Hard Rock and Heavy Metal hit their peak in popularity between the 1970s and the 1980s. Test your knowledge with our 80s Heavy Metal music trivia by correctly answering these randomly selected questions on 80s Hard Rock.
This Poison song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles.

Your Mama Don’t Dance
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Nothin’ But A Good Time
Unskinny Bop
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What is the name of Megadeth’s mascot?

Vic Rattlehead
Eddie
Juggernaut
Skully
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What is the name of Iron Maiden’s mascot?

Eddie
Reaper
Freddie
Ripper
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True or False: Bon Scott was AC/DC’s original singer.

True
False
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In 1986, Run-DMC blended Rock with Hip Hop when they sampled this rock song.

“Jamie’s Cryin” by Van Halen
“Walk This Way” by Aerosmith
“Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie
“The Big Beat” by Billy Squier
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Name this band.

Vixen
The Runaways
Heart
The Go-Gos
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This drummer lost his arm in a car accident in 1984.

Rick Allen

Nicko McBrain

Herman Rarebell

Neal Peart
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Identify Paul Stanley of Kiss

Catman

Demon

Starchild

Spaceman
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He was once a member of Metallica, but later formed his own band called Megadeth.

Dave Mustaine

Jason Newsted

Cliff Burton

Geddy Lee
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Name this band.

Loverboy
Triumph
Night Ranger
Journey
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This band had a big hit with their song Sister Christian in 1984.

Night Ranger

Foreigner

Boston

Styx
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“Suicide Solution” from Ozzy Osbourne’s Blizzard of Oz album pertains to alcohol abuse.

True
False
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Which artist is credited for popularizing the “horns” in Heavy Metal?


Ronnie James Dio

Dave Mustaine

Gene Simmons

Rob Halford
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This band DID NOT form in Birmingham, England.

Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
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1980s British Steel by Judas Priest was recorded in which musician’s home?


Ringo Star

David Bowie

Elton John

Keith Richards
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Kip Winger played bass for this musician before forming his own group.


Alice Cooper

Ozzy Osbourne

Lita Ford

Joan Jett
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Name this band.

Loudness
Sex Machineguns
X Japan
Dead End
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What song IS NOT on the soundtrack to the movie Heavy Metal?

Black Sabbath “Mob Rules”
Journey “Open Arms”
Devo “Working the the Coal Mine”
Blue Oyster Cult “Burnin’ For You”
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Who coined the term Black Metal?

Venom

Slayer

Anthrax

Overkill
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Who replaced David Lee Roth as the singer of Van Halen in 1985?


Sammy Hagar

Gary Cherone

Brian Johnson

Robert Smith
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