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A Guitar Hero Never Gets Down Trivia Quiz
The songs featured in this quiz were all included in the wonderful video game "Guitar Hero Smash Hits", played on PlayStation 2 and 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. All you have to do is to correctly pair them up with the band that first released them.
A matching quiz
by DeepHistory.
Estimated time: 3 mins.
Although the first version of the song was a 1975 release by "The Arrows", it is the 1981 Joan Jett cover that made the song a hit.
It was first included in the first game of the "Guitar Hero" series, entitled simply "Guitar Hero".
2. I Wanna Rock
Answer: Twisted Sister
The song was created by Daniel "Dee" Snider and was released by his band, "Twisted Sister", in 1984. A humorous modification of the song, "Goofy Goober Rock", was included in the 2004 film "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie".
The song was first included in the third installment of the "Guitar Hero" series, namely "Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s".
3. Play With Me
Answer: Extreme
The song was released in 1989, both as a sinlge and, in Australia and New Zealand, as part of the album "Extreme"'s vinyl release.
It was first included in the third "Guitar Hero" game, which is named "Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s".
4. Rock and Roll All Nite
Answer: Kiss
The song was released in 1975, as part of the album "Dressed to Kill". Its inspiration derives from the song "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", which had been released by the British band Slade in 1972.
It was first included in "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock", which, despite the number in the title, was actually the fourth game in the series. The number three is included in the title because the previous installment, "Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s" was genre-specific.
5. Free Bird
Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd
The song was a 1973 Skynyrd release, from their very first album, "Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd". It is widely acclaimed as one of the best songs of the Southern rock genre.
It was first included in the second game of the "Guitar Hero" franchise, appellated "Guitar Hero II".
6. Heart-Shaped Box
Answer: Nirvana
The song was released in 1993, as the third track from the Nirvana album "In Utero", which was the last album produced by Nirvana.
Its apperance in the "Guitar Hero" franchise first happened in "Guitar Hero II", the second installment.
7. Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Answer: Pat Benatar
The lyrics of the song were composed by the Canadian Eddie Schwartz. Benatar recorded it and included it in her second album, "Crimes of Passion", which was released in 1980.
It challenged "Guitar Hero" players first in the fourth overall and third main installment of the franchise, "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock".
8. Nothin' But a Good Time
Answer: Poison
Occasionally, the song title is rendered without an apostrophe, but with the final g in the first word, ie "Nothing But a Good Time". It was the first single in Poison's second album, entitled "Open Up and Say... Ahh!"
"Guitar Hero" players had their first encounter with the song in the franchise's third installment, "Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s", which was also the first genre-specific installment.
9. Message in a Bottle
Answer: The Police
The song, one of the most famous by "The Police", was first released in 1979, being the lead single of their second studio album, "Reggatta de Blanc".
In the second installment of "Guitar Hero", namely "Guitar Hero II", the players first had to face this song.
10. No One Knows
Answer: Queens of the Stone Age
The song was a 2002 release, from the album "Songs for the Deaf". It received much praise, such as Dave Simpson's remarks that it has "killer riffs to spare".
It first became part of the fun for "Guitar Hero" players in the second installment of the franchise, meaning "Guitar Hero II".
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