Q 01/05

In which city was Metallica formed in 1981, before it moved north?

A) Los Angeles

B) San Diego

C) Seattle

D) Phoenix

Answer · why

A) Los Angeles

Los Angeles was home only briefly: new bassist Cliff Burton agreed to join only if the band moved north to the Bay Area, and it did.

Q 02/05

In which country was Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich born?

A) Denmark

B) Germany

C) Norway

D) Netherlands

Answer · why

A) Denmark

Denmark is where it began: at nine, Lars Ulrich got a spare ticket to a 1973 Deep Purple concert in Copenhagen and bought the band's album Fireball th...

Q 03/05

Lars Ulrich moved to California at 16 to train professionally in which sport?

A) Golf

B) Swimming

C) Soccer

D) Tennis

Answer · why

D) Tennis

Tennis was the plan, but after failing to make the Corona del Mar High School team, Lars Ulrich turned to drums and formed a band.

Q 04/05

Which lead guitarist did Metallica fire on April 11, 1983, just before recording its debut album?

A) Lloyd Grant

B) Brad Parker

C) Dave Mustaine

D) Jeff Hanneman

Answer · why

C) Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine was sent home on a Greyhound bus, and lyrics he scribbled along the way fed his next band, Megadeth.

Q 05/05

Metallica's lead guitarist since 1983 had co-founded which Bay Area thrash band in 1979?

A) Testament

B) Death Angel

C) Possessed

D) Exodus

Answer · why

D) Exodus

Exodus's demo song Die By His Hand supplied the riff under the Die by my hand chant in Creeping Death, carried over by the guitarist who left for Meta...