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Rock Hard Facts Trivia Quiz

This quiz is a random collage of rock trivia.

A multiple-choice quiz by dk95. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dk95

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
279,223

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2803

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (6/10), Guest 136 (10/10), Guest 67 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who financed Van Halen's first demo? Hint

Jimmy Page

Pete Townshend

Joe Perry

Gene Simmons

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of Def Leppard's first album? Hint

Rock Brigade

High and Dry

On Through the Night

Pyromania

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who did Jimi Hendrix once say was his favorite guitarist? Hint

Billy Gibbons

Jeff Beck

Eric Clapton

Carlos Santana

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Question 4 of 10

4. What killed Mama Cass? Hint

Overdose

Heart attack in her sleep

Choked on a ham sandwich

Plane crash

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these albums was the first "heavy metal" album to reach number one on the Billboard Pop Charts in the U.S.? Hint

KISS---"KISS"

Def Leppard---"Pyromania"

Quiet Riot---"Metal Health"

AC/DC---"Back in Black"

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Question 6 of 10

6. What kind of machine was the inspiration for the band name "AC/DC"? Hint

refrigerator

record player

guitar amp

sewing machine

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Question 7 of 10

7. What band was Eric Clapton NOT a member of? Hint

The Bluesbreakers

The Yardbirds

Blind Faith

The Animals

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Question 8 of 10

8. For whom was The Eagles a backup band? This person later encouraged them to start their own band. Hint

Joni Mitchell

Carole King

Jackson Browne

Linda Ronstadt

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who won the very first Grammy award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 1988? Hint

Metallica

Motley Crue

Jethro Tull

Led Zepplin

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is credited for the first guitar smashing during a live performance? Hint

Pete Townshend

Jeff Beck

Jimi Hendrix

Keith Richards

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who financed Van Halen's first demo?

Answer: Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons discovered Van Halen in an L.A. nightclub.

2. What was the name of Def Leppard's first album?

Answer: On Through the Night

"On through the Night" was the first album while "Rock Brigade" was the fist single.

3. Who did Jimi Hendrix once say was his favorite guitarist?

Answer: Billy Gibbons

Hendrix expressed this sentiment on Johnny Carson's television program.

4. What killed Mama Cass?

Answer: Heart attack in her sleep

Legend has it that she choked on a ham sandwich but the coroner said she died in her sleep of a heart attack; however, there was a half eaten ham sandwich on the table which fueled the legend.

5. Which of these albums was the first "heavy metal" album to reach number one on the Billboard Pop Charts in the U.S.?

Answer: Quiet Riot---"Metal Health"

With the help of the hit single "Cum On Feel the Noise", "Metal Health" became the first metal album to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard charts. Although AC/DC's album "For Those About To Rock" also reached number one in 1981, they were not yet considered/classified as heavy metal, nor was it listed as a possible answer.

6. What kind of machine was the inspiration for the band name "AC/DC"?

Answer: sewing machine

The Young brothers saw the acronym, which stands for alternating current/direct current, on the back of their sisters sewing machine.

7. What band was Eric Clapton NOT a member of?

Answer: The Animals

Of course he was also a member of Cream and Derek and the Dominoes.

8. For whom was The Eagles a backup band? This person later encouraged them to start their own band.

Answer: Linda Ronstadt

Ronstadt help to form the band as her back-up group. Impressed by their talent and chemistry, she encouraged them to strike out on their own.

9. Who won the very first Grammy award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 1988?

Answer: Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull's win in 1988 was a huge upset over Metallica's "...And Justice for All."

10. Who is credited for the first guitar smashing during a live performance?

Answer: Pete Townshend

Townshend gets credited for the first documented guitar smashing in September 1964, at the Railway Tavern in Harrow and Wealdstone, England.

Source: Author dk95

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