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Slightly Obscure 80's Metal Trivia Quiz

I will list three song titles from some slightly obscure metal/hard rock artists from the 80's. You tell me the artist who performed the songs.

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

Author
feelthehand

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,857

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1429

Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners (10/10), Guest 172 (6/10), twez (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which band sang "Hold on to 18", "Chains Around Heaven" and "I'm the King"? Hint

Quiet Riot

L.A. Guns

Great White

Black N Blue

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which band sang "Night of the Wolf", "Love Loaded" and "Somebody to Love"? Hint

Icon

Fastway

Waysted

Y & T

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which band sang "Hot Desert Night", "On Your Feet" and "World War"? Hint

Avenger

Bang Tango

Icon

Warrior

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which band sang "Take Her", "Black Widow" and "Piece of My Heart"? Hint

White Lion

White Tiger

Mama's Boys

Rough Cutt

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Question 5 of 10

5. What band sang "On and On", "Seek and Destroy" and "Stay Hard"? Hint

Babylon A.D.

Danger Danger

Raven

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Question 6 of 10

6. What band sang "Sinister Double", "Chain Gang Woman" and "Rockin' With You"? Hint

Vandenberg

Grim Reaper

Malice

Hurricane

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which band sang "Highwire", "Dreams in the Dark" and "Winter's Call"? Hint

Badlands

White Wolf

Madame X

Heavy Pettin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which band sang "Fire Fire", "Nightcrawler" and "Million Miles Away"? Hint

TKO

Loudness

EZO

Sound Barrier

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which band sang "The Right to Rock", "Because the Night" and "Somebody's Waiting"? Hint

Tesla

Keel

Salty Dog

Krokus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which band sang "Saturday Night Special", "Can U Deliver" and "Take a Turn"? Hint

Kickaxe

Sea Hags

Armored Saint

Lynch Mob

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which band sang "Hold on to 18", "Chains Around Heaven" and "I'm the King"?

Answer: Black N Blue

Black and Blue's guitarist Tommy Thayer played with Kiss.

2. Which band sang "Night of the Wolf", "Love Loaded" and "Somebody to Love"?

Answer: Waysted

The misspelling of the band's name was because of bass player Pete Way.

3. Which band sang "Hot Desert Night", "On Your Feet" and "World War"?

Answer: Icon

Icon hailed from the great state of Arizona.

4. Which band sang "Take Her", "Black Widow" and "Piece of My Heart"?

Answer: Rough Cutt

Rough Cutt followed the lead of many of the metal bands in this era and covered an older tune, in this case "Piece of My Heart".

5. What band sang "On and On", "Seek and Destroy" and "Stay Hard"?

Answer: Raven

Raven was a true power trio featuring the Gallagher Brothers (not the ones from Oasis) and drummer Rob "Wacko" Hunter, who wore a spark shooting hockey helmet on stage...gotta love the 80's!

6. What band sang "Sinister Double", "Chain Gang Woman" and "Rockin' With You"?

Answer: Malice

Another overlooked gem....the album "License to Kill" remains one of my favorites of all-time.

7. Which band sang "Highwire", "Dreams in the Dark" and "Winter's Call"?

Answer: Badlands

Badlands featured ex-Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee.

8. Which band sang "Fire Fire", "Nightcrawler" and "Million Miles Away"?

Answer: EZO

EZO, along with fellow Japanese rockers Loudness, broke through language and cultural barriers to enjoy modest success in the USA.

9. Which band sang "The Right to Rock", "Because the Night" and "Somebody's Waiting"?

Answer: Keel

Lead vocalist Ron Keel went on to perform country music as Ronnie Lee Keel.

10. Which band sang "Saturday Night Special", "Can U Deliver" and "Take a Turn"?

Answer: Armored Saint

One of the truly great metal bands of the 80's in my opinion....sadly they were overlooked and never got the respect and accolades they deserved.

Source: Author feelthehand

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