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Quiz: How much do you know about these classic rock bands?
The amp’s been turned to 11 for the new Spinal Tap trailer, which the sequel coming 41 years after the original.
A SEQUEL TO the 1984 cult classic film This Is Spinal Tap is coming to cinemas this September, 41 years on from the original.
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is set to feature cameos from Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks, and Lars Ulrich and a teaser trailer was released earlier this week.
The mockumentary comedy features fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap, who are “one of England’s loudest bands”.
With the fictional rockers returning to our screens for one last show this September, we want to test your knowledge of some bona fide stars.
Led Zeppelin debuted the iconic Stairway to Heaven in Belfast’s Ulster Hall in 1971. According to bassist John Paul Jones, how did the crowd respond?
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They cheered
They rioted
They were bored to tears
They booed
One of the best selling albums of all time is 'Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)' by the Eagles. What song isn’t on it?
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Desperado
Hotel California
Take It Easy
Lyin' Eyes
According to Gene Simmons, which famous guitar player was once close to joining Kiss?
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Pete Townshend
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Keith Richards
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Slash
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Eddie Van Halen
Mötley Crüe didn’t know the umlaut was a pronunciation thing when they added it to their band name. Why did they add the umlaut?
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They were inspired by Motörhead
To look good on merchandise
They were drinking Löwenbräu beer at the time
They were inspired by the fictional Spinal Tap
Which of these is a hobby of Metallica lead singer James Hetfield?
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Wine making
Rock climbing
Stamp collecting
Beekeeping
How old was drummer Rick Allen when he joined Def Leppard, who had formed two years earlier?
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14
15
16
17
Who designed the cover artwork for the Rolling Stones album Sticky Fingers?
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Andy Warhol
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Picasso
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Salvador Dali
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Damien Hirst
Aerosmith's frontman is known by the stage name Steven Tyler, but what is his real surname?
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Trick question, it’s Tyler
Tallarico
Tucker
Thompson
Brothers Malcolm and Angus Young got the band name AC/DC when their sister pointed out the symbol on the adapter of a sewing machine. True or false: In their native Australia, the band is often called “Acca Dacca”.
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True
False
What was the working title of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody?
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Thunderbolts and Lightning
Fantasy
The Fandango
The Cowboy Song
In 1993, Guns N’ Roses released ‘The Spaghetti Incident?’. The album featured a hugely controversial hidden track by which infamous criminal?
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John Wayne Gacy
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Ted Bundy
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Jeffrey Dahmer
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Charles Manson
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You scored out of !
Spinal Tap
These go to 11!
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Andy Warhol
You're a quizzer of many talents
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First play of Stairway to Heaven
Needs more work
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Mötley Crüe's umlaut
Quizzing skills as useful as Mötley Crüe's umlaut
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