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Rock Stars' Side Hustles — Daily trivia Wednesday, May 27, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01Which Red Hot Chili Pepper has acted in films such as 'The Big Lebowski' and 'Baby Driver'?
- AAnthony Kiedis
- BChad Smith
- CFlea
- DJohn Frusciante
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Flea
Flea played a German nihilist in The Big Lebowski and has appeared in Back to the Future Part II and III, Baby Driver and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Q 02Sammy Hagar, 'The Red Rocker', is known in the spirits industry for which type of alcohol?
- ABourbon
- BTequila
- CVodka
- DGin
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Tequila
Hagar sold 80% of Cabo Wabo Tequila to Campari for $80 million in 2007, then launched Santo tequila with Guy Fieri, and he makes Sammy's Beach Bar Rum too.
Q 03Which frontman of The Offspring founded the hot sauce company Gringo Bandito?
- ADexter Holland
- BBillie Joe Armstrong
- CBrendon Urie
- DJared Leto
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Dexter Holland
Dexter Holland started Gringo Bandito in 2004 as a hobby; headquartered next to The Offspring's Huntington Beach studio, it has since sold over a million bottles.
Q 04Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett's book 'Too Much Horror Business' showcases his collection of what?
- AVintage comic books
- BMonster-movie memorabilia
- CRare electric guitars
- DAncient artifacts
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Monster-movie memorabilia
Abrams Image published Too Much Horror Business in 2012, a photo collection of Hammett's monster-movie memorabilia alongside conversations about how horror connects to Metallica's music.
Q 05Beyond music, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson is known for proficiency in what other profession?
- AMaster chef
- BAirline pilot
- CRacing driver
- DArchitect
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Airline pilot
Bruce Dickinson flew Boeing 757s as a captain for Astraeus Airlines and piloted Iron Maiden's own tour jet, Ed Force One, carrying the band and its gear between continents.
Q 06Tool's Maynard James Keenan is a serious Arizona producer of what?
- AOlive oil
- BCraft beer
- CArtisan cheese
- DWine
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Wine
Maynard James Keenan runs Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards in Arizona's Verde Valley, and the 2010 documentary Blood into Wine follows his bid to make fine wine there.
Q 07What kind of venture did Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea co-found to teach children music?
- AAn experimental jazz record label
- BAn online lesson platform
- CA chain of vintage instrument shops
- DA non-profit conservatory
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A non-profit conservatory
Flea and his friend Keith 'Tree' Barry started the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit conservatory, in 2001, and Flea later sold his EP Helen Burns on its site to fund it.
Q 08What type of work has System of a Down's Serj Tankian exhibited in galleries internationally?
- ASculpture
- BPhotography
- CPaintings
- DAnimation
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Paintings
Tankian has exhibited since 2013, starting with his Disarming Time Musical Paintings in Los Angeles, and often pairs each canvas with an original musical score.
Q 09Which rock icon and businessman co-owned a Los Angeles-area Arena Football League team?
- AGene Simmons
- BOzzy Osbourne
- CBret Michaels
- DAlice Cooper
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Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons and bandmate Paul Stanley named their team the LA Kiss and staged game nights like rock concerts, with pyrotechnics, before it ceased operations in 2016.
Q 10Which member of Queen completed a PhD in astrophysics at Imperial College London?
- ABrian May
- BJohn Deacon
- CRoger Taylor
- DFreddie Mercury
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Brian May
Brian May shelved his doctorate on zodiacal dust in 1974 as Queen took off, and finally completed it at Imperial in 2007, 33 years later.
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