Q 01/05

Guns N' Roses took half its name from L.A. Guns and half from which other band?

A) Rose Tattoo

B) Hollywood Rose

C) The Stone Roses

D) Rose Royce

Answer · why

B) Hollywood Rose

Hollywood Rose: Axl Rose's band merged with Tracii Guns's L.A. Guns in 1985, and the new name stitched the two together. Rejected names reportedly inc...

Q 02/05

Which five musicians made up the 'classic' Guns N' Roses line-up?

A) Rose, Slash, Stradlin, McKagan and Gardner

B) Rose, Slash, Guns, McKagan and Adler

C) Rose, Slash, Guns, McKagan and Gardner

D) Rose, Slash, Stradlin, McKagan and Adler

Answer · why

D) Rose, Slash, Stradlin, McKagan and Adler

Rose, Slash, Stradlin, McKagan and Adler: Slash and drummer Steven Adler came in for founders Tracii Guns and Rob Gardner in June 1985, days before th...

Q 03/05

What nickname stuck to Guns N' Roses' first tour in 1985, when a breakdown left them hitchhiking to Seattle?

A) The Jungle Run

B) The Suicide Tour

C) The Hell Tour

D) The Appetite Tour

Answer · why

C) The Hell Tour

The Hell Tour: they thumbed lifts for the rest of the trip carrying little more than their guitars, and still made it to Seattle to play the show.

Q 04/05

Which label signed Guns N' Roses in March 1986 with a $75,000 advance?

A) Chrysalis

B) Elektra

C) Geffen

D) Capitol

Answer · why

C) Geffen

Geffen: A&R man Tom Zutaut signed them after about a year of rowdy Hollywood club shows, and rival suitor Chrysalis lost out.

Q 05/05

What was Guns N' Roses' 1986 EP, marketed as a concert recording but actually studio demos with crowd noise?

A) Live from the Jungle

B) Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide

C) Reckless Life EP

D) Nice Boys / Mama Kin

Answer · why

B) Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide

Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide: the roar was lifted from the Texxas Jam, a 1970s stadium festival. Duff McKagan said a huge crowd seemed funny when they wer...