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Metallica knowledge test
Test your Metallica knowledge by answering these 30 questions (first 5 are true/false, next 25 - multiple choice)
Questions are only about the studio albums, unless stated otherwise
As of August 28, 2020
Apologies for any lingustic mistakes, English is not my native language :(
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1.
Dave Mustaine received credit for songs on "Ride the Lightning" album.
False
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True
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Mustaine received credit for the title track and "The Call of Ktulu".
2.
Jason Newsted is the longest-serving Metallica bassist.
True
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False
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Rob Trujillo has been with the band for 17 years now, Jason's era lasted 15 years.
3.
S&M2 featured tracks from every Metallica album up until that point.
False
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True
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Proof: KEA - Anesthesia, RTL - Ktulu, MoP - MoP, AJFA - One, Black Album - Sandman, Load - Outlaw Torn, Reload - Memory, St. Anger - All Within My Hands, Death Magnetic - The Day That Never Comes, HWTSD - Halo on Fire.
4.
Metallica was the first ever band which played on all seven continents.
True
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False
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The 2013 gig at Carlini Base in Antarctica made Metallica the first band to achieve that unique feat. What's more, they did it in one year.
5.
Cliff Burton played bass mostly with a pick.
True
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False
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Cliff played exclusively with his fingers.
6.
Which Metallica song is the shortest?
Motorbreath
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Holier Than Thou
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Wasting My Hate
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Hardwired
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With the length of 3:07, Motorbreath is the shortest Metallica song. Hardwired comes second with 3:09.
7.
Which albums contain "The Unforgiven" songs?
Black Album, Load, Death Magnetic
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Black Album, Reload, Death Magnetic
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...And Justice for All, Reload, Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
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Black Album, Reload, St. Anger
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The first Unforgiven appeared on the Black Album, the second on Reload, and the third - on Death Magnetic.
8.
Which song did Metallica perform live the most times?
Creeping Death
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One
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Master of Puppets
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Enter Sandman
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As of August 28, 2020, Metallica performed "Master of Puppets" 1,674 times. "Creeping Death" is second with 1,557.
9.
On which song does the word "Metallica" appear in lyrics?
Metal Militia
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Whiplash
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Seek & Destroy
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Hit the Lights
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"We'll never stop, we'll never quit, 'cause we're Metallica" - the ending of "Whiplash"'s 4th verse.
10.
How many instrumental tracks has Metallica released so far?
Three
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Four
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Five
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Six
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"Anesthesia", "The Call of Ktulu", "Orion", "To Live Is To Die", "Suicide & Redemption".
11.
What thrash metal band did Dave Mustaine form after leaving Metallica?
Testament
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Megadeth
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Anthrax
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Slayer
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It is of course Megadeth, which was formed in 1983, shortly after Dave was fired.
12.
Out of 12 songs on "Hardwired... to Self-Destruct", how many have music videos?
2
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Every single one
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4
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6
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All 12 tracks from Hardwired have music videos.
13.
Which song was chronologically the first not to use the E standard guitar tuning?
Sad But True
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The Thing That Should Not Be
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The God That Failed
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Ride the Lightning
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"The Thing That Should Not Be" uses D standard tuning, as opposed to E standard on all earlier songs.
14.
Which song appeared in the name of the Master of Puppets' promotional tour?
Disposable Heroes
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Damage, Inc.
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Master of Puppets
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Battery
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The Damage, Inc. Tour took place in 1986 and 1987.
15.
Which of the current Metallica members is the oldest?
Lars Ulrich
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Robert Trujillo
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Kirk Hammett
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James Hetfield
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Kirk Hammett was born in 1962, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich in 1963, and Robert Trujillo in 1964.
16.
In which country did Cliff Burton die?
Australia
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Sweden
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Germany
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Norway
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The bus crash occured in Dörarp, Ljungby Principality in Sweden.
17.
What % of Metallica songs is longer than 6 minutes?
Between 40 and 50%
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Below 40%
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Between 50 and 60%
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Over 60%
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57 out of 107 Metallica songs are over 6 minutes long (53,3%).
18.
Which of these bands' song covers did Metallica not release on Garage Inc.?
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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AC/DC
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Black Sabbath
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Queen
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Garage Inc. included covers of songs by Queen (Stone Cold Crazy), Black Sabbath (Sabbra Cadabra), Lynyrd Skynyrd (Tuesday's Gone), but not by AC/DC.
19.
How many Metallica albums contain title tracks?
Four
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Five
✓
Six
✓
Seven
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"Ride the Lightning", "Master of Puppets", "...And Justice for All", "St. Anger", "Hardwired".
20.
Which of these sentences is true?
Metallica didn't play any shows in 2001
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"...And Justice for All" is the longest Metallica song
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Jason Newsted played the first show with Metallica in 1987
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All sentences are false
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"Escape" was never played live
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In 2001 the band's fate was hanging in the balance after Jason's departure and James' rehab, the band didn't play any show that year. Jason's first show was in 1986, the longest song is "Suicide & Redemption", and "Escape" was played once in 2012.
21.
In which year did the band play the most shows?
2004
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1992
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1989
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1986
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In 1992, Metallica performed live 167 times. 1989 comes second with 156.
22.
Which album contains the song after which Metallica's charity is named?
Death Magnetic
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Black Album
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St. Anger
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Reload
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"All Within My Hands" is the closing track on St. Anger.
23.
How many Metallica songs are longer than 9 minutes?
Five
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Four
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Two
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Three
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"...And Justice for All", "To Live Is To Die", "The Outlaw Torn", "Suicide & Redemption".
24.
What cover did Metallica play live the most times so far?
Am I Evil?
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So What
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Last Caress
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Breadfan
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They played "Last Caress" over 800 times. "Am I Evil?" is second with 773.
25.
St. Anger was mostly notable and criticized for:
Lack of guitar solos
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Drums sounding like a basketball/trash can/whatever
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Unneccessarily long tracks
✓
All answers are correct
✓
26.
In which country did Metallica perform together with the rest of "The Big 4" for the first time?
United States
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United Kingdom
✓
Poland
✓
Bulgaria
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The show took place on June 16, 2010 during the Sonisphere Festival in Warsaw.
27.
Since 1996, Metallica downtunes their guitar for most songs by half-a-step while performing live. In what tuning do they play "Dream No More" live?
D standard
✓
C#
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Eb
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They never played it live so we don't know
✓
Studio version of this song uses D standard tuning.
28.
Which of these songs was originally named "The Mechanix" before Metallica re-did it following Mustaine's dismissal?
The Four Horsemen
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Phantom Lord
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Ride the Lightning
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No Remorse
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Metallica rearranged "The Mechanix" and named it "The Four Horsemen". The original song (following minor changes) later appeared on Megadeth's debut album.
29.
"Off to never never land" - these lyrics are mostly associated with "Enter Sandman", but in what other song do they appear?
Hero of the Day
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King Nothing
✓
Fuel
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Slither
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These words appear at the end of "King Nothing", which in many ways is quite similar to Sandman.
30.
"The Outlaw Torn"'s uncut version appears in one of the band's singles. Which one is it?
Fuel
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Until It Sleeps
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The Memory Remains
✓
King Nothing
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This nearly 11-minute-long version of Outlaw appears on "The Memory Remains" single.
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