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14 Foo Fighters quizzes and 170 Foo Fighters trivia questions.
1.
  Match The Foo Fighters' Lyrics   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Do you like the Foos? Are you familiar with their songs? Well, either way, here are ten lyrics you'll have to pair up to the correct song title. All songs are from different albums and follow the band's story and career. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Gispepfu, Apr 17 22
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Gispepfu
Apr 17 22
191 plays
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  Foo Fighters/Dave Grohl Quiz   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
You should probably know a significant amount of information about the Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl if you expect to do well on this quiz. Includes questions about Dave Grohl, their albums, music videos, and other basic information.
Average, 25 Qns, Grohl_Is_Sexy, Jan 18 09
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Grohl_Is_Sexy
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3.
  Hail the Foo Fighters    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All about the American rock band the Foo Fighters. Quiz contains a mix of questions about their music, personnel and some of the antics they get up to. Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, ramonesrule, Jul 17 22
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ramonesrule
Jul 17 22
191 plays
4.
  Foo Fighters!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Foo Fighters are a great and one of the most influential bands in rock history. This is just a ten question quiz, dedicated to their talent.
Average, 10 Qns, runaway_drive, Dec 11 09
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runaway_drive gold member
1918 plays
5.
  Foo Fighters Compendium    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the beginning there was David Grohl. Then in late 1994 he went at Robert Lang's studio in Seattle and the Foo Fighters were born. This is a quiz dedicated to great band.
Average, 10 Qns, gme24, Feb 27 16
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gme24 gold member
359 plays
6.
  Foo Fighters Lyrics!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you a certain set of lyrics and you need to tell me which song it is from.
Average, 10 Qns, gomego11, Mar 09 09
Average
gomego11
773 plays
7.
  Do You Know Facts About The Foo Fighters?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the band Foo Fighters. I love them and hope you enjoy this in depth quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, GrohlCobain, Sep 29 12
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GrohlCobain
258 plays
8.
  The Music Videos of the Foo Fighters    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Foo Fighters are known to be one of the most creative bands around with their music videos. This quiz will show how much you know about their music videos.
Average, 10 Qns, mohistory88, Jan 20 10
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mohistory88
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9.
  Foo Fighters - Complete The Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I start the lyric, you end it. Simple as. Good Luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, mike_dale14, Sep 15 08
Tough
mike_dale14
621 plays
10.
  "One By One" Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"One by One" is the Foo Fighter's fourth album. I will give you a lyric and you tell me what song it's from.
Average, 10 Qns, Elmo1609, Mar 28 04
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Elmo1609
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trivia question Quick Question
Who was the original drummer for the Foo Fighters?

From Quiz "Foo Fighters/Dave Grohl Quiz"




11.
  There Is Nothing Left To Lose    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
For questions 1-11, you'll be asked to finish the lyric. The remaining questions will be about the music videos to their 3 hit singles from the album and some basic information.
Tough, 15 Qns, Grohl_Is_Sexy, Mar 31 06
Tough
Grohl_Is_Sexy
804 plays
12.
  Foo Mania: "The Colour and the Shape"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
A quiz on the Foo Fighters' second album, 'The Colour and the Shape'. Most questions are lyric-related. See how well you can do without looking at the lyrics on the CD sleeve! Any feedback is appreciated.
Tough, 15 Qns, rockette, Jun 07 03
Tough
rockette
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13.
  Foo Fighters Lyrics    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
For questions 1-12 you'll be asked to finish the lyric. The remaining questions will have to do with music videos and other basic information about their self-titled debut album.
Difficult, 15 Qns, Grohl_Is_Sexy, May 11 06
Difficult
Grohl_Is_Sexy
1120 plays
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  "One By One" Lyrics Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these songs are taken from the Foo Fighters' new album, "One By One". Good luck :-)
Average, 10 Qns, marieos, Jun 07 03
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marieos
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Foo Fighters Trivia Questions
1. Foo Fighters started as a one man project by the previous drummer of the very famous Seattle based grunge band, Nirvana. Who is this man?

From Quiz Hail the Foo Fighters

Answer: Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl was the drummer with Nirvana and wrote songs while he was with them but didn't share them with the rest of the band. After the death of Kurt Cobain, Nirvana disbanded and Grohl had some options to consider musically. He was invited to join other bands and almost became a drummer with Tom Petty's band. Instead he decided to release an album of his own songs using the name Foo Fighters. On that first album, he wrote every song, he sang and he played every instrument. When the album became a success, he needed to gather up musicians for a tour to support the album. The band initially consisted of Nate Mendel on bass, Pat Smear on guitar, Dave Grohl on guitar and vocals, and William Goldsmith on drums. This first lineup of Foo Fighters debuted publicly at a show in California in February 1995.

