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23 Van Halen quizzes and 277 Van Halen trivia questions.

Van Halen's Studio Albums

Ordering Quiz

12 Qns

Van Halen formed in 1973 and produced their first studio album in 1978. Over the years, the lead singer and bassist changed, but the core Van Halen brothers Eddie and Alex remained. Do you remember the release order of their 12 studio albums?

Easier, 12 Qns, reedy, Jan 06 22

Easier
reedy

Jan 06 22
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Van Halen Singles popular trivia quiz

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Can you match the Van Halen single to the album it was released on? ("Women and Children First" and "Balance" not represented in this quiz)

Average, 10 Qns, reedy, Mar 23 17

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The Ultimate Van Halen Lyrics Quiz

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

Mostly about VH songs and lyrics from the David Lee Roth era.

Average, 20 Qns, SaxMan4, Oct 06 09

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Test yourself! Van Halen Lyrics Quiz

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

I will show you a segment of lyric - you match it up with the song. True Van Halen fans should find this easy.

Tough, 20 Qns, reedy, Mar 06 03

Tough
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2760 plays

Hard Core Van Halen 3 top quiz

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

This is my third Van Halen quiz and there will be plenty more to come! This one will focus on 1981 to 1984.

Difficult, 20 Qns, evh, Mar 31 10

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Classic Van Halen popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The ultimate classic Van Halen quiz. This quiz focuses on David Lee Roth-era Van Halen.

Tough, 10 Qns, unclesandwich, Nov 22 08

Tough
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3527 plays

Hard Core Van Halen 1 great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is my first quiz and I hope it's a good one. Van Halen is the greatest band in the world and this is the first of many and focuses more on the early days, and even pre-stardom.

Difficult, 10 Qns, evh, Nov 23 17

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evh
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Van Halen Quiz for Experts

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Hey, this is a quiz on one of my favorite bands. My dad's all time favorite band. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, crushhhh, Mar 10 11

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Hard Core Van Halen 2

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

This is the next part to the set of my quizzes about Van Halen. This will focus on songs and trivia from 1978 and 1980.

Tough, 15 Qns, evh, Nov 22 08

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evh
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The Van Halen Quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Van Halen was one of the greatest rock groups in history. This is a must for any Van Halen fan. Good luck with the quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, diamondjim68, Jul 18 21

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Jul 18 21
973 plays

Quick Question

In which song do the band claim to be "Hangin' round the local parking lot, checkin' out the girls, see what they got"?

From Quiz "Van Halen '5150' Lyrics"

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Ipod Shuffle 12: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 02

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Part 2 of 5 of a very tough Van Halen quiz. For big vans of VH this will be a tough quiz. For those only casually familiar with VH this will be a very challenging quiz. I cover only trivia about the band's songs, albums and lead singers, nothing more.

Difficult, 10 Qns, berenlazarus, Mar 07 10

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berenlazarus
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Ipod Shuffle 11: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 01

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Part 1 of 5 of a very tough Van Halen quiz. For big fans of VH this will be a tough quiz. For those only casually familiar with VH this will be a very challenging quiz. I cover only trivia about the band's songs, albums, and lead singers, nothing more

Difficult, 10 Qns, berenlazarus, Oct 07 14

Difficult
berenlazarus
449 plays

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Van Halen '5150' Lyrics

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Just a quick flashback to Van Halen's first album with Sammy Hagar, 1986's "5150." Tell me what song the following lyric snippets are from.

Average, 10 Qns, bmcskim, Mar 16 06

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Ipod Shuffle 14: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 04

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Part 4 of 5 of a very tough Van Halen quiz. For big fans of VH this will be a tough quiz. For those only casually familiar with VH this will be a very challenging quiz.

Difficult, 10 Qns, berenlazarus, Jun 21 12

Difficult
berenlazarus
332 plays

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Ipod Shuffle 13: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 03 popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Part 3 of 5 of a very tough Van Halen quiz. For big fans of VH this will be a tough quiz. For those only casually familiar with VH this will be a very challenging quiz. I cover only trivia about the band's songs, albums, and lead singers, nothing more

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, berenlazarus, Sep 10 12

Very Difficult
berenlazarus
524 plays

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Van Halen Test Your Knowledge

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is my Van Halen quiz, most of the questions are from the pre-Hagar days (and some are from before they were signed).

Difficult, 10 Qns, evilbrother, May 08 18

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evilbrother
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Ipod Shuffle 15: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 05

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Part 5 of 5 a very tough Van Halen quiz. For big fans of VH this will be a tough quiz. For those only casually familiar with VH this will be a very challenging quiz.

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, berenlazarus, Jun 21 12

Very Difficult
berenlazarus
257 plays

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Right Now...You Should Try This Quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

All of the questions in this quiz refer to the music and music video of the Van Halen video "Right Now".

Average, 10 Qns, paulbrec, Apr 24 11

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813 plays

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Some Van Halen Trivia

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A tough quiz about Van Halen.

