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General Metal Quiz

This quiz is a general metal quiz about several different bands and styles and artist hope you enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by pandoraomega. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
pandoraomega

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,038

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
187

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the band the late Layne Staley was in before Alice in Chains? Hint

Jerry Cantrell

Diamond Lie

Alice'N Chainz

Godsmack

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Big Four of thrash metal are Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus and Anthrax.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. The answer may surprise you, but this man was the original lead singer of Iron Maiden? Hint

Paul Di'Anno

Blaze Bailey

Bruce Dickenson

Dave Murray

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Question 4 of 10

4. After the break up of Emperor, Ihsahn formed this band with his wife who played violin and sang? Hint

Arcturus

Ihsahn

Peccatum

Zyklon-B

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Question 5 of 10

5. This 80s hair band played the theme song for "Transformers the Movie"? Hint

Poison

White Lion

Motley Crue

Lion

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Question 6 of 10

6. This band was the first death metal band to be on the billboard charts? Hint

Carcass

Deicide

Cannibal Corpse

Morbid Angel

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jon Nodtveidt formed this band in 1989 when he was 14, taking the black metal world by storm in 1993 with "The Somberlain". Hint

Mayhem

Marduk

Dissection

Bathory

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Question 8 of 10

8. This humorous metal band is probably most famous for their song "Beer". Hint

GWAR

Here come the Mummies

Tenacious-D

Psychostick

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Question 9 of 10

9. This band may not have been the first gothic metal band but they were probably the most popular which helped them get the first gold record for Roadrunner Records? Hint

Deathstars

Sisters of Mercy

Type O Negative

Deadstar Assembly

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Question 10 of 10

10. This band from Finland did a technical thrash cover of "Oops I Did it Again"? Hint

Swallow the Sun

Moonsorrow

Kalmah

Children of Bodom

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the band the late Layne Staley was in before Alice in Chains?

Answer: Alice'N Chainz

Kind of a trick question, it was called the same but spelled different and had completely different members up till he met Jerry Cantrell and the rest is history.

2. The Big Four of thrash metal are Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus and Anthrax.

Answer: False

The Big Four are Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer.

3. The answer may surprise you, but this man was the original lead singer of Iron Maiden?

Answer: Paul Di'Anno

Despite what people think, Bruce Dickenson wasn't the original singer of Iron Maiden. He wasn't their singer until their third album "The Number of the Beast".

4. After the break up of Emperor, Ihsahn formed this band with his wife who played violin and sang?

Answer: Peccatum

While in Emperor, Ihsahn was the lead singer, lead guitarist and keyboardist.

5. This 80s hair band played the theme song for "Transformers the Movie"?

Answer: Lion

Lion had a virtuoso guitar player named Tony Smith.

6. This band was the first death metal band to be on the billboard charts?

Answer: Cannibal Corpse

Cannibal Corpse was part of the second wave of death metal. They formed in 1988 and released their first album "Eaten Back to Life" in 1990.

7. Jon Nodtveidt formed this band in 1989 when he was 14, taking the black metal world by storm in 1993 with "The Somberlain".

Answer: Dissection

Jon tragically took his own life at the age of 31 in 2006.

8. This humorous metal band is probably most famous for their song "Beer".

Answer: Psychostick

Psychostick's first three albums were all full of humorous songs and the band never takes themselves seriously. They were formed in Tempe, Arizona.

9. This band may not have been the first gothic metal band but they were probably the most popular which helped them get the first gold record for Roadrunner Records?

Answer: Type O Negative

Before Type O Negative, lead singer Peter Steele was in Carnivore and worked for the New York Parks Department.

10. This band from Finland did a technical thrash cover of "Oops I Did it Again"?

Answer: Children of Bodom

Alexi from Children of Bodom was in a band with his ex-wife called Sinergy.

Source: Author pandoraomega

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