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Quiz about Pretty Boy Floyd Mania
Quiz about Pretty Boy Floyd Mania

Pretty Boy Floyd Mania Trivia Quiz


When you read or hear "Pretty Boy Floyd," is your first thought of Public Enemy Number One, the notorious gangster, Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd? Not in the world of music. Pretty Boy Floyd is an American glam metal band.

A multiple-choice quiz by HumblePie7. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
HumblePie7
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
416,376
Updated
Aug 08 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
54
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Question 1 of 10
1. Pretty Boy Floyd chose this name because they were out to conquer the world, not with tommy guns, but with guitars and much teenage angst. In what city did Pretty Boy Floyd start their career? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Pretty Boy Floyd got their first big break when they were signed at MCA Records. What was the name of their debut album? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In 1981, MTV (Music Television) was launched on cable TV. A promotional video featuring Pretty Boy Floyd was aired on MTV. Which of the following completes the title of this aired song, "Rock and Roll (______________)"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Pretty Boy Floyd was involved in a dispute over the copyright of their band name, with whom? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Pretty Boy Floyd had one of their songs featured on a hit film. The song was "48 Hours". What hit film featured the song "48 Hours"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Two years after their first soundtrack, Pretty Boy Floyd had an unreleased song selected for a film soundtrack on another major Hollywood movie. What 1991 hit film starring Ellen Barkin was their song selected for? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was the name of the band's song which played during the scene of a game of pickup basketball in the Ellen Barkin hit movie? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the original bass player in the group, the only natural blonde-haired member? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The band broke up in 1994 after they were dropped by MCA. They reformed in 1998 minus their original bassist, Vinnie Chas. Who took Vinnie's place in 1998? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The band also found more success when performing in Europe. Pretty Boy Floyd became the cover subject of which UK publication in December 1989? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Pretty Boy Floyd chose this name because they were out to conquer the world, not with tommy guns, but with guitars and much teenage angst. In what city did Pretty Boy Floyd start their career?

Answer: Los Angeles

The band broke up in 1994 but got back together with member changes in 1995. In 2024, "The Witch" album was released.
2. Pretty Boy Floyd got their first big break when they were signed at MCA Records. What was the name of their debut album?

Answer: Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz

Their debut album reached number 130 on the Billboard charts that year. It is considered an influential classic by glam metal enthusiasts.
3. In 1981, MTV (Music Television) was launched on cable TV. A promotional video featuring Pretty Boy Floyd was aired on MTV. Which of the following completes the title of this aired song, "Rock and Roll (______________)"?

Answer: Is Gonna Set the Night on Fire

The promotional video featuring Pretty Boy Floyd was aired on MTV in 1989.
4. Pretty Boy Floyd was involved in a dispute over the copyright of their band name, with whom?

Answer: Canadian band also called Pretty Boy Floyd

The Canadian group negotiated a settlement and gave up the right to use the name.
5. Pretty Boy Floyd had one of their songs featured on a hit film. The song was "48 Hours". What hit film featured the song "48 Hours"?

Answer: The Karate Kid Part III

"The Karate Kid Part III" was released in 1989. The "Karate Kid" franchise are martial arts dramas created by Robert Mark Kamen. The movies are about teenagers who are taught martial arts by an experienced martial arts teacher to combat being bullied. The song coincides with the theme of teenage angst.
6. Two years after their first soundtrack, Pretty Boy Floyd had an unreleased song selected for a film soundtrack on another major Hollywood movie. What 1991 hit film starring Ellen Barkin was their song selected for?

Answer: Switch

"Switch" is a 1991 American fantasy comedy film. Blake Edwards was the writer/director. "Switch" was based on George Axelrod's 1959 play entitled "Goodbye Charlie." "Switch" stared Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, Jo Beth Williams, and Lorraine Bracco.
7. What was the name of the band's song which played during the scene of a game of pickup basketball in the Ellen Barkin hit movie?

Answer: Slam Dunk

This scene in "Switch" is my favorite scene in the movie. The music makes the scene for me of a basketball pickup competition between a 'woman' and a man.
8. Who was the original bass player in the group, the only natural blonde-haired member?

Answer: Vinnie Chas

Vinnie Chas was born Vincent Charles Pusateri on May 4, 1963, in Honolulu, Hawaii to a career Army medic, Charles Anthony Pusateri and his wife, Karen. He was a member of several bands in Seattle, Washington. In 1987, he moved to California and joined Hollywood-based Pretty Boy Floyd.

He died on April 6, 2010, a suicide after receiving a diagnosis of irreparable liver and pancreatic damage due to alcohol abuse.
9. The band broke up in 1994 after they were dropped by MCA. They reformed in 1998 minus their original bassist, Vinnie Chas. Who took Vinnie's place in 1998?

Answer: Keff Ratcliffe

Keff Radcliffe played bass on their second album, "A Tale of Sex, Designer Drugs, and the Death of Rock n' Roll."
10. The band also found more success when performing in Europe. Pretty Boy Floyd became the cover subject of which UK publication in December 1989?

Answer: Kerrang!

Kerrang! is a British music webzine and quarterly magazine that covers rock, punk and heavy metal music.
Source: Author HumblePie7

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