Average, 10 Qns, gregchrisb, Aug 31 24

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Aug 31 24
1747 plays

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The Mighty Van Halen

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is my first quiz on the mighty Van Halen! I hope you enjoy playing it and all feedback is welcomed.

Difficult, 10 Qns, fronkenstein, Jan 02 19

Difficult
fronkenstein
Jan 02 19
955 plays

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Average Van Halen Lyrics Trivia

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

This is a half and half type of quiz. Some questions are easy, but some are extremely hard. This is a quiz for a true VH fan. Questions about Van Halen, and past members of the band.

Average, 20 Qns, Lost_Player, Jun 27 10

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Take this Van Halen Lyrics Quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Even though they've member changes, the band still rules. Let's see how well you can name the song given a lyric.

Average, 10 Qns, jdreste, Jun 07 06

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Van Halen Fans Only!

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar? Who's your choice? Not many groups can switch out lead singers and continue their time on top. How well do you know the Hall of Fame band?

Average, 10 Qns, GBfan, Jan 07 22

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GBfan

Jan 07 22
136 plays

Van Halen Trivia Questions

1. In a 1996 "Guitar World" interview, Eddie Van Halen talked with Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins. In that interview, Billy disclosed to Eddie what his favorite Van Halen album is. Name the album.

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 14: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 04

Answer: Fair Warning

Eddie told Billy in that interview that that was one of the darkest periods of his life. He would actually change things on the recordings at night, and none of the engineers would even notice when they came in the next day.

2. "Apolitical Blues" appears on which album?

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 12: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 02

Answer: 0U812

Eddie has, in several interviews, expressed severe disappointment in the 1982 album "Diver Down". "Fair Warning", the album before "Diver Down", did not fare well commercially and Roth pressured the band to do covers in order to ensure commerical success. Eddie said he would rather bomb with his own songs than be successfull with other people's material. Since "Diver Down", "Apolitical Blues" is the only cover the band recorded and officially released after the album "Diver Down".

3. From 1978 to 1999, Van Halen has had how many lead singers?

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 11: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 01

Answer: 4

From 1978 to 1985, David Lee Roth was the lead singer. From 1985 to 1995, Sammy Hager was the lead singer. In 1996, Eddie Van Halen invited singer Mitch Malloy to join the band. He was officially the lead singer of Van Halen during 1996, though no songs have ever surfaced with him singing. The band did, however, record demos with Mitch Malloy, which Malloy purportedly still has copies of. Then David Lee Roth appeared with Van Halen in the 1996 MTV Awards and Malloy resigned from the band. Ultimately, the band chose Gary Cherone as their fourth lead singer. Cherone departed from the band in 1999.

4. In "Runnin' With The Devil", what intro does the song have?

From Quiz The Van Halen Quiz

Answer: A car horn

'Runnin' With the Devil' was the first song on Van Halen's self-titled debut CD, released in 1978. The group got the horns from their cars and brought them into the studio for sound effects. The CD also included the instrumental 'Eruption', as well as other hits like 'Jamie's Cryin', 'Ice Cream Man', 'Ain't Talking About Love' and the Kinks cover 'You Really Got Me'.

5. When Van Halen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2007, what band/artist gave the induction speech?

From Quiz The Mighty Van Halen

Answer: Velvet Revolver

Michael Anthony was the only original band member to attend the ceremony. Edward Van Halen had entered a rehab facility for treatment of alcoholism.

6. In the song "Eruption", on the last note Eddie changes the sound by doing one thing. What does he do?

From Quiz Van Halen

Answer: Uses a phase shifter

"Eruption" appeared on Van Halen's self-titled 1977 album.

7. On Van Halen's tours, what colour of M&Ms did they request be taken out of the bowl?

From Quiz Hard Core Van Halen 3

Answer: Brown

Van Halen would make sure that the venue owners read the contracts carefully by putting these weird little additions into their contracts. The boys believed that if they remembered the M&Ms, they would remember to get the right amount of equipment for the sound system and the lighting. If they band showed up and there was brown M&Ms in the bowl, they would completely destroy the backstage area.

8. Who was Van Halen's first manager?

From Quiz Hard Core Van Halen 1

Answer: Marshall Berle

Milton Berle is a famous comedian; Marshall is his nephew and got the band signed by Ted Templeman (who is with Warner Bros). Mick Jones was a producer for two of the albums.

9. What was Van Halen's first studio album?

From Quiz Some Van Halen Trivia

Answer: Van Halen

It was recorded in 1977, and it was released in 1978.

10. "One step ahead...One step behind..." What must you do to get even?

From Quiz Right Now...You Should Try This Quiz

Answer: Run

"...Now you've got to run to get even..."

11. Van Halen recorded a demo with Gene Simmons of Kiss. What was Van Halen's band name at that time?

From Quiz Van Halen

Answer: Van Halen

Simmons suggested "Daddy Shortlegs", but Van Halen had already recorded demos, and were successful as Van Halen.

12. What was David Lee Roth's father's occupation?

From Quiz Classic Van Halen

Answer: Doctor

Dr. Roth, Dave's dad, is thanked in the liner notes of Van Halen's debut album.

