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  Judas Priest: Metal Gods    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Everyone loves the hotly-tipped to become protected by UNESCO as World Heritage Judas Priest, so here are a few bits of tricky trivia about the mighty metal monsters.
Difficult, 15 Qns, thula2, Dec 03 11
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thula2
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  Judas Priest-The Ultimate Heavy Metal Band    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the gods of metal, Judas Priest. This deals mostly with their early music. If you're a fan you shouldn't have any trouble. Good luck and have fun.
Average, 10 Qns, diamondjim68, Dec 23 05
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  Judas Priest - "Painkiller" album   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about Judas Priest's classic "Painkiller" album.
Average, 10 Qns, YardenGruman, Apr 26 11
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  Judas Priest Songs and Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This is a quiz for true Judas Priest fans. The first 20 questions are names of songs. Do you know what album they are from? The last 5 questions are trivia related.
Average, 25 Qns, Graz, Nov 14 07
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Graz
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  British Steel, A Tribute to Judas Priest    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All about Judas Priest.
Average, 10 Qns, kerrybaby, Mar 10 08
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826 plays
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  Rob Halford    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about Rob Halford. He is best known as the former lead singer of Judas Priest, and is the current lead singer for the band "Halford".
Average, 10 Qns, kendar, Feb 13 06
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kendar
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  Judas Priest's "Turbo" Album    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about Judas Priest's "Turbo" album?!
Average, 10 Qns, ilovepierre, Jan 09 05
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ilovepierre
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  Judas Priest - Then and Now    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just a few general questions about one of the greatest British Heavy Metal bands ever.
Average, 10 Qns, twigs70, May 20 05
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trivia question Quick Question
What was the first album Dave Holland played drums on?

From Quiz "Judas Priest-The Ultimate Heavy Metal Band"





Judas Priest Trivia Questions
1. Which Judas Priest members played together in a band called Freight prior to becoming Judas Priest?

From Quiz Judas Priest: Metal Gods

Answer: Ian Hill & K.K. Downing

Freight was with drummer John Ellis. Al Atkins then joined and brought with him the name Judas Priest, taken from the Bob Dylan song "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest". Drummer Alan Moore joined in 1971, Rob Halford in 1973 and Glenn Tipton 1974.

2. "Painkiller" was released in what year?

From Quiz Judas Priest - "Painkiller" album

Answer: 1990

The "Painkiller" album was recorded between January to March of 1990. It was released in September of that year.

3. In 1990, a lawsuit accused the band of putting subliminal messages in what song?

From Quiz Judas Priest - Then and Now

Answer: Better by You Better Than Me

The lawsuit was dismissed. The band said later that, "if they wanted to put messages into their music, they would tell people to buy more records".

4. Which year was the album "Turbo" released?

From Quiz Judas Priest's "Turbo" Album

Answer: 1986

Judas Priest had released four albums in the 80s before "Turbo".

5. Who was the group's original lead singer?

From Quiz Judas Priest-The Ultimate Heavy Metal Band

Answer: Alan Atkins

Atkins was the lead singer from 1970 to 1973 and was replaced by Rob Halford. The band he played in before them was also called Judas Priest. They couldn't think of a better name.

6. When Rob Halford left Judas Priest, what was the name of his next band?

From Quiz Rob Halford

Answer: Fight

Rob Halford was the lead singer of all these bands at one point in time, except for Motorhead.

7. Which band, named after a Judas Priest song, released the album "Heavy Metal Maniac" in 1983?

From Quiz Judas Priest: Metal Gods

Answer: Exciter

Canadian three-piece Exciter are still delivering pounding metal. Pirate-mad Germans Running Wild took the name in 1979, being called Granite Hearts beforehand. Fellow Germans Sinner are still going, despite having got through over twenty members since forming in 1980. Amongst the numerous Tyrants, California's (1978-present) have released three albums of unabashed heavy metal,the best being 1987's "Too Late To Pray".

8. What was the first song released from the album?

From Quiz Judas Priest - "Painkiller" album

Answer: Painkiller

The song "Painkiller" was released soon after the album came out. "Metal Meltdown" and "Hell Patrol" were also tracks on the "Painkiller" album. "The Hellion/Electric Eye" was a track on the "Screaming for Vengeance" (1982) album.

9. At the time of being asked to join Priest, singer Rob Halford sang for which band?

From Quiz British Steel, A Tribute to Judas Priest

Answer: Hiroshima

Rob Halford was picked from Birmingham rockers Hiroshima along with drummer John Hinch in 1973.

10. After a twelve year absence, Rob Halford reunited with Judas Priest. What was the name of the tour they embarked on in 2004?

From Quiz Judas Priest - Then and Now

Answer: Ozzfest

Despite Ozzy, many people considered Priest the headliners on this tour.

11. Who was the Judas Priest drummer for their "Turbo" album?

From Quiz Judas Priest's "Turbo" Album

Answer: Dave Holland

Dave Holland left after "Ram It Down" was released and then Scott Travis took over for the album "Painkiller".

