More Hard Rock Songs In Other Words Quiz

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1. "Engaging in Sexual Innuendo With Catastrophy"

Answer: Molly Hatchet

"Flirtin' with Disaster" by the southern rock band Molly Hatchet was released in 1979 and reached number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by the band include "Bloody Reunion", "Lady Luck", "Stone in Your Heart", and "There Goes the Neighborhood".

2. "Continuous Circular Motion"

Answer: Ratt

"Round and Round" by American hard rock band Ratt was released in 1984 and reached number four on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart. In 2020, the song and band were used in a funny GEICO insurance commercial involving a couple complaining about having a 'Ratt' problem in their basement. Other songs by the band include "Back for More", "Wanted Man", and "Lay It Down".

3. "Speak To Me Using Naughty Language"

Answer: Poison

"Talk Dirty to Me" by American glam metal band Poison was released in 1987 and reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by the band include "I Won't Forget You", "Stand", "Life Goes On", and "Unskinny Bop".

4. "I Own My Existence"

Answer: Bon Jovi

"It's My Life" by American rock band Bon Jovi was released in 2000 and reached number 11 on the US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) chart. The song managed to reach number one on charts in nine other countries. The song also won "Video of the Year" at the VH1 My Music Awards.

5. "A Baked Crusted Dessert Made From the Fruit Prunus Avium"

Answer: Warrant

"Cherry Pie" by the American glam metal band Warrant was released in 1990 and reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by the band include "Down Boys", "Sometimes She Cries", "I Saw Red", and "Machine Gun".

6. "A Display of Arched Colors of the Spectrum in the Absence Of Light"

Answer: Dio

"Rainbow in the Dark" by heavy metal band Dio was released in 1983 and reached number 14 on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart. Other songs by Dio include "Holy Diver", "The Last in Line", "Rock 'N' Roll Children", and "I Could Have Been a Dreamer".

7. "We Refuse To Receive It"

Answer: Twisted Sister

"We're Not Gonna Take It" by the American band Twisted Sister was released in 1984 and reached number seven on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart. Other songs by the band include "The Kids Are Back", "You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll", "I Wanna Rock", and "Hot Love".

8. "Engage My Blood Pumping Organ With a Punt"

Answer: Motley Crue

"Kickstart My Heart" by American heavy metal band M�tley Cr�e was released in 1989 and reached number nine on the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) chart. Other songs by the band include "Shout at the Devil", "Looks That Kill", "Smokin' in the Boys Room", "Without You", and "If I Die Tomorrow".

9. "You Have One More Item Predestined"

Answer: Judas Priest

"You've Got Another Thing Comin'" by English heavy metal band Judas Priest was released in 1982 reached number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was the only song by the band to reach the Hot 100 chart. It did however reach number four on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart.

Other songs by the band include "Heading Out to the Highway", "Electric Eye", "Locked In", and "Lightning Strike".

10. "Reasons Are Not Accepted"

Answer: Alice in Chains

"No Excuses" by American rock band Alice in Chains was released in 1994 and reached number one on the Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band has had five number one hits on the Mainstream Rock chart between 1994 and 2017. Their other hits include "Check My Brain", "Your Decision", "Hollow", and "Stone".

11. "Battle Swine"

Answer: Black Sabbath

"War Pigs" by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath is an anti-war protest song released as a single in 1970 off their album "Paranoid". Other songs by the band include "Iron Man", "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", "Never Say Die!", and "Turn Up the Night".

12. "Nearer to the Blood Pumping Organ"

Answer: Rush

"Closer to the Heart" by Canadian rock band Rush was released in 1977 and reached number 21 on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart in 1978. Other songs by the band include "The Spirit of Radio", "Vital Signs", "Limelight", and "The Big Money".

13. "Unable to be Satisfied"

Answer: Winger

"Can't Get Enuff" by American rock band Winger was released in 1990 and reached number six on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart. Other songs by the band include "Madalaine", "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak", "Miles Away", and "Down Incognito".

14. "Orchastra Musical Composition of Annihilation"

Answer: Megadeth

"Symphony of Destruction" by American heavy metal band Megadeth was released in 1992 and reached number 29 on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart. Other songs by the band include "Foreclosure of a Dream", "Sweating Bullets", "Train of Consequences", and "The Right to Go Insane".

15. "There Happens to be Just a Single Manner in Which to Be Pushed Back and Forth"

Answer: Sammy Hagar

"There's Only One Way to Rock" by Sammy Hagar was released in 1982 and reached number 31 on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart. Other songs by Hagar include "You Make Me Crazy", "I'll Fall in Love Again", "Heavy Metal", "I Can't Drive 55", and "Mas Tequila".

Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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Questions		Choices
1. "Engaging in Sexual Innuendo With Catastrophy"		Dio
2. "Continuous Circular Motion"		Warrant
3. "Speak To Me Using Naughty Language"		Rush
4. "I Own My Existence"		Judas Priest
5. "A Baked Crusted Dessert Made From the Fruit Prunus Avium"		Black Sabbath
6. "A Display of Arched Colors of the Spectrum in the Absence Of Light"		Sammy Hagar
7. "We Refuse To Receive It"		Alice in Chains
8. "Engage My Blood Pumping Organ With a Punt"		Poison
9. "You Have One More Item Predestined"		Molly Hatchet
10. "Reasons Are Not Accepted"		Twisted Sister
11. "Battle Swine"		Winger
12. "Nearer to the Blood Pumping Organ"		Bon Jovi
13. "Unable to be Satisfied"		Megadeth
14. "Orchastra Musical Composition of Annihilation"		Motley Crue
15. "There Happens to be Just a Single Manner in Which to Be Pushed Back and Forth"		Ratt

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