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Quiz about David Lee Roth Eat Em and Smile

David Lee Roth "Eat 'Em and Smile" Quiz

After David Lee Roth left Van Halen in 1985, he started his own solo career. "Eat 'Em and Smile" was Diamond Dave's second album, released in 1986. Just tell which song the lyrics are from.

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

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LilSpikey

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3 mins

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176,731

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. "I was born in a truck. My momma died and my daddy got drunk." Hint

Tobacco Road

I'm Easy

That's Life

Big Trouble

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Question 2 of 10

2. "It's 2 A.M. and traffic's slow...." Hint

Goin' Crazy

Yankee Rose

Ladies Night in Buffalo

Elephant Gun

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Question 3 of 10

3. "He said, 'You're messing with the mayor's daughter'." Hint

Big Trouble

Yankee Rose

Goin' Crazy

Bump and Grind

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Gotta keep things movin' 'til my personality starts improvin'." Hint

Elephant Gun

Ladies Night in Buffalo

Shy Boy

That's Life

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Come on down and get me, honey, while you can." Hint

I'm Easy

That's Life

Tobacco Road

Goin' Crazy

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Question 6 of 10

6. "No sad songs tonight, something's in the air." Hint

Ladies Night in Buffalo

Big Trouble

Bump and Grind

Yankee Rose

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Question 7 of 10

7. "But I know Joe didn't go to heaven." Hint

Tobacco Road

Shy Boy

I'm Easy

Big Trouble

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Each time I find myself flat on my face, I pick myself up and get back in the race." Hint

Goin' Crazy

Yankee Rose

Ladies Night in Buffalo

That's Life

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Call it love or call it murder." Hint

That's Life

I'm Easy

Tobacco Road

Elephant Gun

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Lookin' for love in the back of a taxi..." Hint

Big Trouble

Shy Boy

Bump and Grind

Elephant Gun

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "I was born in a truck. My momma died and my daddy got drunk."

Answer: Tobacco Road

David Lee Roth was born on October 10, 1954, in Bloomington, Indiana. He is the son of Dr. Nathan and Sybil Roth.

2. "It's 2 A.M. and traffic's slow...."

Answer: Ladies Night in Buffalo

Dave's father was an opthamologist and was greatly influenced by jazz music. The Roths moved to California when Dave was a teenager.

3. "He said, 'You're messing with the mayor's daughter'."

Answer: Goin' Crazy

In 1974, he became the lead singer of a band named Mammoth, founded by Dutch brothers Edward and Alex Van Halen. The name Mammoth was already under copyright by another band, so the name was changed to Van Halen.

4. "Gotta keep things movin' 'til my personality starts improvin'."

Answer: Shy Boy

Between 1978 and 1984, Dave performed on six Van Halen albums: "Van Halen 1", "Van Halen 2", "Fair Warning", "Women and Children First", "Diver Down", and "1984". After the release of "1984", he was replaced by Sammy Hagar.

5. "Come on down and get me, honey, while you can."

Answer: I'm Easy

Dave officially left Van Halen in 1985. His first solo album, "Crazy From the Heat" was released the same year.

6. "No sad songs tonight, something's in the air."

Answer: Yankee Rose

His second and probably most well-known album, "Eat 'Em and Smile", was released in 1986.

7. "But I know Joe didn't go to heaven."

Answer: Big Trouble

Dave's elaborate tribal outfit and war paint from the cover of "Eat 'Em and Smile" is also worn in the video of "Yankee Rose".

8. "Each time I find myself flat on my face, I pick myself up and get back in the race."

Answer: That's Life

David Lee Roth's third album, "Skyscraper", debuted in 1988.

9. "Call it love or call it murder."

Answer: Elephant Gun

His later albums "A Little Ain't Enough" and "Your Filthy Little Mouth" were not big hits.

10. "Lookin' for love in the back of a taxi..."

Answer: Bump and Grind

Sammy Hagar left Van Halen and was replaced by Gary Cherone. In 2002, Sammy and Dave went on tour together. Instead of settling their differences, they spent most of the tour trying to avoid one another and became bitter rivals.

Source: Author LilSpikey

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