13. In which song do the band claim to be "Hangin' round the local parking lot, checkin' out the girls, see what they got"?

From Quiz Van Halen '5150' Lyrics

Answer: Summer Nights

From the first verse.

14. "We came here to entertain you, leaving here we aggravate you - don't you know it means the same to me?"

From Quiz Van Halen Lyrics

Answer: I'm the One

Van Halen formed in 1974 and in 1976 were spotted by Kiss' Gene Simmons, who financed a demo tape for the band. In 1977 they were signed to Warner Brothers Records. The rest, as they say ...

15. 'Nobody rules these streets at night but me, the ____________' Fill in the lyric.

From Quiz Van Halen Lyrics

Answer: Atomic Punk

Off of the first VH album. Interesting 'shushing' sound made by scraping guitar pick on the strings; might be a phase shift added too.

16. 'You'll lose her in the turn...I'll get her!'

From Quiz Van Halen Lyrics

Answer: Panama

17. Name the song: 'She wants to write him a letter, yeah yeah, I guess she's tryin' to make herself feel better'

From Quiz Van Halen Lyrics

Answer: Jamie's Cryin

18. What Van Halen song appears in the movie "Over the Edge", starring a very young Matt Dillon?

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 14: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 04

Answer: You Really Got Me

The film was one of Matt Dillon's very first movies. The song appears on both the film's soundtrack and in the film itself.

19. What famous rock icon did Sammy Hagar have as a next door neighbor during the late 1980s and early 1990s?

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 15: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 05

Answer: Jerry Garcia

On the 1995 tour, Hagar was going to replace his solo song "Eagles Fly" with "Give to Live". Then Jerry Garcia died, and so Hagar would play "Eagles Fly" as a tribute to Garcia. He said that though Garcia and himself weren't real close, whenever they saw each other they would always talk.

20. The band recorded a song entitled "That's Why I Love You", an unreleased track that was slotted to appear on a certain album. However, the band pulled the song, replacing the track with a longer song at the last minute. Name the album.

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 11: Van Halen Songs-Singers-Albums 01

Answer: Van Halen III

Though the debate which frontman is better can never be definitively settled, there are some hard sales facts that prove both singers proved quite popular. Between Sammy or Dave (no one ever mentions Cherone, can't imagine why), Sammy took the boys all the way to number one in the album charts in 1986 with "5150", a sentimental favorite for myself.

21. Which song includes these lyrics: "I've been to the edge, there I stood and looked down. You know I lost a lot of friends there baby, got no time to mess around"?

From Quiz The Van Halen Quiz

Answer: Ain't Talking About Love

'Ain't Talking about Love' was from Van Halen's debut self-titled CD. guitarist Eddie Van Halen used an electric sitar to give a song a more Eastern style feel. Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth as lead singer in 1985, said this one of the only Roth songs he was willing to sing live.

22. Who is the bass player for Van Halen beginning in 2006?

From Quiz The Mighty Van Halen

Answer: Wolfgang Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen is the son of Edward Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli. He replaced original bassist Michael Anthony.

23. "You Really Got Me" is a cover of what band?

From Quiz Van Halen

Answer: The Kinks

Eddie was originally the drummer but while he was busy being a paperboy Alex learned the drums, and became better at them than Eddie.

24. Which song contains the lyrics "I don't wanna, baby I don't wanna"

From Quiz Hard Core Van Halen 3

Answer: Hear About it Later

This song contains Ed's signature "Unchained" sound on his flanger. A flanger is something that creates a kind of whooshing sound in the background of the guitar. "Hear About it Later" is featured on the 1981 album "Fair Warning" and contains a blistering guitar solo but was originally written on keyboard.

25. According to the book "Van Halen 101", which song did Eddie show to his buddies from the band Angel, and almost get copied before they released the album "Van Halen"?

From Quiz Hard Core Van Halen 2

Answer: You Really Got Me

Eddie showed this album to a lot of people, that is the reason "You Really Got Me" was released as a single in the first place. Van Halen had to get it out before Angel could.

26. Who helped construct 5150, Ed's recording studio in his backyard?

From Quiz Hard Core Van Halen 1

Answer: Don Landee

Eddie was in that studio every day. Don was Ed's engineer and helped create "1984". Alex even said that he (himself) only participated in playing on the album, he didn't create it at all. Eddie did it all.

27. Jan Van Halen, Alex and Ed's pop, played clarinet on what Van Halen song.

From Quiz Classic Van Halen

Answer: Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)

"Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)" appeared on "Diver Down" and featured Jan Van Halen on clarinet.

28. In which song are Van Halen "Sittin' round just getting high, temporarily pacified"?

From Quiz Van Halen '5150' Lyrics

Answer: Inside

A rare direct reference to drugs for Van Halen. Sex, on the otherhand...

29. "I found the simple life ain't so simple when I jumped out on that road."

From Quiz Van Halen Lyrics

Answer: Runnin' With the Devil

The songs from both questions one and two are from Van Halen's debut album, simply titled "Van Halen." It was released in 1978 after taking only three weeks to produce.

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