Q 01/05

Which sitcom star plays Emily Poule, Chris Cole's girlfriend and band manager, in Rock Star?

A) Courteney Cox

B) Jennifer Aniston

C) Helen Hunt

D) Calista Flockhart

Answer · why

B) Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston was in talks for the role in November 1999, weeks after the film found its director. Emily manages Chris's tribute act as well as dat...

Q 02/05

Rock Star was inspired by a tribute-band singer who joined which real British heavy metal band?

A) Iron Maiden

B) Black Sabbath

C) Judas Priest

D) Def Leppard

Answer · why

C) Judas Priest

Judas Priest were approached about the film but objected to the first script, so it was rewritten into a looser story about an invented band.

Q 03/05

Which A-list actor signed to star in Rock Star in 1998 but quit over creative differences?

A) Brad Pitt

B) Johnny Depp

C) Matt Damon

D) Keanu Reeves

Answer · why

A) Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt dropped out after disagreements with the studio, and Mark Wahlberg was hired for the lead in May 1999.

Q 04/05

Rock Star's crew pranked Mark Wahlberg mid-performance by playing which of his own old rap hits?

A) Wildside

B) You Gotta Believe

C) I Need Money

D) Good Vibrations

Answer · why

D) Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations, a 1991 US number one for Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, blared out instead of a rock track. Footage of the prank runs over the end c...

Q 05/05

In which city does Chris Cole reunite with Emily and start a new band at the end of Rock Star?

A) Portland

B) Seattle

C) Los Angeles

D) Cleveland

Answer · why

B) Seattle

Seattle is where the pair had agreed to meet mid-tour, but Chris was too drunk to remember the plan or even which city he was in.

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