Q 01/05

Def Leppard formed in which English city?

A) Manchester

B) Newcastle

C) Sheffield

D) Birmingham

Answer · why

C) Sheffield

Sheffield: their first EP was recorded for £148.50 borrowed from the singer's father, and his mother helped glue together the 1,000 picture sleeves.

Q 02/05

What was the name of the schoolboy band that became Def Leppard?

A) Atomic Mass

B) Kenning's Army

C) Iron Fist

D) Steel City

Answer · why

A) Atomic Mass

Atomic Mass lasted until a new singer joined in late 1977, bringing a name he had already put on hand-drawn posters for imaginary gigs.

Q 03/05

Who is Def Leppard's lead singer?

A) Rick Savage

B) Joe Elliott

C) Phil Collen

D) Vivian Campbell

Answer · why

B) Joe Elliott

Joe Elliott was 18 and had just bought a guitar when, by his own account, he missed a bus and ran into guitarist Pete Willis; he tried out on guitar a...

Q 04/05

Which spelling did Def Leppard's singer first propose for the band's name?

A) Def Leopard

B) Deaf Leppard

C) Death Leopard

D) Deaf Leopard

Answer · why

D) Deaf Leopard

Deaf Leopard. Drummer Tony Kenning is credited with the respelling, meant to set them apart from the punk and new-wave bands of the day, though he lat...

Q 05/05

How did Rick Allen learn that Def Leppard needed a drummer?

A) Radio appeal

B) Local newspaper

C) Shop noticeboard

D) Gig poster

Answer · why

B) Local newspaper

Local newspaper: the item was headed "Leppard Loses Skins", and it reached him just as he was ready to give up on bands altogether.