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More 80's Punk/HC Trivia Quiz

More questions to test your knowledge of the 1980's rock beast that inspired the producers of cop shows like "Quincy" and "Hunter" to give crappy mohawks to their villains.

A multiple-choice quiz by scottistoxic. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
scottistoxic

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
168,385

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. They were teen shredders from the UK, but they toured all over the US, teaching us how to rock again with releases like "Violent Nun", "Peruvian Vacation", and "Retard Picnic". Hint

The Depraved

The Stupids

Oi Polloi

AOA

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Question 2 of 15

2. What does GBH (as in, "City Baby Attacked by Rats") stand for? Hint

Great Big Haircut

Grievous Bodily Harm

Go Back Home

Great Britain Hardcore

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Question 3 of 15

3. Complete the following MDC lyric: "My life in a cage/Show my outrage/I'm misunderstood/I did what I could/I made my try..." Hint

I'm born to die!

I smoke Elvis Presley's toenails when I wanna get high!

And we're gonna fight until we die!

Your justice is a lie!

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Question 4 of 15

4. What does MDC NOT stand for? Hint

Metal Devil Cokes

Millions of Dead Cops

Multi Death Corporations

Many Damn Conservatives

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Question 5 of 15

5. DRI recorded the song "Mad Man" for the LP "Dealing With It". Who's the Mad Man? Hint

Ronald Reagan

the singer's dad

some guy they knew who was really mad

Charles Manson

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Question 6 of 15

6. What Black Sabbath song was covered by the Seattle band The Fartz on their album "World Full of Hate"? Hint

Children of the Grave

Into the Void

Bassically

Hole in the Sky

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Question 7 of 15

7. What 80's pop hit did the Reno, NV band 7 Seconds cover on an EP they released in 1985? Hint

99 Red Balloons

Take On Me

Wake Me Up (Before You Go-Go)

Addicted to Love

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Question 8 of 15

8. Finish the following lyric from the above-mentioned EP: "If we can walk together, why can't we..." Hint

...rock together?"

...thrash together?"

...mosh together?"

...all just get along?"

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Question 9 of 15

9. Complete the following phrase (and source of countless thousands of t-shirts, patches, and graffitti-covered spiky leather jackets) from a Crass lyric: "Jesus died for his own sins..." Hint

...not yours"

...ask him to be your savior today!"

...not mine"

...that's so cool!"

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which one of these bands was NOT on the Repo Man soundtrack? Hint

The Plugz

Black Flag

Fear

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Question 11 of 15

11. This one should be pretty easy if you know anything about punk rock geography. Which one of these bands did NOT appear on the compilation "This is Boston, Not LA"? Hint

Gang Green

Black Flag

the Freeze

Jerry's Kids

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Question 12 of 15

12. The guitarist for early DC harDCore band Marginal Man was the son of a US senator.

True

False

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Question 13 of 15

13. How did the Minutemen's d. boon die? Hint

he's not dead

heart attack

van accident

murdered

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Question 14 of 15

14. What Angry Samoans song about self-mutilation did the Accused cover on their album "Martha Splatterhead's Maddest Stories Ever Told"? Hint

Lights Out

Gas Chamber

Coffin Case

Todd Killings

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Question 15 of 15

15. The Dead Kennedys' "We've Got a Bigger Problem Now" was a lounge-ified update of what previous DK's song? Hint

Kill the Poor

Chemical Warfare

A Child and His Lawnmower

California Uber Alles

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. They were teen shredders from the UK, but they toured all over the US, teaching us how to rock again with releases like "Violent Nun", "Peruvian Vacation", and "Retard Picnic".

Answer: The Stupids

If I'd mentioned their album "Van Stupid", it would have been too easy.

2. What does GBH (as in, "City Baby Attacked by Rats") stand for?

Answer: Grievous Bodily Harm

The initials are UK police shorthand for a type of criminal charge against an assailant. Supposedly when they started there was another UK band called Grievous Bodily Harm, so for a while the big-haired boys added the word "Charged" to their name.

