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Famous Metal First Lines Trivia Quiz

This quiz should be easy if you're a fan of '80s hair metal. Grab your lipstick and Aquanet and good luck!

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

Author
LilSpikey

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
203,563

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which band's song begins with these lyrics?
"I used to be, now I'm not what you see, Lord I try. And now it seems all those dreams have come true, but they're passing me by." Hint

Cinderella

Pantera

Bon Jovi

Tuff

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which band's song begins with these lyrics? "Weekends come to this town seven days too soon."
Hint

Bon Jovi

Enuff Z'nuff

Tesla

Megadeth

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which band's song begins with these lyrics?
"Been hidin' out and laying low. It's nothing new to me. Well, you can always find a place to go, if you can keep your sanity." Hint

Iron Maiden

Skid Row

Guns N' Roses

Judas Priest

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Remember the nights we sat and talked about all our dreams. Well, little did we know then they were more distant than they seemed" is from a song by Poison.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Skid Row song begins with the lyrics
"Ricky was a young boy. He had a heart of stone. Lived nine to five and worked his fingers to the bone."? Hint

Youth Gone Wild

Frozen

Slave to the Grind

Eighteen and Life

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Question 6 of 10

6. What band is this from?
"Rat-tailed Jimmy is a second-hand hood, deals out in Hollywood. Got a '65 Chevy, primered flames, traded for some powdered goods." Hint

Guns N' Roses

Motley Crue

Warrant

Black Sabbath

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Question 7 of 10

7. What band is this from?
"Welcome to the abandoned land, come on in, child, take my hand. Here there's no work or play. There's only one bill to pay." Hint

Twisted Sister

Metallica

Ratt

Motorhead

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Question 8 of 10

8. What band is this from?
"I'm an axe grinder, pile driver, Mama says that I never, never mind her. I got no brain, I'm insane, teacher says that I'm one big pain." Hint

Quiet Riot

Hanoi Rocks

Poison

Dokken

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Question 9 of 10

9. What band is this from?
"Just for the record, let's get the story straight. Me and Uncle Tom were fishing, it was getting pretty late." Hint

Skid Row

Great White

Warrant

Deep Purple

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Question 10 of 10

10. What band is this from?
"I was born under a bad sign, left out in the cold. I'm a lonely man who knows just what it means to lose control." Hint

White Lion

Whitesnake

Slaughter

Scorpions

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which band's song begins with these lyrics? "I used to be, now I'm not what you see, Lord I try. And now it seems all those dreams have come true, but they're passing me by."

Answer: Cinderella

"Gypsy Road" originally appeared on Cinderella's 1988 album "Long Cold Winter". Cinderella was made up of Tom Keifer (vocals), Jeff LaBar (guitar), Eric Brittingham (bass), and Fred Coury (drums).

2. Which band's song begins with these lyrics? "Weekends come to this town seven days too soon."

Answer: Bon Jovi

"Let it Rock" is from Bon Jovi's most well-known album, "Slippery When Wet". Other songs from this album include, "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer", and "Wild in the Streets".

3. Which band's song begins with these lyrics? "Been hidin' out and laying low. It's nothing new to me. Well, you can always find a place to go, if you can keep your sanity."

Answer: Guns N' Roses

"Out Ta Get Me" is from 1987's "Appetite for Destruction". This album also featured Guns 'N Roses' most famous song, "Welcome to the Jungle". Guns N' Roses continued to make hit albums, including "GNR Lies", "Use Your Illusion 1 and 2", and "The Spaghetti Incident", until 1993. During this time, Axl Rose dropped out of the public eye and didn't resurface until 2003.

4. "Remember the nights we sat and talked about all our dreams. Well, little did we know then they were more distant than they seemed" is from a song by Poison.

Answer: True

"Cry Tough" originally appeared on Poison's first album "Look What the Cat Dragged In". Poison was one of the first bands to make it popular for men to wear women's makeup. Just check out the cover of "Look What the Cat Dragged In"!

5. Which Skid Row song begins with the lyrics "Ricky was a young boy. He had a heart of stone. Lived nine to five and worked his fingers to the bone."?

Answer: Eighteen and Life

"Eighteen and Life" was one of the many hits from Skid Row's self-titled debut album, released in 1989. Skid Row has done other songs about juvenile crime, including, "Youth Gone Wild" and "Livin' on a Chain Gang".

6. What band is this from? "Rat-tailed Jimmy is a second-hand hood, deals out in Hollywood. Got a '65 Chevy, primered flames, traded for some powdered goods."

Answer: Motley Crue

"Dr. Feelgood" is about a drug dealer's rise to fame and wealth, then his sudden downfall. The video of "Dr. Feelgood" is almost like a mini-movie. The album of the same title first appeared in 1989 and was re-released in 1999 with four new songs. It even has a demo version of "Dr. Feelgood" sung in first-person point of view!

7. What band is this from? "Welcome to the abandoned land, come on in, child, take my hand. Here there's no work or play. There's only one bill to pay."

Answer: Twisted Sister

"Burn in Hell" is from Twisted Sister's 1984 album "Stay Hungry". In 2004, for the album's 20th anniversary, the band re-recorded all the songs and made the album "Still Hungry".

8. What band is this from? "I'm an axe grinder, pile driver, Mama says that I never, never mind her. I got no brain, I'm insane, teacher says that I'm one big pain."

Answer: Quiet Riot

Quiet Riot's hit album "Metal Health" debuted in 1983. At the time this album was released the lineup of Quiet Riot was Kevin DuBrow (vocals), Rudy Sarzo (bass), Carlos Cavazo (guitar), and Frankie Banali (drums).

9. What band is this from? "Just for the record, let's get the story straight. Me and Uncle Tom were fishing, it was getting pretty late."

Answer: Warrant

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is from Warrant's second album, "Cherry Pie". Warrant was made up of Jani Lane (vocals), Erik Turner (guitar), Joey Allen (guitar), Jerry Dixon (bass), and Steven Sweet (drums).

10. What band is this from? "I was born under a bad sign, left out in the cold. I'm a lonely man who knows just what it means to lose control."

Answer: Whitesnake

"Fool for Your Loving" appeared on Whitesnake's 1989 album "Slip of the Tongue."

Source: Author LilSpikey

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