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This is a quiz about the eighth album by the group Iron Maiden.

A multiple-choice quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gme24

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
363,698

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Adrian Smith, who did not agree with the direction the band was taking, left the band just before the album went into production and was replaced by whom? Hint

Tony Parsons

Janick Gers

Jeff Beck

Jimmy Page

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Question 2 of 10

2. Despite the not so enthusiastic reviews the album contains Iron Maiden's only number one single hit in the UK. Can you name the song? Hint

Hooks in You

Bring Your Daughter...to the Slaughter

Smoke on the Water

Highway Star

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which fighter plane is mentioned in the song "Tailgunner"? Hint

Fokker

Airbus A320

Spitfire

Concord

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the producer of seven out of the the first eight albums by Iron Maiden? Hint

Steve Harris and Kevin Shirley

Martin Birch

Peter Grant

Jimmy Miller

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the support tour for "No Prayer for the Dying"? Hint

Dying on the Road

Eddie Undead

Slaughter on Tour

No Prayer on the Road

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Question 6 of 10

6. The album cover depicts Eddie bursting from the grave. When the album was re-released in 1998 the new album cover had something on it that the original did not have. What was it? Hint

Gilded plague

Eddie wearing sun glasses

Inscription on the plaque of the tomb

A maiden

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Question 7 of 10

7. The song "Bring Your Daughter...to the Slaughter" was recorded and released by Bruce Dickinson for the sound track of which film? Hint

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

The Omen

The Exorcist

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

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Question 8 of 10

8. "No Prayer for the Dying" was recorded in a barn in Essex belonging to which member of Iron Maiden? Hint

Adrian Smith

Bruce Dickinson

Steve Harris

Eddie

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Question 9 of 10

9. The album contains ten tracks. Which of the following tracks does not appear on the album? Hint

Moonchild

The Assassin

Mother Russia

Holy Smoke

10. Which song on "No Prayer for the Dying" starts with the lyrics "Believe in me - send no money / I died on the cross, that ain't funny / But my so-called friends they're making me a joke / They missed out what I said like I never spoke". Hint

Holy Smoke

Public Enema Number One

The Assassin

Run Silent Run Deep

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Adrian Smith, who did not agree with the direction the band was taking, left the band just before the album went into production and was replaced by whom?

Answer: Janick Gers

Prior to joining Iron Maiden, Janick Gers was guitarist with the bands White Spirit and Gillan. He joined Iron Maiden in 1990. Adrian Smith re-joined Iron Maiden in 1999, almost ten years after quitting the band.

2. Despite the not so enthusiastic reviews the album contains Iron Maiden's only number one single hit in the UK. Can you name the song?

Answer: Bring Your Daughter...to the Slaughter

The song made it to number one despite a ban by the BBC. The song went straight to number one in January 1991. "Hooks in You" is one of the tracks on the album and both "Smoke on the Water" and "Highway Star" are by Deep Purple.

3. Which fighter plane is mentioned in the song "Tailgunner"?

Answer: Fokker

According to the lyrics "Nail that Fokker kill that son". This part of the song is about the bombing of Dresden during World War II. Spitfire is a British fighter plane used in the same war. Airbus A320 and Concord are/were commercial aircraft.

4. Who was the producer of seven out of the the first eight albums by Iron Maiden?

Answer: Martin Birch

Martin Birch was the producer of the eighth album, "No Prayer for the Dying" and co producer of the ninth album "Fear of the Dark" together with Steve Harris. Steve Harris and Kevin Shirley's first production work was "Brave New World". Peter Grant was executive producer for Led Zeppelin and Jimmy Miller was producer for the Rolling Stones.

5. What was the name of the support tour for "No Prayer for the Dying"?

Answer: No Prayer on the Road

"No Prayer on the Road" was the support tour of the album that featured Janick Gers for the very first time. The tour started at Milton Keynes, England in September 1990 and took in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland before going into continental Europe, North America and Asia.

6. The album cover depicts Eddie bursting from the grave. When the album was re-released in 1998 the new album cover had something on it that the original did not have. What was it?

Answer: Inscription on the plaque of the tomb

The inscription reads "After the Daylight, The Night of Pain, That is not Dead, Which Can Rise Again". On the original Eddie was seen grabbing a grave digger by the neck. The grave digger was removed from the re-release.

7. The song "Bring Your Daughter...to the Slaughter" was recorded and released by Bruce Dickinson for the sound track of which film?

Answer: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Apart from Bruce Dickinson the sound track of "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child" featured another nine artists, including Romeo's Daughter, W.A.S.P, Mammoth and Samantha Fox. Steve Harris liked the song very much so Iron Maiden recorded it.

8. "No Prayer for the Dying" was recorded in a barn in Essex belonging to which member of Iron Maiden?

Answer: Steve Harris

The album was recorded on Steve Harris's property using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. Bruce was living in Chiswick, West London, Eddie is the mascot of the band and Adrian Smith had left the group before the album was recorded.

9. The album contains ten tracks. Which of the following tracks does not appear on the album?

Answer: Moonchild

"Moonchild" was a track on the album "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" which was released in 1988. The other seven tracks on "No Prayer for the Dying" are: "Tailgunner", "No Prayer for the Dying", "Public Enema Number One", "Fates Warning", "Run Silent Run Deep", "Hooks in You" and "Bring Your Daughter...to the Slaughter".

Answer: Holy Smoke

"Holy Smoke" was Iron Maiden's 21st single release in the UK and made it to number three in the charts. The song is about the many scandals of the television Evangelists, but it is not against Christian religion.

Source: Author gme24

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