2. Which Foo Fighters album has the XZ38 Disintigrator pistol on its front cover?

From Quiz Foo Fighters Compendium

Answer: Foo Fighters

The pistol was pictured on the very first album simply called "Foo Fighters". As it states in the album notes it was recorded between October 12-23 1995, was produced by Barrett Jones, and engineered by Steve Culp. The front cover picture was taken by Jennifer Youngblood who at the time was married to David Grohl.

3. How many albums did the band's original drummer, William Goldsmith, appear on?

From Quiz Do You Know Facts About The Foo Fighters?

Answer: 1

Only one. Dave Grohl [Foo's frontman] recorded the first Foo Fighters record basically by himself. He, at the very least recorded the drum, vocal, and guitar tracks on his own. For the next record, William recorded the drum tracks but Dave secretly redid most of them because he was not satisfied with Goldsmith's work. Due to Dave redoing the tracks, William quit the band.

4. In what music video does the band do a performance on top of a building intercut with different images showing pain and anger?

From Quiz The Music Videos of the Foo Fighters

Answer: "Best of You"

The director of this music video, Mark Pellington, was inspired for the imagery due to the recent death of his wife.

5. Foo Fighters formed in 1994, after the break-up of Dave Grohl's last band. What is the name of the band that he was previously in?

From Quiz Foo Fighters!

Answer: Nirvana

Nirvana formed in 1987 in Aberdeen, Washington, US. Dave was in the band until lead singer Kurt Cobain sadly committed suicide. Dave then went on to form Foo Fighters and the rest is history!

6. What former number one single is this lyric "I've got another confession to make" from?

From Quiz Foo Fighters Lyrics!

Answer: Best Of You

From the album "In Your Honor". "Best Of You" was the first single released off the album as well as it's one of their top selling singles overall.

7. "Say your prayers when you get scared."

From Quiz "One By One" Lyrics

Answer: Halo

Two covers of "One By One" were released. One was black with a white heart, while the other was white with a black heart. They were both drawn by artist Raymond Pettibon.

8. "Fingernails are pretty. Fingernails are good. Seems that all they ever wanted was a _____."

From Quiz Foo Fighters Lyrics

Answer: marking

(From 'This Is A Call') Dave Grohl started the band after the death of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana.

9. "Yeah, but what do you do? When you're just another aging _____ _____."

From Quiz There Is Nothing Left To Lose

Answer: drag queen

(From 'Stacked Actors') 'There Is Nothing Left To Lose' is the Foo Fighters' third album.

10. Who was the founder of the Foo Fighters?

From Quiz Foo Fighters/Dave Grohl Quiz

Answer: Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl founded the Foo Fighters in 1995 after Nirvana's end in 1994.

11. How many drummers were used for this album?

From Quiz Foo Mania: "The Colour and the Shape"

Answer: Two

These were Dave Grohl and William Goldsmith. This is the first album released as a band, rather than by just Dave.

12. "Hey you, are you in there? I'm stuck outside you we could use one another, another like you."

From Quiz "One By One" Lyrics Quiz

Answer: Low

"One By One" is their newest album, released on October 21, 2002. It's their fourth album so far.

13. What's the name of the debut album by the band?

From Quiz Hail the Foo Fighters

Answer: Foo Fighters

The debut album, eponymously called "Foo Fighters", was released in July 1995. The album was recorded solely by Dave Grohl during one week in October 1994, with Grohl singing all the vocals and playing every instrument. There were some big hits from the album, including "This is a Call" and "Big Me". Grohl has said that he recorded the songs as a way to try to get over the suicide of Kurt Cobain. Since he was previously a drummer, he was insecure about his vocals and is quoted as saying ""You know how people double their vocals to make them stronger? That album the vocals are quadrupled."

14. On the self titled first album by the Foo Fighters, David Grohl plays all the instruments and performs all vocal parts with the exception of one track. On which track does Greg Dulli play guitar?

From Quiz Foo Fighters Compendium

Answer: X-Static

"X-Static" is the tenth track of the album. "This is a Call" is the first and was released as a single. The other two tracks appear on the 2011 "Wasting Light" album. Greg Dulli played guitar courtesy of Elektra records.

15. Who replaced Pat Smear when he quit the band?

From Quiz Do You Know Facts About The Foo Fighters?

