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Quiz about Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen

Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz to do with the legend that is Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen!

A multiple-choice quiz by Lan1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Lan1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,087

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1214

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Question 1 of 15

1. Where did Sid and his mother move to when he was a child? Hint

Germany

Jamaica

New York

Ibiza

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Question 2 of 15

2. How old was Sid when he left school? Hint

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Question 3 of 15

3. Sid's first ever gig was with which band? Hint

The Sex pistols

The Damned

Siouxsie and the Banshees

The Pretenders

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who was Sid supposed to marry so she could stay in the country? Hint

Sarah Hall

Siouxsie sioux

Chrissie Hynde

Nancy Spungen

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Question 5 of 15

5. How did Sid die? Hint

Heroin overdose

He was shot

Cocaine overdose

Slashed his wrists and bled to death

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Question 6 of 15

6. How many Sex Pistols' did Nancy Spungen try to get with before settling with Sid? Hint

none

one

two

three

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was Sid's birth name? Hint

Simon John Beverley

Simon John Ritchie

John Simon Ritchie

John Simon Beverley

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Question 8 of 15

8. Using a razor blade,what words did Sid gouge into his chest, when on tour in America with the Sex Pistols? Hint

Gimme a fix

I need drugs

Nancy

I love Nancy

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the first song Sid wrote that got recorded? Hint

Peace on Earth

Obnoxious to the Core

Belsen was a Gas

Bodies

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who portrayed Sid in the film "Sid and Nancy"? Hint

He played himself

Ewan McGregor

Johnny Depp

Gary Oldman

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Question 11 of 15

11. Courtney Love portrayed Nancy in the film "Sid and Nancy".

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. The last ever Sex Pistols gig, with Sid, was played in San Francisco.

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. When Sid sung "My Way" what band did he tribute the fast bit of the song to? Hint

The Ramones

Siouxsie and the Banshees

The Clash

The New York Dolls

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Question 14 of 15

14. What part of the world was the "My Way" video shot? Hint

London

Sydney

New York

Paris

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Question 15 of 15

15. The only time ever that Sid Vicious and Glen Matlock would appear on stage together was with which band? Hint

Sex Pistols are history

Vicious But We Like It

The Vicious White Kids

Vicious

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did Sid and his mother move to when he was a child?

Answer: Ibiza

They moved to Ibiza to get away from Sid's father but had to move back to London when they ran out of money.

2. How old was Sid when he left school?

Answer: 15

Sid hated school and left when he was 15. He then got a job cutting trousers, but quit after a few weeks and went off to college to study art and photography.

3. Sid's first ever gig was with which band?

Answer: Siouxsie and the Banshees

Sid played drums for them.

4. Who was Sid supposed to marry so she could stay in the country?

Answer: Chrissie Hynde

Sid was up for the job, but on the day of the wedding she failed to show up.

5. How did Sid die?

Answer: Heroin overdose

When Sid was bailed out of jail his mum got him some heroin so he didn't get into more trouble with the police, he took some and went up to his room, but a few hours later he crept downstairs and found his mother asleep on the couch, he got the rest of the heroin from her purse and took it, went back upstairs, collapsed on the bed, and the heroin did the rest of the work and killed him on February 2nd, 1979.

6. How many Sex Pistols' did Nancy Spungen try to get with before settling with Sid?

Answer: two

She tried to get with Johnny Rotten and Steve Jones, both wanted nothing to do with her.

7. What was Sid's birth name?

Answer: John Simon Ritchie

Sid's mother called him Simon or "Sime".

8. Using a razor blade,what words did Sid gouge into his chest, when on tour in America with the Sex Pistols?

Answer: Gimme a fix

Sid was in the middle of a country he didn't know, cut off from his drug dealer and going cold turkey. In one extreme case he took a razor blade and gouged "GIMME A FIX" into his chest.

9. What was the first song Sid wrote that got recorded?

Answer: Belsen was a Gas

Sid wrote "Belsen was a Gas" when he was in his previous group Flowers of Romance.

10. Who portrayed Sid in the film "Sid and Nancy"?

Answer: Gary Oldman

Gary was good in the film!

11. Courtney Love portrayed Nancy in the film "Sid and Nancy".

Answer: False

Courtney did audition for the part of Nancy but didn't get it, Chloe Webb played Nancy instead. Courtney did have a small part in the film, as one of Nancy's junkie friends.

12. The last ever Sex Pistols gig, with Sid, was played in San Francisco.

Answer: True

They played it at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.

13. When Sid sung "My Way" what band did he tribute the fast bit of the song to?

Answer: The Ramones

Sid covered the song "My Way" by Frank Sinatra.

14. What part of the world was the "My Way" video shot?

Answer: Paris

Sid wore black jeans and biker boots, plus a white tuxedo for this video shoot.

15. The only time ever that Sid Vicious and Glen Matlock would appear on stage together was with which band?

Answer: The Vicious White Kids

The band consisted of Sid(Vicious) singing, Glen on bass, his fellow Rich Kids bandmate, Steve New, on guitar, and Rat Scabies (from the Damned) on Drums. Put them together and you get, Vicious White Kids!

Source: Author Lan1

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