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1.

Eddie Van Halen named his son after which famous musician?

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Answer: Wolfgang Mozart
2.

Who was the original drummer for the band Van Halen?

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Answer: Alex Van Halen
3.

What Van Halen song contains the phrase, "I live my life, like there's no tomorrow"?

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Answer: Runnin' With the Devil
4.

In what year did David Lee Roth quit Van Halen?

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Answer: 1985
5.

What was Van Halen's first album with Sammy Hagar on vocals?

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Answer: 5150
6.

What Van Halen album is the song "Romeo Delight" on?

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Answer: Women And Children First
7.

What Van Halen song became the "Crystal Pepsi" theme?

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Answer: Right Now
8.

Who played guitar in David Lee Roth's post-Van Halen band?

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Answer: Steve Vai
9.

What Van Halen song did Tone Loc sample for his song "Wild Thing"?

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Answer: Jamie's Crying
10.

Michael Anthony has a bass with the logo of what alcohol product?

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Answer: Jack Daniels Whiskey
11.

On which famous pop star's recording did Eddie Van Halen record a guitar solo?

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Answer: Michael Jackson
12.

How did Eddie Van Halen create the sound on the intro to "Poundcake"?

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Answer: Power Drill
13.

The album "1984" shares the name of a book by what author?

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Answer: George Orwell
14.

Former Van Halen member Gary Cherone played with guitarist Nuno Bettencourt in which band?

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Answer: Extreme
15.

What year did Van Halen have the hit single "(Oh) Pretty Woman" on Warner Bros.?

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Answer: 198200%
16.

What year did Van Halen have the hit single "Jump" on Warner Bros.?

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Answer: 1984
17.

What follows these Van Halen lyrics: "Somebody said fair warning"?

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Answer: Lord Strike That Poor Boy Down
18.

What's the rest of this Van Halen lyric: "Pretty maids all in a row"?

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Answer: Go On And Set 'Em Up
19.

Where is the Van Halen family from?

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Answer: The Netherlands
20.

What classical composer did Eddie Van Halen and wife Valerie Bertinelli name their son after?

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Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
21.

In Van Halen's original contract what specific candy did they ask not be served?

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Answer: Brown M&Ms
22.

Who was Van Halen's third lead vocalist after David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar?

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Answer: Gary Cherone
23.

In 2006, who did Eddie Van Halen say was replacing bass guitarist Michael Anthony?

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Answer: Eddie's Son Wolfgang
24.

In what country were Eddie and Alex Van Halen born?

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Answer: Netherlands
25.

What instrument were Eddie and Alex Van Halen trained to play in their childhood?

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Answer: Piano
26.

What famous seventies rock band financed Van Halen's first demo tape?

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Answer: KISS
27.

What song by the Kinks did Van Halen cover on their first album called Van Halen?

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Answer: You Really Got Me
28.

What was the name of Van Halen's third album?

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Answer: Women And Children First
29.

In what studio, built in Eddie Van Halen's home, did Van Halen record their album "1984"?

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Answer: 5150 Studios
30.

What band did Sammy Haggar sing for before he was the lead singer of Van Halen?

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Answer: Montrose
31.

What Van Halen song is about a woman who has "one night stands" and is disappointed when no relationships develop?

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Answer: Jamie's Cryin'
32.

At the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984, what Van Halen song was awarded the "Best Stage Performance Video"?

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Answer: Jump
33.

What Van Halen song was believed to be about a car but was actually about a stripper?

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Answer: Panama
34.

What Van Halen song included the second best guitar solo of all time as ranked by Guitar World magazine?

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Answer: Eruption
35.

What Van Halen song appeared on the "Detroit Rock City" soundtrack?

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Answer: Runnin' With the Devil
36.

In what Van Halen song do they say "You know you're semi-good lookin"?

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Answer: Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
37.

In the Van Halen song "Could This Be Magic" Van Halen asks, "Could this be magic? Or could this be" what?

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Answer: Love
38.

Who was the guest host of "Saturday Night Live" the week that Eddie Van Halen performed in 1987?

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Answer: Valerie Bertinelli
39.

At what award show did the original members of Van Halen reunite for the first time in over ten years?

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Answer: MTV Video Music Awards
40.

In 2000, what former Van Halen lead singer returned to the band to record some new tracks?

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Answer: David Lee Roth
41.

What two members of Van Halen teamed up for a tour in summer of 2002?

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Answer: Hagar And Roth
42.

What music label dropped Van Halen in 2002 after releasing all of their albums since 1978?

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Answer: Warner Bros.
43.

What Van Halen guitar solo introduced the rock and roll world to the guitar technique called tapping?

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Answer: Eruption
44.

What album is Eddie Van Halen's acoustic unaccompanied solo "Spanish Fly" on?

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Answer: Van Halen II
45.

What was the name of Eddie Van Halen's band prior to Van Halen, which also included brothers Alex and Michael Anthony?

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Answer: Mammoth
46.

What band did David Lee Roth play with right before joining Van Halen?

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Answer: Red Ball Jets
47.

What song on Van Halen's "1984" album was a cut from their first demo in 1976?

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Answer: House Of Pain
48.

What is the only Van Halen album that contains no released singles?

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Answer: Fair Warning
49.

What Van Halen song did singer Nicolette Larson help sing back-up on?

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Answer: Could This Be Magic?
50.

