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Quiz about Black Sabbath Its all about the horns

Black Sabbath - It's all about the horns! Quiz

Are Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Vinnie Appice, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Martin, Glenn Hughes, Cozy Powell and Ian Gillan =Metal GODS? Of course.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mr.Pont. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Mr.Pont

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,033

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. What individuals influenced Tony Iommi's guitar playing? Hint

Hank Marvin and Mick Abrahams

Hank Marvin and Django Reinhardt.

Hank Marvin and Gene Simmons

Hank Marvin and Jimmy Page

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the first song ever recorded by Black Sabbath? Hint

Black Sabbath

The Wizard

N.I.B

Wall Of Sleep

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the first commercial release for Black Sabbath with the title "featuring Tony Iommi" (Glenn Hughes was the vocalist)? Hint

Seventh Star Featuring Tony Iommi

Iommi

The Eternal Idol

Dehumanizer

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the vocalist on "The Eternal Idol"? Hint

Tony Martin

Glenn Hughes

Ronnie James Dio

Ian Gillan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who inducted Black Sabbath into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Hint

Iron Maiden

Ozzy Osbourne

Metallica

Judas Priest

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote "N.I.B."? Hint

Tony Iommi

Bill Ward

Ozzy Osbourne

Geezer Butler

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Ronnie James Dio's first musical instrument? Hint

Flute

Guitar

Trumpet

Drums

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where was Iommi born? Hint

London, England

Hanover, England

Aston, Birmingham, England

Birmingham, England

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is unusual about Tony Iommi's guitar playing? Hint

He was born right handed, but learned to use his left hand to play.

He never plays chords.

He only has one functioning hand.

He only has three finger on each hand.

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is John Osbourne's birth date? Hint

August 1952

December 1948

December 3, 1948

January 1949

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What individuals influenced Tony Iommi's guitar playing?

Answer: Hank Marvin and Django Reinhardt.

Bill Ward admits a fondness to jazz and is influenced by Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Geezer's influenced by Cream's bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce.

2. What was the first song ever recorded by Black Sabbath?

Answer: Black Sabbath

This song appears on their debut album.

3. What was the first commercial release for Black Sabbath with the title "featuring Tony Iommi" (Glenn Hughes was the vocalist)?

Answer: Seventh Star Featuring Tony Iommi

Tony Iommi later produced solo work with this vocalist. The most recent album (2005) was "Fused".

4. Who was the vocalist on "The Eternal Idol"?

Answer: Tony Martin

"The Eternal Idol" was released in 1987.

5. Who inducted Black Sabbath into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Answer: Metallica

"Black Sabbath is credited with creating heavy metal. The success of their first two albums - Black Sabbath and Paranoid - marked a paradigm shift in the world of rock. Not until Black Sabbath upended the music scene did the term "heavy metal" enter the popular vocabulary to describe the denser, more thunderous offshoot of rock over which they presided. " Credited to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame web site.

6. Who wrote "N.I.B."?

Answer: Geezer Butler

Has to be one of Sabbath's biggest hits of all time - appears on their self-titled first release. Sometimes known as "Nativity In Black". The title refers to drummer Bill Ward's beard. The band called him "Nibby" because they thought it looked like the nib on the end of a pen (Ozzy came up with the nickname when he was stoned). Says Geezer Butler: "Originally it was Nib, which was Bill's beard.

When I wrote 'N.I.B.', I couldn't think of a title for the song, so I just called it Nib, after Bill's beard. To make it more intriguing I put punctuation marks in there to make it 'N.I.B.' By the time it got to America, they translated it to 'Nativity In Black'." (thanks, Greg - Triad, NC)

7. What was Ronnie James Dio's first musical instrument?

Answer: Trumpet

The trumpet is the only instrument that Ronnie has had formal training on. His father also helped him to learn the trumpet. Ronnie can also play the Saxophone, bass, guitar and keyboards. I've been told he can sing pretty well, too.

8. Where was Iommi born?

Answer: Aston, Birmingham, England

Iommi rose up from humble beginnings in an industrial town to become one of the greatest guitarists alive today.

9. What is unusual about Tony Iommi's guitar playing?

Answer: He was born right handed, but learned to use his left hand to play.

Due to an accident as a sheet metal worker, the finger tips for Iommi's right hand were sliced off. He was told that he could never play the guitar again. Instead of giving up, he developed special tips to cover the missing parts, and trained himself to play left-handed instead of right-handed.

10. What is John Osbourne's birth date?

Answer: December 3, 1948

Ozzy was born in the same town as Tony Iommi.

Source: Author Mr.Pont

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