Turn It Up! Rock Van Halen Trivia Now
1.
Eddie Van Halen named his son after which famous musician?
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Wolfgang Mozart
2.
Who was the original drummer for the band Van Halen?
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Alex Van Halen
3.
What Van Halen song contains the phrase, "I live my life, like there's no tomorrow"?
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Runnin' With the Devil
4.
In what year did David Lee Roth quit Van Halen?
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1985
5.
What was Van Halen's first album with Sammy Hagar on vocals?
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5150
6.
What Van Halen album is the song "Romeo Delight" on?
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Women And Children First
7.
What Van Halen song became the "Crystal Pepsi" theme?
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Right Now
8.
Who played guitar in David Lee Roth's post-Van Halen band?
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Steve Vai
9.
What Van Halen song did Tone Loc sample for his song "Wild Thing"?
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Jamie's Crying
10.
Michael Anthony has a bass with the logo of what alcohol product?
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Jack Daniels Whiskey
11.
On which famous pop star's recording did Eddie Van Halen record a guitar solo?
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Michael Jackson
12.
How did Eddie Van Halen create the sound on the intro to "Poundcake"?
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Power Drill
13.
The album "1984" shares the name of a book by what author?
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George Orwell
14.
Former Van Halen member Gary Cherone played with guitarist Nuno Bettencourt in which band?
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Extreme
15.
What year did Van Halen have the hit single "(Oh) Pretty Woman" on Warner Bros.?
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198200%
16.
What year did Van Halen have the hit single "Jump" on Warner Bros.?
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1984
17.
What follows these Van Halen lyrics: "Somebody said fair warning"?
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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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Go On And Set 'Em Up
19.
Where is the Van Halen family from?
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The Netherlands
20.
What classical composer did Eddie Van Halen and wife Valerie Bertinelli name their son after?
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
21.
In Van Halen's original contract what specific candy did they ask not be served?
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Brown M&Ms
22.
Who was Van Halen's third lead vocalist after David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar?
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Gary Cherone
23.
In 2006, who did Eddie Van Halen say was replacing bass guitarist Michael Anthony?
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Eddie's Son Wolfgang
24.
In what country were Eddie and Alex Van Halen born?
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Netherlands
25.
What instrument were Eddie and Alex Van Halen trained to play in their childhood?
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Piano
26.
What famous seventies rock band financed Van Halen's first demo tape?
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KISS
27.
What song by the Kinks did Van Halen cover on their first album called Van Halen?
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You Really Got Me
28.
What was the name of Van Halen's third album?
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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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5150 Studios
30.
What band did Sammy Haggar sing for before he was the lead singer of Van Halen?
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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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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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Jump
33.
What Van Halen song was believed to be about a car but was actually about a stripper?
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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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Eruption
35.
What Van Halen song appeared on the "Detroit Rock City" soundtrack?
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Runnin' With the Devil
36.
In what Van Halen song do they say "You know you're semi-good lookin"?
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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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Love
38.
Who was the guest host of "Saturday Night Live" the week that Eddie Van Halen performed in 1987?
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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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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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David Lee Roth
41.
What two members of Van Halen teamed up for a tour in summer of 2002?
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Hagar And Roth
42.
What music label dropped Van Halen in 2002 after releasing all of their albums since 1978?
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Warner Bros.
43.
What Van Halen guitar solo introduced the rock and roll world to the guitar technique called tapping?
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Eruption
44.
What album is Eddie Van Halen's acoustic unaccompanied solo "Spanish Fly" on?
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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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Mammoth
46.
What band did David Lee Roth play with right before joining Van Halen?
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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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House Of Pain
48.
What is the only Van Halen album that contains no released singles?
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Fair Warning
49.
What Van Halen song did singer Nicolette Larson help sing back-up on?
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Could This Be Magic?
50.
What was the first Van Halen album to contain no cover tunes?
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Women And Children First
51.
Who plays the acoustic guitar on Van Halen's "Ice Cream Man"?
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David Lee Roth
52.
What was the original name of the Van Halen song "I'm the One"?
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Show Your Love
53.
Name the two singles off of Van Halen II?
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Dance The Night Away And Beautiful Girls
54.
Who titled the Van Halen song "1984"?
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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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Rat Salade
56.
Where besides 5150 Studios did Van Halen record the album "Balance"?
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Vancouver, British Columbia
57.
What band was Eddie Van Halen rumored to be joining in 1981?
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Kiss
58.
What were the two released singles from the Van Halen album "Van Halen"?
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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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Ted Templeman
60.
What movie was Van Halen's "Everybody Wants Some" featured in?
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Better Off Dead
61.
Which Van Halen video was banned from MTV for being sexist?
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(Oh) Pretty Woman
62.
What was the first single released off of "OU812"?
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When It's Love
63.
David Lee Roth moved to California from what city in 1972?
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Bloomington
64.
What brand of amplifiers has their own Van Halen models?
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Peavey
65.
What is the name of Eddie Van Halen's dog?
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Sherman
66.
Which video for Van Halen featured the U.S. Navy Blue Angels?
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Dreams
67.
In which song do we get to hear Eddie Van Halen revving his Lamborghini?
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Panama
68.
The guitar Eddie Van Halen used on the first album was a....?
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Homemade One
69.
What was the first tentative name for the group Van Halen?
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Rat Salad
70.
What was the nickname of Eddie Van Halen's guitar that he rebuilt?
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Frankenstein
71.
On which Van Halen album is the song "Where Have All the Good Times Gone"?
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Diver Down
72.
Which of these Van Halen albums is the shortest?
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Diver Down
73.
Which of the following Van Halen albums has Eddie cited as his least favorite?
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Diver Down
74.
On which Van Halen song does Eddie's dog appear?
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Baluchitherium
75.
On what date did Eddie Van Halen decide to go sober?
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02/Oct/94
76.
Name the guitar on the cover of Van Halen's "Women and Children First" disc?
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Ibanez Destroyer
77.
What is the real full name of the guitarist of Van Halen?
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Edward Lodewijk Van Halen
78.
What does the tattoo on Eddie Van Halen's right shoulder say?
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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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Paper Route
80.
Which Van Halen song is not a cover song?
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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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Yankee Rose
82.
What cover song from The Who was included on the "Live: Right here, Right Now" CD?
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Won't Get Fooled Again
83.
What California city did the Van Halens first live in?
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Pasadena
84.
Apollo 440's tune "Ain't Talking About Dub" samples which Van Halen tune?
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Aint Talking 'Bout Love
85.
In the Van Halen song "Panama", what does Panama refer to?
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David Lee Roth's Motorcycle
86.
The Van Halen song "House of Pain" originally appeared on which recording?
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Gene Simmons' Van Halen Demo
87.
What decade is the hit single "Dance The Night Away" by Van Halen from?
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Seventies
88.
What decade is the hit single "Why Can't This Be Love" by Van Halen from?
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Eighties
89.
What year did Van Halen have the hit single "When It's Love" on Warner Bros.?
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1988
90.
What female singer was once offered the lead singer slot in Van Halen?
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Patty Smyth
91.
What rock star is credited with discovering Van Halen?
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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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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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Patty Smyth
94.
What Van Halen song was inspired by Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way"?
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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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Best of Both Worlds
96.
In what Van Halen song did mama say to "pack your bags"?
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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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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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Runaround
99.
According to industry sales what Van Halen album sold the most in the 70's?
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Van Halen
100.
What was Van Halen's first Top 10 single?
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Dance The Night Away
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