Q 01/05

Which pop-punk band did Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio join in 2015 as the replacement for Tom DeLonge?

A) Green Day

B) Simple Plan

C) Blink-182

D) New Found Glory

Answer · why

C) Blink-182

Blink-182 kept Skiba for seven years and two albums, California and Nine. He stepped aside in 2022 when DeLonge returned.

Q 02/05

In which Midwestern city, home to Atlas Studios, did Alkaline Trio form in 1996?

A) Detroit

B) Minneapolis

C) Milwaukee

D) Chicago

Answer · why

D) Chicago

Chicago's punk scene shaped the band, who call local acts Screeching Weasel, Pegboy and Naked Raygun their forefathers. They cut much of their early m...

Q 03/05

What objects, each set to 6:00, appear three times on the cover of Alkaline Trio's Goddamnit?

A) Alarm clocks

B) Wristwatches

C) Grandfather clocks

D) Pocket watches

Answer · why

A) Alarm clocks

Alarm clocks on the cover read 6:00 three times over to spell 666. Matt Skiba said that when his own went off at six, 'Goddamnit!' was always the firs...

Q 04/05

Which rock star was set to play the devil in Alkaline Trio's 'All on Black' video before pulling out?

A) Alice Cooper

B) Billie Joe Armstrong

C) Marilyn Manson

D) Ozzy Osbourne

Answer · why

C) Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson was to gamble opposite Matt Skiba in a purgatory-themed casino. The location was already rented when he withdrew, and the disappointed ...

Q 05/05

Alkaline Trio's 'Sadie' is about Susan Atkins, who took part in the 1969 killing of which actress?

A) Natalie Wood

B) Sharon Tate

C) Jayne Mansfield

D) Jean Seberg

Answer · why

B) Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate was among the victims of a California cult whose leader nicknamed Atkins 'Sadie Mae Glutz', giving the song its title. A friend of the ban...