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The Life of Sid Vicious Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the Life of Sex Pistols bassist and punk legend, Sid Vicious.

A multiple-choice quiz by zombie. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
zombie

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
236,351

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
634

Last 3 plays: Guest 194 (10/10), Guest 146 (6/10), Guest 108 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where did Sid Vicious move to with his mother after being born? Hint

Ibiza

London

Madrid

Bristol

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Sid Vicious's birth name? Hint

Paul Davis

John Simon Richards

David Gulliver

John Simon Richie

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does the "R" on Sid Vicious's famous padlock stand for? Hint

Roger

Rabbit

Respect

Rolls Royce

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Question 4 of 10

4. How did Sid get his nick name "Sid Vicious"? Hint

Nick Kent wrote an article calling him vicious

Johnny Rotten's hamster bit him

It was created by the newspapers

Sid made it up

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Question 5 of 10

5. Before being drafted into the Sex Pistols, Sid claimed to be starting a band on his own. What were they to be called? Hint

Sid never planned to make a band

Subcults

The Flowers of Romance

Dresden Babies

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to John Lydon, how did Sid save the band by getting them through passport control on their way to their American Tour? Hint

He started a fight

Sid distracted the security

Sid had family in Florida

His underwear was filthy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who did Sid replace as a bassist in the Sex Pistols? Hint

Glen Matlock

Wally Knightingale

Nick Kent

Jerry Only

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Question 8 of 10

8. What journalist from the NME did Sid famously have a fight with? Hint

Nick Kent

Eric Goodman

Brian Smith

Steven Mills

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did Sid Vicious get his biker boots from? Hint

Found them in a house while squatting

Nancy brought them

John gave them to him

He stole them from a roadie

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Question 10 of 10

10. What dance did Sid and the "100 Club" club owner claim he invented? Hint

Moshing

Grappling

Wall of death

The Pogo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did Sid Vicious move to with his mother after being born?

Answer: Ibiza

Sid was born in England but moved to Ibiza shortly afterward with his mother. After they ran into debt they returned.

2. What is Sid Vicious's birth name?

Answer: John Simon Richie

Believe it or not, Sid's real name is John Simon Richie. John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) and Sid were good friends and were known as "The Johns".

3. What does the "R" on Sid Vicious's famous padlock stand for?

Answer: Rabbit

If you look at a replica of Sid's padlock there is a rabbit mark between the lock.

4. How did Sid get his nick name "Sid Vicious"?

Answer: Johnny Rotten's hamster bit him

Johnny Rotten had a pet hamster called Sid which bit Sid when he was being sweet to it.

5. Before being drafted into the Sex Pistols, Sid claimed to be starting a band on his own. What were they to be called?

Answer: The Flowers of Romance

If you watch the Sex Pistols documentary "The Fllth and the Fury", Sid states in an interview in Hyde Park that he was getting a group together called The Flowers of Romance.

6. According to John Lydon, how did Sid save the band by getting them through passport control on their way to their American Tour?

Answer: His underwear was filthy

This is discussed on the documentary "The Filth and the Fury", John Lydon states, "As soon as they saw Sid's underwear, that was it. We were safe..."

7. Who did Sid replace as a bassist in the Sex Pistols?

Answer: Glen Matlock

It was Glen who was replaced by Sid. The two later played a one off gig in 1979 as "The Vicious White Kids" at the Electric Ballroom in Camden.

8. What journalist from the NME did Sid famously have a fight with?

Answer: Nick Kent

It was Nick Kent who Sid had a fight with, Nick stated in a documentary that Sid hit him with a chain. In the movie "Sid & Nancy" this fight is shown as a clash between Sid and "Dick Dent." Pretty obvious parody, really.

9. Where did Sid Vicious get his biker boots from?

Answer: He stole them from a roadie

If you read "The Art of Dying Young', there is an interview with a former Sex Pistols roadie who states that Sid stole them from him while touring America.

10. What dance did Sid and the "100 Club" club owner claim he invented?

Answer: The Pogo

Sid claims to have invented "The Pogo". He stated in interviews that he created it to knock over members of "The Bromley Contingent" at gigs at the "100 Club".

Source: Author zombie

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