Q 01/05

Which comic-book-style persona did Gene Simmons take on in Kiss?

A) The Demon

B) The Starchild

C) The Bandit

D) The Wiz

Answer · why

A) The Demon

Simmons's fire-breathing and fake-blood spitting were built around the character.

Q 02/05

Kiss traces its roots to which earlier New York band led by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley?

A) Chelsea Drive

B) Wicked Lester

C) Black Diamond

D) Rainbow Sound

Answer · why

B) Wicked Lester

Simmons and Stanley left the group behind and recruited a drummer through a newspaper ad before Kiss existed.

Q 03/05

Roughly how many people watched Kiss's first-ever performance in January 1973?

A) About 50

B) About 200

C) Fewer than ten

D) About 1,000

Answer · why

C) Fewer than ten

The show was at the Popcorn Club in Queens, which was renamed Coventry shortly afterward.

Q 04/05

Paul Stanley suggested the name Kiss after Peter Criss mentioned he had been in a band with what name?

A) Tongue

B) Smooch

C) Cheeks

D) Lips

Answer · why

D) Lips

The name came up while Stanley, Simmons and Criss were driving around New York City.

Q 05/05

On the 1975 business-suit album cover, who owned every suit except Peter Criss's?

A) Manager Bill Aucoin

B) Producer Neil Bogart

C) Photographer Bob Gruen

D) Bassist Gene Simmons

Answer · why

A) Manager Bill Aucoin

Criss was the only member who owned a suit; the shot was taken at West 23rd Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan.