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I Was With the Band Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the former members of bands.

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

Author
BungeeAZ

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,489

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
818

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. He was the original bass player that played with John Lennon, before the Beatles broke big. Hint

Stu Sutcliffe

Pete Best

George Harrison

Paul McCartney

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Question 2 of 10

2. He was not a member of Kiss as part of a lineup. Hint

Bob Kulick

Mark St. John

Bruce Kulick

Vinnie Vincent

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Question 3 of 10

3. He was the original drummer for Motley Crue.

Answer: (First and Last Names or Last Name Only)

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Question 4 of 10

4. He was the original lead singer for Iron Maiden. Hint

Paul Di'anno

Blaze Bailey

Bruce Dickenson

Rob Halford

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Question 5 of 10

5. He was the first prominent lead guitar player for Metallica. Hint

Larry LaLonde

Kirk Hammet

Dave Mustaine

Ron McGovney

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Question 6 of 10

6. No longer a member of America. Hint

Dan England

Dewey Beckley

John Ford Coley

Dan Peek

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Question 7 of 10

7. He has never played lead guitar for Poison. Hint

C C Deville

Blues Saraceno

Steve Vai

Ritchie Kotzen

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Question 8 of 10

8. He was never a member of the Yardbirds. Hint

Jimmy Page

Peter Green

Eric Clapton

Chris Dreja

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Question 9 of 10

9. True or False: Michael Bolton was with a band called Blackjack.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. This journeyman was a guitar player for Santana. Hint

Sammy Hagar

Jorma Kaukonen

Eric Clapton

Neil Schon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. He was the original bass player that played with John Lennon, before the Beatles broke big.

Answer: Stu Sutcliffe

Stu Sutcliffe played bass with the Siver Beatles when they were first starting out. After the Silver Beatles went to Germany to play Hamburg, Stu met a local girl, and stayed behind. Paul McCartney took over bass duties.

2. He was not a member of Kiss as part of a lineup.

Answer: Bob Kulick

Bob Kulick was Gene Simmons' and Paul Stanley's first choice for lead guitar before Ace auditioned, and has appeared on several songs throughout Kiss' career. Bruce Kulick is his brother.

3. He was the original drummer for Motley Crue.

Answer: Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee is one of the most high profile people in rock and roll and Hollywood at large.

4. He was the original lead singer for Iron Maiden.

Answer: Paul Di'anno

Paul Di'anno sang on "Iron Maiden" and "Killers". Bruce Dickenson was his replacement.

5. He was the first prominent lead guitar player for Metallica.

Answer: Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine was Metallica's original lead guitar player. When they came to the east coast to work on their first album for Megaforce Records, they fired him. They asked Kirk Hammet from Exodus to replace him. Ron McGovney was Metallica's first bass player, before Cliff Burton. Larry LaLonde was the guitar player for Primus.

6. No longer a member of America.

Answer: Dan Peek

Peek left the band in the early 70's to pursue spirituality. Dewey Bunnell and Jerry Beckley have since been a duo.

7. He has never played lead guitar for Poison.

Answer: Steve Vai

Steve Vai is an established solo performer.

8. He was never a member of the Yardbirds.

Answer: Peter Green

Peter Green was in the Bluesbreakers following Eric Clapton. However, they were never both in the Yardbirds. Peter Green later went on to form Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. Later, after Peter Green left, they dropped his name and are forever known as Fleetwood Mac.

9. True or False: Michael Bolton was with a band called Blackjack.

Answer: True

Adult contemporary icon, Michael Bolton, then known as Michael Bolotin, was with this mid 70's hard rock band. Also this band featured the lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, who later found a home with Kiss in 1984 and remained until the reunion of the original members in 1996.

10. This journeyman was a guitar player for Santana.

Answer: Neil Schon

Neil Schon, at 17 years old, was the lead guitar player for Santana and appears on their hit "Black Magic Woman". Neil and Gregg Rollie left Sanatana and formed Journey. They didn't break big until Steve Perry was brought on board as the lead singer.

Source: Author BungeeAZ

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