Number of the Beats Trivia Quiz

Answer: 100% Pure Love

"100% Pure Love" was released on Crystal Waters' 1994 "Storytellers" album. It reached number one on the "Hot Dance Club Play" chart, but only number eleven on the "Billboard Hot 100" chart. With forty-five weeks on this chart, it has as of 2016 been one of the longest charting singles on the chart.

Answer: 21st

"September" was released in 1978 on Earth, Wind & Fire's album "The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1". The song reached number one on the "US R&B" chart and number eight on the "Billboard Hot 100" chart. Maurice White founded the band in 1971. The band is still active despite White passing in February 2016.

Answer: Metallica

Metallica recorded "The Four Horsemen" on their 1983 album "Kill 'Em All". The song was originally written by Dave Mustaine who left Metallica to form Megadeath. Upon Mustaine leaving, James Hetfield rewrote the song to what was recorded on the album.

Answer: Hot Blooded

"Hot Blooded" was released as a single by Foreigner in 1978, recorded for the album "Double Vision". The single reached number three on the "Billboard Hot 100".

"Well, I'm hot blooded, check it and see
I got a fever of a hundred and three
Come on baby, do you do more than dance?
I'm hot blooded, I'm hot blooded."

Answer: 1981

"Wasted Youth" was released in 1993 on the Meat Loaf album "Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell". The album reached number one on charts in the US, UK and Australia.

"So, I took my guitar and I smashed it against the wall,
I smashed it against the floor,
I smashed it against the body of a varsity cheerleader,
I smashed it against the hood of a car,
I smashed it against a 1981 Harley Davidson."

Answer: 4th of July

The Meat Puppets released "Lake of Fire" from their 1984 album "Meat Puppets II". The song was released again as hidden track on their 1996 album "Too High To Die". Nirvana covered this song for their 1993 performance on "MTV Unplugged" and released on their 1994 live album "MTV Unplugged in New York". Nirvana's version charted at seventeen on the "Canadian RPM Alternative Songs" chart and twenty-two on the US "Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks" chart.

Bad folks don't go to heaven where the angels fly when they die, but to a lake of fire to fry. The won't be seen again until the 4th of July.

Answer: He forgets what eight is for

"Kiss Off" was released in 1983 on the eponymous debut album from Violent Femmes. The album reached position thirty-four on the "ARIA" charts in 1986 and the "Billboard 200" chart in 1991. It also went gold and then platinum eight years after its release.


"I take one, one, one 'cause you left me
And two, two, two for my family
And three, three, three for my heartache
And four, four, four for my headaches
And five, five, five for my lonely
And six, six, six for my sorrow
And seven, seven for no tomorrow
And eight, eight, I forget what eight was for
But nine, nine, nine for the lost gods
Ten, ten, ten, ten for everything, everything, everything"

Answer: Ten dollars

"Far Away Eyes" was recorded by the Rolling Stones for their 1978 album "Some Girls". The album reached number one on the US "Billboard 200" album chart. The album has been certified gold in France, Netherlands and UK and platinum in New Zealand and the Unites States.

Answer: Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go

"Road to Ruins" was a 1978 album released by the Ramones which included the single "I Wanna Be Sedated". This was the first album that Marky Ramone played on, after replacing Tommy Ramone on the drums. The album did not do as well in the US as it did in the UK, only reaching position 103. UK fans responded better and the album reached position thirty-two on the UK "Albums Chart".

Answer: Four o' Clock

"Better Man" was released by Pearl Jam in 1994 on their third studio album "Vitalogy". The song topped the US "Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks" chart and remained there for eight weeks. The album itself reached number one in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Sweden and the United States. The album was certified gold in Poland and the UK and platinum in Canada and the United States.

Answer: 45 rpm vinyl record

"Brimful of Asha" was released by Cornershop in 1997 off the album "When I Was Born for the 7th Time". The song reached sixtieth position on the UK "Singles Chart". The song was re-released in 1998 and reached number one on the same UK charts and position sixteen on the US "Billboard Modern Rock Tracks" chart.

Answer: 14:59

"Every Morning" was recorded for the album 14:59 in 1999. The song reached number one position on the US "Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks" chart. The album itself peaked at position seventeen on the US "Billboard 200" chart. It was also certified platinum.

"Studio 150" is a 2004 album by Paul Weller.

"OU812" is a 1988 album by Van Halen.

"X" is 2007 album by Kylie Minogue.

Answer: Ten

ZZ Top recorded "La Grange" in 1973 for their album "Tres Hombres". The song reached position forty-one on the US "Billboard Hot 100" chart in 1974. Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time" has "La Grange" ranked at position seventy-four. The song is about a brothel outside La Grange, Texas.

Answer: Iron Maiden

"Teenage Dirtbag" was recorded for their eponymous debut album "Wheatus"(2000). The song reached number one in Australia, Belgium and Austria. It reached position two on the UK Singles chart, but only position seven on US "Billboard Alternative Songs" chart.

"I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby
Come with me Friday, don't say "maybe"
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby, like you".

Answer: Guns N' Roses

"14 Years" was released on the Guns N'Roses album "Use Your Illusions II" in 1991. Lead vocals on this song is not sung by Axl Rose, but by Izzy Stradlin, the rhythm guitarist. "Use Your Illusions II" was the fourth album released by the band and debuted at number one on the US charts. It also reached number one on the UK charts.