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Rotten Trivia (Johnny, That Is!) Quiz

Sex Pistols: anyone who has read Johnny's autobiography 'Rotten- No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs' should do well.

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

Author
Mayacat

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,007

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
1484

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is the name of Johnny's wife? Hint

Joanie

Norma

Nora

Lena

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Question 2 of 15

2. What London neighborhood did Johnny grow up in? Hint

Soho

Finsbury Park

Highbury

Gunter Grove

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Question 3 of 15

3. Why did Johnny get the nickname 'Rotten'? Hint

He was mean

He was spoiled

He had green teeth

He didn't bathe

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Question 4 of 15

4. What song did Glen Matlock refuse to play onstage because his mother didn't like Johnny's lyrics? Hint

Holidays in the Sun

God Save the Queen

Anarchy in the UK

Pretty Vacant

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Question 5 of 15

5. What English football team is Johnny a fan of? Hint

Manchester United

Newcastle United

Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal

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Question 6 of 15

6. What childhood illness almost ended Johnny's life? Hint

Chicken pox

Measles

Small pox

Meningitis

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Question 7 of 15

7. What American wanted Johnny to marry her so she could stay in England? Hint

Siouxsie Sioux

Chrissie Hynde

Vivienne Westwood

Nancy Spungeon

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Question 8 of 15

8. Johnny was a fan of what type of music? Hint

Disco

Folk

Punk

Reggae

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Question 9 of 15

9. How did Johnny meet Sid Vicious? Hint

They went to art school together

From a mutual friend

When Sid joined the Sex Pistols

They went to state school together

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Question 10 of 15

10. Where did Johnny work before joining the Sex Pistols? Hint

In a restaurant

At a play center

He was an electrician

He never worked

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Question 11 of 15

11. What did Johnny name his cat? Hint

Sid

Fluffy

Angel

Satan

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which of Johnny's brothers engineered on his solo album 'Psycho's Path'? Hint

Martin

Bobby

Jimmy

Joseph

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Question 13 of 15

13. What Shakespearean character does Johnny associate with as being a caricature of himself? Hint

Richard III

Hamlet

King Lear

MacBeth

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Question 14 of 15

14. In January 1977 Johnny was arrested for carrying what substance? Hint

Crushed slimming pills

Heroin

Cocaine

Marijuana

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Question 15 of 15

15. What Public Image Ltd. song did Johnny write for his mother? Hint

Memories

Death Disco

Rise

This Is Not a Love Song

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of Johnny's wife?

Answer: Nora

Nora is from Germany but lived in London. She knew Johnny six months before they started dating.

2. What London neighborhood did Johnny grow up in?

Answer: Finsbury Park

Johnny was born and raised in Finsbury Park but later owned a house in Gunter Grove.

3. Why did Johnny get the nickname 'Rotten'?

Answer: He had green teeth

Steve Jones gave Johnny the nickname 'Rotten' when he noticed Johnny's teeth were green.

4. What song did Glen Matlock refuse to play onstage because his mother didn't like Johnny's lyrics?

Answer: God Save the Queen

Glen also thought the lyrics to 'God Save the Queen' made the Sex Pistols sound like fascists

5. What English football team is Johnny a fan of?

Answer: Arsenal

According to his father, Johnny was born near the Arsenal football grounds.

6. What childhood illness almost ended Johnny's life?

Answer: Meningitis

The last thing Johnny remembers eating before getting meningitis was a pork chop. He still refrains from eating pork.

7. What American wanted Johnny to marry her so she could stay in England?

Answer: Chrissie Hynde

Johnny agreed to marry Chrissie but later chickened out. Later she paid Sid Vicious two pounds to do it but that never happened either. (Siouxsie and Vivienne are British.)

8. Johnny was a fan of what type of music?

Answer: Reggae

Johnny was a big fan of reggae. He hated disco.

9. How did Johnny meet Sid Vicious?

Answer: They went to state school together

Johnny met Sid, whose real name is either John Beverly or Simon Ritchie, while at state school. Johnny gave him the nickname 'Sid' after his hamster.

10. Where did Johnny work before joining the Sex Pistols?

Answer: At a play center

Johnny worked at a play center in Finsbury Park working with nine year olds in the woodwork center. He was fired because he allowed the children to use knives.

11. What did Johnny name his cat?

Answer: Satan

When Johnny lived at Gunter Grove he had a cat named Satan that he trained to fetch things.

12. Which of Johnny's brothers engineered on his solo album 'Psycho's Path'?

Answer: Martin

Johnny's younger brother Martin not only engineered the album but also provided additional guitar and keyboards. Joseph is Johnny's middle name.

13. What Shakespearean character does Johnny associate with as being a caricature of himself?

Answer: Richard III

Johnny characterized Richard III as being 'wicked and psychotic, mixed with a fatally cruel sense of humor.'

14. In January 1977 Johnny was arrested for carrying what substance?

Answer: Crushed slimming pills

Johnny had 138 milligrams on him when stopped by the police. Slimming pills, or diet pills, were illegal in Britain at the time.

15. What Public Image Ltd. song did Johnny write for his mother?

Answer: Death Disco

Eileen Lydon died of cancer in 1979. Johnny wrote 'Death Disco' as a tribute to her.

Source: Author Mayacat

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