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The Punks Behind Green Day Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the boys behind the great music. Have fun testing your knowledge of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool!

A multiple-choice quiz by kiwibrrd33. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kiwibrrd33

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,931

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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5580

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which band member is the only one that uses his real name? Hint

None of them use their real names

Mike Dirnt

Billie Joe Armstrong

Tre Cool

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which band member was not one of the members of Green Day's precursor, Sweet Children? Hint

Billie Joe Armstrong

They were all original members

Mike Dirnt

Tre Cool

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Question 3 of 10

3. True or False? In the music video for "Walking Contradiction" the members of Green Day did all of their own stunts.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these songs on the "Dookie" cd did Mike write? Hint

Basket Case

Emenius Sleepus

When I Come Around

Burnout

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Green Day's original name? Hint

Sweet Children

Purple Gravy

They were always called Green Day

Berkeley Sun

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Question 6 of 10

6. The cover of "Dookie" reflects which band member's belief about dogs? Hint

Mike

A family friend of Billie Joe

Tre

Tre's wife at the time

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these instruments does Tre Cool play besides drums? Hint

Harmonica

Saxophone

Mandolin

Accordion

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Question 8 of 10

8. True or False? Tre has set a world record.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Billie Joe used to have a cat named Zero when he was a kid. How did Zero die? Hint

When his mom wasn't looking, Zero jumped into the washing machine...you can guess the rest from there.

Old age

He had a large tumor in his stomach

He got hit by a car

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the little booklet for "Kerplunk", it reads: "In loving memory of Gravy". Who is Gravy? Hint

The nickname of a friend of Tre's in high school who died in a car accident

Mike's cat who died

No one, they just made it up

The blob of gravy that Mike got stuck to the ceiling in his middle school cafeteria

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which band member is the only one that uses his real name?

Answer: Billie Joe Armstrong

Yep, Billie Joe is the only one. Many people assume it's short for something, but it's not.

2. Which band member was not one of the members of Green Day's precursor, Sweet Children?

Answer: Tre Cool

John Kriftmeyer, (aka Al Sobrante) was the original drummer for Sweet Children, which evolved into Green Day. Tre Cool was hired after Joh left the band. "We probably wouldn't have become famous if John had stayed" says Billie Joe.

3. True or False? In the music video for "Walking Contradiction" the members of Green Day did all of their own stunts.

Answer: True

Yes, Billie Joe really did walk across that street with all that traffic, he originally wasn't going to but Tre scared him into it.

4. Which of these songs on the "Dookie" cd did Mike write?

Answer: Emenius Sleepus

All of these other songs were written by Billie Joe, but "Emenius Sleepus" was written by Mike, about when you see a friend after a long time of being apart and they have changed or they haven't done anything with their life.

5. What was Green Day's original name?

Answer: Sweet Children

The name "Green Day" came about when the boys were watching Sesame Street. Ernie mentioned the words "green day" and they thought that was funny. They used it as an inside joke, but decided to use it for the band name. That's why on the original copies of Dookie, there is a picture of Ernie. Unfortunately, Sesame Street threatened to sue so they took it off.

6. The cover of "Dookie" reflects which band member's belief about dogs?

Answer: Mike

Mike has stated in several interviews that he believes dogs will eventually take over the world. The cover was designed depicting his strange but funny belief.

7. Which of these instruments does Tre Cool play besides drums?

Answer: Accordion

The rest of these are instruments that Billie Joe plays in certain songs.

8. True or False? Tre has set a world record.

Answer: True

Yep! Tre is the first person to ever climb the Universal Studios ball in Orlando Florida (their trade mark). While Green Day was being interviewed for the 1998 MTV Music Awards (held in Orlando Florida), Tre just decided that he would climb it. It made for a great and memorable award show moment!

9. Billie Joe used to have a cat named Zero when he was a kid. How did Zero die?

Answer: When his mom wasn't looking, Zero jumped into the washing machine...you can guess the rest from there.

Green Day makes a brief reference to this incident in the song "Deadbeat Holiday". The first two lines are, "Wake up the house's on fire, and the cat's caught in the dryer".

10. In the little booklet for "Kerplunk", it reads: "In loving memory of Gravy". Who is Gravy?

Answer: Mike's cat who died

Tre seems to be the only one without a dead cat :)

Source: Author kiwibrrd33

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