott Ian of Anthrax’ side-project.
16) Ozzy Osbourne was barred from Texas for ten years for what reason?
17) Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell was shot dead on stage while performing as a member of which band?
18) What incident led to the death of Metallica’s original bassist?
19) Which band opened the Freddy Mercury tribute concert at Wembley Stadium?
20) Which classic metal band played one of their biggest hits on on the Young Ones episode “Bambi”?
7. Brazil
8. Sheffield
16. Pissing up the satue of the Alamo while wearing Sharon’s dress
1. Judas Priest
4. a bucket
5. Dave Mustaine (?)
11. Undisputed Attitude
12. The Spaghetti Incident
14. Shocker
15. SOD
17. Damageplan
18. bus accident
Doing well, so far. Hans – you only get a half mark for number 14. You’ve not named the song 🙂
1) St Winifreds School choir
2) Little Jimmy Osmond ‘Rubber Ball’
3) Wombles
4) hair
5) Keith Harris
6) Copper Maiden (see what I did there?)
7) Wales
8) Cardiff
9) Bob
10) barrel maker
11) Slayer Punk’d
12) Guns ‘n’ Punk’d
13) Whitenoise slash kill monkeys
14) – 18) oh I give up
19) pretty sure it was Metallica – was there but was also quite drunk so memory may be hazy!
20) Motorhead “Ace of Spades” – ha, knew my luck would change sooner or later
JJ is *definitely* not winning…
The ones I know (without looking at anyone else’s answers)
1. Judas Priest
6. Samson
8. Sheffield
16. Pissing on the Alamo
One I think I know
19. Guns n Roses?
Ones I am proud not to know
Anything involving Jon Bon Jovi
1) Judas Priest
2) no idea
3) no idea
4) a turban :o)
5) Dave Mundane ? Metallica and Megadaft ?
6) Cripes – it’s on teh tip of me tongue
7) Brazil
8) Sheffield
9) Gawd… Little Angels were from Scarbrough – were they not (right answer to wrong question :o))?
10) Vicar
11) ???
12) We are keech
13) Anthrax
14) Gahhhhh
15) Dunno
16) pissing on a monument
17) Cannae mind
18) Tour Bus crash
19) Tell me and I will remember straight away
20) Dunno
**** me, I’m a bit late… 🙂
1) Judas Priest
2) Some Star Wars Christmas Album from about 1980
3) Skid Row
4) A KFC Bucket.
5) Dave Mustaine was in Metallica, then formed Megadeth.
6) Samson
7) Brazil
8) Sheffield
9) Bruce Dickinson. Little Angels’ Bruce was a ‘John’.
10) Alice Cooper is the son of a preacher-man!
11) ****. ‘Undisputed Attitude’?
12) The Spaghetti Incident
13) Anthrax.
14) Didn’t know the film, but the song was ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’.
15) Stormtroopers Of Death (S.O.D.)
16) For famously urinating on the Alamo.
17) Damageplan.
18) Tour bus crash in Denmark.
19) The only one I’m struggling with. Was it Metallica? I remember Tony Iommi and Hetfield doing ‘Stone Cold Crazy’….
20) Motorhead played ‘Ace Of Spades’.
Do I win £5?