3. Complete the following MDC lyric: "My life in a cage/Show my outrage/I'm misunderstood/I did what I could/I made my try..."

Answer: I'm born to die!

From the song "Born to Die". How many punk rockers ever spray painted the opening lyrics to that song on a wall somewhere? "No War! No KKK! No Fascist USA!"

4. What does MDC NOT stand for?

Answer: Many Damn Conservatives

It also stood for Missle Destroyed Civilizations, Millions of Dead Children, Millions of Damn Christians, etc...

5. DRI recorded the song "Mad Man" for the LP "Dealing With It". Who's the Mad Man?

Answer: the singer's dad

They used to practice at the singer's house, whose dad hated them. That's so not fair.

6. What Black Sabbath song was covered by the Seattle band The Fartz on their album "World Full of Hate"?

Answer: Children of the Grave

So the semi-interesting tidbit here is that Guns-N-Roses bassist Duff McKagan played drums in the Fartz. He wasn't on this album though so who cares. Bleh.

7. What 80's pop hit did the Reno, NV band 7 Seconds cover on an EP they released in 1985?

Answer: 99 Red Balloons

These guys are still at it too! It makes me not feel so bad about being 34 and in a punk band.

8. Finish the following lyric from the above-mentioned EP: "If we can walk together, why can't we..."

Answer: ...rock together?"

A nice sentiment. Unity in the scene. But what was up with the football player eyepaint, Kev?

9. Complete the following phrase (and source of countless thousands of t-shirts, patches, and graffitti-covered spiky leather jackets) from a Crass lyric: "Jesus died for his own sins..."

Answer: ...not mine"

This band sparked off an international incident by anonymously releasing a tape purported to be a phone conversation between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher during the time of the Falklands War. The State Department made fools of themselves claiming that "it looked like the work of the KGB" while really it was everyone's favorite anarcho-crusty punks, Crass!

10. Which one of these bands was NOT on the Repo Man soundtrack?

Answer: X

Though they were also from LA, X were not on this soundtrack. You pretty much had to have this record if you were a punk rocker in 1985.

11. This one should be pretty easy if you know anything about punk rock geography. Which one of these bands did NOT appear on the compilation "This is Boston, Not LA"?

Answer: Black Flag

Yo, I said Boston, NOT LA. I hope you didn't miss that one.

12. The guitarist for early DC harDCore band Marginal Man was the son of a US senator.

Answer: True

Kenny Inouye's dad was Daniel Inouye, the senator for the state of Hawaii. Maybe I should made a federal case out of it when I got my nose broken at their show in 1985.

13. How did the Minutemen's d. boon die?

Answer: van accident

For a lot of people there is no better punk band than the Minutemen. They were original, political, and intelligent, and no one wrote lyrics like d. boon. He would no doubt STILL be making good music--and if he had lived, maybe he could have prevented Henry Rollins from becoming such a tool.

14. What Angry Samoans song about self-mutilation did the Accused cover on their album "Martha Splatterhead's Maddest Stories Ever Told"?

Answer: Lights Out

Rick Spencer of the band Uwharria, himself a huge Accused fan, pointed out to me that my original info here was wrong. I wrote: "OK, so the Accused record came out in 1991, which you would THINK would disqualify it from being included in a 1980's punk quiz. Think again. The Samoans' song came out in 1982. So sue me." The album actually DID come out in 1988 and was re-released in 1991.

15. The Dead Kennedys' "We've Got a Bigger Problem Now" was a lounge-ified update of what previous DK's song?

Answer: California Uber Alles

Ronald Reagan was the subject of "We've Got a Bigger Problem Now", while "California Uber Alles" took on California governor Jerry Brown. About the Reaganized update, I'd say that the title was quite an understatement. Thanks for playing!

Source: Author scottistoxic

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