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Iron Maiden info Test | Music

Here is some info about Iron Maiden that you might not know.

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

Author
mex

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
283,099

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What song is this lyric from:
"Sliding we go, only fear on our side
To the edge of the wire, and we rush with the tide
Oh the water is red, with the blood of the dead
But I'm still alive, pray to God I survive"? Hint

The Longest Day

These Colours Don't Run

The Pilgrim

Tailgunner

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these songs does guitarist Dave Murray NOT have a credit for? Hint

Charlotte the Harlot

Blood Brothers

Brave New World

Rainmaker

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these songs gave Bruce Dickinson his first songwriting credit since joining Iron Maiden? Hint

Children of the Damned

Run to the Hills

Flight of Icarus

Revelations

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Question 4 of 10

4. What song is the lyric from:
"Let me tell you a story to chill the bones
About a thing that I saw
One night wandering in the Everglades
I'd one drink but no more"? Hint

Dance of Death

Dream of Mirrors

No More Lies

The Legacy

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where was the "Death on the Road" live album recorded? Hint

Long Beach, California

London, England

Dortmund, Germany

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Question 6 of 10

6. Nicko McBrain got his first songwriting credit on the "Dance of Death" album.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which song gave Adrian Smith his first songwriting credit in Iron Maiden? Hint

Wrathchild

The Prisoner

Prodigal Son

22 Acacia Avenue

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Question 8 of 10

8. Prior to Iron Maiden, Nicko was in a band called Trust.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which song has these lyrics:
"Infinite Dreams, I can't deny them
Infinity is hard to comprehend
I couldn't hear those screams
Even in my wildest dreams"?

Answer: (2 words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What song is the lyric from:
"Now that I know that the right time has come
My prediction will surely be true
The impending disaster it looms
And the whole of the village is doomed
Why won't you listen to me
Is it so hard to understand
That I am the real seventh son
Your life or death on me depends"? Hint

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

The Prophecy

The Clairvoyant

Only the Good Die Young

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What song is this lyric from: "Sliding we go, only fear on our side To the edge of the wire, and we rush with the tide Oh the water is red, with the blood of the dead But I'm still alive, pray to God I survive"?

Answer: The Longest Day

The song is about the terrifying experience being a soldier during Operation Overlord on D-Day of the 1944 World War II Battle of Normandy. This song was written by Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, and Bruce Dickinson. It was released on 2006's "A Matter of Life and Death".

2. Which of these songs does guitarist Dave Murray NOT have a credit for?

Answer: Blood Brothers

"Blood Brothers" was written by Steve Harris and was released on the "Brave New World" album in 2000.

3. Which of these songs gave Bruce Dickinson his first songwriting credit since joining Iron Maiden?

Answer: Revelations

"Revelations" was written by Bruce Dickinson alone. It was released on the "Piece of Mind" album in 1983. Dickinson helped write some of the songs on 1982's "The Number of the Beast", but due to his contract with his previous band Samson, he couldn't be credited.

4. What song is the lyric from: "Let me tell you a story to chill the bones About a thing that I saw One night wandering in the Everglades I'd one drink but no more"?

Answer: Dance of Death

"Dance of Death" was written by Janick Gers and Steve Harris and was released on the "Dance of Death" album in 2003.

5. Where was the "Death on the Road" live album recorded?

Answer: Dortmund, Germany

"Death on the Road" was the support tour for the album "Dance of Death" and was recorded in November 2003.

6. Nicko McBrain got his first songwriting credit on the "Dance of Death" album.

Answer: true

Nicko, the drummer, wrote the bass line for "New Frontier."

7. Which song gave Adrian Smith his first songwriting credit in Iron Maiden?

Answer: The Prisoner

"The Prisoner" was named after a television show of the same name. The voice at the beginning of the song is actor Patrick McGoohan.

8. Prior to Iron Maiden, Nicko was in a band called Trust.

Answer: true

Iron Maiden and Trust toured together.

9. Which song has these lyrics: "Infinite Dreams, I can't deny them Infinity is hard to comprehend I couldn't hear those screams Even in my wildest dreams"?

Answer: Infinite Dreams

"Infinite Dreams" was written by Steve Harris and was released on 1988's "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son".

10. What song is the lyric from: "Now that I know that the right time has come My prediction will surely be true The impending disaster it looms And the whole of the village is doomed Why won't you listen to me Is it so hard to understand That I am the real seventh son Your life or death on me depends"?

Answer: The Prophecy

"The Prophecy" was written by Dave Murray and Steve Harris and was released on 1988's "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son".

Source: Author mex

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