Q 01/05

Twenty One Pilots come from which city?

A) Columbus, Ohio

B) Cleveland, Ohio

C) Cincinnati, Ohio

D) Dayton, Ohio

Answer · why

A) Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio, is Tyler Joseph's birthplace, and the band formed there in 2009, first playing clubs and venues around the city.

Q 02/05

Which Arthur Miller play gave Twenty One Pilots their name?

A) Death of a Salesman

B) All My Sons

C) The Crucible

D) A View from the Bridge

Answer · why

B) All My Sons

All My Sons follows a businessman who knowingly ships faulty plane parts that kill 21 pilots, and Joseph said its moral dilemma inspired the band's na...

Q 03/05

Tyler Joseph started making music after finding which instrument, an old Christmas gift, in his closet?

A) Harmonica

B) Keyboard

C) Drums

D) Violin

Answer · why

B) Keyboard

Keyboard: the forgotten Christmas gift from his mother got Joseph started, and he taught himself by mimicking melodies he heard on the radio.

Q 04/05

How did Tyler Joseph and original bassist Nick Thomas first meet?

A) At a church youth group

B) In a middle school band

C) At a college party

D) Playing youth basketball

Answer · why

D) Playing youth basketball

Playing youth basketball as kids, they became friends, and Joseph invited Thomas to join as bassist just before the band's first performance.

Q 05/05

Where did Twenty One Pilots record their self-titled debut album?

A) The basement of a house they shared

B) A church hall where they rehearsed

C) A downtown studio in Cleveland

D) A college radio station's studio

Answer · why

A) The basement of a house they shared

The basement of a house they shared served as the studio, and after the album's December 2009 release the band began touring their home state.