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80s Heavy Metal Music Trivia

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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.

1980s British Steel by Judas Priest was recorded in which musician’s home?
Judas Priest British Steel
Ringo Starr
Ringo Star
David Bowie
David Bowie
Elton John
Elton John
Keith Richards
Keith Richards

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Who won the first Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Recording in 1989?
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Metallica
Metallica
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Janes Addiction

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These rockers jammed together for what reason?
hear 'n aid
Hear ‘n Aid
US Festival
We Are The World
Band Aid 1984

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Name this band.
Loudness Quiz
Loudness
Sex Machineguns
X Japan
Dead End

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This Poison song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles.
Poison Quiz
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 Iron Maiden’s mascot?
Eddy
Eddie
Reaper
Freddie
Ripper

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Name this band.
Zodiac mindwarp and the love reaction
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction
Motorhead
Anvil
Venom

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Who am I?
Blackie Lawless
Tom Keifer
Blackie Lawless
Zodiac Mindwarp
Rudy Sarzo

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This band DID NOT form in Birmingham, England.
Birmingham
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden

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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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Who coined the term Black Metal?
Venom
Venom
Slayer
Slayer
Anthrax
Anthrax
Overkill

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How many Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits did Bon Jovi have in the 1980s?
Bon Jovi
2
1
3
4

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Which of the four photos does not belong here?
Neal Peart
Neal Peart
Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Rick Emmett
Rick Emmett

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Warrant “Cherry Pie”
Van Halen “Hot For Teacher”
Alice Cooper “Poison”
Motley Crue “Girls, Girls, Girls”

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This band had a big hit with their song Sister Christian in 1984.
Night Ranger Quiz
Night Ranger
Foreigner Quiz
Foreigner
Boston
Styx Quiz
Styx

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In the 1986 documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot, which band is opening for Judas Priest?
Heavy Metal Parking Lot
Dokken
Cinderella
Metallica
Poison

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Actor Mark Metcalf played the villain in two of this band’s videos.
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
Van Halen Quiz
Van Halen
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot
Aerosmith Quiz
Aerosmith

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

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Kip Winger played bass for this musician before forming his own group.
Alice Cooper
Ozzy Osbourne
Lita Ford
Lita Ford
Joan Jett
Joan Jett

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I am Iron Maiden’s original singer. What is my name?
Paul Di’Anno
Bruce Dickinson
Blaze Bayley
Doug Sampson

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