Answer: Franz Stahl

When Pat Smear announced that he was leaving the band, Dave Grohl asked his friend and former Scream bandmate, Franz Stahl, to take his place. Pat agreed to tour with the band until Stahl was ready to take over. Franz replaced Smear on the top of Radio City Music Hall at the MTV Music Awards.

16. In this music video, the band eats in a sushi restaurant where they run into an Asian man who looks similar to Dave Grohl. The band also performs near a lighthouse. What music video is this?

From Quiz The Music Videos of the Foo Fighters

Answer: "Resolve"

The director of this music video also directed "DOA" for them. There is a visual callback with the vial of red liquid during Dave's daydream.

17. There are four members in the band: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett and whom?

From Quiz Foo Fighters!

Answer: Nate Mendel

Nate and Dave are the only members of the band who were there from the start, Krist was the bassist of Nirvana, but did not join Foo Fighters, Kurt was the vocalist and guitarist of Nirvana and Josh Homme was the former vocalist and guitarist of Queens Of The Stone Age.

18. What song are the lyrics "Watch him as he goes" from?

From Quiz Foo Fighters Lyrics!

Answer: My Hero

From the album "The Color And The Shape". The track was made available for download on the video game "Rock Band".

19. "We're going life or death, two strangers on the mend."

From Quiz "One By One" Lyrics

Answer: Overdrive

"One By One" was the first CD that guitarist Chris Shiflett recorded with the group, although he has been a member of the group since 1999 when he replaced Franz Stahl.

20. "How could it be, I'm the only one who sees your rehearsed _____."

From Quiz Foo Fighters Lyrics

Answer: insanity

(From 'I'll Stick Around') Dave Grohl supposedly wrote the song 'I'll Stick Around' about Courtney Love.

21. "I may be crazy, little _____ around the ends."

From Quiz There Is Nothing Left To Lose

Answer: frayed

(From 'Breakout') The album is copyrighted under RCA and Roswell Records.

22. Who was the original drummer for the Foo Fighters?

From Quiz Foo Fighters/Dave Grohl Quiz

Answer: William Goldsmith

Although Dave Grohl sang and played all the instruments on the self-titled debut album, William Goldsmith was the first drummer when they began to play live.

23. Who produced this album?

From Quiz Foo Mania: "The Colour and the Shape"

Answer: Gil Norton

Dave is the front man for the Foo Fighters, and the other two are names I made up.

24. "I may be scattered. A little shattered. What does it matter, no one has a fit like I do."

From Quiz "One By One" Lyrics Quiz

Answer: Disenchanted Lullabye

The Foo Fighters were formed in Seattle, Washington, US by Dave Grohl in 1995.

25. The original drummer for the band, William Goldsmith, was replaced by which man who tragically passed away in 2022?

From Quiz Hail the Foo Fighters

Answer: Taylor Hawkins

William Goldsmith was the original drummer with the band. Goldsmith lasted from 1995 to 1997 and left after the drums he recorded for the second album were re-recorded by singer Dave Grohl because he wasn't happy with them. Goldsmith understandably felt pretty bad about the experience and left the band. Taylor Hawkins was the touring drummer with Canadian singers Alanis Morissette and Sass Jordan and the drummer for the band Sylvia before joining Foo Fighters. He joined them in 1997, in time for the tour to support their second album. In 2005 he was named "Best Rock Drummer" by the magazine "Rhythm." He was the drummer for the band until he died in March 2022 in Colombia while the band were touring.

26. Which Foo Fighters album released in 1997 contains the tracks "Doll", "Monkey Wrench" and "Hey, Johnny Park!"?

From Quiz Foo Fighters Compendium

Answer: The Colour and the Shape

Other tracks on "The Colour and the Shape" are "Wind Up", "Up in Arms", "My Hero" and "See You". The album was produced by Gil Norton, recorded by Bradley Cook and mixed by Chris Sheldon.

27. What is the original line up for the Foo Fighters?

From Quiz Do You Know Facts About The Foo Fighters?

Answer: Dave Grohl, William Goldsmith, Pat Smear and Nate Mendel

Dave Grohl, William Goldsmith, Pat Smear, and Nate Mendel is the original line up for the Foo's. Even though every individual listed above has been in the band, they are not original.

28. In this music video, Dave and Taylor are a couple who go through some horrific dreams of being attacked by Nate and Pat as Teddy Boys. What music video is this?

From Quiz The Music Videos of the Foo Fighters

Answer: "Everlong"

Michel Gondry, the music video director, came up with a lot of the visual images most notably when Dave's hand gets huge so he can attack Pat and Nate. According to Gondry, his hand swelling often pops up in his dreams.

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