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Quiz about The Life of Sid Vicious
Quiz about The Life of Sid Vicious

The Life of Sid Vicious Trivia Quiz


A quiz on the Life of Sex Pistols bassist and punk legend, Sid Vicious.

A multiple-choice quiz by zombie. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
zombie
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
236,351
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
623
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (4/10), Guest 82 (6/10), Guest 101 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where did Sid Vicious move to with his mother after being born? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is Sid Vicious's birth name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What does the "R" on Sid Vicious's famous padlock stand for? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How did Sid get his nick name "Sid Vicious"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Before being drafted into the Sex Pistols, Sid claimed to be starting a band on his own. What were they to be called? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. According to John Lydon, how did Sid save the band by getting them through passport control on their way to their American Tour? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who did Sid replace as a bassist in the Sex Pistols? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What journalist from the NME did Sid famously have a fight with? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where did Sid Vicious get his biker boots from? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What dance did Sid and the "100 Club" club owner claim he invented? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where did Sid Vicious move to with his mother after being born?

Answer: Ibiza

Sid was born in England but moved to Ibiza shortly afterward with his mother. After they ran into debt they returned.
2. What is Sid Vicious's birth name?

Answer: John Simon Richie

Believe it or not, Sid's real name is John Simon Richie. John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) and Sid were good friends and were known as "The Johns".
3. What does the "R" on Sid Vicious's famous padlock stand for?

Answer: Rabbit

If you look at a replica of Sid's padlock there is a rabbit mark between the lock.
4. How did Sid get his nick name "Sid Vicious"?

Answer: Johnny Rotten's hamster bit him

Johnny Rotten had a pet hamster called Sid which bit Sid when he was being sweet to it.
5. Before being drafted into the Sex Pistols, Sid claimed to be starting a band on his own. What were they to be called?

Answer: The Flowers of Romance

If you watch the Sex Pistols documentary "The Fllth and the Fury", Sid states in an interview in Hyde Park that he was getting a group together called The Flowers of Romance.
6. According to John Lydon, how did Sid save the band by getting them through passport control on their way to their American Tour?

Answer: His underwear was filthy

This is discussed on the documentary "The Filth and the Fury", John Lydon states, "As soon as they saw Sid's underwear, that was it. We were safe..."
7. Who did Sid replace as a bassist in the Sex Pistols?

Answer: Glen Matlock

It was Glen who was replaced by Sid. The two later played a one off gig in 1979 as "The Vicious White Kids" at the Electric Ballroom in Camden.
8. What journalist from the NME did Sid famously have a fight with?

Answer: Nick Kent

It was Nick Kent who Sid had a fight with, Nick stated in a documentary that Sid hit him with a chain. In the movie "Sid & Nancy" this fight is shown as a clash between Sid and "Dick Dent." Pretty obvious parody, really.
9. Where did Sid Vicious get his biker boots from?

Answer: He stole them from a roadie

If you read "The Art of Dying Young', there is an interview with a former Sex Pistols roadie who states that Sid stole them from him while touring America.
10. What dance did Sid and the "100 Club" club owner claim he invented?

Answer: The Pogo

Sid claims to have invented "The Pogo". He stated in interviews that he created it to knock over members of "The Bromley Contingent" at gigs at the "100 Club".
Source: Author zombie

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