Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In which city did Mötley Crüe form and start playing together in 1981?
The band came together in Los Angeles and became the definitive act of the Sunset Strip scene, the stretch of Hollywood clubs where the Whisky a Go Go, the Roxy, and the Rainbow Bar and Grill sat within stumbling distance of each other.
- Multiple Choice
2. Which of these band members is Mötley Crüe's longtime lead singer?
Vince Neil has been the voice of the band for most of its run, with one notable gap in the 1990s.
Tommy Lee knew him from high school and pushed to recruit him. At the time, Vince was fronting a local cover band called Rock Candy.
- Multiple Choice
3. The three-word repeating title of Mötley Crüe's 1987 hit single and album is "_____, _____, _____".
"Girls, Girls, Girls" is the title track of their fourth album and probably the most recognizable riff the band ever wrote, built around the sound of Harley-Davidsons revving at the top of the track.
The song is essentially a tour diary of strip clubs, name-checking real venues the band frequented from Los Angeles to Paris to Tokyo.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which member of Mötley Crüe was born Frank Feranna Jr. and legally changed his name?
Nikki Sixx was born Frank Feranna Jr. and made the change official. He is the band's primary songwriter and its bassist.
He wasn't alone in reinventing himself. Tommy Lee was born Thomas Lee Bass, Mick Mars was Bob Deal, and Vince Neil was born Vincent Neil Wharton. Not one of the four uses his full legal birth name on stage.
- Fill In The Blank
5. Mötley Crüe's 1981 debut album "Too Fast for ____" was originally released by the band prior to signing with Elektra Records.
"Too Fast for Love" was self-released in 1981 on the band's own label, Leathür Records, and sold about 20,000 copies out of car trunks and at shows.
Elektra Records signed the band, had the record remixed by Roy Thomas Baker, the producer behind Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", and reissued it in 1982.
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