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The Not-Quite-Ultimate Iron Maiden Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge on the venerable British heavy-metallers, Iron Maiden.

A multiple-choice quiz by Oracle_guru. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Oracle_guru

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,817

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

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1. Which Iron Maiden album has the highest peak position in the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart? Hint

Somewhere In Time

Piece Of Mind

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Fear Of The Dark

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2. Which of these is the correct birthdate of Bruce Dickinson? Hint

August 7, 1958

June 8, 1957

May 11, 1959

December 23, 1959

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3. Fill in the blanks for this Iron Maiden lyric: "War babies in the garden of Eden shall turn ___________________"

Answer: (4 Words)

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4. What was the name of the illusionist who performed with Iron Maiden at Bruce's then-farewell show "Raising Hell" in 1993?

Answer: (2 Words: First and Last Name, or just last name)

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5. Name the late Monty Python cast member, who played the teacher in Maiden's "Can I Play With Madness"-promo video in 1988. Hint

Michael Palin

Eric Idle

Graham Chapman

Terry Gilliam

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6. Which song does Bruce Dickinson introduce on the "A Real Dead One" album with the following quote: "Whatever the problem, Clint Eastwood's gonna fix it!"? Hint

Two Minutes To Midnight

Where Eagles Dare

The Trooper

Remember Tomorrow

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7. Name the song of which the following lyric is taken: "Inside the scream is silent, inside it must remain.." Hint

The Aftermath

Como Estais Amigos

Afraid To Shoot Strangers

Run Silent, Run Deep

8. When "From Here To Eternity" hit only #21 at UK singles chart in 1992, it marked the end of a string of seven consecutive Top 10 singles for Maiden in Britain. What was the first of those? Hint

The Evil That Men Do

Can I Play With Madness

Wasted Years

Be Quick Or Be Dead

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9. What year did Iron Maiden first perform with the line-up of Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Steve Harris, Janick Gers and Nicko McBrain? Hint

1995

2000

1999

1992

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10. Name the actor whose phrase is used at the beginning of the song "The Prisoner"? Hint

Patrick McGoohan

Sean Connery

Lee Majors

Richard Attenbrough

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11. Who "didn't take up martial arts, because he was immensely fearsome and would probably kill everybody that he came into contact with"?

Answer: (Two Words: First and Last Name (or just Last))

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12. In what country did Bruce Dickinson make his first performances as a singer of Iron Maiden? Hint

France

Italy

Austria

Greece

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13. Name the former British Prime Minister, whose speech is used at the beginning of "Live After Death"? Hint

John Major

Winston Churchill

Margaret Thatcher

Clement Attlee

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14. Which two Maiden tracks were featured on the "Metal For Muthas" compilation in 1980? Hint

Strange World & Wrathchild

Sanctuary & Wrathchild

Prowler & Sanctuary

Iron Maiden & Wrathchild

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15. Name the song of which the following lyric is taken: "Where sat the warrior, the poet, now lie the fragments of a man." Hint

The Duellists

The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

Ghost Of The Navigator

The Edge Of Darkness

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Iron Maiden album has the highest peak position in the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart?

Answer: Somewhere In Time

"Somewhere In Time" hit #11 in 1986, while both "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" and "Fear Of The Dark" peaked at #12. "Piece Of Mind"'s highest chart position was #15 in 1983.

2. Which of these is the correct birthdate of Bruce Dickinson?

Answer: August 7, 1958

Remember the song "Born In '58" from Bruce's solo debut, "Tattooed Millionaire"? That should have given you a few clues..

3. Fill in the blanks for this Iron Maiden lyric: "War babies in the garden of Eden shall turn ___________________"

Answer: our ashes to ice

The line is taken from "Total Eclipse", which was a B-side of "Run To The Hills" in 1982. The song appears on the remastered version of "The Number Of The Beast".

4. What was the name of the illusionist who performed with Iron Maiden at Bruce's then-farewell show "Raising Hell" in 1993?

Answer: Simon Drake

Drake's antics also featured cutting off Dave Murray's hands and the slaughtering of Bruce Dickinson at the end of the show.

5. Name the late Monty Python cast member, who played the teacher in Maiden's "Can I Play With Madness"-promo video in 1988.

Answer: Graham Chapman

It was also one of Chapman's last works as he died of cancer in 1989.

6. Which song does Bruce Dickinson introduce on the "A Real Dead One" album with the following quote: "Whatever the problem, Clint Eastwood's gonna fix it!"?

Answer: Where Eagles Dare

The quote is a reference to a movie with the same name, in which Clint Eastwood starred in 1968.

7. Name the song of which the following lyric is taken: "Inside the scream is silent, inside it must remain.."

Answer: Como Estais Amigos

Taken from Maiden's 1998 album "Virtual XI".

8. When "From Here To Eternity" hit only #21 at UK singles chart in 1992, it marked the end of a string of seven consecutive Top 10 singles for Maiden in Britain. What was the first of those?

Answer: Can I Play With Madness

"Can I Play With Madness" hit the British Top 3 in early 1988. The others were (in chronological order) : "The Evil That Men Do", "The Clairvoyant", "Infinite Dreams", "Holy Smoke", "Bring Your Daughter..To The Slaughter" and "Be Quick Or Be Dead".

9. What year did Iron Maiden first perform with the line-up of Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Steve Harris, Janick Gers and Nicko McBrain?

Answer: 1992

That's right! In 1992 Adrian joined the band at Donington for an encore rendition of "Running Free". Adrian and Bruce officially rejoined the band in 1999.

10. Name the actor whose phrase is used at the beginning of the song "The Prisoner"?

Answer: Patrick McGoohan

The quote is taken from the TV series of the same name.

11. Who "didn't take up martial arts, because he was immensely fearsome and would probably kill everybody that he came into contact with"?

Answer: Rod Smallwood

The line is based on "Sheriff Of Huddersfield", the band's somewhat ironic ode to their manager from 1986.

12. In what country did Bruce Dickinson make his first performances as a singer of Iron Maiden?

Answer: Italy

Maiden did with Bruce a couple of warm-up shows in Italy during October 1981 before their homeland debut at the Rainbow Theatre, London on November 15, 1981.

13. Name the former British Prime Minister, whose speech is used at the beginning of "Live After Death"?

Answer: Winston Churchill

It is taken from Churchill's Address to the House of Commons at June 4, 1940.

14. Which two Maiden tracks were featured on the "Metal For Muthas" compilation in 1980?

Answer: Sanctuary & Wrathchild

These versions were re-released in 1996 on the b-side of the single "Virus".

15. Name the song of which the following lyric is taken: "Where sat the warrior, the poet, now lie the fragments of a man."

Answer: The Edge Of Darkness

The song is based on Joseph Conrad's "Heart Of Darkness".

Source: Author Oracle_guru

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