Test Your Guns N’ Roses Knowledge: The Ultimate GNR Quiz
Guns N’ Roses Quiz Questions
1. Which city is considered the birthplace of Guns N’ Roses?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) Seattle, Washington
c) New York City, New York
d) London, England
2. What was the name of Guns N’ Roses’ debut album released in 1987?
a) Appetite for Destruction
b) Use Your Illusion I
c) G N’ R Lies
d) The Spaghetti Incident?
3. Which iconic song features the line, “Welcome to the Jungle, it’s got palms”?
a) Sweet Child o’ Mine
b) November Rain
c) Welcome to the Jungle
d) Paradise City
4. Axl Rose is known for his powerful vocals. What is his real name?
a) William Bailey
b) W. Axl Rose
c) Slash Hudson
d) Izzy Stradlin
5. Slash, the band’s lead guitarist, is known for his top hat and use of which guitar effect?
a) Distortion
b) Wah-wah
c) Flanger
d) Reverb
6. Guns N’ Roses released their debut album on their own independent label. What was it called?
a) Uzi Suicide Records
b) Geffen Records
c) Guns N’ Roses Records
d) Capitol Records
7. “Sweet Child o’ Mine” is a popular Guns N’ Roses ballad. Who wrote the opening riff?
a) Slash
b) Duff McKagan
c) Izzy Stradlin
d) Axl Rose
8. The band famously released two albums simultaneously in 1991. What were they titled?
a) Use Your Illusion I & Use Your Illusion II
b) G N’ R Lies & Appetite for Destruction
c) Welcome to the Jungle & Paradise City
d) November Rain & Civil War
9. What controversial song on “Appetite for Destruction” was pulled from radio play due to its lyrics?
a) Welcome to the Jungle
b) Mr. Brownstone
c) Paradise City
d) Sweet Child o’ Mine
10. In which movie did Guns N’ Roses make a cameo appearance performing “Patience”?
a) Terminator 2: Judgment Day
b) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
c) The Lost Boys
d) Wayne’s World
11. Guns N’ Roses are known for their energetic live shows. What infamous incident occurred during a 1991 concert at the Riverport Amphitheatre in St. Louis?
a) Axl Rose threw his microphone into the crowd
b) Slash accidentally cut his finger off
c) Duff McKagan was arrested onstage
d) Izzy Stradlin quit the band
12. What was the only Guns N’ Roses song to win a Grammy Award?
a) November Rain
b) Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
c) Don’t Cry
d) Used to love her
13. What rose variety is featured on the cover of “Appetite for Destruction”?
a) Peace rose
b) Climbing rose
c) Hybrid tea rose
d) Miniature rose
14. Which band member designed the iconic “Guns N’ Roses” skull logo?
a) Axl Rose
b) Slash
c) Izzy Stradlin
d) Duff McKagan
15. Guns N’ Roses incorporated elements of which musical genres into their sound?
a) Glam metal, blues rock, punk rock
b) Hair metal, pop rock, country
c) Heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal
d) Grunge, alternative rock, industrial
16. What year was GNR formed?
(a) 1987
(b) 1985
(c) 1983
(d) 1984
17. What was GNR’s original label?
(a) UZI Suicide
(b) Atlantic
(c) Warner Bros.
(d) Geffen
18. How many albums has GNR sold worldwide?
(a) 120 million
(b) 150 million
(c) 100 million
(d) 80 million
19. Which of these drummers had been in GNR for the shortest time?
(a) Steven Adler
(b) Rob Gardner
(c) Josh Freese
(d) Frank Ferrer
20. GNR is not classified as a blend of which of these subgenres.
(a) Hard rock
(b) Punk rock
(c) Classic metal
(d) Heavy metal
Guns N’ Roses Quiz Questions with Answers
1. Which city is considered the birthplace of Guns N’ Roses?
a) Los Angeles, California
2. What was the name of Guns N’ Roses’ debut album released in 1987?
a) Appetite for Destruction
3. Which iconic song features the line, “Welcome to the Jungle, it’s got palms”?
c) Welcome to the Jungle
4. Axl Rose is known for his powerful vocals. What is his real name?
b) W. Axl Rose
5. Slash, the band’s lead guitarist, is known for his top hat and use of which guitar effect?
a) Distortion
6. Guns N’ Roses released their debut album on their own independent label. What was it called?
c) Guns N’ Roses Records
7. “Sweet Child o’ Mine” is a popular Guns N’ Roses ballad. Who wrote the opening riff?
a) Slash
8. The band famously released two albums simultaneously in 1991. What were they titled?
a) Use Your Illusion I & Use Your Illusion II
9. What controversial song on “Appetite for Destruction” was pulled from radio play due to its lyrics?
b) Mr. Brownstone
10. In which movie did Guns N’ Roses make a cameo appearance performing “Patience”?
b) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
11. Guns N’ Roses are known for their energetic live shows. What infamous incident occurred during a 1991 concert at the Riverport Amphitheatre in St. Louis?
b) Slash accidentally cut his finger off
12. What was the only Guns N’ Roses song to win a Grammy Award?
c) Don’t Cry
13. What rose variety is featured on the cover of “Appetite for Destruction”?
b) Climbing rose
14. Which band member designed the iconic “Guns N’ Roses” skull logo?
b) Slash
15. Guns N’ Roses incorporated elements of which musical genres into their sound?
a) Glam metal, blues rock, punk rock
16. What year was GNR formed?
(b) 1985
17. What was GNR’s original label?
(d) Geffen
18. How many albums has GNR sold worldwide?
(c) 100 million
19. Which of these drummers had been in GNR for the shortest time?
(b) Rob Gardner
20. GNR is not classified as a blend of which of these subgenres.
(c) Classic metal