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Quiz about Blackest Sabbath
Quiz about Blackest Sabbath

Blackest Sabbath Trivia Quiz


How much do you know about the first Heavy Metal band, Black Sabbath, and its members?

A multiple-choice quiz by kizlode. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
kizlode
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
145,012
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
4389
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 110 (11/20), Guest 69 (13/20), Guest 5 (15/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. In 1969 the band changed its name to Black Sabbath, but what were they called before? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Black Sabbath's first single shares its title with an ELO hit- what is it? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. What is notable about the track 'The Warning' and 'Evil Woman' on the first Black Sabbath album? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. All four of the original members of Black Sabbath have released solo albums.


Question 5 of 20
5. The 'Paranoid' album originally had a different title- what was it? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Where did the name Black Sabbath come from? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. How did Tony Iommi lose the tips of his fingers? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. From which Black Sabbath song do the following lyrics come? 'My name it means nothing, my fortune is less, my future is shrouded in dark wilderness...' Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Ozzy Osbourne was replaced in 1977 by former Brit blues band Savoy Brown singer Dave Walker.


Question 10 of 20
10. Who played keyboards on the 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' album? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Which member of the band sang lead vocals on 'It's Alright' from the 1976 'Technical Ecstacy' album? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. What band did Ronnie James Dio leave to join Sabbath? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Ronnie James Dio left the band after the release of a live album- what was that album called? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Tony Iommi's real first name is George.


Question 15 of 20
15. What was the title of the first Black Sabbath album with Tony Martin as vocalist? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Which of these songs does NOT appear on the double greatest hits album 'We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n' Roll'? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. From which Ronnie James Dio era song do the following lyrics come: 'Gather the wind, though the wind won't help you fly at all, your back's to the wall..' Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Which band member is quoted as saying: 'The only Black Magic that Sabbath got into was a box of chocolates'? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Bill Ward was the only original member NOT to appear at the Live Aid concert.


Question 20 of 20
20. And lastly, the real tough one. What English football team does Geezer Butler support? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 1969 the band changed its name to Black Sabbath, but what were they called before?

Answer: Earth

Before becoming Earth they had been called Mythology and the rather odd Polka Tulk.
2. Black Sabbath's first single shares its title with an ELO hit- what is it?

Answer: Evil Woman

ELO featured the drumming talents of Bev Bevan, who later joined Black Sabbath along with Ian Gillan for the 'Born Again' album.
3. What is notable about the track 'The Warning' and 'Evil Woman' on the first Black Sabbath album?

Answer: They are their only recorded cover version

The original of 'The Warning' was recorded by Aynsley Dunbar's Retalliation and the original of 'Evil Woman' was recorded by Crow.
4. All four of the original members of Black Sabbath have released solo albums.

Answer: True

Ozzy has had a huge solo career, Geezer Butler has released two albums with his own band (one under the name GZR and one as Geezer), Tony Iommi has released one album with guests like Billy Corgan and Skin, and Bill Ward has released one solo album, on which Ozzy did some guest vocals.
5. The 'Paranoid' album originally had a different title- what was it?

Answer: War Pigs

Although it was decided to change the title of the album, it was too late to change the cover artwork, so the original picture of a sword- wielding soldier jumping out from behind a tree was used.
6. Where did the name Black Sabbath come from?

Answer: An old horror movie

The 1960's movie starred Boris Karloff.
7. How did Tony Iommi lose the tips of his fingers?

Answer: In a welding accident

The accident happened in 1966 and Tony had to totally relearn the guitar. At first he made plastic tips for his fingers from old washing up liquid bottles, but now has them specially made for him.
8. From which Black Sabbath song do the following lyrics come? 'My name it means nothing, my fortune is less, my future is shrouded in dark wilderness...'

Answer: Solitude

One of the few soulful ballads that Sabbath have recorded.
9. Ozzy Osbourne was replaced in 1977 by former Brit blues band Savoy Brown singer Dave Walker.

Answer: True

Dave Walker was only with the band for a matter of a few months, just long enough for them to rehearse the songs for the 'Never Say Die' album.
10. Who played keyboards on the 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' album?

Answer: Rick Wakeman

Legend has it that Rick happened to be recording in the same studio and Sabbath didn't know how the synth worked so they asked him to play it for them. Wakeman later called in the favour by getting Ozzy to provide guest vocals on one track of his 'Return to the Centre of the Earth' album.
11. Which member of the band sang lead vocals on 'It's Alright' from the 1976 'Technical Ecstacy' album?

Answer: Bill Ward

This was the first time that another member of the band and not Ozzy had sung lead on a Sabbath song.
12. What band did Ronnie James Dio leave to join Sabbath?

Answer: Rainbow

There have been many other conections between Deep Purple, Rainbow, Ozzy, and Black Sabbath. Ian Gillan was vocalist for Purple and Sabbath, Don Airey played keyboards for Sabbath and Rainbow and Ozzy. Many other band members have also been shared between the bands.
13. Ronnie James Dio left the band after the release of a live album- what was that album called?

Answer: Live Evil

Dio didn't like the way the album was mixed, as he felt his vocals were too quiet; the problem was he was mixing it during the day and Tony Iommi was remixing it during the night.
14. Tony Iommi's real first name is George.

Answer: False

Tony's first name is actually Frank. The real names of the other original members are: John Osbourne, Terence Butler, and William Ward.
15. What was the title of the first Black Sabbath album with Tony Martin as vocalist?

Answer: Eternal Idol

Tony Martin left in 1990 after the 'Tyr' album but returned in 1994, and in 1995 to record the 'Forbidden' album. Tony Martin was also in the band Blue Murder.
16. Which of these songs does NOT appear on the double greatest hits album 'We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n' Roll'?

Answer: Into The Void

Soundgarden used the tune of 'Into The Void' with different lyrics for the B-side of their 1992 'Jesus Christ Pose' single.
17. From which Ronnie James Dio era song do the following lyrics come: 'Gather the wind, though the wind won't help you fly at all, your back's to the wall..'

Answer: Die Young

'Die Young' was the second single off the 'Heaven and Hell' album; it managed to scrape into the UK charts at number 41 and didn't chart at all in the USA.
18. Which band member is quoted as saying: 'The only Black Magic that Sabbath got into was a box of chocolates'?

Answer: Ozzy Osbourne

If you listen to Black Sabbath's lyrics, their songs were actually more about demons and Satan when Ronnie James Dio was in the band than they were when Ozzy was singing.
19. Bill Ward was the only original member NOT to appear at the Live Aid concert.

Answer: False

All four of the original members of the band played at Live Aid.
20. And lastly, the real tough one. What English football team does Geezer Butler support?

Answer: Aston Villa

If you listen to some of the lyrics on Geezer's solo albums you will find songs about his childhood growing up in Aston and going to watch Aston Villa play.
Source: Author kizlode

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