Q 01/05

Which English actor's guitar riff, recorded on an iPhone, did Death Grips sample for the single Birds?

A) Tom Hiddleston

B) Robert Pattinson

C) Daniel Radcliffe

D) Eddie Redmayne

Answer · why

B) Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson played the riff into the drummer's phone, and the band cut the recording up to build the 2013 track around it.

Q 02/05

Which singer's vocal samples appear on every track of the first disc of Death Grips' The Powers That B?

A) Björk

B) Kate Bush

C) FKA Twigs

D) Grimes

Answer · why

A) Björk

Björk recorded original vocal samples for the band after it remixed two of her songs in 2012. Her contribution to the disc is credited as a 'found obj...

Q 03/05

Which rock star was inspired by Death Grips while making his final album, according to his saxophonist?

A) Lou Reed

B) Leonard Cohen

C) David Bowie

D) Tom Petty

Answer · why

C) David Bowie

David Bowie was listening to the trio during the sessions for Blackstar, which came out on his 69th birthday, two days before he died.

Q 04/05

Andrew Adamson, who speaks the intro to Death Grips' Dilemma, directed which hit animated film?

A) Ice Age

B) Shrek

C) Rango

D) Antz

Answer · why

B) Shrek

Shrek won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature under Adamson, a New Zealander who went on to direct the first two Narnia films.

Q 05/05

Death Grips announced a breakup in July 2014 by posting a message handwritten on which everyday item?

A) A postcard

B) A receipt

C) A paper plate

D) A napkin

Answer · why

D) A napkin

A napkin carried the note, which cancelled every live date, including a support slot with Nine Inch Nails. The split did not last: new music followed ...