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Quiz about Black Sabbath The Dio Era
Quiz about Black Sabbath The Dio Era

Black Sabbath: The Dio Era Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio on vocals, so from 1980 to 1982 and 1992. You must know the albums, songs, lyrics and info about the band and the members. Good luck and have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by markinzon. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
markinzon
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
404,367
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
127
Last 3 plays: Kalibre (5/15), Guest 104 (12/15), Guest 49 (9/15).
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1. Which song is NOT sung by Ronnie James Dio (originally)? Hint


2. Which Black Sabbath song was included in the movie, "Wayne's World"? Hint


3. In what band did Ronnie James Dio sing right before he joined Black Sabbath? Hint


4. Which song has the line: "One day in the life of the lonely, another day in the round about"? Hint


5. Fill the gap: "Chain _____ and it tears away". Hint


6. Who did the drumming on the ninth Black Sabbath studio album, "Heaven and Hell"? Hint


7. Which Black Sabbath member has played in Ronnie James Dio's own band, Dio? Hint


8. Continue the lyrics: "Look beyond your own horizons..." Hint


9. How many Ozzy era songs does the "Live Evil" album contain? Hint


10. Which song has the line: "Oh there's insufficient evidence, of what just might come after"? Hint


11. Which song's lyrics DON'T features the word "sun"? Hint


12. In 2006 the members of the "Mob Rules" line up reformed Black Sabbath with Dio, but to avoid the confusion with the Ozzy fronted band, they gave it another name. What was the name of that band?

Answer: (Three Words)
13. Which lyrics are NOT from the "Mob Rules" album? Hint


14. Continue the lyrics: "It goes on and on and on..." Hint


15. Here's a real hard one to close the quiz. How many creatures/monsters appear on the front cover of "Mob Rules"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which song is NOT sung by Ronnie James Dio (originally)?

Answer: Black Moon

"Too Late" is a ballad from Black Sabbath's third and last studio album with Ronnie James Dio on vocals, "Dehumanizer". The song is someone who has made a deal with the Devil. He gets what he wants, and tries to get out of the deal, but it's too late, he must pay with his life.

"Country Girl" is off Black Sabbath's second album with Dio, "Mob Rules". In the song Dio refers to being fooled into thinking he's in love with a country girl only to grow to despise her true nature.

"Master of Insanity" is also a great song from the "Dehumanizer" album. The song is about the madman within us all, the fact that everybody has an evil side, but most of the people act like we don't.

"Black Moon" is from the second album with Tony Martin on vocals, "Headless Cross".
2. Which Black Sabbath song was included in the movie, "Wayne's World"?

Answer: Time Machine

"Wayne's World" is a 1992 American comedy film. The movie is about a pair of metalheads who broadcast a television show. Its music featured "Time Machine" off Black Sabbath's 1992 album, "Dehumanizer". Black Sabbath recorded an alternative version of "Time Machine" for the movie's soundtrack, with different lyrics and mix.
3. In what band did Ronnie James Dio sing right before he joined Black Sabbath?

Answer: Rainbow

He left Rainbow in 1978, after the release of their third album, "Long Live Rock and Roll". He sang on the first three Rainbow albums, "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow", "Rising" and "Long Live Rock and Roll".

Before Rainbow he was in Elf and he released also three album with them.

Ronnie and the Red Caps was his early band.

He formed his own band in 1982, after he left Sabbath.

He was the replacement for Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath.
4. Which song has the line: "One day in the life of the lonely, another day in the round about"?

Answer: TV Crimes

"Tv Crimes" is a criticism of the rise of televangelism in America. Televangelism is the use of television to communicate Christianity. It was released in their 1992 album, "Dehumanizer".
5. Fill the gap: "Chain _____ and it tears away".

Answer: The sun

"Chain the Sun and it tears away, to face you as you run, you run, you run".

These great lyrics are from the song "Die Young". It was released in 1980, on their first album with Dio on vocals. The lyrics were written by Ronnie James Dio. The song talks about living life now, because no one know if you will be alive tomorrow. It was the album's second single, and it peaked at number 41 on the UK singles chart.
6. Who did the drumming on the ninth Black Sabbath studio album, "Heaven and Hell"?

Answer: Bill Ward

Bill Ward was one of the original members of Sabbath, he played on ten of Sabbath's studio albums. After the recording of "Heaven and Hell" he left Sabbath because of his alcohol problems and he returned on the "Born Again" album.

Vinny Appice was the replacement for Ward. He recorded two albums with the band, the 1981 "Mob Rules" and the 1992 "Dehumanizer".

Eric Singer played on two Black Sabbath albums, "Seventh Star" and "Eternal Idol". He is also known as the drummer of Kiss and Alice Cooper.

Cozy Powell played the drums on "Headless Cross", "Tyr" and "Forbidden".
7. Which Black Sabbath member has played in Ronnie James Dio's own band, Dio?

