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Drummers and Drum Kits Trivia Quiz

Hello and welcome to my third quiz. I hope you enjoy it. It is about famous drummers. After the questions on drum kits, I write the band, you write the drummer in the box.

A multiple-choice quiz by TriviaBoss12. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TriviaBoss12

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
178,370

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
471

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Pacific, or PDP, have made a series of snares. What are they called? Hint

806

805

905

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these was a project for Gary Husband? Hint

Open Season

Speed Rage

Force Majeur

Hard Nut

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where does the material of the DW Timeless kit come from? Hint

Near the river Niger, Africa

Salt Lake, Salt Lake City

The edges of Hudson Bay, Canada

Bottom of Lake Superior, Canada

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Mike Portnoy's setup (cymbals and drums)? Hint

Yamaha and Zildjian

DW and UFIP

Sonor and Paiste

Tama and Sabian

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is Buddy Rich's REAL first name? Hint

Alfred

Freddie

Malcolm

Bernard

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who plays the drums for Sevendust? Hint

Ben Byrne

Steve Smith

Morgan Rose

Joey Jordison

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who drums for Metallica? Hint

Phil Rudd

Lars Ulrich

Clive Burr

John Otto

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is the drummer for Spandau Ballet? Hint

John Keeble

Matt Cameron

D.M. Woodgate

Richard Brook

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who smacks the kit in the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Hint

Cindy Blackman

Steve Gadd

Chad Smith

Darrin Mooney

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who played the drums in Nirvana? Hint

Dave Grohl

Kurt Kobain

Joey Castillo

Dave Weckl

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Pacific, or PDP, have made a series of snares. What are they called?

Answer: 805

You can get different colours for these: green, blue, purple and you can also get fluorescents.

2. Which of these was a project for Gary Husband?

Answer: Force Majeur

Gary Husband has played drums with Level 42, Lulu and many more bands.

3. Where does the material of the DW Timeless kit come from?

Answer: Bottom of Lake Superior, Canada

The maple underneath Lake Superior, used for making the kit, is nearly 400 years old.

4. What is Mike Portnoy's setup (cymbals and drums)?

Answer: Tama and Sabian

Mike Portnoy is from Dream Theatre.

5. What is Buddy Rich's REAL first name?

Answer: Bernard

Picked this info from Harry James'(famous trumpeter) biography.

6. Who plays the drums for Sevendust?

Answer: Morgan Rose

Morgan Rose uses Tama, Zildjian and Vater sticks.

7. Who drums for Metallica?

Answer: Lars Ulrich

Metallica has four people. James Hetfield - vocalist, Kirk Hammett - lead guitar, Lars Ulrich is the drummer and Rob Trujillo on bass.

8. Who is the drummer for Spandau Ballet?

Answer: John Keeble

I don't know if you have heard of them, but they formed in the eighties. Did you know that one of the band-members was in 'Eastenders'? (an English programme).

9. Who smacks the kit in the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Answer: Chad Smith

He uses Pearl for his drums, Sabian for his cymbals and Vater for his sticks.

10. Who played the drums in Nirvana?

Answer: Dave Grohl

He is also the lead singer in the Foo Fighters as well as ex-drummer for Queens of the Stone Age.

Source: Author TriviaBoss12

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