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Guns N' Roses Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz all about the original Guns N'Roses. (Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy, and Steven)

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

Author
NJSyndicate

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,672

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
2385

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Who said this: "I'm very sensitive and emotional and things upset me and make me feel like not functioning or dealing with people... I went to a clinic, thinking it would help my moods. The only thing I did was to take one 500 question test - ya know, filling in the little black dots. All of a sudden I'm diagnosed manic-depressive."? Hint

Izzy Stradlin'

Axl Rose

Slash

Steven Adler

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who first noticed the band? Hint

Tom Zutaut

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith

David Geffen

A Club Owner

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of the following was released first? Hint

Live?!*@ Like A Suicide

Use Your Illusion II

Use Your Illusion I

Appetite For Destruction

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Question 4 of 15

4. Where was the final show of 1987? Hint

New York

Los Angeles

Seattle

Denver

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Question 5 of 15

5. How many fans were injured after the July 2, 1991 St. Louis riot? Hint

230

40,000

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Question 6 of 15

6. The "Use Your Illusion" tour began on May 24, 1991 and ended July 17, 1993.

True

False

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who produced "Appetite For Destruction"? Hint

Bob Rock

Gene Simmons

Guns N' Roses

Mike Clink

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Question 8 of 15

8. Whose idea was it to make "Use Your Illusion" a two-disc album? Hint

Axl

Geffen Records

Duff

Slash

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the inside reference to the title "The Spaghetti Incident?"? Hint

A dream of Axl's.

A food fight between Axl and Steven Adler

A short story.

A time when Izzy thought he was being attacked by a Spagetti Monster.

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the first person to leave Guns 'N Roses? Hint

Izzy

Steven

Slash

Duff

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who was "Sweet Child O' Mine" written about? Hint

Erin Everly

An Imaginary person

Axl's daughter

This is not a Guns N' Roses song

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Question 12 of 15

12. How many songs on the "Use Your Illusion" albums have Izzy on lead vocals? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. How many copies did "Use Your Illusion" sell by 2 A.M. when it was released at midnight, pacific time, in the USA? Hint

9,000,000

500,000

200

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Question 14 of 15

14. According to Slash how many days did it take to make the "Lies" album? Hint

233

There is no "Lies" album.

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who said: "While everyone's talkin' about what we did or supposedly did yesterday, we're already working today on the music they're gonna hear tomorrow"? Hint

Axl Rose

Izzy Stradlin'

Slash

Duff McKagan

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Answer: Axl Rose

Allegedly, he also underwent anger management therapy.

2. Who first noticed the band?

Answer: Tom Zutaut

He went to David Geffen and said, "I just saw the biggest band in the world. They're going to sell more albums than any band except for maybe Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.".

3. Which of the following was released first?

Answer: Live?!*@ Like A Suicide

It was released in December of 1986 on the band's own Uzi Suicide label.

4. Where was the final show of 1987?

Answer: Los Angeles

The band played a sold-out, four-night run at Perkins Palace.

5. How many fans were injured after the July 2, 1991 St. Louis riot?

Answer: 60

The riot also resulted in more than $1.2 million worth of damage.

6. The "Use Your Illusion" tour began on May 24, 1991 and ended July 17, 1993.

Answer: True

It ended in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

7. Who produced "Appetite For Destruction"?

Answer: Mike Clink

Mike Clink also produced the UFO live album, "Strangers In The Night".
Bob Rock produced Metallica's "Metallica" and Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet".

8. Whose idea was it to make "Use Your Illusion" a two-disc album?

Answer: Geffen Records

The band always thought of them as one album.

9. What is the inside reference to the title "The Spaghetti Incident?"?

Answer: A food fight between Axl and Steven Adler

After being fired in 1990, Steven started to sue the band. In an effort to get the courts to see the cruelty of his ex-bandmates, he spoke of when Duff ate his leftover spaghetti and called it "The Spaghetti Incident".

10. Who was the first person to leave Guns 'N Roses?

Answer: Steven

He was fired in 1991 for excessive drug use. He cleaned up and came back. Because he couldn't really play he was once again fired and replaced by ex-Cult drummer Matt Sorum.

11. Who was "Sweet Child O' Mine" written about?

Answer: Erin Everly

Erin Everly was Axl's girlfriend at the time. She later became his wife but they got divorced, each claiming the other was physically abusive. Axl didn't have any kids when it was written.

12. How many songs on the "Use Your Illusion" albums have Izzy on lead vocals?

Answer: 4

They are: "14 Years", "Dust N' Bones", "You Ain't The First", and "Double Talkin' Jive".

13. How many copies did "Use Your Illusion" sell by 2 A.M. when it was released at midnight, pacific time, in the USA?

Answer: 500,000

They were both released simultaneously by the band.

14. According to Slash how many days did it take to make the "Lies" album?

Answer: 1

Mike Clink, the producer, put them all in the same room and recorded them playing together.

15. Who said: "While everyone's talkin' about what we did or supposedly did yesterday, we're already working today on the music they're gonna hear tomorrow"?

Answer: Izzy Stradlin'

He said this in the March 1992 issue of "Guitar World" magazine.

Source: Author NJSyndicate

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