What was the first Van Halen album to contain no cover tunes?

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Answer: Women And Children First
51.

Who plays the acoustic guitar on Van Halen's "Ice Cream Man"?

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Answer: David Lee Roth
52.

What was the original name of the Van Halen song "I'm the One"?

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Answer: Show Your Love
53.

Name the two singles off of Van Halen II?

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Answer: Dance The Night Away And Beautiful Girls
54.

Who titled the Van Halen song "1984"?

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Answer: Valerie Bertinelli (Ed's Wife)
55.

Which of the following was a band name the boys were throwing around before settling on Van Halen?

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Answer: Rat Salade
56.

Where besides 5150 Studios did Van Halen record the album "Balance"?

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Answer: Vancouver, British Columbia
57.

What band was Eddie Van Halen rumored to be joining in 1981?

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Answer: Kiss
58.

What were the two released singles from the Van Halen album "Van Halen"?

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Answer: Runnin' With The Devil And You Really Got Me
59.

In the song "Unchained" who says in the middle of the song "Come on Dave, give me a break!"?

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Answer: Ted Templeman
60.

What movie was Van Halen's "Everybody Wants Some" featured in?

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Answer: Better Off Dead
61.

Which Van Halen video was banned from MTV for being sexist?

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Answer: (Oh) Pretty Woman
62.

What was the first single released off of "OU812"?

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Answer: When It's Love
63.

David Lee Roth moved to California from what city in 1972?

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Answer: Bloomington
64.

What brand of amplifiers has their own Van Halen models?

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Answer: Peavey
65.

What is the name of Eddie Van Halen's dog?

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Answer: Sherman
66.

Which video for Van Halen featured the U.S. Navy Blue Angels?

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Answer: Dreams
67.

In which song do we get to hear Eddie Van Halen revving his Lamborghini?

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Answer: Panama
68.

The guitar Eddie Van Halen used on the first album was a....?

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Answer: Homemade One
69.

What was the first tentative name for the group Van Halen?

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Answer: Rat Salad
70.

What was the nickname of Eddie Van Halen's guitar that he rebuilt?

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Answer: Frankenstein
71.

On which Van Halen album is the song "Where Have All the Good Times Gone"?

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Answer: Diver Down
72.

Which of these Van Halen albums is the shortest?

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Answer: Diver Down
73.

Which of the following Van Halen albums has Eddie cited as his least favorite?

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Answer: Diver Down
74.

On which Van Halen song does Eddie's dog appear?

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Answer: Baluchitherium
75.

On what date did Eddie Van Halen decide to go sober?

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Answer: 02/Oct/94
76.

Name the guitar on the cover of Van Halen's "Women and Children First" disc?

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Answer: Ibanez Destroyer
77.

What is the real full name of the guitarist of Van Halen?

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Answer: Edward Lodewijk Van Halen
78.

What does the tattoo on Eddie Van Halen's right shoulder say?

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Answer: Wolfgang
79.

What job did Eddie Van Halen have when he was a kid to help pay for his drum set?

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Answer: Paper Route
80.

Which Van Halen song is not a cover song?

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Answer: Little Guitars
81.

Which song is not one of the songs on David Lee Roth's solo album "Crazy from the Heat"?

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Answer: Yankee Rose
82.

What cover song from The Who was included on the "Live: Right here, Right Now" CD?

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Answer: Won't Get Fooled Again
83.

What California city did the Van Halens first live in?

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Answer: Pasadena
84.

Apollo 440's tune "Ain't Talking About Dub" samples which Van Halen tune?

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Answer: Aint Talking 'Bout Love
85.

In the Van Halen song "Panama", what does Panama refer to?

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Answer: David Lee Roth's Motorcycle
86.

The Van Halen song "House of Pain" originally appeared on which recording?

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Answer: Gene Simmons' Van Halen Demo
87.

What decade is the hit single "Dance The Night Away" by Van Halen from?

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Answer: Seventies
88.

What decade is the hit single "Why Can't This Be Love" by Van Halen from?

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Answer: Eighties
89.

What year did Van Halen have the hit single "When It's Love" on Warner Bros.?

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Answer: 1988
90.

What female singer was once offered the lead singer slot in Van Halen?

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Answer: Patty Smyth
91.

What rock star is credited with discovering Van Halen?

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Answer: Gene Simmons Of Kiss
92.

What Van Halen cover of a Kinks song is in the game "Guitar Hero II" for Playstation 2 and XBox 360?

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Answer: You Really Got Me
93.

Who did Eddie Van Halen first offer the lead singer position to after David Lee Roth left?

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Answer: Patty Smyth
94.

What Van Halen song was inspired by Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way"?

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Answer: Dance the Night Away
95.

What Van Halen song includes the lyrics "Well there's a picture in a gallery of a fallen angel looked a lot like you"?

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Answer: Best of Both Worlds
96.

In what Van Halen song did mama say to "pack your bags"?

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Answer: D.O.A.
97.

In what Van Halen song do they sing "to my master I become a slave 'til we meet again some other day"?

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Answer: Love Walks In
98.

In what Van Halen song do they sing "and right down to the nick o' time, I'm chasin' love down a fine, fine line"?

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Answer: Runaround
99.

According to industry sales what Van Halen album sold the most in the 70's?

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Answer: Van Halen
100.

What was Van Halen's first Top 10 single?

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Answer: Dance The Night Away
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