12. What was their first album released by CBS records?

From Quiz Judas Priest-The Ultimate Heavy Metal Band

Answer: Sin After Sin

Their first two albums "Rocka Rolla" and "Sad Wings Of Destiny" were released on an independent label, Gull.

13. How is Rob best known for making his entrance on stage during his Judas priest years?

From Quiz Rob Halford

Answer: riding a motorcycle

Rob is also known to have crashed his motorcycle attempting this stunt.

14. Heading Out To The Highway

From Quiz Judas Priest Songs and Trivia

Answer: Point Of Entry

15. Which Judas Priest song did thrash band Slayer cover in 1988?

From Quiz Judas Priest: Metal Gods

Answer: Dissident Aggressor

One of Priest's greatest lyrics, and one of Slayer's best cover versions, the track featured on 1988's "South Of Heaven". A Halford/King Diamond wail contest was evident when Mercyful Fate did "The Ripper" on a Priest tribute album. Brilliant speed metal band Liege Lord started life as a Priest cover band called Deceiver. Don't think anyone has done "Caviar And Meths", or even remembers it.

16. "Something's calling in the night..." Which song has this line in it?

From Quiz Judas Priest - "Painkiller" album

Answer: Metal Meltdown

It's the first line in "Metal Meltdown": "Something's calling in the night, electric madness, roars in sight..." The song was recorded and released in 1990.

17. Which famous musician produced the album "Sin After Sin"?

From Quiz British Steel, A Tribute to Judas Priest

Answer: Roger Glover

Deep Purple bassist Roger Golver produced Judas Priests 1977 album "Sin After Sin", their major label debut with CBS.

18. "Run of the Mill", "Dying to Meet You", "Caviar and Meths". What album are these songs from?

From Quiz Judas Priest - Then and Now

Answer: Rocka Rolla

These are from Priest's debut in 1974.

19. Who produced Judas Priest's "Turbo" album?

From Quiz Judas Priest's "Turbo" Album

Answer: Tom Allom

Bob Rock produced many albums with different bands but not any with Judas Priest. Smith n Borin are music video directors and Jim Vanrye is a guy that I made up.

20. What was "Hell Bent for Leather" called in the U.K.?

From Quiz Judas Priest-The Ultimate Heavy Metal Band

Answer: Killing Machine

"Hell Bent For Leather" was released in 1979.

21. Who introduced Rob to Judas Priest?

From Quiz Rob Halford

Answer: his sister

Rob replaced the original lead singer of Judas Priest when he joined.

22. Who does ex-Judas Priest vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens now sing for (in 2011)?

From Quiz Judas Priest: Metal Gods

Answer: Yngwie J. Malmsteen

Rage (named after Priest song?) have been fronted by Peter Peavy since their inception. K.K. Downing has retired and just plays golf. Owens did join Iced Earth in 2003, but got the boot when the original vocalist came back... He's been singing for Yngwie since 2008, he is also in Dio's Disciples, and a cover band called HAIL! with Andreas Kisser, Paul Bostaph, David Ellefson.

23. Where did Judas Priest get their name from?

From Quiz Judas Priest - Then and Now

Answer: a Bob Dylan song

Alan Atkins, one of the founding members, took the name from Bob Dylan's "The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest".

24. How many albums did Judas Priest release before "Turbo"?

From Quiz Judas Priest's "Turbo" Album

Answer: 10

"Rocka Rolla", "Sad Wings of Destiny", "Sin After Sin", "Stained Class", "Hell Bent for Leather(Killing Machine)", "Unleashed in the East", "British Steel", "Point of Entry", "Screaming for Vengeance" and "Defenders of the Faith".

25. What was the first album Dave Holland played drums on?

From Quiz Judas Priest-The Ultimate Heavy Metal Band

Answer: British Steel

The best drummer the group had. He stayed with the band until 1990.

26. What is Rob Halford's nickname among his fans?

From Quiz Rob Halford

Answer: Metal God

Judas Priest had a hit song called "Metal Gods".

27. Which country's flag is Rob Halford kissing on the cover of Halford's "Live Insurrection"?

From Quiz Judas Priest: Metal Gods

Answer: Chile

Halford guitarist, Metal Mike Chlasciak, is Polish. Priest got quite patriotic on "Red, White & Blue", recorded at the "Turbo" sessions but on the rerelease of their other patriotic moment, "British Steel". However, that is an ode to the British flag, not the English one. Halford has lived in the USA for years but has never been caught kissing the stars and stripes.

28. Rob Halford left Judas Priest shortly after the "Painkiller" tour. What was the reason given at the time?

From Quiz Judas Priest - "Painkiller" album

Answer: There were "internal tensions" in the band.

Rob Halford stated that there were "internal tensions" within the band that led to his leaving Judas Priest. He also cited his famous onstage motorcycle accident (among other things) as a cause for his departure. He reunited with Judas Priest in 2003.

29. Which studio was the album "Turbo" produced in?

From Quiz Judas Priest's "Turbo" Album

Answer: Compass Point Studios

This studio is in L.A.

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