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Bon Jovi Basics Trivia Quiz

Just a general knowledge Bon Jovi test.

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

Author
dokkenets

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,728

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3560

Last 3 plays: Guest 58 (6/10), Guest 153 (6/10), tracie21 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Name the original bass player for the band? Hint

Alec John Such

Jeff Pilson

Hugh McDonald

Dave Sabo

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who helped Jon and Richie write "One Wild Night"? Hint

Joe Perry

Desmond Child

Tico Torres

David Bryan

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Question 3 of 10

3. Bon Jovi named their second album "7800 Fahrenheit" because? Hint

They drew that name from a hat

Richie's father was a firefighter

Their label wanted the title

It is the melting point of most rocks

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Runaway" was recorded before the band Bon Jovi had formed.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the only Bon Jovi song the band refuses to play live? Hint

Love Lies

Hey God

The Price Of Love

She Don't Know Me

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the guest guitarist on Richie Sambora's first solo album? Hint

Stevie Ray Vaughan

B.B. King

Aldo Nova

Eric Clapton

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Question 7 of 10

7. This song was Bon Jovi's first number 1 hit in the U.S. Hint

You Give Love A Bad Name

Livin' On A Prayer

Runaway

Wanted Dead Or Alive

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Always" was written for the movie _______ ? Hint

Romeo is Bleeding

Young Guns II

Moonlight and Valentino

The Leading Man

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to the band, what made "Bounce" a heavy album? Hint

Richie bought a new guitar

They wanted to broaden their sound

Jon had been listening to Creed

Jon got tired of being compared to Poison

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to Jon, Dave "the snake" Sabo of Skid Row was in Bon Jovi at one point.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the original bass player for the band?

Answer: Alec John Such

Although Hugh McDonald played on the song "Runaway" in 1983 Alec was the first and only official bass player of the band.

2. Who helped Jon and Richie write "One Wild Night"?

Answer: Desmond Child

Desmond Child has helped write songs with Jon and Richie since 1986 on "Slippery When Wet".

3. Bon Jovi named their second album "7800 Fahrenheit" because?

Answer: It is the melting point of most rocks

They thought the idea of the melting point for rocks was cool since they are a rock band.

4. "Runaway" was recorded before the band Bon Jovi had formed.

Answer: True

It was being played on local radio without a band, manager or label.

5. What is the only Bon Jovi song the band refuses to play live?

Answer: She Don't Know Me

This is the only song on a Bon Jovi album not written by any member of the band.

6. Who was the guest guitarist on Richie Sambora's first solo album?

Answer: Eric Clapton

Richie's favorite guitarist and one of his first guitar heros was Eric Clapton.

7. This song was Bon Jovi's first number 1 hit in the U.S.

Answer: You Give Love A Bad Name

The band wrote this song for the band Loverboy to record.

8. "Always" was written for the movie _______ ?

Answer: Romeo is Bleeding

Jon wrote the song for someone else to record for the soundtrack but at the last minute decided to keep it.

9. According to the band, what made "Bounce" a heavy album?

Answer: Richie bought a new guitar

Richie bought a 1958 Gibson Flying V and used it on most of the album.

10. According to Jon, Dave "the snake" Sabo of Skid Row was in Bon Jovi at one point.

Answer: False

Dave "Snake" Sabo never was a member of Bon Jovi. "He understood that, and I understood that." said Jon in a 1991 interveiw in Montreal, Canada while producing the "Aldo Nova" album.
Richie Sambora "replaced" him.

Source: Author dokkenets

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