Answer: Vinny Appice

He played on several Dio albums: on the debut album, "Holy Diver", on "The Last in Line", on "Sacred Heart", on "Dream Evil", on "Strange Highways" and on "Angry Machines". When Ronnie left the band in 1982, he took Vinny with him, to play in his solo band.
8. Continue the lyrics: "Look beyond your own horizons..."

Answer: Sail the ship of signs

The lyrics are from the brillaint song, "The Sign of the Southern Cross". It's on the "Mob Rules" album, which was the second album to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals.

In the liner notes to the 2003 compilation "Stand Up And And Shout: The Anthology", Ronnie James Dio had this to say: "'Mob Rules' was a different experience because Bill Ward had left Sabbath. Vinny Appice was the new drummer, and the chemistry in the studio changed. I was feeling like I could go as dark as I wanted lyrically now, mess around with alliteration-I love alliteration. I knew about the Southern Cross on the Australian flag, but this was meant to be something more darkly symbolic and religious."
9. How many Ozzy era songs does the "Live Evil" album contain?

Answer: 7

"Live Evil" was released in 1982. It featured Ronnie James Dio on vocals. It contained performances in Seattle, in San Antonio and in Dallas. These shows were part of the "Mob Rules" Tour. The Ozzy era songs on the album are, "N.I.B", "Black Sabbath", "War Pigs", "Iron Man", "Paranoid" "Children of the Grave" and "Fluff" which is an instrumental. Obviously they were sung by Dio, on the "Live Evil" album.
10. Which song has the line: "Oh there's insufficient evidence, of what just might come after"?

Answer: After All (The Dead)

"After All (The Dead)" is the second song on Black Sabbath's 1992 album, "Dehumanizer" which was the last album to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals. The song is about questions of afterlife you would want to ask to a dead person. The only way to find out what comes after this life is death.
11. Which song's lyrics DON'T features the word "sun"?

Answer: Neon Knights

All tracks are from the 1980 "Heaven and Hell" album.

"Lonely is the Word" is about feeling lonely and not having anywhere to go. The lyrics describe how the person once had a great life, but now has lost that all. The part when "sun" is mentioned: "I've been higher the stardust, I've been seen upon the sun".

"Die Young" talks about living life now, because no one know if you will be alive tomorrow. The part when "sun" is mentioned: "Chain the sun, and it tears away as you run, you run, you run".

"Children of the Sea" was the first song that Ronnie and Sabbath wrote together. The song is about ecological awareness. Mankind is doing things before it truly understands the consequences of its actions and thinking that this would go on forever without a price to eventually pay for messing with the balance. The part when "sun" is mentioned: "In the misty morning, on the edge of time, we've lost the rising sun, a final sign".

"Neon Knights" is about English legends of myth and medieval culture.
12. In 2006 the members of the "Mob Rules" line up reformed Black Sabbath with Dio, but to avoid the confusion with the Ozzy fronted band, they gave it another name. What was the name of that band?

Answer: Heaven and Hell

They named themselves off their most famous Dio era album, "Heaven and Hell". The lineup was Tony Iommi on guitar, Geezer Butler on bass, Vinny Appice on the drums and of course, Ronnie James Dio on vocals. They made one album titled, "The Devil You Know". They were working until Ronnie James Dio passed away, in 2010.
13. Which lyrics are NOT from the "Mob Rules" album?

Answer: Hey, join the traveler, if you got nowhere to go

"Never, no never again! Listen to me and believe what I say if you can" is from the song called "Falling off the Edge of the World". It's on the second album with Ronnie on vocals, "Mob Rules".

"There's a rainbow that will shimmer, when the summer falls" is from "The Sign of the Southern Cross". It's also on "Mob Rules".

"Kill the spirit and you'll be blinded, the end is always the same" is from the title track of "Mob Rules", "The Mob Rules". The song was featured in the film, "Heavy Metal".

"Hey, join the traveler, if you got nowhere to go" is from "Lonely Is the Word" which is off the "Heaven and Hell" album. That was the first Sabbath album with Dio on vocals.
14. Continue the lyrics: "It goes on and on and on..."

Answer: It's Heaven and Hell

"It goes on and on and on, it's Heaven and Hell, I can tell".

The lyrics are from the most well-known Dio era Black Sabbath song, "Heaven and Hell". It's the title track of their first album to feature Dio on vocals. This is the song that Ronnie James Dio was most proud of to have ever written. It was played in every concert when Dio was with the band.

Dio has said, in the 2003 compilation, "Stand Up And And Shout: The Anthology", that the lyrics are about which path we take. Whether it be the path to Heaven, or the path to Hell. He said this song was written for the religious people who force you to do things and make you think that everything is evil. This song is supposed to tell you to choose your own path, which makes you a good person.
15. Here's a real hard one to close the quiz. How many creatures/monsters appear on the front cover of "Mob Rules"?

Answer: 5

Arguably, the cover art of "Mob Rules" is among the best cover art of all time. The cover was designed by Greg Hildebrandt. It features five creatures standing in the gutter. This album is the tenth Black Sabbath album, and the second to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals. It was released in 1981.
Source: Author markinzon

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