Q 01/05

Slipknot formed in 1995 in which Iowa city?

A) Cedar Rapids

B) Davenport

C) Sioux City

D) Des Moines

Answer · why

D) Des Moines

Founders Shawn Crahan, Anders Colsefni and Paul Gray all came out of the same shifting Des Moines metal scene of the early 1990s.

Q 02/05

Under what name did Colsefni, Crahan and Gray start the band in September 1995?

A) The Pale Ones

B) Body Pit

C) Heads on the Wall

D) Vexx

Answer · why

A) The Pale Ones

They played their first public show that November as Meld. Body Pit, Heads on the Wall and Vexx were earlier Des Moines bands of the future members.

Q 03/05

The name Slipknot was borrowed from what?

A) One of their own songs

B) A sailing manual

C) A horror film

D) A local bar

Answer · why

A) One of their own songs

Jordison suggested it in late 1995 during planning sessions at a Sinclair gas station where he worked the overnight shift.

Q 04/05

Much of Slipknot's early planning happened at what kind of business where Jordison worked nights?

A) A record store

B) A gas station

C) A bowling alley

D) A diner

Answer · why

B) A gas station

Gray, Crahan and Jordison plotted the band's future at a Sinclair station in Des Moines.

Q 05/05

What was the title of Slipknot's self-released 1996 demo album?

A) Antennas to Hell

B) Look Outside Your Window

C) Welcome to Our Neighborhood

D) Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

Answer · why

D) Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.

It came out on Halloween 1996 and cost the band an estimated $40,000 of their own money. It won local airplay but no label interest.